VIENNA (Interstat) — Bernhard Zimmermann scored in the 18th minute and First Vienna beat Wels 1-0 on Saturday in a 2. Liga match at Care-Energy Naturarena Hohe Warte.

Zimmermann’s goal was the only score of the game, giving First Vienna its 12th league win of the season against nine losses and three draws. Wels fell to 7-13-6 in the 2. Liga. Across all competitions, First Vienna improved to 13-10-3, while Wels remained at 7-13-6.

The match featured three yellow cards. Marek Švec of Wels was booked in the 50th minute, Niklas Szerencsi of First Vienna in the 77th minute and Abdoul Karim Conté of Wels in the 83rd minute.

First Vienna entered the match on a two-game winless streak in league play, having drawn 0-0 at Amstetten on April 24 and 0-0 at FC Flyeralarm Admira on April 17. Before that, the team had won three of its previous four league matches, including a 2-1 victory at Sturm Graz on April 12. Wels came into the game on a three-match winning streak in the 2. Liga, having defeated S-W Bregenz 3-2 on April 24, Rapid Wien II 4-1 on April 10, and drawn 1-1 with Austria Salzburg on April 6 before a 2-1 loss at Aust Klagenfurt on April 3.

The only previous head-to-head meeting this season between the two sides was a 0-0 draw on Nov. 7, 2025, in Wels.

First Vienna’s upcoming schedule includes an away match at Rapid Wien II on Friday, May 8, a home match against Austria Wien II on Saturday, May 9, and a home match against S-W Bregenz on Thursday, May 14.

Wels’s next game is a home match against Sturm Graz on Friday, May 8, followed by an away match at Saint Polten on Thursday, May 14.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of First Vienna 3, Wels 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave First Vienna a 90.30 percent probability to win.