SK Rapid 0-2 Austria Wien result, stats and report

Salzburg put on a ruthless display at home, hammering SK Rapid 5-1 with a blistering first half that killed the contest before it had really started. Haris Tabakovic scored twice inside 21 minutes and the result was never seriously in doubt.

WSG Tirol came to Vienna, competed harder than their hosts, and left with three points. Austria Wien had the ball, the shots, and the chances. They got nothing.

Salzburg put four past Austria Wien in a commanding Austrian Bundesliga performance, with three goals in the first half setting the tone for a result that tells you everything you need to know about where these two clubs currently stand.

Hearts dominated possession of the ball for large stretches and led through a quick-fire equaliser, but SK Rapid's bench proved the difference, with a substitute scoring three minutes after coming on to level at Tynecastle.

Grazer AK have been quietly building one of the division's most reliable home records, but Austria Wien arrive in Graz having kept clean sheets in over 40 per cent of their away matches this season. Something has to give on Saturday evening.

SK Rapid sit top of the Austrian Bundesliga with a maximum nine points from three games, but Friday evening's visit of a WSG Tirol side without an away win in five attempts offers more than a routine home fixture. The patterns underneath the surface of this match tell a more interesting story.

Austria Wien have conceded 14 goals at home in their last ten outings, and Lustenau are a side that has scored in every competitive match this season. Something has to give on Sunday afternoon in Vienna.

SK Rapid arrive at Wolfsberger sitting top of the Austrian Bundesliga with a goal difference of plus ten from three games, while the hosts have quietly built one of the division's most stubborn home records. Something has to give.