Hartberg vs SK Rapid Prediction, Preview and Stats

Austria flag 2025/2026 Admiral Bundesliga, Austria
PROfertil ARENA Sun, 19 Apr - 12:30 PM
Admiral Bundesliga
Hartberg HTB
Versus
SK Rapid SCR
KICKOFF : Sun, 19 Apr - 12:30 PM
Round 5 Championship Round

CONTEXT

SK Rapid head to the PROfertil ARENA to face Hartberg in the Admiral Bundesliga Championship Round. The away side enter this match as the stronger team with a power score of 25.32 compared to Hartberg's 20.02, giving them a 5.3 point advantage. Positioned fifth in the table, SK Rapid have recorded three wins in their last six matches. Hartberg, in sixth, have yet to win in the same period, managing four draws and two losses. Both sides drew their most recent fixtures away from home, with Hartberg sharing the spoils at Sturm Graz and Rapid at Austria Wien. This promises to be a tight contest as the teams battle for position in the upper half of the standings.

TL;DR

  • Structural: Hartberg 6th, SK Rapid 5th in Championship Round at PROfertil ARENA
  • Form: Home W0 D4 L2, Away W3 D2 L1 in last 6
  • Squad: No detailed squad information available
  • Efficiency: Efficiency data not available for this fixture
  • Transition: Rapid hold clear power advantage of 5.3 points
  • Set pieces: Low confidence, proxy data used for set piece analysis
  • xVariable: Underlying metrics favour the visitors SK Rapid
  • Market: Hartberg 25.8% (Δ+0%) | Draw 28.9% (Δ+0%) | SK Rapid 45.3% (Δ+0%).
No standings statistics available.
No head-to-head records found.
0.5+ goals: 85%
1.5+ goals: 70%
2.5+ goals: 50%
3.5+ goals: 25%
Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15
Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%
Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

TeamxPts
Home1.8
Away1.2
ℹ️ Methodology: Expected Goals (xG) measures shot quality
Jan 25 vs Team A
Feb 1 vs Team B
Feb 8 vs Team C
Hartberg M. Schmid
M. Schmid
VS
SK Rapid J. Hoff Thorup
J. Hoff Thorup
1.44
Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)
1.35
0.67 i
Last 6 Opponents
Sturm Graz Rank: D
Salzburg Rank: L
Austria Wien Rank: L
LASK Linz Rank: D
Blau-Weiß Linz Rank: D
Salzburg Rank: D
Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)
1.83 i
Last 6 Opponents
Austria Wien Rank: D
Sturm Graz Rank: L
LASK Linz Rank: W
Salzburg Rank: W
Salzburg Rank: W
Rheindorf Altach Rank: D
8
Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)
8 - 5 - 9
9
No sidelined player data available.

Win Probabilities

Live Win Probability (90 Min)
Home Hartberg
25.79%
Draw
28.92%
Away SK Rapid
45.3%

Team Power Ranking

i
What is Power Ranking?
Power score: composite of opponent-weighted form (last 6 & 20 games) and league position over last 3 seasons.
20.02
25.32
0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)
Metric
Hartberg
SK Rapid
Power Score
20.02
25.32
League Position
6
5
Global Rank
-
-

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

–
vs
Hartberg — Opponent-weighted form score
SK Rapid — Opponent-weighted form score
Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Hartberg SK Rapid

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 22 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Hartberg HTB Home
22 matches
SK Rapid SCR Away
Match Record
8
Wins
9
5
Draws
5
9
Losses
8
Goals
32
Goals Scored
38
38
Goals Conceded
32
-6
Goal Difference
+6
Expected Goals
0
xG
0
0
xGA
0

Data last updated: 2026-04-16T01:04:17+00:00

STARTING XI - EXPECTED

Pitch
T. Hülsmann
40 T. Hülsmann
J. Heil
28 J. Heil
F. Wilfinger
18 F. Wilfinger
L. Spendlhofer
19 L. Spendlhofer
H. Coulibaly
6 H. Coulibaly
L. Pazourek
2 L. Pazourek
B. Markuš
4 B. Markuš
K. Schopp
27 K. Schopp
T. Kainz
23 T. Kainz
C. Hoffmann
22 C. Hoffmann
E. Havel
7 E. Havel
N. Hedl
1 N. Hedl
S. Raux Yao
6 S. Raux Yao
N. Cvetković
55 N. Cvetković
J. Schöller
4 J. Schöller
J. Horn
38 J. Horn
A. Romeo
29 A. Romeo
M. Seidl
18 M. Seidl
B. Bolla
77 B. Bolla
P. Dahl
10 P. Dahl
N. Wurmbrand
15 N. Wurmbrand
A. Weimann
26 A. Weimann

General Information

Date & Time
Apr 19, 2026, 12:30 PM
Competition
2025/2026 Admiral Bundesliga, Austria · Round 5 · Championship Round
Stadium
PROfertil ARENA
Capacity
4635
Pitch Surface
Grass
Weather
☀️ 12°C, Fair
Referees
Julian Weinberger
Stefan Pichler
Sebastian Gruber
Alexander Harkam

Expected Lineup

Referee : Julian Weinberger

Starting XI ▼

40
Tom Ritzy Hülsmann
Tom Ritzy Hülsmann Goalkeeper
6.91
7
Elias Havel
Elias Havel Attacker
6.74
22
Marco Hoffmann
Marco Hoffmann Attacker
6.61
4
Benjamin Markus
Benjamin Markus Central Midfield
6.79
6
Habib Coulibaly
Habib Coulibaly Left Back
6.71
19
Lukas Spendlhofer
Lukas Spendlhofer Centre Back
7.1
2
Luca Pazourek
Luca Pazourek Left Back
6.79
18
Fabian Wilfinger
Fabian Wilfinger Right Back
7.03
23
Tobias Kainz
Tobias Kainz Central Midfield
6.92
27
Konstantin Schopp
Konstantin Schopp Central Midfield
7.03
28
Jürgen Heil
Jürgen Heil Right Back
6.82
Referee : Julian Weinberger

Starting XI ▼

1
Niklas Hedl
Niklas Hedl Goalkeeper
6.87
10
Petter Nosa Dahl
Petter Nosa Dahl Midfielder
6.71
15
Nikolaus Wurmbrand
Nikolaus Wurmbrand Midfielder
6.8
38
Jannes Horn
Jannes Horn Midfielder
6.86
77
Bendegúz Bolla
Bendegúz Bolla Midfielder
7.05
26
Andreas Weimann
Andreas Weimann Centre Forward
6.63
29
Romeo Amane
Romeo Amane Central Midfield
6.96
55
Nenad Cvetkovic
Nenad Cvetkovic Centre Back
7.12
4
Jakob Schöller
Jakob Schöller Right Back
6.16
6
Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao
Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao Left Back
6.88
18
Matthias Seidl
Matthias Seidl Central Midfield
7.14

CONCLUSION

While Hartberg have been difficult to beat in recent weeks due to their high number of draws, SK Rapid possess the greater quality and form to claim victory here. The visitors will aim to exploit any transitional opportunities and maintain their solid recent record. For the home team, securing another draw might represent a positive outcome given the power differential. SK Rapid's edge in overall metrics suggests they are well placed to take all three points in what should be an entertaining mid-table clash in the Championship Round.

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