GRAZ. Sturm Graz recovers against Salzburg with a penalty kick on the S. Koita 73′ and a goal on the S. Baidoo 40′. Salzburg was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the Merkur Arena stadium in Graz on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.56 degrees Celsius or 70.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Sturm Graz

2 - 2

Salzburg

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 9 Total 17
  • 3 On Target 9
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 84 Attack 105
  • 47 Dangerous attack 41
  • 96 Ball safe 103
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 13
  • 6 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Salzburg had a strong ball possession 58% while Sturm Graz was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sturm Graz was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Sturm Graz to win the match​.

Sturm Graz shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Salzburg shot 17 times, 9 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sturm Graz received 7 yellow cards (Jusuf Gazibegović, Stefan Hierländer, Alexander Prass, David Schnegg, Christian Ilzer, Jon Gorenc Stanković and Gregory Wüthrich). On the opposite side, Salzburg received 3 yellow cards (Amar Dedić, Karim Konaté and Lucas Gourna-Douath).

Match Timeline

Jusuf Gazibegovic- Yellow
16'
40'
Samson Baidoo(goal)
45'
Karim Konaté- Yellow
W. Bøving- sub ->Szymon Włodarczyk
46'
Otar Kiteishvili(goal)Manprit Sarkaria
53'
56'
Sékou Koïta- sub ->Karim Konaté
Manprit Sarkaria (goal)Otar Kiteishvili
63'
Jon Gorenc Stankovic- Yellow
71'
69'
Sékou Koïta(VAR)
73'
Sékou Koïta(penalty)
73'
Luka Sucic- sub ->Oscar Gloukh
74'
Dorgeles Nene- sub ->Roko Šimić
74'
Oumar Solet- sub ->Kamil Piątkowski
77'
Amar Dedic - Yellow
David Schnegg- Yellow
77'
77'
Lucas Gourna-Douath- Yellow
Gregory Wüthrich- Yellow
77'
Stefan Hierländer - Yellow
85'
Alexander Prass- Yellow
90'
90'
Tomi Horvat- sub ->Alexander Prass
90'
90'
Andreas Ulmer - sub ->Aleksa Terzić

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sturm Graz
46
22
Salzburg
39
9
LASK Linz
35
22
Hartberg
34
22
Rapid Vienna
33
22
Austria Klagenfurt
22
9
Austria Wien
33
22
Wolfsberger AC
30
22
Rheindorf Altach
19
22
Blau-Weiß Linz
19
22
WSG Tirol
14
22
Austria Lustenau
10
22

After this match, Sturm Graz will have 17 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, Salzburg will have 19 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Sturm Graz will play away with Hartberg on the 16th of March with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Sturm Graz (2 draws).

Salzburg will play away agasint LASK Linz on the 16th of March with a 23-4 head to head record in favor of Salzburg (12 draws).

Sturm Graz – Formation

Sturm Graz
G
Kjell Scherpen 1.Netherlands
8.7
D
Gregory Wüthrich 5.Switzerland
7.0
77'
D
Jusuf Gazibegovic 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.4
16'
D
David Schnegg 28.Austria
6.0
77'
D
David Affengruber 42.Austria
6.6
M
Jon Gorenc Stankovic 4.Slovenia
6.6
71'
M
Alexander Prass 8.Austria
7.0
90' 90'
M
Otar Kiteishvili 10.Georgia
8.4
53'
M
Stefan Hierländer 25.Austria
6.7
85'
F
S. Włodarczyk 9.Poland
6.4
46'
F
Manprit Sarkaria 11.Austria
8.4
90' 63'
Substitutes
G
L. Marić 31.Austria
D
Dimitri Lavalée 24.Belgium
D
Amadou Dante 44.Mali
M
W. Bøving 15.Denmark
6.3
46'
M
Tomi Horvat 19.Slovenia
90'
F
Bryan Teixeira 17.Cape Verde
F
Mohammed Fuseini 29.Ghana
90'

Sturm Graz started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Christian Ilzer decided to play with the following team: Kjell Scherpen (8.7), Jusuf Gazibegović (6.4), David Affengruber (6.6), Gregory Wüthrich (7.0), David Schnegg (6.0), Stefan Hierländer (6.7), Jon Gorenc Stanković (6.6), Otar Kiteishvili (8.4), Alexander Prass (7.0), Manprit Sarkaria (8.4) and Szymon Włodarczyk (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: William Bøving (6.3), Bryan Silva Teixeira, Tomi Horvat, Dimitri Lavalėe, Mohammed Fuseini, Luka Marić and Amadou Dante.

Substitutions

Sturm Graz made 3 changes: Alexander Prass for Tomi Horvat (90′), Manprit Sarkaria for Mohammed Fuseini (90′) and Szymon Włodarczyk for William Bøving (46′).

Best player: Kjell Scherpen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sturm Graz was the goalkeeper: Kjell Scherpen. His rating is 8.67. He performed 7 saves.

Salzburg – Formation

Salzburg
G
Alexander Schlager 24.Austria
6.3
D
Aleksa Terzic 3.Serbia
7.0
90'
D
Kamil Piatkowski 4.Poland
7.0
74'
D
Samson Baidoo 6.Austria
7.3
40'
D
Amar Dedic 70.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.1
77'
M
Maurits Kjaergaard 14.Denmark
7.0
M
Mads Bidstrup 18.Denmark
6.4
M
Lucas Gourna-Douath 27.France
7.0
77'
M
Oscar Gloukh 30.Israel
6.4
73'
F
Karim Konaté 19.Ivory Coast
6.3
56' 45'
F
Roko Simic 23.Croatia
7.1
74'
Substitutes
G
Jonas Krumrey 41.Germany
D
Andreas Ulmer 17.Austria
90'
D
Oumar Solet 22.France
7.0
74'
M
Luka Sucic 10.Croatia
7.0
73'
M
Amankwah Forson 32.Ghana
M
Dorgeles Nene 45.Mali
6.8
74'
F
Sékou Koïta 20.Mali
8.1
56' 73'

Salzburg started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Matthias Jaissle played with: Alexander Schlager (6.3), Amar Dedić (7.1), Kamil Piątkowski (7.0), Samson Baidoo (7.3), Aleksa Terzić (7.0), Mads Bidstrup (6.4), Lucas Gourna-Douath (7.0), Maurits Kjærgaard (7.0), Oscar Gloukh (6.4), Karim Konaté (6.3) and Roko Šimić (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Luka Sučić (7.0), Andreas Ulmer, Sekou Koita (8.1), Oumar Solet (7.0), Forson Amankwah, Jonas Krumrey and Nene Dorgeles (6.8).

Substitutions

Salzburg made 5 changes: Kamil Piątkowski for Oumar Solet (74′), Oscar Gloukh for Luka Sučić (73′), Karim Konaté for Sekou Koita (56′), Aleksa Terzić for Andreas Ulmer (90′) and Roko Šimić for Nene Dorgeles (74′).

Best player: Sekou Koita​

The most impressive player for Salzburg was Sekou Koita.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 9 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 6.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 56′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga.​