GRAZ. Sturm Graz and Rapid Vienna draw 1-1. D. Lavalėe scored the first goal (6′) for Sturm Graz. C. Lang made it even (41′).
The match was played at the Merkur Arena stadium in Graz on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Walter Altmann with the collaboration of Maximilian Weiss and Philip Gschliesser. The 4th official was Markus Hameter. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.59 degrees Celsius or 51.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 10 Total 17
- 6 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 9
- 1 Shots blocked 5
- 104 Attack 90
- 51 Dangerous attack 57
- 78 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
Fouls
- 17 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Sturm Graz was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Rapid Vienna that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Rapid Vienna was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Rapid Vienna to win the match.
Sturm Graz shot 10 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rapid Vienna shot 17 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Sturm Graz received 2 yellow cards (Dimitri Lavalėe and Mika Biereth). Talking about the opposition, Rapid Vienna received 3 yellow cards (Matthias Seidl, Maximilian Hofmann and Christoph Lang).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sturm Graz has 39 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Rapid Vienna will has 28 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Sturm Graz will play away with WSG Tirol on the 2nd of March with a 9-0 head to head record in favor of Sturm Graz (2 draws).
Rapid Vienna will host Austria Wien on the 2nd of March with a 21-21 head to head.
Sturm Graz – Formation
Sturm Graz
72'
55'
6'
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: Vítězslav Jaroš , Jusuf Gazibegovic , David Affengruber , Gregory Wüthrich , Dimitri Lavalėe , Tomi Horvat , Jon Gorenc Stankovic , Alexander Prass , Otar Kiteishvili , Mika Biereth and William Bøving .
The home team had on the bench: Max Johnston , Szymon Włodarczyk , Stefan Hierländer, David Schnegg , Luka Marić, Niklas Geyrhofer and Amady Camara .
Sturm Graz could not rely on the presence of Max Johnston (injured) and David Schnegg (injured).
Substitutions
Sturm Graz made 5 changes: Jusuf Gazibegovic for Max Johnston (63′), William Bøving for Amady Camara (72′), Gregory Wüthrich for David Schnegg (72′), Mika Biereth for Szymon Włodarczyk (72′) and Otar Kiteishvili for Niklas Geyrhofer (80′).
Player of the match: Dimitri Lavalėe
The player that probably impressed the most for Sturm Graz was Dimitri Lavalėe.
His rating is with 1 goal, 52 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Rapid Vienna – Formation
Rapid Vienna
Rapid Vienna started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Robert Klauß played with: Niklas Hedl , Neraysho Kasanwirjo , Maximilian Hofmann , Terence Kongolo , Jonas Antonius Auer , Nikolas Sattlberger , Lukas Grgić , Christoph Lang , Matthias Seidl , Marco Grüll and Fally Mayulu .
These were the players on the bench: Roman Kerschbaum, Guido Burgstaller , Michael Sollbauer, Bernhard Unger, Isak Jansson , Moritz Oswald and Jovan Zivkovic.
Substitutions
Rapid Vienna made 3 changes: Christoph Lang for Isak Jansson (84′), Lukas Grgić for Moritz Oswald (73′) and Fally Mayulu for Guido Burgstaller (72′).
Player of the match: Niklas Hedl
The most impressive player for Rapid Vienna was the goalkeeper: Niklas Hedl. His rating is 7.65. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga.
- Hartberg – LASK Linz – 0-0
- Austria Lustenau – Austria Klagenfurt – 0-1
- Sturm Graz – Rapid Vienna – 1-1
