Rapid Vienna celebrates a clear 5-0 win and starts in the league race!

Rapid Vienna celebrates a clear 5-0 win and starts in the league race!

Wien, Österreich - The SK Rapid Vienna celebrated an impressive comeback in the Allianz Stadium on Saturday, March 1, 2025, and fought for the urgently needed liberation in the Bundesliga with a clear 5-0 win against the SCR Altach. Coach Robert Klauß's troop ended a disappointing series of six league matches without victory and pushed himself to fifth place with 31 points, as from OE24 reports . The victory was the highest season success for the Viennese, which were supported by almost 17,000 fans. Nenad Cvetkovic gave Rapid early, followed by a double pack by Isak Jansson and other goals from Dion Beljo and Andrija Radulovic.

a derby with a dramatic course

In another exciting chapter of Austrian football, the 344th Wiener derby took place, in which Austria Vienna Rapid defeated 2-1. This happened despite a nice lead goal by Mamadou Sangaré in the 30th minute. Dominik Fitz turned the game with a transformed foul penalty shortly before the break and a magnificent free kick immediately after the restart, such as Kicker reported . Due to this victory, Austria remains close to the top in the table and now has the same score as the leaders Sturm Graz. This derby was special because it was the first for almost ten years without guest fans in the ranks, which impaired the atmosphere.

Both games illustrate the struggle for the top in the league and the challenges that the teams look at. Rapid will try to build on the success against Altach, while Austria goes into the further course of the season with new motivation.