Wattens hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 12 points and a 9th position in the Tipico Bundesliga table. Visiting Sturm Graz holds 5th place with 24 pts.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Wattens form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Tipico Bundesliga this season. Wattens have only managed 1 win, 1 draw and 5 losses from their games here at Tivoli Stadion Tirol. The home stadium (Tivoli Stadion Tirol) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Wattens it's been a house of straw as the last five games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around? With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Wattens to get some points in this home game.
The Wattens fans got no joy from their last match, a Tipico Bundesliga game also here at Tivoli Stadion Tirol: A 0-2 defeat against LASK Linz (placed 2nd). Heartbreak before that as Wattens lost 1-5 at St. Pölten's place.
Wattens have scored 5 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. Wattens have conceded 16 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Sturm Graz form and stats
Playing away, Sturm Graz have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Tipico Bundesliga this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Rapid Wien (placed 4th) in their previous outing. The Tipico Bundesliga match ended in a draw 1-1. Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Hartberg.
The travelling fans enjoy Sturm Graz's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. 7 goals have been conceded by Sturm Graz in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sturm Graz - Wattens 2-0 earlier this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 0 Wattens victories, 0 draws and 3 Sturm Graz wins. 0 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Z. Dedič 6 goals |   B. Balaj 5 goals |  K. Despodov 5 goals |
Wattens missing players
Sturm Graz missing players
| Wattens | Sturm Graz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | 5 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 34 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 86% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 73% |
| 53% | 43% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 47% |
| 53% | 43% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 33% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 13% |
| 60% | 43% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 40% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 33% | 57% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 6.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 128 | 62 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 56 | 155 |
| 49 | 18 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 23 | 61 |
| 35% | 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 48% | 39% |
- Sturm Graz have scored at least twice as many goals away as Wattens have scored home.
- Sturm Graz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wattens has the most dropped points from leading position (10)
- Wattens have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Wattens have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Wattens 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 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 44 | 39 |
| 2 | LASK Linz | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 23 | 38 |
| 3 | Wolfsberger AC | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 30 |
| 4 | Rapid Wien | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 25 |
| 5 | Sturm Graz | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Hartberg | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Austria Wien | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 16 |
| 8 | St. Pölten | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | -22 | 14 |
| 9 | Wattens | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -17 | 12 |
| 10 | Rheindorf Altach | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -14 | 10 |
| 11 | Admira | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 23 | -19 | 10 |
| 12 | Mattersburg | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -25 | 10 |