SK Rapid 2-0 Paide result, stats and report

WSG Tirol were simply the better side from first whistle to last, putting three past a toothless SK Rapid to take all three points in the Austrian Bundesliga. Ercan Kara, Bendegúz Bolla, and Nikolaus Wurmbrand were all on the scoresheet in a performance that told you everything you needed to know about the gap between these two sides on the night.

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.

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.

SK Rapid produced one of the most one-sided performances you will see all season, dismantling Grazer AK 8-0 in a display of total, ruthless dominance. This was not a football match. This was a mauling.

SK Rapid arrive at Friday's Austrian Bundesliga fixture on the back of four wins from their last five, averaging over three goals per game. Hartberg have not kept a single clean sheet in their last ten matches and that is a serious problem.

LASK Linz arrive at Sunday's Austrian Bundesliga clash on the back of five straight wins and a defensive record that is borderline embarrassing for every opponent they have faced. SK Rapid have goals in them, but they are walking into a home side that simply does not lose right now.

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.

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.