The eighth week of results in the ÖFB-Frauen Bundesliga saw first face off against second in the league as Sturm Graz travelled to the NV Arena in Pölten. SK Rapid also faced a major challenge as they travelled across the capital to the Generali Arena for the first ever Austria Wien and SK Rapid derby.

SpG Südburgenland/TSV Hartberg changed their fortunes as they bagged three points, finally taking them off the bottom of the league table. In Altach, the leagues top goal-scorer Petra Mikulica took her record for the season to ten goals, three ahead of Sturm Graz’s Brigitta Pulins.

This fixture marked the first Vienna Derby in the ÖFB-Frauen Bundesliga between the two sides. A historic fixture from the men’s game that has translated over to the women’s teams. Austria Wien were firm favourites and wasted no time cementing a 6-0 victory against the newly promoted SK Rapid.

Elisa Pfattner got Wien’s first goal in just the fourth minute. A sign of the things to come for SK Rapid. Modesta Uka continued her fine form with another goal alongside forcing an own-goal from SK Rapid’s Ronja Leidler.

The second half saw Sandra Jakobsen score her first goal for Wien since joining from Sturm Graz. Pfanner also added to the tally with a classy lob. However, the goal of the game was scored by Almedina Šišić as she fired a rocket of a free-kick past Kayleigh van Niehoff.

Despite the obvious 6-0 victory, this will be a long-standing fixture of interest for both clubs. The rivalry will be one that fans and players alike will look for in the fixture list with excitement. No doubt as SK Rapid continue to invest and grow, the scorelines wont have such a chasm between the sides. 2,356 fans attended the game at the Generali Arena.

The fixture started with a touching tribute from Pölten. The starting XI held up teammate Alba Szuchy’s shirt after the youngster suffered an ACL injury in their European fixture against Malmö FF.

It was a tense fixture as both teams look to challenge for the ÖFB-Frauen Bundesliga title which finished 2-2. Pölten got off to a strong start as Lisa Ebert finished from close range to make it 1-0. Graz found form after the Pölten goal, finding themselves capable of creating space. They got their breakthrough in the 28th minute through Austrian youth international Lena Breznik.