Austria Bundesliga
Soccer - Mattersburg/Rapid - total Over 2½ (-109)
for the regulation time held on Jul 25 at 12:30pm [pending]
Both teams are off to a quick start in terms of scoring and conceding...aside from a hiccup in the
UEFA Cup qualifying, Mattersburg has been good, getting all 3 points in a 2-1 road win over Reid in which they were outclassed but struck twice on counterattacks, and a 2-2 draw at an improved Wacker Tirol Innsbruck. This is their home opener for the season after three games on the road (the
UEFA game was played in Kazahkstan), and their opponents, Rapid Wien, have a 3-1 home win against Innsbruck that was primarily made by a late red card, two 3-1 wins in the Intertoto Cup and a 0-1 road loss in that tournament. Mattersburg seldom keep a clean sheet, so I'm imagining a pumped up team in front of its home crowd and a good chance of overs.