WOLFSBERG. Sturm Graz was capable to turn the tables against Wolfsberger AC to win 2-1. It was Wolfsberger AC to strike first with an own goal of Amadou Dante at the 40′. Then it was a goal in the 54′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Otar Kiteishvili gave the win to Sturm Graz in the 59′ minute.

The match was played at the Lavanttal Arena stadium in Wolfsberg on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Walter Altmann who was helped by Jasmin Sabanovic and Fatih Tekeli. The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.26 degrees Celsius or 70.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

Wolfsberger AC

1 - 2

Sturm Graz

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 12 Total 13
  • 2 On Target 6
  • 8 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 112 Attack 108
  • 53 Dangerous attack 47
  • 73 Ball safe 83
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Wolfsberger AC was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Sturm Graz that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Wolfsberger AC was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Sturm Graz was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Wolfsberger AC shot 12 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Sturm Graz shot 13 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Wolfsberger AC received 3 yellow cards (Sandro Altunashvili, Jonathan Scherzer and Mario Leitgeb). On the opposite side, Sturm Graz received 4 yellow cards (Kjell Scherpen, Gregory Wüthrich, Jon Gorenc Stanković and Stefan Hierländer).

Match Timeline

M. Leitgeb- Yellow
3'
40'
42'
Stefan Hierländer - Yellow
46'
W. Bøving- sub ->Stefan Hierländer
46'
M. Johnston- sub ->Jusuf Gazibegović
54'
Manprit Sarkaria (goal)
E. Omić- sub ->Florian Rieder
57'
59'
Otar Kiteishvili(goal)Amadou Dante
Sandro Altunashvili- Yellow
64'
70'
Gregory Wüthrich- Yellow
75'
Jon Gorenc Stankovic- Yellow
77'
S. Jatta- sub ->Szymon Włodarczyk
Thomas Sabitzer- sub ->Lukas Ibertsberger
79'
B. Zimmermann- sub ->Sandro Altunashvili
79'
Jonathan Scherzer - Yellow
81'
Samson Tijani- sub ->Mario Leitgeb
80'
82'
David Affengruber- sub ->Manprit Sarkaria
90'
Kjell Scherpen - Yellow

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 playing this match, Wolfsberger AC will stay with 13 points to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Sturm Graz will have 24 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Wolfsberger AC will play away against LASK Linz on the 2nd of March with a 12-6 head to head statistic in favor of LASK Linz (4 draws).

Sturm Graz will play away agasint Hartberg on the 16th of March with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Sturm Graz (2 draws).

Wolfsberger AC – Formation

Wolfsberger AC
G
Hendrik Bonmann 1.Germany
6.6
D
Jonathan Scherzer 3.Austria
6.7
81'
D
Simon Piesinger 8.Austria
6.6
D
Dominik Baumgartner 22.Austria
6.7
M
M. Leitgeb 16.Austria
6.3
80' 3'
M
Sandro Altunashvili 19.Georgia
7.1
79' 64'
M
L. Ibertsberger 26.Austria
6.8
79'
M
Adis Jasic 97.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.9
F
Mohamed Bamba 12.Ivory Coast
7.5
F
Augustine Boakye 20.Ghana
7.0
F
Florian Rieder 23.Austria
7.3
57'
Substitutes
G
Lukas Gütlbauer 32.Austria
M
Samson Tijani 6.Nigeria
6.7
80'
M
Konstantin Kerschbaumer 7.Austria
M
E. Omić 44.Austria
6.7
57'
F
B. Zimmermann 9.Austria
6.6
79'
F
Thomas Sabitzer 10.Austria
6.6
79'
F
Thorsten Röcher 18.Austria

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

The manager Manfred Schmid decided to play with the following team: Hendrik Bonmann (6.6), Dominik Baumgartner (6.7), Simon Piesinger (6.6), Jonathan Scherzer (6.7), Adis Jasic (7.9), Mario Leitgeb (6.3), Sandro Altunashvili (7.1), Lukas Ibertsberger (6.8), Florian Rieder (7.3), Augustine Boakye (7.0) and Mohamed Bamba (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Samson Okikiola Tijani (6.7), Konstantin Kerschbaumer, Bernhard Zimmermann (6.6), Thomas Sabitzer (6.6), Thorsten Röcher, Lukas Gütlbauer and Ervin Omic (6.7).

Substitutions

Wolfsberger AC made 4 changes: Florian Rieder for Ervin Omic (57′), Sandro Altunashvili for Bernhard Zimmermann (79′), Lukas Ibertsberger for Thomas Sabitzer (79′) and Mario Leitgeb for Samson Okikiola Tijani (80′).

Best player: Adis Jasic​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wolfsberger AC was Adis Jasic.

His rating is (7.9) with 45 passes (58% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.

Sturm Graz – Formation

Sturm Graz
G
Kjell Scherpen 1.Netherlands
7.0
90'
D
Gregory Wüthrich 5.Switzerland
7.0
70'
D
Jusuf Gazibegovic 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.4
46'
D
Dimitri Lavalée 24.Belgium
7.3
D
Amadou Dante 44.Mali
6.8
M
Jon Gorenc Stankovic 4.Slovenia
6.7
75'
M
Alexander Prass 8.Austria
7.0
M
Otar Kiteishvili 10.Georgia
7.9
59'
M
Manprit Sarkaria 11.Austria
8.2
82' 54'
M
Stefan Hierländer 25.Austria
6.8
46' 42'
F
S. Włodarczyk 9.Poland
6.7
77'
Substitutes
G
L. Marić 31.Austria
D
M. Johnston 2.Scotland
6.6
46'
D
David Affengruber 42.Austria
6.8
82'
M
W. Bøving 15.Denmark
7.3
46'
M
Tomi Horvat 19.Slovenia
F
Bryan Teixeira 17.Cape Verde
F
S. Jatta 20.Norway
6.4
77'

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

Christian Ilzer played with: Kjell Scherpen (7.0), Jusuf Gazibegović (6.4), Gregory Wüthrich (7.0), Dimitri Lavalėe (7.3), Amadou Dante (6.8), Stefan Hierländer (6.8), Jon Gorenc Stanković (6.7), Manprit Sarkaria (8.2), Otar Kiteishvili (7.9), Alexander Prass (7.0) and Szymon Włodarczyk (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Max Johnston (6.6), William Bøving (7.3), Bryan Silva Teixeira, Tomi Horvat, Seedy Jatta (6.4), Luka Marić and David Affengruber (6.8).

Substitutions

Sturm Graz made 4 changes: Stefan Hierländer for William Bøving (46′), Jusuf Gazibegović for Max Johnston (46′), Szymon Włodarczyk for Seedy Jatta (77′) and Manprit Sarkaria for David Affengruber (82′).

Best player: Manprit Sarkaria​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sturm Graz was Manprit Sarkaria.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 29 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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