The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Sturm Graz are in the 5th position while the guests worry at 9th.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Sturm Graz form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Sturm Graz have to build on here at Merkur Arena in the Tipico Bundesliga.
Happy days for Sturm Graz in their previous game, a Tipico Bundesliga match away at Wattens (placed 10th) that ended with a 5-1 victory. Preceding that game was the away draw at Rapid Wien that finished 1-1.
As mentioned above, Sturm Graz "killed" Wattens in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Sturm Graz are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found one match and the win/draw/lost stats: W1-D0-L0.
Sturm Graz have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Merkur Arena with 13 goals in 8 league matches. Sturm Graz's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rheindorf Altach form and stats
There's been little loot from Rheindorf Altach's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 7 away games in the Tipico Bundesliga. Rheindorf Altach only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 0 draws.
Rheindorf Altach won their last game, 2-1 versus Wolfsberger AC played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Hartberg's place.
You'll want to know how Rheindorf Altach managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found one similar match resulting in 0 away wins, 0 draws and 1 home win.
Rheindorf Altach are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 7 games (in the league). The opposition has been scoring high and low on Rheindorf Altach's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 19 goals in 7 travels.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Rheindorf Altach - Sturm Graz 1-2 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sturm Graz won 7 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Rheindorf Altach has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 5Top Goalscorers
  M. Berisha 7 goals |   K. Despodov 6 goals |  B. Balaj 5 goals |
Sturm Graz missing players
Rheindorf Altach missing players
| Sturm Graz | Rheindorf Altach | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 29 | 13 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 24 |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 37 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 75% |
| 38% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 44% |
| 19% | 12% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 44% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 12% |
| 31% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 38% |
| 4 | 3.9 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 1.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 162 | 99 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 60 | 175 |
| 65 | 38 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 28 | 70 |
| 45% | 34% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 29% | 34% |
- All of Rheindorf Altach's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rheindorf Altach has the fewest matches under the total-line (4)
- Rheindorf Altach has the fewest points (3) away
- Rheindorf Altach has the most conceded goals in the first half (23)
- Rheindorf Altach have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Rheindorf Altach haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 44 | 40 |
| 2 | LASK Linz | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 38 |
| 3 | Wolfsberger AC | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 30 |
| 4 | Rapid Wien | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 28 |
| 5 | Sturm Graz | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| 6 | Hartberg | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 24 | -5 | 24 |
| 7 | Austria Wien | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | St. Polten | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | -22 | 15 |
| 9 | Rheindorf Altach | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -13 | 13 |
| 10 | Wattens | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -21 | 12 |
| 11 | Admira | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 23 | -19 | 11 |
| 12 | Mattersburg | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -25 | 11 |