Sturm Graz recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Hartberg 2-1

GRAZ. Sturm Graz found a way to reverse the scoreline against Hartberg to win 2-1.

By
David Brown
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Sturm Graz recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Hartberg 2-1

GRAZ. Sturm Graz was capable to reverse the scoreline against Hartberg to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Hartberg to strike first with an early goal of Christoph Lang at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 13′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Alexander Prass gave the win to Sturm Graz in the 42′ minute.

The match was played at the Merkur Arena stadium in Graz on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Christopher Jäger with the help of Maximilian Kolbitsch and Luka Katholnig. The 4th official was Oliver Fluch. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.01 degrees Celsius or 68.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sturm Graz

2 - 1

Team 1

Hartberg

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 15 Total 7
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 127 Attack 88
  • 55 Dangerous attack 35
  • 90 Ball safe 112
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 15 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 7

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Sturm Graz was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Hartberg that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sturm Graz had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sturm Graz won the match​.

Sturm Graz shot 15 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hartberg shot 7 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Sturm Graz received 3 yellow cards (Javier Serrano, Christian Ilzer and Otar Kiteishvili). On the opposite side, Hartberg received 4 yellow cards (Tobias Kainz, Dominik Prokop, Mamadou Sangare and Jurgen Heil).

Match Timeline

4'
S. Jatta(goal)Otar Kiteishvili
13'
16'
Jürgen Heil - Yellow
Alexander Prass(goal)
42'
46'
Ruben Providence- sub ->Donis Avdijaj
Otar Kiteishvili- Yellow
61'
65'
Maximilian Fillafer- sub ->Dominik Frieser
S. Włodarczyk- sub ->Seedy Jatta
67'
72'
Dominik Prokop- Yellow
73'
M. Sangaré- Yellow
Stefan Hierländer - sub ->Dimitri Lavalėe
78'
78'
Tobias Kainz- sub ->Mamadou Sangare
85'
Angelo Brückner- sub ->Jurgen Heil
85'
90'
Tobias Kainz- Yellow
Javi Serrano- Yellow
90'
Javi Serrano- sub ->Alexander Prass
85'
85'
Christoph Urdl- sub ->Ousmane Diakité

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 27 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Hartberg will stay with 16 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Sturm Graz will play away against Hartberg on the 16th of March with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Sturm Graz (2 draws).

Hartberg will host LASK Linz on the 24th of February with a 4-4 head to head.

Sturm Graz – Formation

Sturm Graz
G
Kjell Scherpen   1.Netherlands
6.4
D
Gregory Wüthrich 5.Switzerland
7.1
D
Jusuf Gazibegovic 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.6
D
David Schnegg 28.Austria
7.0
D
David Affengruber 42.Austria
7.1
M
Alexander Prass 8.Austria
7.5
85' Goals42'
M
Otar Kiteishvili 10.Georgia
7.3
61'
M
Dimitri Lavalée 24.Belgium
7.5
78'
M
Manprit Sarkaria  11.Austria
7.3
85'
M
Jon Gorenc Stankovic 4.Slovenia
7.5
F
S. Jatta 20.Norway
7.3
67' Goals13'
Substitutes
G
L. Marić 31.Austria
D
M. Johnston 2.Scotland
M
Stefan Hierländer  25.Austria
6.8
78'
M
Javi Serrano 14.Spain
6.4
85' 90'
M
Tomi Horvat 19.Slovenia
F
Mohammed Fuseini 29.Ghana
6.7
85'
F
S. Włodarczyk 9.Poland
7.0
67'

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

The manager Christian Ilzer decided to play with the following team: Kjell Scherpen (6.4), Jusuf Gazibegović (6.6), David Affengruber (7.1), Gregory Wüthrich (7.1), David Schnegg (7.0), Jon Gorenc Stanković (7.5), Dimitri Lavalėe (7.5), Manprit Sarkaria (7.3), Alexander Prass (7.5), Otar Kiteishvili (7.3) and Seedy Jatta (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Luka Marić, Mohammed Fuseini (6.7), Stefan Hierländer (6.8), Max Johnston, Javier Serrano (6.4), Tomi Horvat and Szymon Włodarczyk (7.0).

Sturm Graz could not rely on the presence of Szymon Włodarczyk (injured) and Stefan Hierländer (injured).

Substitutions

Sturm Graz made 4 changes: Manprit Sarkaria for Mohammed Fuseini (85′), Seedy Jatta for Szymon Włodarczyk (67′), Dimitri Lavalėe for Stefan Hierländer (78′) and Alexander Prass for Javier Serrano (85′).

Best player: Alexander Prass​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sturm Graz was Alexander Prass.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 37 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9.

Hartberg – Formation

Hartberg
G
Raphael Sallinger 1.Austria
6.4
D
Jürgen Heil  28.Austria
6.1
85' 16'
D
Paul Komposch 14.Austria
7.5
D
I. Bowat 5.Scotland
7.0
D
Manuel Pfeifer 20.Austria
6.6
M
Christoph Lang 26.Austria
7.5
Goals4'
M
Dominik Frieser 33.Austria
7.5
65'
M
M. Sangaré 45.Mali
6.7
78' 73'
M
Dominik Prokop 27.Austria
6.4
72'
M
O. Diakité 32.Mali
6.3
85'
M
Donis Avdijaj 10.Kosovo
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Tobias Knoflach 39.Austria
D
Angelo Brückner 3.Germany
6.4
85'
D
Michael Steinwender 12.Austria
M
Christoph Urdl 8.Austria
6.4
85'
M
Tobias Kainz 23.Austria
6.4
78' 90'
M
Maximilian Fillafer 37.Austria
6.6
65'
F
Ruben Providence 70.France
7.0
46'

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

Markus Schopp played with: Raphael Sallinger (6.4), Jurgen Heil (6.1), Paul Komposch (7.5), Ibane Bowat (7.0), Manuel Pfeifer (6.6), Donis Avdijaj (6.4), Ousmane Diakité (6.3), Mamadou Sangare (6.7), Dominik Prokop (6.4), Dominik Frieser (7.5) and Christoph Lang (7.5).

They had on the bench: Christoph Urdl (6.4), Angelo Brückner (6.4), Ruben Providence (7.0), Michael Steinwender, Tobias Knoflach, Tobias Kainz (6.4) and Maximilian Fillafer (6.6).

Hartberg could not rely on the presence of Tobias Kainz (injured) and Christoph Urdl (injured).

Substitutions

Hartberg made 5 changes: Donis Avdijaj for Ruben Providence (46′), Dominik Frieser for Maximilian Fillafer (65′), Mamadou Sangare for Tobias Kainz (78′), Ousmane Diakité for Christoph Urdl (85′) and Jurgen Heil for Angelo Brückner (85′).

Best player: Paul Komposch​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hartberg was Paul Komposch.

His rating is (7.5) with 59 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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