The second leg of the 2024/25 UEFA Conference League Round of 16 between Rapid Vienna (Austria) and Borac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) will be held on March 13 at the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium in Vienna. The first match ended in a 1-1 draw. Rapid Vienna vs. Borac: prediction and statistics.
Rapid Vienna
Robert Klaus's team managed to draw with Borac in the first leg, marking their sixth unbeaten match in seven games in this season's Conference League (4 wins, 2 draws). Furthermore, Rapid Vienna has scored in every match of this tournament's current edition. To progress to the next round, the club needs to win in regular time by any scoreline. Notably, the Austrians have not reached the quarter-finals of a European competition since the 1986/87 season.
- The team has not lost in regular time in 8 of their last 9 home matches in the Conference League (5 wins, 3 draws).
- The club has kept a clean sheet in 6 of their last 8 home games in this European competition.
- The Austrians have not scored more than one goal in regular time in 7 of their last 8 home matches in the Conference League.
Predicted lineup for Rapid Vienna (4-3-3)
Niklas Hedl – Bendeguz Bolla, Jonas Auer, Nenad Cvetkovic, Serge-Philippe Royo – Lukas Grgic, Mamadou Sangare, Andrija Radulovic – Dion Beljo, Nikolaus Wurmbrand, Louis Schaub.
Borac
Mladen Zizovic's side extended their unbeaten run in the Conference League to four matches with the first leg result (1 win, 3 draws). Moreover, Borac failed to keep a clean sheet for the first time in this stretch. To advance to the next round, the team needs to win in regular time, and in the case of a draw, extra time will be played. Notably, the Bosnians have never participated in the quarter-finals of any European competition before.
- The club has not won in regular time in 6 of their last 7 away matches in the Conference League (1 draw, 5 losses).
- The team has not scored in 5 of their last 7 away games in this European competition.
- No more than two goals have been scored in regular time in 4 of Borac's last 5 away matches in the Conference League.
Predicted lineup for Borac (3-4-3)
Filip Manojlovic – Bart Meijers, Karolina Juric, Viktor Rogan – Sandi Ogrinec, Stefan Savic, Boban Nikolov, Zoran Kvrzic – Djordje Despotovic, Enver Kulasin, David Vukovic.
Referee
Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
Matches – 9 (International matches, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 48;
Average yellow cards per match – 5.3;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 25;
Penalties – 22%.
Rapid Vienna vs. Borac: Match Prediction
At home, the Austrians rarely thrill their fans with a high-scoring performance. Although Rapid Vienna scores fairly regularly, they seldom exceed one goal: in seven of their last eight home matches in the Conference League, they have not scored more than once. Moreover, in three home games during this stretch, the team did not score at all.
Borac also struggles with offensive quality, especially in away matches: in none of their last seven away games in the Conference League have they scored more than once. Furthermore, in their last three away matches in this European competition, the Bosnians failed to score. However, the team can be defensively solid: Borac conceded only five goals in four away matches in this season's Conference League.
I don't expect this to be a high-scoring match, so my prediction: Total under 2.5 goals
* The starting lineup for each team is based on their previous match in this tournament.
