Tempo is likely at Merkur Arena when Sturm Graz host Rapid Vienna in what should be a grand fixture. Check our preview!
- Sturm Graz have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Rapid Vienna haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sturm Graz form and stats
Sturm Graz are steadily winning Admiral Bundesliga games and points here at Merkur Arena. 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 11 games.
Sturm Graz are returning here after visiting Wattens and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Ajeti and Emegha scored the goal(s). Prass (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.41/10. Prass hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Austria Wien in a game that was won 3-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sturm Graz have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Austrian Cup game versus LASK Linz in only four days. This game is also played here at Merkur Arena.
The Sturm Graz fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 11 league matches. Sturm have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rapid Vienna form and stats
5-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Rapid Vienna in their Admiral Bundesliga matches away.
Two away games in a row for Rapid Vienna, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Austria Wien. The attacker Burgstaller got a match rating of 7.44 in that game. Burgstaller hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Wattens.Rapid Vienna are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.
A new game in only three days for Vienna, the Austrian Cup home match versus Ried. Busy days.
Rapid Vienna find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Rapid Vienna have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Sturm have put together a sequence of 8 consecutive matches without defeat (5-3-0) when facing Rapid Vienna.It's not the first time these teams meet this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Sturm Graz - Rapid Vienna 1-0. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Burgstaller 13 goals |   E. Emegha 7 goals |  B. Zimmermann 7 goals |
Sturm Graz missing players
Rapid Vienna missing players
| Sturm Graz | Rapid Vienna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 37 | 20 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 16 | 34 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 73% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 68% |
| 45% | 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 50% |
| 14% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 23% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 55% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 45% | 50% |
| 41% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 32% |
| 14% | 18% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 18% |
| 6.3 | 7.7 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.7 | 6.3 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16.9 | 17.4 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 14 | 14.9 |
| 6.2 | 7.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 27% | 25% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 26% | 27% |
| 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 10.9 | 10.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
- Rapid Vienna haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sturm Graz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sturm Graz have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sturm Graz have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Sturm Graz have the most scored goals (20) at home in Admiral Bundesliga
- Sturm Graz have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 |
