Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Rapid Vienna - Sturm Graz!
- Rapid Vienna have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sturm Graz have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Tipico Bundesliga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Rapid Vienna form and stats
26 points is a decent return from 11 Tipico Bundesliga games here at Allianz Stadion for Rapid Vienna. The data says 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Vienna's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus Salzburg. In the preceding match a 8-1 victory visiting Wolfsberger AC.
Richard Strebinger had a busy but productive day in the Salzburg match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Vienna's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won one match, drawn one and lost zero.
The manager D. Kühbauer will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to LASK Linz in only three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (24 in 11 games), Vienna's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Vienna have conceded only 9 goals.
Sturm Graz form and stats
3 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Sturm Graz, who have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Tipico Bundesliga, playing as the away team in the Tipico Bundesliga this season.
Sturm Graz won their last game, 3-2 versus Wattens played at home. Prior to that match, the Sturm Graz manager C. Ilzer faced defeat when travelling to Salzburg and losing 1-3.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Sturm playing away, we found one game. Results were zero away wins, one draw and zero home wins.
A new game in only three days for Sturm, the Tipico Bundesliga home match versus Wolfsberger AC. Busy days.
Sturm find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Sturm Graz have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Vienna - Sturm Graz 4-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Vienna wins - draws - Sturm Graz wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Kara 14 goals |  C. Knasmüllner 8 goals |   J. Jantscher 8 goals |
Rapid Vienna missing players
Sturm Graz missing players
| Rapid Vienna | Sturm Graz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 51 | 24 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 38 |
| 29 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 25 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 79% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 83% |
| 62% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 42% | 58% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 25% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 62% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 54% |
| 29% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 42% | 38% |
| 17% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | 16.6 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.7 | 13.3 |
| 5.9 | 6.9 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 36% | 29% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 31% | 38% |
- Rapid Vienna have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rapid Vienna haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sturm Graz have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Tipico Bundesliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Salzburg | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 67 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 43 | 52 |
| 2 | Rapid Vienna | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 45 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 42 |
| 4 | Sturm Graz | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 39 |
| 5 | Wolfsberger AC | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 33 |
| 6 | Wattens | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Hartberg | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 29 |
| 8 | Austria Wien | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | St. Polten | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | -10 | 21 |
| 10 | Rheindorf Altach | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -23 | 21 |
| 11 | Ried | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -25 | 16 |
| 12 | Admira | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 50 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -28 | 14 |