The second leg of the 2024/25 Conference League Round of 16 between Rapid (Austria) and Borac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) will take place on March 13 at the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium in Vienna. The first match ended 1-1. Rapid vs. Borac: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Rapid
Robert Klaus's team drew with Borac away in the first match, extending their unbeaten run to six out of seven matches in this season's Conference League (4 wins, 2 draws). Moreover, Rapid has scored in every match in this tournament. To advance to the next round, the club needs to win in regular time by any score. Notably, the Austrians have not reached the quarter-finals of any European competition since the 1986/87 season.
- The team has not lost in regular time in 8 of their last 9 home matches in the Conference League (5 wins, 3 draws).
- The club has kept a clean sheet in 6 of their last 8 home matches in this European competition.
- The Austrians have not scored more than one goal in regular time in 7 of their last 8 home matches in the Conference League.
Predicted lineup for Rapid (4-3-3)
Niklas Hedl – Bendeguz Bolla, Jonas Auer, Nenad Cvetkovic, Serge-Philippe Ryo-Yao – Lukas Grgic, Mamadou Sangare, Andrija Radulovic – Dion Bello, Nikolaus Wurmbrand, Louis Schaub.
Borac
Mladen Žižović's team extended their unbeaten streak in the Conference League to four matches thanks to the first match result (1 win, 3 draws). Moreover, Borac failed to keep a clean sheet for the first time in this stretch. To advance to the next round, the team needs to win in regular time, and in the event of a draw, extra time will be played. Notably, the Bosnians have never participated in the quarter-finals of any European competition.
- The club has not won in regular time in 6 of their last 7 away matches in the Conference League (1 draw, 5 losses).
- The team has not scored in regular time in 5 of their last 7 away matches in this European competition.
- No more than two goals have been scored in regular time in 4 of Borac's last 5 away matches in the Conference League.
Predicted lineup for Borac (3-4-3)
Filip Manojlović – Bart Meijers, Karolina Jurich, Viktor Rogan – Sandi Ogrinec, Stefan Savić, Boban Nikolov, Zoran Kvržić – Đorđe Despotović, Enver Kulasin, David Vuković.
Rapid vs. Borac: Match Prediction
At home, the Austrians rarely manage to please their fans with a prolific attacking game. While Rapid scores regularly, they rarely surpass the one-goal mark: in seven of their last eight home matches in the Conference League, they have not scored more than once. Additionally, in three of these home matches, the team did not score at all.
Borac also struggles with offensive play, especially in away matches: they have not scored more than once in any of their last seven away matches in the Conference League. Moreover, they have failed to score in their last three away matches in this European competition. However, the team can be defensively solid: Borac has conceded only five goals in four away matches in this season's Conference League.
I do not expect this to be a high-scoring match, so my prediction: Total under 2.5 goals
* Each team's starting lineup is based on their previous match in this tournament.
