Match Report
The table read 5th (SK Rapid, 27 pts) against 6th (Hartberg, 25 pts), 2 points apart. Recent form told a different story for SK Rapid: only 22nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Scoring rates set the scale: SK Rapid 1.13 scored and 1.28 conceded per game, Hartberg 1.25 and 1.25, with the league averaging 1.34.
Hartberg's winless run stood at 7. Over the last five, SK Rapid had taken 10 of 15 points to Hartberg's 3.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 5 SK Rapid wins, 4 for Hartberg, 2 draws, at 2.82 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 36% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 64% of the meetings.
The venue was Allianz Stadion, with room for 28,345 spectators. On the scoreboard, Hartberg led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Hartberg: Jürgen Heil (34'), Elias Havel (82')
Key stats
Possession: SK Rapid 62% · Hartberg 38% · Total shots: 14-4 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 11-1