Rakow vs SK Rapid prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-11-26 17:45.
[p]Top-eight UEFA Conference League contenders Rak贸w Cz臋stochowa host last-placed Rapid Vienna, who are running out of time to climb into the top 24 places.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Rak贸w Cz臋stochowa have an opportunity to advance beyond the main draw of any European competition for the first time after remaining unbeaten (W1, D2) in this league phase. It鈥檚 a remarkable effort for a club that had to progress through three qualifying rounds just to get to the league phase, with that success built on a solid defensive unit which has kept five clean sheets in nine matches, including those qualifiers. Three of those clean sheets came at their designated UEFA home ground in Sosnowiec, but expectations will be tempered after a surprise league loss at the weekend ended a four-game winning streak across all competitions at both of their home venues.聽[/p]
[p]Rapid Vienna have suffered a swift demise in this competition, with last season鈥檚 quarter-finalists wedded to the bottom of the table with three losses and a goal difference of -7. They too had a surprise home league loss at the weekend, squandering an opportunity to move to the top of the Austrian Bundesliga standings, and may prioritise domestic matters after a chastening European campaign to date. But with 24th spot and a place in the play-offs just three points away at the start of the round, there will still be belief that Rapid can quickly turn things around and propel themselves into qualification contention.聽[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Rak贸w鈥檚 only previous meetings with Austrian opposition came against Sturm Graz in the 2023/24 Europa League, when the away side on the day won both of those encounters 1-0. Rapid have already been beaten by Polish opposition in this season鈥檚 Conference League, as a 4-1 league phase defeat away at Lech Pozna艅 ended a four-game unbeaten run against Polish clubs.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Six of Rak贸w鈥檚 last seven continental games produced under 2.5 goals.聽[/p]
[p]Seven of Rak贸w鈥檚 last eight UEFA home games saw only the winning team score.聽[/p]
[p]Seven of Rapid鈥檚 last ten away games in all UEFA competitions saw both teams score.聽[/p]
[p]Rapid鈥檚 last nine games in all competitions featured under 3.5 goals.聽[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Following goals in three of his last four domestic appearances, Jonatan Brunes will be hoping to deliver for Rak贸w on the continental stage. Ercan Kara is in a similar situation after scoring in four of his last five Bundesliga or Austrian Cup games, but drew a blank in Rapid鈥檚 last Conference League outing.聽[/p]
[p]Michael Ameyaw left Rak贸w鈥檚 weekend match prematurely with injury. Rapid have no fresh injury concerns from the weekend.聽[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]All of the trends here mean that backing under 2.5 goals would be a shrewd bet.聽[/p]
[p][i]Author: Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]