Evenly matched teams: Sturm Graz vs Wolfsberger AC match preview

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Competition: Austria Tipico Bundesliga
Date: lø 02.november
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Merkur Arena (16764 seats)

Sturm Graz will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today's opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Wolfsberger AC.

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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Sturm Graz form and stats

Overall Tipico Bundesliga stats at home this season for Sturm Graz, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Tipico Bundesliga, are 3-1-2 (wins-draw-losses).

Sturm Graz are returning here after visiting Kapfenberger SV in a Austrian Cup game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. In the game before, an away victory in the Tipico Bundesliga match versus St. Polten with a 4-0 scoreline.

This is expected to be a close game, with Sturm Graz perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sturm Graz as a small favourite), we find five games. Sturm Graz has won 3 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.

Sturm Graz have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Merkur Arena with 10 goals in 6 league matches. Sturm Graz have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Wolfsberger AC form and stats

3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Wolfsberger AC playing as the away team in the Tipico Bundesliga this season.

Wolfsberger AC play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Wacker Innsbruck. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Admira in the Tipico Bundesliga.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Wolfsberger AC playing away and similar expectations, we found three relevant matches. Results were 0 Wolfsberger AC wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Wolfsberger AC has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games. As opposed to that, Wolfsberger AC have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Wolfsberger AC - Sturm Graz 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sturm Graz 4 wins, 1 draw and Wolfsberger AC 5 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Wolfsberger ACS. Weissman
S. Weissman
11 goals
Wolfsberger ACA. Niangbo
A. Niangbo
6 goals
Sturm GrazB. Balaj
B. Balaj
5 goals

Sturm Graz missing players

Wolfsberger AC missing players

Sturm Graz Wolfsberger AC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 3 Played P 1 5 12
6 3 0 Won W 1 3 7
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 3
4 2 2 Lost L 0 1 2
20 10 1 Scored S 2 9 30
11 5 4 Conceded C 0 6 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 83% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 83%
42% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 67%
25% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 50%
17% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 25%
33% 33% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 42%
33% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 60% 50%
33% 33% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 8%
 
4.3 4.3 3.3 Corners For (avg) C F 6 5 6.8
4.8 3.8 5.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 2 4.6 3.8
1.9 1.2 1.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.6
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Sturm Graz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wolfsberger AC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Wolfsberger AC have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Wolfsberger AC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Wolfsberger AC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Sturm Graz
All CL TB EL CF AC
All Home Away Home vs top
29-09-19 TB Sturm Graz 4 - 1 Admira
06-10-19 TB Austria Wien 1 - 0 Sturm Graz
19-10-19 TB Sturm Graz 1 - 1 Salzburg
26-10-19 TB St. Polten 0 - 4 Sturm Graz
29-10-19 AC Kapfenberger SV 0 - 2 Sturm Graz
02-11-19 TB Sturm Graz 17:00 Wolfsberger AC
09-11-19 TB Sturm Graz 17:00 Hartberg
24-11-19 TB Rapid Wien 17:00 Sturm Graz
30-11-19 TB Wattens 17:00 Sturm Graz
08-12-19 TB Sturm Graz 14:30 Rheindorf Altach
Wolfsberger AC
All Tipico Bundesliga Europa League Austrian Cup
All Home Away Away vs mid
06-10-19 TB Wolfsberger AC 4 - 0 St. Polten
20-10-19 TB Rapid Wien 1 - 1 Wolfsberger AC
24-10-19 EL Istanbul Basaksehir 1 - 0 Wolfsberger AC
27-10-19 TB Wolfsberger AC 2 - 2 Admira
30-10-19 AC Wacker Innsbruck 1 - 0 Wolfsberger AC
02-11-19 TB Sturm Graz 17:00 Wolfsberger AC
07-11-19 EL Wolfsberger AC 21:00 Istanbul Basaksehir
10-11-19 TB Wolfsberger AC 17:00 Salzburg
23-11-19 TB Mattersburg 17:00 Wolfsberger AC
28-11-19 EL Wolfsberger AC 18:55 Borussia M'gladbach

  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 10 2 0 50 12 7 7 0 0 34 8 5 3 2 0 16 4 38 32
2 LASK Linz 12 9 2 1 26 8 5 2 2 1 12 6 7 7 0 0 14 2 18 29
3 Wolfsberger AC 12 7 3 2 30 13 7 4 2 1 21 7 5 3 1 1 9 6 17 24
4 Rapid Wien 12 6 3 3 25 17 6 2 2 2 12 9 6 4 1 1 13 8 8 21
5 Sturm Graz 12 6 2 4 20 11 6 3 1 2 10 5 6 3 1 2 10 6 9 20
6 Hartberg 12 5 3 4 24 24 6 3 1 2 11 8 6 2 2 2 13 16 0 18
7 Austria Wien 12 3 3 6 18 25 6 2 1 3 7 10 6 1 2 3 11 15 -7 12
8 Wattens 12 3 3 6 16 23 5 1 1 3 5 10 7 2 2 3 11 13 -7 12
9 Mattersburg 12 3 1 8 17 35 6 1 1 4 8 15 6 2 0 4 9 20 -18 10
10 Admira 12 2 3 7 14 31 5 1 1 3 5 9 7 1 2 4 9 22 -17 9
11 Rheindorf Altach 12 2 1 9 17 31 7 2 1 4 14 14 5 0 0 5 3 17 -14 7
12 St. Polten 12 1 4 7 8 35 6 0 2 4 5 20 6 1 2 3 3 15 -27 7

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