Rapid Vienna vs Borac Banja Luka

The Conference League quarter-final spot awaits Rapid Vienna when they host Borac Banja Luka at Allianz Stadion for the second round of their round of 16 tie.

The two teams delivered a draw of 1-1 during their March 6 first leg match after Borac Banja Luka converted a penalty kick in stoppage time which balanced Dion Drena Beljo's initial first-half strike.

During the first-leg match Rapid Vienna missed out on taking the lead even though they generated three major goal opportunities and Borac Banja Luka faced only one decent scoring chance.

Rapid Vienna started the scoring in their most recent six Conference League fixtures along with achieving a clean sheet in five of their home matches throughout the competition.

The success of Rapid Vienna depends on their head coach Robert Klauss reaching quarter-finals of any major European competition for the first time since Ernst Dokupil conducted the club to Cup Winners' Cup Final in 1995-96.

Rapid Vienna approaches the upcoming matchup while holding an Austrian Bundesliga points total that trails Sturm Graz by 12 points and securing only one victory across their recent six matches which produced four losses.

The home team Rapid Vienna records two victories in their last three home matches while they suffered two defeats and one draw from their most recent five fixtures.
The visitors had one single successful attempt on goal besides their late penalty kick leading to concerns about their approximately 0.5 non-penalty expected goal count.

However, the goal that Borac Banja Luka surrendered was only their first in four Conference League matches, despite they reached the back of the net just once in those three games.
Manager Mladen Zizovic will be aware that his team has only ever won one of their seven away games in the Conference League and only three of their 15 away games in UEFA's major three club tournaments.

The Red-Blues have been playing quite well lately; they have won six of their last ten games and are undefeated.

Borac Banja Luka's overall record on the road is impressive given they have won 10, drawn three and lost just one of their previous 14 away from home.