The Austrian Cup has entered the quarter-finals where in the first match of this round the AK Grazer will play host to host Austria Vienna at Merkur Arena. This match also became a reunion match between the two teams after more than a decade not meeting, their last meeting occurred in 2007 when they were both playing in the Austrian main league.
Grazer AK itself has also been relegated from the major leagues in the 2016/2017 season and until now it has not been able to promote again. Even AK Grazer is currently competing in Austria’s 3rd division, this is two levels below Austria Austria who play in the Austrian Bundesliga. But in Division 3 or the Regional League Grazer AK became the best team by topping the Mitte zone standings for a while.
Grazer AK also before facing this match they tried to make 2 friendly matches in preparation against Austria Wien but the result was poor, losing to Lafnitz and SV Kapfenberg. While on the Austrian Vienna side played more friendly matches even though the results were not optimal but at least Austria Vienna were against a far qualified team.
There were 2 Austria Vienna opponents who drew attention namely against Dinamo Zagreb then Crvena Zvezda. The 2 teams were a team that often played in the Europa League and Champions League, having lost to Crvena Zvezda but could win over Dinamo Zagreb with a score of 2-0. This clearly shows that the strength and quality of the two teams are very different, so the advantage of the Grazer AK cage is unlikely to apply to this match most likely Austria Vienna can advance to the semi-final round easily.
Prediction Today: 2
Odds: 1.30