It's the Austrian Cup: Grazer AK and Sturm Graz face off

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Competition: Austria Austrian Cup
Competition: Wed 19.October
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Merkur Arena (16764 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Grazer AK or Sturm Graz that keep their silverware dream alive.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Grazer AK form and stats

Last season their Austrian Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.

Grazer AK have played 5 Erste Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).

The Grazer AK fans got no joy from their last fixture, a Austrian Cup duel also played here at Merkur Arena: A 0-1 defeat against Sturm Graz.

Before that, Grazer played out a Erste Liga draw 0-0 when visiting St. Polten.

The Grazer AK fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. Defensively Grazer AK have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sturm Graz form and stats

Sturm's mission in Austrian Cup last season failed in the round of 16.

The story so far for the visiting team on their Tipico Bundesliga travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.

Two travels in a row for Sturm Graz, whose coach Ilzer could celebrate last time after the Austrian Cup win against Grazer AK.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Wolfsberger AC in the Tipico Bundesliga.

Sturm Graz has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).

Head 2 Head

Grazer AK - Sturm Graz 0-1 was the product when these sides last played each other, earlier this season. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's three Grazer victories, two draws and four Sturm Graz wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Grazer AKM. Rusek
M. Rusek
4 goals
Grazer AKL. Eloshvili
L. Eloshvili
3 goals

Grazer AK missing players

Sturm Graz missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grazer AK Sturm Graz
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   10 25
10 7   Won W   5 13
8 2   Drew D   3 8
7 2   Lost L   2 4
37 17   Scored S   18 39
32 9   Conceded C   12 22
92% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 84%
80% 64%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   80% 68%
48% 36%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 48%
28% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   30% 24%
16% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   20% 12%
64% 45%   BTTS BTTS   40% 44%
24% 45%   Clean Sheets C S   40% 44%
20% 18%   Failed to Score F T   20% 28%
 
4.5 3.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 6.2
4.8 5.3   Corners against (avg) C A   3.8 4.2
1.8 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.2
1 0   Red cards R C   1 4
 
11 10.9   Shots (avg) S (   16.4 16.6
4.6 5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   7 6.8
33% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 23%
 
11.4 12.5   Shots against (avg) S A   10.2 9.4
4.4 4.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SV Horn II 12 8 2 2 17 12 6 4 1 1 10 8 6 4 1 1 7 4 5 26
2 Floridsdorfer AC 12 6 4 2 20 11 6 3 1 2 11 8 6 3 3 0 9 3 9 22
3 First Vienna 12 6 4 2 13 7 6 3 2 1 7 3 6 3 2 1 6 4 6 22
4 Amstetten 12 6 3 3 19 15 6 3 2 1 7 3 6 3 1 2 12 12 4 21
5 St. Polten 12 6 2 4 19 14 6 2 1 3 9 10 6 4 1 1 10 4 5 20
6 Admira 12 6 2 4 22 18 6 5 0 1 13 8 6 1 2 3 9 10 4 20
7 Blau-Weiß Linz 12 6 1 5 23 15 6 4 1 1 14 6 6 2 0 4 9 9 8 19
8 Lafnitz 12 6 1 5 16 16 6 3 1 2 8 9 6 3 0 3 8 7 0 19
9 Grazer AK 12 4 6 2 18 13 5 3 2 0 7 2 7 1 4 2 11 11 5 18
10 Sturm Graz II 12 4 3 5 18 17 7 2 2 3 7 7 5 2 1 2 11 10 1 15
11 Dornbirn 12 4 2 6 17 17 6 2 1 3 8 11 6 2 1 3 9 6 0 14
12 Austria Wien II 12 3 5 4 20 22 6 1 5 0 12 9 6 2 0 4 8 13 -2 14
13 Liefering 12 3 2 7 18 26 6 2 1 3 11 16 6 1 1 4 7 10 -8 11
14 Rapid Wien II 12 2 4 6 16 24 6 1 1 4 6 10 6 1 3 2 10 14 -8 10
15 Vorwarts Steyr 12 2 4 6 15 24 6 2 2 2 8 9 6 0 2 4 7 15 -9 10
16 Kapfenberger SV 12 0 3 9 9 29 6 0 1 5 5 18 6 0 2 4 4 11 -20 3
  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 12 9 2 1 29 8 6 4 2 0 11 3 6 5 0 1 18 5 21 29
2 Sturm Graz 12 8 3 1 22 8 7 5 1 1 13 5 5 3 2 0 9 3 14 27
3 LASK Linz 12 6 4 2 23 16 6 3 1 2 11 11 6 3 3 0 12 5 7 22
4 Austria Klagenfurt 12 5 2 5 21 23 6 2 1 3 7 10 6 3 1 2 14 13 -2 17
5 Austria Wien 12 5 3 4 21 21 6 2 2 2 9 10 6 3 1 2 12 11 0 15
6 Wolfsberger AC 12 4 2 6 24 25 6 1 1 4 10 15 6 3 1 2 14 10 -1 14
7 Rapid Wien 11 4 2 5 14 12 5 1 1 3 5 8 6 3 1 2 9 4 2 14
8 Wattens 12 4 2 6 17 23 6 2 2 2 8 13 6 2 0 4 9 10 -6 14
9 Austria Lustenau 12 3 3 6 16 24 5 2 1 2 8 12 7 1 2 4 8 12 -8 12
10 Rheindorf Altach 12 3 2 7 15 26 7 2 1 4 10 14 5 1 1 3 5 12 -11 11
11 Ried 12 3 2 7 9 18 6 2 1 3 6 9 6 1 1 4 3 9 -9 11
12 Hartberg 11 3 1 7 12 19 5 2 0 3 6 9 6 1 1 4 6 10 -7 10

Table
  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 12 9 2 1 29 8 6 4 2 0 11 3 6 5 0 1 18 5 21 29
2 Sturm Graz 12 8 3 1 22 8 7 5 1 1 13 5 5 3 2 0 9 3 14 27
3 LASK Linz 12 6 4 2 23 16 6 3 1 2 11 11 6 3 3 0 12 5 7 22
4 Austria Klagenfurt 12 5 2 5 21 23 6 2 1 3 7 10 6 3 1 2 14 13 -2 17
5 Austria Wien 12 5 3 4 21 21 6 2 2 2 9 10 6 3 1 2 12 11 0 15
6 Wolfsberger AC 12 4 2 6 24 25 6 1 1 4 10 15 6 3 1 2 14 10 -1 14
7 Rapid Wien 11 4 2 5 14 12 5 1 1 3 5 8 6 3 1 2 9 4 2 14
8 Wattens 12 4 2 6 17 23 6 2 2 2 8 13 6 2 0 4 9 10 -6 14
9 Austria Lustenau 12 3 3 6 16 24 5 2 1 2 8 12 7 1 2 4 8 12 -8 12
10 Rheindorf Altach 12 3 2 7 15 26 7 2 1 4 10 14 5 1 1 3 5 12 -11 11
11 Ried 12 3 2 7 9 18 6 2 1 3 6 9 6 1 1 4 3 9 -9 11
12 Hartberg 11 3 1 7 12 19 5 2 0 3 6 9 6 1 1 4 6 10 -7 10

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