Match details. 2. Liga, Regular Season - 9. Kick-off is Fri 16 Oct, 17:30 Lagos time. It is played at NV Arena. The referee is M. Gachter.
What's at stake. SKN St Polten are 11th on 9 points after 8 games, 1 point behind Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz, level on points with Voitsberg. A win would take them above Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz. Rapid Wien II are 15th on 6 points after 8 games, 1 point behind WSPG Wels, 3 points clear of SV Kapfenberg. A win would take them above WSPG Wels.
Form. SKN St Polten have won three, drawn one and lost six of their last ten, 1.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W W L W. Rapid Wien II have won four, drawn none and lost six of their last ten, 1.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L L L L L.
The numbers. SKN St Polten score 0.6 and concede 1.2 a game in their last five at home, with one clean sheet and three games without a goal. SKN St Polten average 14.2 shots (5.1 on target), 7.6 corners and 2.6 cards a game. Rapid Wien II score 1.6 and concede 2.2 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet. Rapid Wien II average 9.7 shots (5.1 on target), 4.0 corners and 2.0 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last eight meetings SKN St Polten have won seven, drawn none and lost one. Four of the eight went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in three. In the last four, SKN St Polten won four. The last time they met, on 6 Mar 2026, it finished SKN St Polten 4-0 Rapid Wien II.
The case against. Rapid Wien II's record still gives them 43% to win.
The read. SKN St Polten to win. An open game. SKN St Polten are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour SKN St Polten; the meetings favour SKN St Polten. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 54%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: SKN St Polten Over 0.5 Goals (SKN St Polten's own games don't back it (4 of 8)); Rapid Wien II Under 1.5 goals (Rapid Wien II's own games don't back it (2 of 5)); Under 4.5 Goals (SKN St Polten are a clear winner, no Unders). Predicted score: SKN St Polten 2-1 Rapid Wien II (8% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and an open game).