Rapid Wien v Genk background

Supporters of Rapid Wien and Genk will hark back to two draws between the teams three years ago when the clubs get their UEFA Europa League Group F campaigns under way.

Previous meetings
• Both matches ended all-square (1-1 in Genk, 2-2 in Vienna) when the clubs met in the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League group stage. The teams for the latter fixture, played on 7 November, were:
Rapid: Novota, Schrammel, Petsos, Sonnleitner, Boyd, Hofmann (Starkl 87), Dibon, Schaub, Sabitzer (Burgstaller 77), Trimmel, Bošković (Behrendt 82).
Genk: Köteles, Mbodji, Tshimanga, Koulibaly, Hyland, Vossen, Gorius, Camus (Kumordzi 90), Ngongca, Buffel, De Ceulaer.

• Rapid's record in 12 games against Belgian opposition is: W4 D4 L4 (W3 D1 L2 at home).

Form guide
• Rapid made it through the UEFA Europa League group stage for the first time in 2015/16 following four unsuccessful attempts.

• Genk have lost just one of their last 12 European away matches (W5 D6 L1) – a 2-0 defeat at Budućnost Podgorica in July's UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

• Genk have successfully negotiated both of their previous UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns.

Links and trivia
• The journey from Genk to Vienna is around 850km.

The coaches
• Rapid coach Mike Büskens won the 1997 UEFA Cup with Schalke, with whom he spent the bulk of his playing career, later serving on their coaching staff. He then took charge of Greuther Fürth and Fortuna Düsseldorf, before he was hired by Rapid this summer.

• Genk head coach Peter Maes was appointed to the helm in 2015, having guided Lokeren to two Belgian Cup successes. A goalkeeper, the highest-profile campaigns of his playing days were spent as second-choice custodian at Anderlecht.