INNSBRUCK. Wattens bounces back against Sturm Graz with 2 goals from R. Hojlund from a goal on the 74′ and a goal on the 38′. Sturm Graz was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)

The match was played at the Tivoli Stadion Tirol stadium in Innsbruck on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Alan Kijas with the assistance of Maximilian Weiss and Sebastian Gruber. The 4th official was Oliver Fluch. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 0 degrees Celsius or 31.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

WSG Tirol

2 - 2

Sturm Graz

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 4 Total 20
  • 2 On Target 8
  • 2 Off Target 12
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 62 Attack 129
  • 24 Dangerous attack 45
  • 125 Ball safe 121
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Sturm Graz was in firm control of the ball 59% while Wattens was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sturm Graz was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Sturm Graz to win the contest​.

Wattens shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Sturm Graz shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Wattens received 2 yellow cards (S. Skrbo and D. Tomic). On the opposite side, Sturm Graz received 2 yellow cards (J. Jantscher and ).

Match Timeline

5'
38'
D. Tomic- sub ->J. Ertlthaler
58'
S. Škrbo- sub ->Z. Rogelj
58'
S. Škrbo- Yellow
71'
74'
J. Forst- sub ->V. Muller
77'
J. Naschberger- sub ->S. Ogrinec
77'
S. Škrbo(goal)T. Prica
81'
83'
Jakob Jantscher- Yellow
88'
88'
90'
90'
D. Tomic- Yellow
90'
D. Tomic- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Salzburg
52
10
WSG Tirol
28
10
LASK Linz
26
10
Sturm Graz
37
10
Rheindorf Altach
22
10
Austria Wien
29
10
Hartberg
22
10
Wolfsberger AC
28
10
Ried
22
10
Rapid Vienna
25
10
Admira
21
10
Austria Klagenfurt
21
10

After this encounter, Wattens will have 20 points like LASK Linz to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Sturm Graz will have 32 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Wattens will play away against Ried on the 19th of February with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Ried (0 draws).

Sturm Graz will host Rapid Vienna on the 20th of February with a 26-19 head to head in favor of Rapid Vienna (20 draws).

Wattens – Formation

WSG Tirol
G
Ferdinand Oswald 25.Austria
6.7
D
F. Koch 24.Austria
6.4
D
Maxime Awoudja 15.Germany
6.1
D
Raffael Behounek 30.Austria
7.5
5'
D
Kofi Schulz 44.Germany
6.1
M
Valentino Müller 4.Austria
6.3
77'
M
Zan Rogelj 21.Slovenia
6.1
58'
M
Julius Ertlthaler 77.Austria
6.5
58'
M
Sandi Ogrinec 98.Slovenia
6.2
77'
F
Bror Blume 10.Denmark
7.2
F
Tim Prica 33.Sweden
7.2
90'
Substitutes
G
B. Ozegovic 13.Austria
D
D. Štumberger 26.Austria
M
R. Smith 8.Austria
90'
M
S. Škrbo 23.Austria
6.6
58' 71' 81'
M
J. Naschberger 17.Austria
6.6
77'
F
J. Forst 19.Austria
6.6
77'
F
D. Tomic 18.Austria
6.2
58' 90'

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

The manager Thomas Silberberger decided to play with the following team: Ferdinand Oswald (6.7), Fabian Koch (6.4), Raffael Behounek (7.5), Maxime Awoudja (6.1), Kofi Schulz (6.1), Žan Rogelj (6.1), Sandi Ogrinec (6.2), Valentino Müller (6.3), Julius Ertlthaler (6.5), Tim Prica (7.2) and Bror Blume Jensen (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Benjamin Ožegović, Dominik Stumberger, Renny Smith, Stefan Skrbo (6.6), Johannes Naschberger (6.6), Justin Forst (6.6) and Denis Tomic (6.2).

Wattens could not rely on the presence of D. Tomic (injured).

Substitutions

Wattens made 5 changes: J. Ertlthaler for D. Tomic (58′), Z. Rogelj for S. Skrbo (58′), V. Muller for J. Forst (77′), S. Ogrinec for J. Naschberger (77′) and T. Prica for R. Smith (90′).

Best player: Raffael Behounek​

The most impressive player for Wattens was Raffael Behounek.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 51 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Sturm Graz – Formation

Sturm Graz
G
Jörg Siebenhandl 27.Austria
5.9
D
David Affengruber 42.Austria
6.6
D
Gregory Wüthrich 5.Switzerland
6.2
D
Jusuf Gazibegovic 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
D
Amadou Dante 44.Mali
6.5
88'
M
Jon Gorenc Stankovic 4.Slovenia
7.0
88'
M
Stefan Hierländer 25.Austria
6.8
M
Alexander Prass 8.Austria
7.4
M
Manprit Sarkaria 11.Austria
7.6
90'
F
Jakob Jantscher 13.Austria
7.7
83'
F
Rasmus Højlund 9.Denmark
8.8
38', 74'
Substitutes
G
Tobias Schützenauer 32.Austria
D
N. Geyrhofer 35.Austria
M
Lukas Jäger 17.Austria
6.6
88'
M
Christoph Lang 26.Austria
M
Andreas Kuen 19.Austria
6.6
88'
F
Luca Kronberger 23.Austria
F
Anderson Niangbo 15.Ivory Coast
90'

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

Christian Ilzer played with: Jörg Siebenhandl (5.9), Jusuf Gazibegovic (7.0), David Affengruber (6.6), Gregory Wüthrich (6.2), Amadou Dante (6.8), Stefan Hierländer (6.8), Jon Gorenc Stanković (6.8), Alexander Prass (7.4), Manprit Sarkaria (7.6), Rasmus Winther Højlund (8.8) and Jakob Jantscher (7.7).

They had on the bench: Tobias Schützenauer, Lukas Jäger (6.4), Niklas Geyrhofer, Luca Kronberger, Christoph Lang, Andreas Kuen (6.2) and Anderson Niangbo.

Sturm Graz could not rely on the presence of L. Jager (injured).

Substitutions

Sturm Graz made 3 changes: J. Gorenc Stankovic for L. Jager (87′), A. Dante for A. Kuen (87′) and M. Sarkaria for A. Niangbo (90′).

Best player: Rasmus Winther Højlund​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sturm Graz was Rasmus Winther Højlund.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 19 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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