GRAZ. Austria Wien tops Sturm Graz 1-0 after A. Gruber scored just 1 goal (14′). Sturm Graz lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
Manprit Sarkaria missed a decisive penalty (33′). That would have allowed Sturm Graz to draw the match.
The match was played at the Merkur Arena stadium in Graz on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Alan Kijas with the support of Stefan Kühr and . The 4th official was Emil Ristoskov. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.27 degrees Celsius or 59.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 18 Total 9
- 4 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 5
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 138 Attack 93
- 64 Dangerous attack 39
- 76 Ball safe 78
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sturm Graz was in firm control of the ball 56% while Austria Wien was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sturm Graz had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Austria Wien managed to find the solution to win this match.
Sturm Graz shot 18 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Austria Wien shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sturm Graz received 2 yellow cards (Dimitri Lavalėe and Alexander Prass). Talking about the opposition, Austria Wien received 5 yellow cards (James Holland, Christian Früchtl, Matteo Meisl, Manfred Fischer and Reinhold Ranftl).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Sturm Graz will stay with 27 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Austria Wien will have 15 points like Rapid Vienna to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Sturm Graz will play away with Hartberg on the 16th of March with a 8-4 head to head stats in favor of Sturm Graz (2 draws).
Austria Wien will host WSG Tirol on the 16th of March with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Austria Wien (4 draws).
Sturm Graz – Formation
Sturm Graz
81'
90'
Sturm Graz started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Christian Ilzer decided to play with the following team: Kjell Scherpen , Max Johnston , David Affengruber , Gregory Wüthrich , David Schnegg , Dimitri Lavalėe , Jon Gorenc Stanković , Alexander Prass , Tomi Horvat , Manprit Sarkaria and Seedy Jatta .
The home team had on the bench: Szymon Włodarczyk , William Bøving , Bryan Silva Teixeira , Jusuf Gazibegović, Stefan Hierländer , Mohammed Fuseini and Luka Marić.
Sturm Graz could not rely on the presence of Bryan Silva Teixeira (injured).
Substitutions
Sturm Graz made 5 changes: David Schnegg for Szymon Włodarczyk (70′), Max Johnston for Bryan Silva Teixeira (81′), Tomi Horvat for William Bøving (57′), Jon Gorenc Stanković for Stefan Hierländer (81′) and Seedy Jatta for Mohammed Fuseini (81′).
Best player: Alexander Prass
The most impressive player for Sturm Graz was Alexander Prass.
His rating is with 39 passes (62% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.
Austria Wien – Formation
Austria Wien
14'
Austria Wien started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Michael Wimmer played with: Christian Früchtl , Johannes Handl , Marvin Martins , Matteo Meisl , Reinhold Ranftl , Marvin Potzmann , Aleksandar Jukić , Manuel Polster , Andreas Gruber , Fisnik Asllani and Manfred Fischer .
They had on the bench: Matan Baltaxa , James Holland , Hakim Guenouche , Matthias Braunöder , Romeo Vučić , Alexander Schmidt and Mirko Kos.
Austria Wien could not rely on the presence of James Holland (injured) and Matthias Braunöder (injured).
Substitutions
Austria Wien made 5 changes: Marvin Potzmann for Hakim Guenouche (67′), Manuel Polster for Matan Baltaxa (57′), Reinhold Ranftl for James Holland (57′), Aleksandar Jukić for Matthias Braunöder (75′) and Andreas Gruber for Romeo Vučić (75′).
Best player: Christian Früchtl
The most impressive player for Austria Wien was the goalkeeper: Christian Früchtl. His rating is 8.36. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga.
- Rapid Vienna – LASK Linz – 3-3
- Sturm Graz – Austria Wien – 0-1
- Austria Lustenau – Hartberg – 0-4
