Match preview Tipico Bundesliga: Sturm Graz - Rapid Wien at Merkur Arena

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Competition: Austria Tipico Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 19.September
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Merkur Arena (16764 seats)

After the first game it's Sturm Graz - Rapid Wien 1-3 in points. Who will triumph in this second Tipico Bundesliga game of the season?

The visiting Rapid Wien played their last game only four days ago, a Champions League match. That game, against Gent, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Rapid Wien.

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Sturm Graz form and stats

Sturm shared the glory with St. Polten in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Ahead of that match, Sturm Graz lost 1-4 at home to Hartberg.

Last season, Sturm Graz's league statistics were 9 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the Tipico Bundesliga. Over these 22 matches they scored 37 goals and conceded 28. Playing at home last season Sturm Graz managed 4-2-5 (win-draw-lost) with 16 goals and 15 conceded.

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Rapid Wien form and stats

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Gent in their previous outing. The Champions League match ended in a draw 0-0. Before that, Rapid secured a home win against Admira with the score 4-1.

Let's have a look at how Rapid Wien performed last season in the Tipico Bundesliga: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 7 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 47 and conceded 26 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 3 and lost 1 with 27/12 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Sturm, three draws and four wins for Rapid Wien. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Rapid WienT. Fountas
T. Fountas
2 goals
Rapid WienT. Murg
T. Murg
1 goals
Rapid WienK. Kitagawa
K. Kitagawa
1 goals

Sturm Graz missing players

Rapid Wien missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sturm Graz Rapid Wien
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 4
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 9
8 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
1 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 16
1 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 7
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 57%
Sturm Graz Last season Rapid Wien
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
32 16   Played P   16 32
10 4   Won W   10 17
5 2   Drew D   3 7
17 10   Lost L   3 8
46 21   Scored S   33 64
60 31   Conceded C   19 43
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
88% 94%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   81% 84%
59% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   69% 66%
41% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   56% 50%
25% 25%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   19% 19%
53% 62%   BTTS BTTS   50% 56%
16% 12%   Clean Sheets C S   44% 31%
31% 25%   Failed to Score F T   6% 12%
 
4.2 4.6   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 5.1
5.6 5.1   Corners against (avg) C A   4.3 4.7
2.5 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.9
9 5   Red cards R C   0 0
 
309 178   Total Shots T S   171 406
118 67   Shots on Target S O   77 161
39% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   43% 40%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rapid Wien 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Salzburg 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 Ried 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 LASK Linz 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Hartberg 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
6 Rheindorf Altach 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 St. Polten 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Sturm Graz 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Wattens 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
10 Austria Wien 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
11 Wolfsberger AC 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
12 Admira 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
Last season 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 32 22 8 2 110 34 16 13 2 1 60 19 16 9 6 1 50 15 76 74
2 LASK Linz 32 20 4 8 67 37 16 7 3 6 32 22 16 13 1 2 35 15 30 64
3 Rapid Wien 32 17 7 8 64 43 16 7 4 5 31 24 16 10 3 3 33 19 21 58
4 Wolfsberger AC 32 15 9 8 69 43 16 7 5 4 37 23 16 8 4 4 32 20 26 54
5 Hartberg 32 12 6 14 52 74 16 5 4 7 25 35 16 7 2 7 27 39 -22 42
6 Sturm Graz 32 10 5 17 46 60 16 4 2 10 21 31 16 6 3 7 25 29 -14 35

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 Rapid Wien 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Salzburg 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 Ried 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 LASK Linz 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Hartberg 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
6 Rheindorf Altach 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 St. Polten 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Sturm Graz 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Wattens 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
10 Austria Wien 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
11 Wolfsberger AC 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
12 Admira 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0

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