GRAZ. Sturm Graz and LASK Linz went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3. Sturm Graz was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Merkur Arena stadium in Graz on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Sebastian Gishamer who had the assistance of Roland Riedel and Andreas Witschnigg. The 4th official was Gabriel Gmeiner. The weather was foggy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.3 degrees Celsius or 39.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 15 Total 12
- 5 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 9
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 146 Attack 110
- 55 Dangerous attack 39
- 102 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 17
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sturm Graz had a strong ball possession 57% while LASK Linz was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sturm Graz was was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Sturm Graz to win the match.
Sturm Graz shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, LASK Linz shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Sturm Graz received 3 yellow cards (K. Yeboah, D. Affengruber and J. Gazibegovic). Talking about the opposition, LASK Linz received 4 yellow cards (J. Boller, R. Renner, L. Grgic and S. Horvath).
Also, LASK Linz didn’t finish the match with 11 players after R. Renner (LASK Linz) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (79′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sturm Graz will have 24 points like Wolfsberger AC to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, LASK Linz will have 14 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Sturm Graz will play away against Austria Wien on the 28th of November with a 23-19 head to head stats in favor of Austria Wien (19 draws).
LASK Linz will play away agasint Hartberg on the 28th of November with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of LASK Linz (3 draws).
Sturm Graz – Formation
Sturm Graz
58'
56'
64'
Sturm Graz started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Christian Ilzer decided to play with the following team: Jörg Siebenhandl , Niklas Geyrhofer , David Affengruber , Gregory Wüthrich , Jusuf Gazibegovic , Jon Gorenc Stanković , Alexander Prass , Amadou Dante , Anderson Niangbo , Kelvin Yeboah and Manprit Sarkaria .
The home team had on the bench: Tobias Schützenauer, Lukas Jäger, Andreas Kuen , Moritz Wels, Sandro Schendl, Ivan Ljubić and Jakob Jantscher .
Substitutions
Sturm Graz made 2 changes: N. Geyrhofer for A. Kuen (58′) and A. Dante for J. Jantscher (64′).
Best player: Kelvin Yeboah
The player that probably impressed the most for Sturm Graz was Kelvin Yeboah.
His rating is with 2 goals, 16 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 26.
LASK Linz – Formation
LASK Linz
79'
LASK Linz started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Andreas Wieland played with: Alexander Schlager , Marvin Potzmann , Jan Boller , Philipp Wiesinger , René Renner , Hyunseok Hong , Lukas Grgić , Thomas Goiginger , Sascha Horvath , Keito Nakamura and Mamoudou Karamoko .
These were the players on the bench: Thomas Gebauer, Yannis Letard , Florian Flecker , Christoph Monschein , Alexander Schmidt , Andreas Gruber and Husein Balić .
Substitutions
LASK Linz made 5 changes: M. Karamoko for C. Monschein (65′), P. Wiesinger for Y. Letard (65′), K. Nakamura for H. Balic (65′), T. Goiginger for A. Schmidt (76′) and S. Horvath for F. Flecker (81′).
Best player: Thomas Goiginger
The player that probably impressed the most for LASK Linz was Thomas Goiginger.
His rating is with 16 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga.
- Sturm Graz – LASK Linz – 3-3
- Austria Klagenfurt – Austria Wien – 0-0
- Wattens – Wolfsberger AC – 5-1
