GRAZ. Sturm Graz beats Rapid Vienna 3-1. Rapid Vienna lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Merkur Arena stadium in Graz. The referee was Stefan Ebner with the support of Stefan Kühr and Andreas Zangerle. The 4th official was Emil Ristoskov. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.5 degrees Celsius or 54.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 16 Total 13
- 7 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 6
- 104 Attack 106
- 58 Dangerous attack 57
- 84 Ball safe 106
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 18
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Rapid Vienna had a superior ball possession 57% while Sturm Graz was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sturm Graz was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sturm Graz won the match.
Sturm Graz shot 16 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Rapid Vienna shot 13 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Sturm Graz received 4 yellow cards (E. Emegha, Stefan Hierländer, Jon Gorenc Stankovic and D. Affengruber). On the opposite side, Rapid Vienna received 2 yellow cards (Thorsten Schick and Aleksa Pejic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Sturm Graz will have 24 points to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Rapid Vienna will stay with 16 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Sturm Graz will play away against Austria Klagenfurt on the 16th of April with a 6-1 head to head in favor of Sturm Graz (0 draws).
Rapid Vienna will host Austria Wien on the 16th of April with a 21-20 head to head in favor of Rapid Vienna (23 draws).
Sturm Graz – Formation
Sturm Graz
72'
62'
45'
Sturm Graz started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Christian Ilzer decided to play with the following team: Arthur Okonkwo , Jusuf Gazibegović , David Affengruber , Alexandar Borković , David Schnegg , Stefan Hierländer , Jon Gorenc Stanković , Alexander Prass , Tomi Horvat , Emanuel Emegha and Manprit Sarkaria .
The home team had on the bench: Albian Ajeti , Niklas Geyrhofer , Otar Kiteishvili , Bryan Silva Teixeira , Ivan Ljubic, Jörg Siebenhandl and Amadou Dante .
Substitutions
Sturm Graz made 5 changes: Stefan Hierländer for Otar Kiteishvili (62′), E. Emegha for Albian Ajeti (77′), A. Prass for Dante Amadou (85′), Tomi Horvat for Niklas Geyrhofer (86′) and Manprit Sarkaria for Bryan Silva Teixeira (85′).
Best player: Emanuel Emegha
The player that probably impressed the most for Sturm Graz was Emanuel Emegha.
His rating is with 1 goal, 13 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10.
Rapid Vienna – Formation
Rapid Vienna
Rapid Vienna started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Zoran Barišić played with: Niklas Hedl , Thorsten Schick , Leopold Querfeld , Michael Sollbauer , Jonas Antonius Auer , Roman Kerschbaum , Aleksa Pejić , Oliver Strunz , Christoph Knasmüllner , Marco Grüll and Guido Burgstaller .
These were the players on the bench: Patrick Greil , Ante Bajić , Bernhard Unger, Denso Kasius , Bernhard Zimmermann , Martin Moormann and Moritz Oswald .
Substitutions
Rapid Vienna made 5 changes: Christoph Knasmüllner for Patrick Greil (62′), Thorsten Schick for Denso Kasius (62′), Marco Grüll for Ante Bajic (73′), R. Kerschbaum for Bernhard Zimmermann (73′) and Guido Burgstaller for Moritz Oswald (85′).
Best player: Guido Burgstaller
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rapid Vienna was Guido Burgstaller.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga.
- Sturm Graz – Rapid Vienna – 3-1
- Austria Klagenfurt – Salzburg – 0-3
- Austria Wien – LASK Linz – 2-2
