GRAZ. Sturm Graz demolishes Wattens 5-0 with goals of J. Jantscher (25′), J. Jantscher (45′), K. Yeboah (48′ pen), K. Yeboah (69′) and A. Niangbo (85′).
The match was played at the Merkur Arena stadium in Graz on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Harald Lechner with the assistance of Andreas Heidenreich and Maximilian Kolbitsch. The 4th official was Safak Barmaksiz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.9 degrees Celsius or 67.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Sturm Graz started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2). On the opposite side, Wattens adopted a aggressive formation (4-3-3).
Sturm Graz – Formation
Sturm Graz
70'
83'
25', 45'
The manager Christian Ilzer decided to play with the following team: Jörg Siebenhandl , Lukas Jäger , Niklas Geyrhofer , Gregory Wüthrich , Amadou Dante , Andreas Kuen , Jon Gorenc Stanković , Otar Kiteishvili , Manprit Sarkaria , Jakob Jantscher and Kelvin Yeboah .
The home team had on the bench: Tobias Schützenauer, Alexandar Borković , David Affengruber, Jusuf Gazibegovic , Ivan Ljubić , Alexander Prass and Anderson Niangbo .
Sturm Graz could not rely on the presence of J. Jantscher (injured).
Best player: Jakob Jantscher
The player that probably impressed the most for Sturm Graz was Jakob Jantscher.
His rating is with 2 goals, 13 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Wattens – Formation
WSG Tirol
On the opposite side, Thomas Silberberger played with: Ferdinand Oswald , Fabian Koch , Raffael Behounek , Felix Bacher , Leon Klassen , Alexander Ranacher , Thanos Petsos , Bror Blume Jensen , Žan Rogelj , Tobias Anselm and Markus Wallner .
They had on the bench: Benjamin Ožegović, Mario Andric , Stefan Skrbo , Valentino Müller , Renny Smith, Johannes Naschberger and Thomas Sabitzer .
Wattens could not rely on the presence of T. Sabitzer (injured).
Best player: Fabian Koch
The player that probably impressed the most for Wattens was Fabian Koch.
His rating is with 57 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 22 Total 11
- 8 On Target 5
- 14 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 93 Attack 80
- 49 Dangerous attack 38
- 68 Ball safe 84
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 4
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Sturm Graz was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Wattens that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Sturm Graz was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sturm Graz won the match.
Sturm Graz shot 22 times, 8 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Wattens shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Sturm Graz received 3 yellow cards (K. Yeboah, A. Kuen and N. Geyrhofer). On the other side, Wattens didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Sturm Graz will have 17 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Wattens will stay with 5 points to stay in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Tipico Bundesliga, Sturm Graz will play away with Rapid Vienna on the 26th of September with a 26-18 head to head in favor of Rapid Vienna (20 draws).
Wattens will host Ried on the 25th of September with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Ried (0 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Tipico Bundesliga.
- Austria Klagenfurt – LASK Linz – 1-1
- Salzburg – Rapid Vienna – 2-0
- Sturm Graz – Wattens – 5-0
