Sturm Graz and Salzburg are both doing (very) nicely in the Admiral Bundesliga with their 2nd and 1st positions respectively. Let's hope for a top game!
- Sturm Graz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Salzburg have the most scored goals (50) in Admiral Bundesliga
It's no vacation for neither Sturm Graz nor Salzburg 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.
Sturm Graz form and stats
5 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Sturm Graz have to build on here at Merkur Arena in the Admiral Bundesliga. Sturm Graz has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Merkur Arena. We remember; it was Rapid Vienna.
Sturm shared the glory with Rapid Vienna in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. The hometeam coach Ilzer made a successful contribution in the game against Rapid Vienna, bringing on Sarkaria who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw. Defender Affengruber got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.43/10. Affengruber won 9 of 11 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Rapid Vienna in a game that was won 2-1.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (23 in 11 games), Sturm Graz's attacking play is working. On the other hand, Sturm Graz have conceded 16 goals.
Salzburg form and stats
Salzburg's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Salzburg collect 24 points from their 11 away matches in the Admiral Bundesliga. 7 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Things are running smoothly for Salzburg who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Austria Klagenfurt.
Impressive finishing from Aaronson, Okafor, Camara, Sučić and Adeyemi secured the home win 5-0 against Austria Wien in their previous game. As mentioned above, Salzburg was the only team on the pitch versus Austria Wien in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie four games in a row for the away side? The correct answer is Sučić and that is quite the feat! Midfield player Sučić was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.03/10. Sučić scored one goal, hit four key passes and had 44 successful passes (of 53 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Austria Wien at their stadium, the result 2-1.After this away game Salzburg return home for a Austrian Cup game against Ried. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Salzburg's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
The contenders have met each other already this season, with the result Salzburg - Sturm Graz 1-0 registered in the official records. Previous ten meetings between these squads: Sturm Graz won two, Salzburg were winners in eight and we saw zero draws. nine games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  K. Adeyemi 17 goals |   M. Sarkaria 12 goals |  J. Jantscher 11 goals |
Sturm Graz missing players
Salzburg missing players
| Sturm Graz | Salzburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | 29 | 3 | Scored | S | 9 | 29 | 70 |
| 36 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 86% | 86% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 75% |
| 71% | 79% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 61% |
| 46% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 43% |
| 18% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 14% | 21% |
| 64% | 64% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 50% |
| 29% | 29% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 43% | 50% |
| 7% | 7% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 5.7 | 6.6 | 8.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15.2 | 17.8 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.8 | 15.9 | 17.8 |
| 5 | 5.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
| 39% | 38% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | 36% |
| 10.5 | 9.4 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 |
| 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
- Salzburg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Salzburg have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the most clean sheets (14) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the most clean sheets (6) away in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the most points (24) away in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the most scored goals (50) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the most scored goals in the second half (47) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the the best goal difference (+37) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the the best goal difference (+9) away in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Salzburg is in the best form (6-0-0) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Sturm Graz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 | Salzburg | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 37 | 55 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Wolfsberger AC | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 37 |
| 4 | Austria Wien | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Rapid Vienna | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Austria Klagenfurt | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -2 | 30 |
| 7 | Ried | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -10 | 29 |
| 8 | LASK Linz | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Wattens | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | -12 | 23 |
| 10 | Hartberg | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 11 | Admira | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -6 | 20 |
| 12 | Rheindorf Altach | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -28 | 13 |
