Both Hartberg and Sturm Graz are thirsting for points in this match, despite the visitors having a 22 point advantage so far this season.
- Hartberg have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Sturm Graz have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Admiral 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.
Hartberg form and stats
Hartberg's struggle is real here at PROfertil ARENA with only 7 points collected from 8 Admiral Bundesliga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-5.
It's back home for Hartberg, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Ried away with the result 1-0. Frieser found the net in that victory. What a relief, as that was the first three points in the league after failing to win six consecutive fixtures. Goalkeeper Sallinger got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.04 out of ten. Sallinger topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Rapid Vienna (1-2).Hartberg has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Hartberg with 17 goals conceded in these matches.
Sturm Graz form and stats
As the visiting team matches, Sturm Graz, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Admiral Bundesliga, have produced an overall stat of 3-5-0 so far. In general it has been a productive period now for Sturm Graz as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
Impressive finishing from Affengruber secured the home win 1-0 against Rapid Vienna in their previous game. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Ilzer when Affengruber scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 42nd minute. Affengruber was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.0. The defender Affengruber scored one goal and won 5 of 7 duels.
Preceding that, 1-1 away against Salzburg (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) in the Austrian Cup.
The visiting Sturm have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 8 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Hartberg and Sturm Graz have played each other before this season: Sturm Graz - Hartberg 0-0. Stats for the last ten meetings between these two sides are: four wins for Hartberg, two draws and four wins for Sturm Graz. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Tadic 5 goals |  O. Aydın 3 goals |
Hartberg missing players
Sturm Graz missing players
| Hartberg | Sturm Graz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| 33 | 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 76% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 76% |
| 59% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 41% |
| 29% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 24% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 53% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 53% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 41% |
| 29% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
| 5.9 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 9.4 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.7 | 15.2 | 16.4 |
| 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 5.8 | 6.8 |
| 34% | 35% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 24% | 23% |
| 15.6 | 14.1 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 10 | 9.1 |
| 5.6 | 5.1 | 6.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
- All of Hartberg's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hartberg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hartberg have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Hartberg have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Hartberg have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Hartberg haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sturm Graz have not yet lost a game away.
- Sturm Graz have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sturm Graz have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Admiral Bundesliga
- Sturm Graz have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 28 | 42 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Wattens | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 27 |
| 5 | Rapid Vienna | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Austria Wien | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | Austria Klagenfurt | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | -5 | 21 |
| 8 | Austria Lustenau | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 18 |
| 9 | Wolfsberger AC | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Rheindorf Altach | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -15 | 15 |
| 11 | Hartberg | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -16 | 14 |
| 12 | Ried | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 13 |
