Sturm Graz surprises Austria Lustenau with a 2-0 win

GRAZ. Sturm Graz had a surprising win over Austria Lustenau with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Horvat (48') and a goal from A. Prass (70').

By
John Ross
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Sturm Graz surprises Austria Lustenau with a 2-0 win

GRAZ. Sturm Graz had a surprising win over Austria Lustenau with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Horvat (48′) and a goal from A. Prass (70′).

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 Arnes Talic with the support of Andreas Witschnigg and Luka Katholnig. The 4th official was Josef Spurny. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.27 degrees Celsius or 37.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sturm Graz

2 - 0

Team 1

Austria Lustenau

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 24 Total 12
  • 8 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 9 Shots blocked 6
  • 145 Attack 78
  • 65 Dangerous attack 15
  • 106 Ball safe 120
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Sturm Graz was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Austria Lustenau that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sturm Graz was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sturm Graz won the match​.

Sturm Graz shot 24 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Austria Lustenau shot 12 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sturm Graz received 1 yellow card (Stefan Hierländer). Regarding the opposition, Austria Lustenau received 3 yellow cards (Baïla Diallo, Domenik Schierl and Kennedy Boateng).

Match Timeline

28'
34'
Baïla Diallo- Yellow
Tomi Horvat(goal)
48'
Stefan Hierländer - Yellow
51'
52'
Baïla Diallo(yellowredcard)
Javi Serrano- sub ->Stefan Hierländer
57'
63'
Ben Bobzien- sub ->Namory Cisse
64'
Fabian Gmeiner- sub ->Torben Rhein
Alexander Prass(goal)Jusuf Gazibegovic
70'
A. Camara- sub ->Szymon Włodarczyk
72'
71'
Domenik Schierl- Yellow
80'
Jonathan Schmid- sub ->Anderson
80'
Leo Mätzler- sub ->Dániel Tiefenbach
85'
85'
85'
90'
Kennedy Boateng- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sturm Graz
46
22
Salzburg
35
6
LASK Linz
27
6
Austria Klagenfurt
22
6
Rapid Vienna
33
22
Hartberg
21
6
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 contest, Sturm Graz will have 33 points like Salzburg to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Austria Lustenau will stay with 3 points to hold in the 12th 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 record in favor of Sturm Graz (2 draws).

Austria Lustenau will host LASK Linz on the 9th of December with a 2-0 head to head in favor of LASK Linz (1 draw).

Sturm Graz – Formation

Sturm Graz
G
L. Marić 31.Austria
7.7
D
Dimitri Lavalée 24.Belgium
7.5
D
David Affengruber 42.Austria
7.9
D
David Schnegg 28.Austria
7.3
85'
D
Jusuf Gazibegovic 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina
8.1
M
Alexander Prass 8.Austria
8.5
Goals70'
M
Stefan Hierländer  25.Austria
7.3
57' 51'
M
Jon Gorenc Stankovic 4.Slovenia
7.0
M
Tomi Horvat 19.Slovenia
8.1
85' Goals48'
F
Manprit Sarkaria  11.Austria
7.1
85'
F
S. Włodarczyk 9.Poland
6.4
72'
Substitutes
G
M. Bignetti 40.Austria
D
Amadou Dante 44.Mali
6.7
85'
D
A. Borković 6.Austria
M
Javi Serrano 14.Spain
7.0
57'
F
Bryan Teixeira 17.Cape Verde
7.0
85'
F
A. Camara 36.Mali
6.4
72'
F
Mohammed Fuseini 29.Ghana
6.4
85'

Sturm Graz adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Christian Ilzer decided to play with the following team: Luka Marić (7.7), Jusuf Gazibegovic (8.1), David Affengruber (7.9), Dimitri Lavalėe (7.5), David Schnegg (7.3), Stefan Hierländer (7.3), Jon Gorenc Stankovic (7.0), Alexander Prass (8.5), Tomi Horvat (8.1), Szymon Włodarczyk (6.4) and Manprit Sarkaria (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Amadou Dante (6.7), Alexandar Borković, Matteo Bignetti, Javier Serrano (7.0), Bryan Silva Teixeira (7.0), Amady Camara (6.4) and Mohammed Fuseini (6.4).

Sturm Graz could not rely on the presence of Bryan Silva Teixeira (injured).

Substitutions

Sturm Graz made 4 changes: Stefan Hierländer for Javier Serrano (57′), Manprit Sarkaria for Mohammed Fuseini (85′), David Schnegg for Amadou Dante (85′) and Tomi Horvat for Bryan Silva Teixeira (85′).

Player of the match: Alexander Prass​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sturm Graz was Alexander Prass.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 53 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Austria Lustenau – Formation

Austria Lustenau
G
Domenik Schierl 27.Austria
7.9
71'
D
Kennedy Boateng 3.Togo
7.3
90'
D
Darijo Grujcic 6.Austria
7.0
D
D. Tiefenbach 33.Hungary
7.1
80'
M
Stefano Surdanovic  70.Serbia
6.6
28'
M
Anderson 28.Brazil
7.3
80'
M
Torben Rhein 8.Germany
7.1
64'
M
Baïla Diallo 11.Senegal
6.1
34'
M
Pius Grabher 23.Austria
6.7
F
Yadaly Diaby 22.Guinea
7.0
F
Namory Cisse 15.Austria
7.0
63'
Substitutes
G
Ammar Helac 21.Austria
D
Fabian Gmeiner 7.Austria
6.3
64'
D
Boris Moltenis 2.Martinique
6.4
28'
D
Leo Mätzler 5.Austria
6.8
80'
M
Jonathan Schmid 20.France
6.6
80'
F
Nikolai Baden Frederiksen 9.Denmark
F
Ben Bobzien 19.Germany
6.4
63'

Also Austria Lustenau adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Markus Mader played with: Domenik Schierl (7.9), Dániel Tiefenbach (7.1), Kennedy Boateng (7.3), Darijo Grujcic (7.0), Anderson (7.3), Stefano Surdanović (6.6), Pius Grabher (6.7), Baïla Diallo (6.1), Torben Rhein (7.1), Namory Cisse (7.0) and Yadaly Diaby (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Fabian Gmeiner (6.3), Nikolai Baden Frederiksen, Jonathan Schmid (6.6), Boris Moltenis (6.4), Leo Mätzler (6.8), Ammar Helac and Ben Justus Bobzen (6.4).

Austria Lustenau could not rely on the presence of Boris Moltenis (injured).

Substitutions

Austria Lustenau made 5 changes: Stefano Surdanović for Boris Moltenis (28′), Namory Cisse for Ben Justus Bobzen (63′), Torben Rhein for Fabian Gmeiner (64′), Anderson for Jonathan Schmid (80′) and Dániel Tiefenbach for Leo Mätzler (80′).

Player of the match: Domenik Schierl​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Austria Lustenau was the goalkeeper: Domenik Schierl. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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