WIEN. Sturm Graz was in the end too much to handle for Rapid Vienna. K. Yeboah (38′), J. Gorenc Stankovic (71′) and I. Ljubic (82′). Rapid Vienna lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Allianz Stadion stadium in Wien on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Sebastian Gishamer with the help of Roland Riedel and Maximilian Weiss. The 4th official was Alan Kijas. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.3 degrees Celsius or 68.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Rapid Vienna – Formation
Rapid Vienna
33'
84'
Rapid Vienna started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Dietmar Didi Kühbauer decided to play with the following team: Paul Gartler , Filip Stojković , Leo Greiml , Emanuel Aiwu , Maximilian Ullmann , Dejan Petrović , Robert Ljubičić , Kelvin Arase , Christoph Knasmüllner , Marco Grüll and Taxiarchis Fountas .
The home team had on the bench: Bernhard Unger, Kevin Wimmer, Thorsten Schick , Jonas Antonius Auer , Srđan Grahovac , Thierno Ballo and Koya Kitagawa .
Best player: Marco Grüll
The player that probably impressed the most for Rapid Vienna was Marco Grüll.
His rating is with 24 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 8 crosses.
Sturm Graz – Formation
Sturm Graz
71'
Sturm Graz started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the other side, Christian Ilzer played with: Jörg Siebenhandl , Lukas Jäger , David Affengruber , Gregory Wüthrich , Amadou Dante , Stefan Hierländer , Jon Gorenc Stanković , Otar Kiteishvili , Manprit Sarkaria , Kelvin Yeboah and Jakob Jantscher .
They had on the bench: Tobias Schützenauer, Niklas Geyrhofer , Jusuf Gazibegovic, Alexander Prass, Ivan Ljubić , Andreas Kuen and Anderson Niangbo .
Sturm Graz could not rely on the presence of A. Kuen (injured).
Best player: Otar Kiteishvili
The player that probably impressed the most for Sturm Graz was Otar Kiteishvili even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 30 passes (73% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 17 Total 16
- 6 On Target 5
- 11 Off Target 11
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 112 Attack 106
- 57 Dangerous attack 53
- 104 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 18
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Rapid Vienna was in firm control of the ball 56% while Sturm Graz was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Rapid Vienna was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Sturm Graz was able to find the solution to win this match.
Rapid Vienna shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Sturm Graz shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Rapid Vienna received 2 yellow cards (F. Stojkovic and L. Greiml). On the opposite side, Sturm Graz received 4 yellow cards (J. Gorenc Stankovic, A. Dante, K. Yeboah and D. Affengruber).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Rapid Vienna will stay with 8 points like Wattens to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Sturm Graz will have 20 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Tipico Bundesliga, Rapid Vienna will host Wattens on the 3rd of October with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Rapid Vienna (1 draw).
Sturm Graz will play away agasint Hartberg on the 3rd of October with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Sturm Graz (1 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Tipico Bundesliga.
- Hartberg – Austria Wien – 3-4
- Rapid Vienna – Sturm Graz – 0-3
- LASK Linz – Admira – 3-1
