Sturm Graz vs SK Rapid Prediction: Top table contest will be competitive

In the Austria Bundesliga League, Sturm Graz will host SK Rapid in a week 12 game at Merkur Arena. Heading into this game, the two teams sit in the first two spots of the league. How will this game unfold?

During the week in the league cup, Sturm Graz pulled off a 2-1 win over BW Linz. In that game, Lovro Zvonarek and Erencan Yardimci's strikes in the first half were enough to see this side book their spot in the next round. In the meantime, Sturm Graz's last league game was against LASK Linz, and they pulled off a 1-2 win. In the meantime, Sturm Graz head into this game with only one defeat in their last five matches, coming against Sporting CP. 

SK Rapid lost their cup encounter to Stripfing during the week and will look to show character here. In a game that ended 2-1, SK Rapid saw Maximilian Hofmann's strike overturned by Darijo Pecirep and Dejan Radonjic’s strikes in the second half. In the meantime, this team needed a late strike in the second half to take a point in their last league game, which ended 1-1 against Grazer AK. Heading into this game, SK Rapid have accumulated 22 points from their first 11 matches, scored 15 goals, and conceded 11. 

This is a tough game to predict, looking at the performances of the two sides this season. While Sturm Graz are at the top of the standings, SK Rapid have also been good in this fixture. This is a game of the better side, but I am confident they will both find the back of the net. Sturm Graz are also expected to win at home after a strong performance against LASK Linz the previous weekend.