Rapid Vienna vs Trencin predictions, betting tips & match preview

Rapid Vienna finished in 2nd place last year in the Austrian Bundesliga, which gave them a place in the 3rd round of qualifying for the Europa League. They easily dispatched of Torpedo Zhodino 3-0 on aggregate in that round. They look to have an even easier tie this time around.

Trencin won the Slovakian Super Liga last season, giving them a place in the Champions League qualifiers. They entered at the 2nd round stage and overcame Olimpija in a 6-6 aggregate result which saw them progress on away goals. They won the away leg 4-3 and lost the home leg 3-2. They lost in the 3rd round of qualifying to Legia Warsaw, who scraped past 1-0 on aggregate. This loss in the 3rd round gave them their place in the play-off round of the Europa League.

Vienna have had a decent start to the new season, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 1 of their first 5 games. They’ve won both of their home games comfortably, winning 5-0 and 4-0. Trencin have had a poor start to their title defence, winning 3 and losing 3 of their opening 6 games.

Vienna will feel like they have already won this tie, and will likely rest a few of their star players in order to limit fatigue buildup during the season. For that reason we don’t expect them to perform quite as well as you would expect. We still think they will at least draw the game, but we are suggesting a tip of Trencin +1.5 Asian Handicap at 1.800 as well as a correct score of 2-1 to Rapid Vienna.