Match preview: Sturm Graz expected to triumph over Hartberg at Merkur Arena

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Competition: Austria Admiral Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 03.September
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Merkur Arena (16764 seats)

Sturm Graz battle Hartberg for glory and sporting success.

Insights:
  • Sturm Graz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Hartberg have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Admiral Bundesliga

It's no vacation for neither Sturm Graz nor Hartberg as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Sturm Graz form and stats

Sturm Graz have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Admiral Bundesliga. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.

Sturm's previous match was a Austrian Cup game also played at home, finishing 3-1 against Austria Salzburg. The home team hope to to continue in that form.

Before that match, a Admiral Bundesliga win away at Rapid Wien.

From these home matches, Sturm Graz have conceded only 2 goals.

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Hartberg form and stats

No Admiral Bundesliga points yet away for Hartberg, from their first 2 matches.

Two away matches in a row for Hartberg, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-3 versus Dornbirn in the Austrian Cup. Those three points felt good as this side had gone three league fixtures without victory.

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Ried in the Admiral Bundesliga.

2 goals so far away for Hartberg, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 6. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Sturm-Hartberg H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sturm Graz five wins, Hartberg four wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

HartbergD. Tadic
D. Tadic
2 goals
Sturm GrazG. Wüthrich
G. Wüthrich
1 goals

Sturm Graz missing players

Hartberg missing players

Sturm Graz Hartberg
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 3 0 Played P 1 2 5
3 2 0 Won W 0 0 2
2 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 0 Lost L 1 2 3
10 6 0 Scored S 1 2 6
5 2 0 Conceded C 4 6 9
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 60%
17% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 20%
67% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 60%
17% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 20%
17% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 20%
 
3.8 3.3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 7 5.5 2.8
5 6.3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.5 4.8
2.3 2.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14 14 0 Shots (avg) S ( 15 10.5 10.8
5.2 6.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 3.5 4
32% 32% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 29% 30%
 
8.8 8.3 0 Shots against (avg) S A 12 20 15.8
2.7 2.7 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 7.5 5.8
Key stats in Admiral Bundesliga this season:
  • All of Hartberg's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Hartberg have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Hartberg have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Hartberg have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Admiral Bundesliga
  • Hartberg have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Hartberg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sturm Graz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 LASK Linz 6 5 1 0 16 5 3 3 0 0 9 3 3 2 1 0 7 2 11 16
2 Salzburg 6 5 0 1 16 3 3 3 0 0 7 1 3 2 0 1 9 2 13 15
3 Sturm Graz 6 3 2 1 10 5 3 2 0 1 6 2 3 1 2 0 4 3 5 11
4 Austria Lustenau 6 3 1 2 9 11 3 2 0 1 6 8 3 1 1 1 3 3 -2 10
5 Rapid Wien 5 2 1 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 7
6 Wattens 6 2 1 3 9 11 3 1 1 1 5 6 3 1 0 2 4 5 -2 7
7 Hartberg 5 2 0 3 6 9 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 2 6 -3 6
8 Austria Wien 6 2 2 2 10 12 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 1 1 2 7 10 -2 5
9 Wolfsberger AC 6 1 2 3 9 13 3 0 1 2 3 8 3 1 1 1 6 5 -4 5
10 Austria Klagenfurt 6 1 2 3 7 11 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 0 1 2 3 7 -4 5
11 Ried 6 1 1 4 3 7 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 4 -4 4
12 Rheindorf Altach 6 1 1 4 8 16 3 1 1 1 6 6 3 0 0 3 2 10 -8 4

Read more about Admiral Bundesliga

The Austrian Football Bundesliga is the top level football league in Austria. It was founded in 1974, but there has been an Austrian league championship since 1911. Since the 1950s Austrian football has been dominated by Rapid Wien, Austria Wien and recently Red Bull Salzburg.