Rapid Vienna qualified for the UEFA Europa League round of 16, finishing second in Group G behind Villarreal. The formation of Dietmar Kühbauer has ‘surprised’ the Glasgow Rangers and Spartak Moscow, earning access to the next round. In the Austrian Bundesliga instead, now stopped for the winter break, the green-and-whites are only in eighth place in the standings with 18 points won in 20 games. The last official match played was the one lost for 6-1 in the derby against Austria Vienna on December 16th, while the championship will resume on the weekend of 24th February.
On the other hand, Inter came to the Europa League after finishing third in Group B in the Champions League. The Nerazzurri have been mocked in the last round, drawing 1-1 with PSV and being condemned by the identical result of the Camp Nou between Barcelona and Tottenham, with the Spurs at equal points but in front for the direct clashes. In the league instead the Nerazzurri have not started the best 2019, even if the victory of Saturday 1-0 on the field of Parma has given a breath of oxygen to the Nerazzurri.
Regarding the precedents, there are two. And it is the one dating back to the first round of the 1990/91 season of the Uefa Cup. Inter lost 2-1 in the first leg to Vienna after a goal from Matthaus and won the return to San Siro with a double by Berti, then added to the extra Klinsmann.
Our Prediction: Over 2.5
Odds: 1.86