This week the Europa league has started again, the clash between Rapid Vienna and Inter Milan is not out of that number. With Rapid Vienna Austrian representative, who finished the group stage in 2nd place in Group G, so entering this round they were in a very disadvantageous situation when they had to face Italian football big gun Inter Milan Immediately. And even though Dietmar Kuhbauer and his players were playing at Allianz Stadion to welcome the guests, no one would dare to hope that the team could stand up after the next 90 minutes. Inter Milan, on the other hand, are clearly better than Rapid Vienna in this match and they will probably impose a posture to take advantage of the return leg in a week.

RAPID VIENNA

Except for home advantage, the host Rapid Vienna are currently experiencing a lot of disadvantages before the reception of the visitors, Inter Milan in the first leg of the Round of 16th Europa League. Considering the reputation for the quality of players, it is clear that the Austrian team cannot match the strength of the half-green team of Milan. Not to mention, the Austrian League has not returned after the winter break and the current team only heats people with innocuous friendly matches. That makes the players feel the best of football, the friendly matches against the lower level teams do not bring too much benefit for the team. Not to mention that in the current Austrian league, Rapid Vienna is playing very unstable and they are currently ranked 8th with a 6 point gap from the top 6 to get a ticket for the Europa league next season. From the above statistics, It is quite possible to see a chance for them to make a surprise victory tonight against Inter Milan.

INTER MILAN

Contrary to Rapid Vienna, the visitors Inter Milan has now found the form of winning after disappointing performances in the past. Now the spirit of the team is very good and they are ready for the upcoming battle at the Allianz Stadion. Getting only the third place in the Champions League Group B made Inter have to play in the second league Europa League this season. However, the team is not too sad because they are playing quite well in the 2018/19 Serie A campaign, currently in 3rd position with a ticket to the Champions League next season if they continue playing like this till the season end. The Europa League is also a way to get a Champions League ticket, so Inter will not easily surrender in the match to come here. The level between the two teams is extremely different and if only Inter played with their own strength, the victory would be completely in the hands of the team.

PRE-MATCH FACT

  • There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Inter's last 3 games in the UEFA Europa League.
  • This is Rapid Wien's first competitive game of 2019.
  • SK Rapid Vienna haven't lost in their last 4 games.

PREDICTION

Rapid Wien will play at home against Inter Milan. The visitors Inter Milan are the favorite to win this tie tonight because the level between the two teams is extremely different and if only Inter played with their own strength, the victory would be completely in the hands of the team. The host will likely focus on the league with a chance of getting a ticket for the Europa league next season as they are currently on 8th position on the league, 6 points adrift the 5th position team SK Sturm Graz.

MY PICK

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