Admiral Bundesliga: Two squads who have played splendidly up to now. Learn more on Sturm Graz - Salzburg with this thorough preview!
- Sturm Graz is in the best form (5-0-1) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the most scored goals (49) in Admiral Bundesliga
Both contenders have had sufficient rest since their last match. Let's aim for an in-your-face fixture!
Sturm Graz form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 11 Admiral Bundesliga games here at Merkur Arena for Sturm Graz. The data says 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Sturm has recorded two wins in a row here at Merkur Arena, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Sturm Graz enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Austria Klagenfurt's place. The match ended 2-0 with Horvat and Gazibegović scoring. Horvat (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.63/10. Horvat scored one goal and hit six key passes.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting LASK Linz (1-2).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sturm Graz, as the Admiral Bundesliga home game vs Austria Wien is only three days away.
The Sturm fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 11 league matches. Sturm Graz have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Salzburg form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Salzburg so far, with 10-0-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Admiral Bundesliga statistics. In general it has been a productive period now for Salzburg as they haven't lost any of their last 23 games.
Salzburg played 0-0 against LASK Linz in their previous match. Defender Solet was the best team player with a rating of 7.82. Solet won 7 of 15 duels.
Preceding that match was the 3-3 draw at home vs Austria Wien.Salzburg have another match away from home in just three nights, a Admiral Bundesliga match against Rapid Vienna. A demanding calendar for them!
Salzburg are a potent attacking force on the road with their 30 goals in 11 league games. It's not easy to score on Salzburg as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Sturm Graz have won at least one point in the last 4 games (2-2-0) against Salzburg.Salzburg - Sturm Graz 0-0 was the product when these squads formerly played each other, also in this season. Pavlovic (Salzburg) and Pavlovic (Salzburg) were sent off when these teams met earlier this season. Will it be as short-tempered this time?
Top Goalscorers
  B. Šeško 13 goals |   E. Emegha 8 goals | J. Chikwubuike Adamu 8 goals |
Sturm Graz missing players
Salzburg missing players
| Sturm Graz | Salzburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | 23 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 33 | 55 |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 84% | 75% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 84% |
| 48% | 67% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 52% |
| 16% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 42% | 28% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 16% |
| 56% | 58% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 40% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 12% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 6.2 | 7.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.8 | 7 |
| 4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16.6 | 17.2 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 14.3 | 16.4 |
| 6.2 | 7.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 6.3 | 7 |
| 28% | 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 43% | 32% |
| 9.1 | 8.5 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 8.5 | 9.2 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
- Salzburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Salzburg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Salzburg have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Salzburg have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the most clean sheets (14) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the most points (30) away in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the most scored goals (30) away in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the most scored goals (49) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the most scored goals in the second half (37) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the the best goal difference (+21) away in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the the best goal difference (+36) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Salzburg have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Salzburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 (10) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Sturm Graz have the most scored goals (20) at home in Admiral Bundesliga
- Sturm Graz is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 |
