Sturm Graz and LASK Linz are both successful in the Admiral Bundesliga with their 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a wonderful fixture!
- Sturm Graz have the most scored goals (20) at home in Admiral Bundesliga
Sturm Graz and LASK Linz should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Sturm Graz form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Merkur Arena as Sturm Graz have scored 20 goals to get 25 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Admiral Bundesliga are 8-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Sturm after consecutive victories at their own ground.
No payout for Sturm Graz in their previous match, an away game at Rapid Vienna that ended in defeat 2-3. A disaster for the home team in their last match (vs Rapid Vienna) as a comfortable lead 2-0 was completely ruined into a loss 2-3. The forward Sarkaria won the honour of being "man of the match" for Sturm Graz with the rating of 7.85/10. Sarkaria scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Prior to that, an away loss at Salzburg.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sturm Graz handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Both teams on the scoresheet! That has been the case in 5 league fixtures in a row for this team. Could it happen again?
Sturm have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Merkur Arena with 20 goals in 11 league matches. Sturm Graz are not conceding a lot of goals here at Merkur Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
LASK Linz form and stats
5 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of LASK Linz playing as the away team in the Admiral Bundesliga this season. LASK Linz are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
LASK Linz go into this game after a win, the home game against Austria Wien that ended 3-1. Those three points felt sweet as this side had gone three league fixtures without winning. Horvath got a match rating of 8.15 in that game, top player of the team. Horvath hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 42 successful passes (of 52 total).
Before that, LASK travelled to Rapid Vienna and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.LASK Linz has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 11 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This was the final score when the sides faced each other previously this season; LASK Linz - Sturm Graz 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Sturm Graz victories, three draws and four LASK Linz wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Nakamura 14 goals |  M. Ljubičić 12 goals |  R. Zulj 11 goals |
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| Sturm Graz | LASK Linz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 19 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 55 | 30 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 23 | 54 |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 36 |
| 94% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 97% |
| 87% | 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 81% |
| 55% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 52% |
| 23% | 40% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 13% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 16% |
| 61% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 73% | 71% |
| 32% | 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | 16% |
| 13% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 13% | 16% |
| 6 | 6.9 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 16.1 | 16.6 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 13.1 | 13.5 |
| 6 | 6.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| 30% | 30% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 37% | 38% |
| 9.3 | 8.6 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 12.9 | 12.5 |
| 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
- Sturm Graz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sturm Graz have the most scored goals (20) at home in Admiral 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 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 36 | 55 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 48 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| 4 | Rapid Vienna | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Austria Wien | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 32 |
| 6 | Austria Klagenfurt | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 23 | -5 | 30 |
| 7 | Wattens | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | -5 | 28 |
| 8 | Austria Lustenau | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 27 |
| 9 | Wolfsberger AC | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | -6 | 21 |
| 10 | Ried | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 18 |
| 11 | Hartberg | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -20 | 18 |
| 12 | Rheindorf Altach | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -22 | 17 |
