Young Violets Austria Wien vs Hocheg Dacher E/H
VIENNA (Interstat) — Young Violets Austria Wien hosts Hocheg Dacher E/H on Sunday in a Austrian Bundesliga fixture, seeking to shake off a lopsided defeat while the visitors bring momentum from a seven-goal outburst.
The match at 2 p.m. local time pits two sides trending in opposite directions. Young Violets enter after a 5-0 rout Saturday at Floridsdorfer, their heaviest loss of the season. The defeat extended a difficult stretch — the Vienna-based side has one win in its last seven league matches, a 1-0 victory over Sunday’s opponent on March 22.
Hocheg Dacher arrives following a 7-1 demolition of Fehring on Thursday, their second win in three outings. The visitors have been inconsistent recently, alternating defeats by wide margins — a 5-1 loss to SPG LASK Amateure/OO on April 26 — with dominant performances, including a 5-1 win over Leoben on April 18 and a 3-1 victory at Koflach on April 10.
The head-to-head favors Young Violets, who won the only meeting this season, 1-0 at Hocheg Dacher on March 22. That result snapped a run of three consecutive wins for Hocheg Dacher in the series.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a 2-1 victory for Hocheg Dacher, with the visitors holding a 50.9% win probability according to the ELO system.
Hocheg Dacher (9-5-3 in league play) has shown impressive firepower, scoring five or more goals four times this season, but has also surrendered five goals twice in its last six matches. Young Violets (4-8-6) has struggled to find consistency, with its attack failing to score in four of its last six outings.
Both teams face quick turnarounds. Hocheg Dacher travels to SVFS Tillmitsch on Tuesday, while Young Violets visit S-W Bregenz on May 8.