Wolfsberger AC vs Sturm Graz betting preview

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Competition: Austria Tipico Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 22.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Lavanttal Arena (8100 seats)

Tipico Bundesliga: Two teams in pretty good shape get together for this game. Sturm Graz might have a small advantage with their 4th place in the table?

Insights:
  • Wolfsberger AC have the most conceded goals (24) at home in Tipico Bundesliga
  • Sturm Graz have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Tipico Bundesliga

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Wolfsberger AC form and stats

Wolfsberger AC's struggle is real here at Lavanttal Arena with only 9 points collected from 11 Tipico Bundesliga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-3-6. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Wolfsberger, their manager R. Stary and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Wolfsberger AC travelled for their previous game, a trip to Wattens that ended 2-2. Attacking player Dejan Joveljić bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 8.54 out of 10. Joveljić scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 4 of 5 times.

Preceding that match was a defeat to LASK Linz (0-4).

Wolfsberger are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. Wolfsberger are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (24 from 11 played).

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Sturm Graz form and stats

As the visiting team in Tipico Bundesliga matches, Sturm Graz, who have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Tipico Bundesliga, have produced an overall stat of 3-5-3 so far.

Sturm go into this game after a win, the home game against Rapid Vienna that ended 4-1. Otar Kiteishvili got a match rating of 8.14 in that game, top player of the team. Kiteishvili scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 6 times.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Wattens at their stadium, the result 3-2.

Sturm have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 13 goals have been scored. 11 goals have been conceded by Sturm in these games.

Head 2 Head

Sturm Graz - Wolfsberger AC 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Wolfsberger AC-Sturm Graz H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Wolfsberger seven wins, Sturm Graz two wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

WolfsbergerD. Joveljić
D. Joveljić
16 goals
Sturm GrazJ. Jantscher
J. Jantscher
9 goals
Wolfsberger ACM. Liendl
M. Liendl
8 goals

Wolfsberger AC missing players

Sturm Graz missing players

Wolfsberger AC Sturm Graz
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 6 Played P 4 15 31
13 3 0 Won W 2 4 15
5 3 0 Drew D 2 7 8
13 9 6 Lost L 0 4 8
51 19 6 Scored S 9 17 49
59 38 24 Conceded C 4 16 33
94% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 84%
84% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 77%
65% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 58%
45% 47% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 32%
26% 33% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 13% 13%
61% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 47% 55%
26% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 47% 35%
19% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.3 1.7
4 2 2 Red cards R C 1 4 7
 
11.5 11.1 7.3 Shots (avg) S ( 14.2 11.3 12.8
4.3 3.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.5 4.2
38% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 53% 33% 37%
Key stats in Tipico Bundesliga this season:
  • Sturm Graz have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Tipico Bundesliga
  • Sturm Graz have the most clean sheets (7) away in Tipico Bundesliga
  • Wolfsberger AC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wolfsberger AC have the most conceded goals (24) at home in Tipico Bundesliga

  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 22 17 1 4 67 24 11 9 0 2 39 14 11 8 1 2 28 10 43 52
2 Rapid Vienna 22 13 6 3 43 25 11 8 2 1 24 9 11 5 4 2 19 16 18 45
3 LASK Linz 22 13 3 6 42 21 11 7 0 4 24 10 11 6 3 2 18 11 21 42
4 Sturm Graz 22 11 6 5 34 20 11 8 1 2 21 9 11 3 5 3 13 11 14 39
5 Wolfsberger AC 22 10 3 9 40 39 11 2 3 6 15 24 11 8 0 3 25 15 1 33
6 Wattens 22 8 6 8 37 34 11 3 4 4 17 16 11 5 2 4 20 18 3 30
7 Hartberg 22 7 8 7 25 38 11 4 4 3 13 16 11 3 4 4 12 22 -13 29
8 Austria Wien 22 6 7 9 31 32 11 2 5 4 16 20 11 4 2 5 15 12 -1 25
9 St. Polten 22 5 6 11 33 43 11 1 3 7 12 23 11 4 3 4 21 20 -10 21
10 Rheindorf Altach 22 6 3 13 20 43 11 3 3 5 9 16 11 3 0 8 11 27 -23 21
11 Ried 22 4 4 14 21 46 11 3 2 6 12 23 11 1 2 8 9 23 -25 16
12 Admira 22 3 5 14 22 50 11 3 2 6 12 21 11 0 3 8 10 29 -28 14

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The Austrian Football Bundesliga is the top level football league in Austria. It was founded in 1974, but there has been an Austrian league championship since 1911. Since the 1950s Austrian football has been dominated by Rapid Wien, Austria Wien and recently Red Bull Salzburg.