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Trabzonspor will host Rapid Wien at the Akyazi Stadium on Thursday in the first leg of their 2024-25 UEFA Europa League third-round qualifying clash. The home side kicked off their qualification campaign against Ruzomberok last time out, picking up a 2-0 win in their first-leg clash last month via goals from Mahmoud Trezeguet and Cihan Canak.
They then wrapped up the win in the return leg on home turf last week as they picked up a 1-0 victory with summer signing Denis Dragus scoring the sole goal of the game midway through the second half.
Rapid Wien have enjoyed a positive start to their domestic assignments and will now be looking to carry that momentum onto the continental stage this week. They faced Polish outfit Wisla Krakow in the previous round of the qualifiers picking up an impressive 8-2 aggregate victory with veteran striker Guido Burgstaller scoring a hat-trick in the second leg.
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The visitors last appeared at this stage of the Europa League qualifiers back in 2021-22 campaign where they faced Anorthosis Famagusta, beating the Cypriot side 4-2 on aggregate.
Trabzonspor vs Rapid Wien Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Thursday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between Trabzonspor and Rapid.
- The visitors' last meeting against Turkish opposition came back in the 2010-11 campaign when they faced Besiktas in the group stages of the Europa League losing the home fixture 2-1 and away fixture 2-0.
- Rapid Wien have managed just two clean sheets in their last eight games across all competitions.
- Trabzonspor were the third-highest-scoring side in the Turkish Super Lig last season with a goal concession tally of 66.
Trabzonspor vs Rapid Wien Prediction
Trabzonspor have won their last three competitive games and have lost just one of their last seven. They have won their last five games at the Akyazi Stadium and will be looking to extend that streak this week.
Rapid are on a four-game winning streak and are undefeated in their last seven games across all competitions. The gulf in class and quality between the two teams could, however, see the visitors lose this one.
Prediction: Trabzonspor 2-1 Rapid Wien
Trabzonspor vs Rapid Wien Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Trabzonspor to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Four of the hosts' last six matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in five of the visitors' last seven matchups)
