Austria – Bundesliga
Date: Tuesday, 2 June 2020
Kick-off at 17:30 UK/ 18:30 CET
Venue: Pappelstadion (Mattersburg).
Mattersburg
Mattersburg find themselves in the Relegation Round for the second year running even though they are in a more difficult position this time having managed only five wins in the regular season so the improvement is definitely needed in this phase of the competition.
No team has lost a game in the Bundesliga over Mattersburg so far but there is some encouragement to be seen in the fact that they won two and draw one of their last five games in the regular season.
Preparation is not ideal given that they lost 3-0 in last week's Wolfsberger friendly heating but it at least gives coach Franz Ponweiser opportunity to see who is in good shape ahead of the resumption of the league.
Altach
Rheindorf Altach back from a break after taking more wins in the regular season of one of the other teams they will compete in the Relegation Round, and they will be quietly confident qualify for one of the play-off Europa League spot.
After running terrible shape last year that saw them lose 10 out of 13 league matches, they managed to make themselves much more difficult to beat towards the end of the regular season and put together a six-match unbeaten before losing their latest game for Admira on March 7.
Although it does not boast out-and-out goalscorer in their ranks, Rheindorf Altach has outscored all rivals Relegation Round them with threats of collective even though they do not indicate this in the last meeting with Matterburg because they have failed to score against them on three occasions their last have faced.
Head To Head
Followers will be given the latest match-up in head-to-head. Rheindorf Altach Mattersburg played in February in a match Tipico Bundesliga. The end result was a 0-0 draw.
Over the last ten years, the two teams have met 23 times. Mattersburg have won in 7 matches in this period. And Rheindorf Altach have won eight of them. There are 8 draw.
Combining them head-to-head, there has been an average of 2.3 goals per game. Mattersburg has scored an average of 1.04. Rheindorf Altach an average score of 1.26.
Seeing a combined record on the road, the visiting side have won 34% of these meetings. The home team has prevailed in 30% of them.
Mattersburg vs Altach Predictions
Matersburg continue where they left before the break coronavirus football because they suffer heavy losses for Wolfsberger 3-0 in warm-up matches. Franz Ponweiser forces aim to make up for the loss of back-to-back to Rapid Wien and Lask, but the match against Altach will be anything but a walk in the park for the home team. The visitors aiming to overtake Austria Wien in the top position in the standings, and the win over Matersburg will see them move one step closer to securing the Bundesliga survival.
Given that the cost Ponweiser Franz has been struggling at home this season, an away win should definitely be considered. There will be no spectators in the showdown Pappelstadion, which is another reason why we are tempted to put our money on men's Alex Pastoor. In their last meeting in the top flight Austria both teams goalless draw.
Prediction:
0-2
Mattersburg vs Altach Betting Tips
Both Teams Score @ 1.67 (2/3).
