Blau-Weiß Linz have travelled here for an engaging battle against the hosting Sturm Graz. Get smart on the match with this thorough Admiral Bundesliga preview!
- Sturm Graz have the fewest conceded goals (0) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Blau-Weiß Linz have the most conceded goals (12) 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.
Sturm Graz form and stats
Only two Admiral Bundesliga home games for Sturm Graz so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Sturm Graz, as their goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen has completely shut out the opponents for 474 minutes in the Admiral Bundesliga.
Sturm Graz enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Austria Lustenau's place. The match ended 1-0 with Wüthrich scoring. Wüthrich was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.6 out of 10. The defender Wüthrich scored one goal and won 6 of 8 duels.
Before that game, a home loss in the Champions League against PSV. Sturm are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 8 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 5, drew 2 and lost 1.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Sturm Graz at home in the league. 2 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Blau-Weiß Linz form and stats
It's not happening yet for Blau-Weiß Linz on their Admiral Bundesliga travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different?
Blau-Weiß Linz aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 184 league minutes without a goal. Gölles was the last player to find the net.
Blau-Weiß failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Rapid Wien (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 0-5. Blau-Weiß Linz lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one. Ronivaldo, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.34. Ronivaldo dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against LASK Linz wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Blau-Weiß Linz has managed {1 goals} and let in 4 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the former two meetings): Sturm won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Blau-Weiß Linz got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Włodarczyk 2 goals |  G. Wüthrich 1 goals |  D. Affengruber 1 goals |
Sturm Graz missing players
Blau-Weiß Linz missing players
| Sturm Graz | Blau-Weiß Linz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 2.2 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15.5 | 13.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.5 | 8.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| 40% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| 6.8 | 7.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 13 | 14 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 6.5 |
- Blau-Weiß Linz have the most conceded goals (12) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Blau-Weiß Linz have the most conceded goals in the first half (4) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Blau-Weiß Linz have the the worst goal difference (-8) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Sturm Graz have the fewest conceded goals (0) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Sturm Graz have the most clean sheets (4) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Sturm Graz have the most scored goals in the first half (4) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Sturm Graz is in the best form (3-1-0) in Admiral Bundesliga
| Sturm Graz | Last season | Blau-Weiß Linz | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 32 | 16 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Won | W | 8 | 19 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 57 | 32 | Scored | S | 31 | 63 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Conceded | C | 16 | 27 | ||
| 94% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 81% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 80% | ||
| 53% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 57% | ||
| 22% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | ||
| 12% | 19% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 17% | ||
| 59% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 50% | ||
| 34% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 37% | ||
| 12% | 19% | Failed to Score | F T | 13% | 13% | ||
| 6.1 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 6.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 16.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 15.2 | ||
| 5.9 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 6.6 | ||
| 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 32% | ||
| 9.3 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.1 | 6.1 | ||
| 3 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.7 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Rapid Wien | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | Austria Klagenfurt | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Wolfsberger AC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | LASK Linz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Hartberg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 8 | Austria Wien | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 9 | Rheindorf Altach | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 10 | Austria Lustenau | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 11 | Wattens | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 1 |
| 12 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 67 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 45 | 49 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 28 | 42 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 54 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 35 |
| 4 | Rapid Wien | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 25 |
| 5 | Austria Wien | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 52 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Austria Klagenfurt | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 63 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 38 | -18 | 23 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 36 | 61 |
| 2 | Grazer AK | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 60 |
| 3 | St. Polten | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 24 | 56 |
| 4 | SV Horn II | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 48 |
| 5 | Floridsdorfer AC | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | Amstetten | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 0 | 45 |
| 7 | First Vienna | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 43 |
| 8 | Lafnitz | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 41 |
| 9 | Liefering | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 52 | 54 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -2 | 37 |
| 10 | Admira | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | Dornbirn | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 19 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Sturm Graz II | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 43 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 30 | -13 | 34 |
| 13 | Kapfenberger SV | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 56 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -16 | 34 |
| 14 | Vorwarts Steyr | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 54 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 33 | -18 | 32 |
| 15 | Rapid Wien II | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 55 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 34 | -22 | 30 |
| 16 | Austria Wien II | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 38 | -27 | 29 |
