Sturm Graz overcomes Slovan Bratislava 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Biereth

BRATISLAVA. Sturm Graz beats Slovan Bratislava 1-0 after M. Biereth scored just 1 goal (52').

By
David Brown
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Sturm Graz overcomes Slovan Bratislava 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Biereth

BRATISLAVA. Sturm Graz prevails over Slovan Bratislava 1-0 after M. Biereth scored just 1 goal (52′).

César Blackman received a red card (90′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Slovan Bratislava lost the match.

The match was played at the Štadión Pasienky stadium in Bratislava on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Orel Grinfeeld with the support of Roei Hassan and Idan Yarkoni. The 4th official was Gal Laibuvitz. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.58 degrees Celsius or 51.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Slovan Bratislava

0 - 1

Team 1

Sturm Graz

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 22 Total 15
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 10 Off Target 2
  • 7 Shots blocked 8
  • 115 Attack 99
  • 72 Dangerous attack 40
  • 103 Ball safe 104
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Slovan Bratislava was in firm control of the ball 55% while Sturm Graz was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Slovan Bratislava was more pushing with 72 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Sturm Graz succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Slovan Bratislava shot 22 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sturm Graz shot 15 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Slovan Bratislava received 2 yellow cards (Guram Kashia and David Strelec). On the other side, Sturm Graz received 1 yellow card (Dimitri Lavalėe).

(Slovan Bratislava) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

45'
52'
M. Biereth(goal)David Affengruber
Guram Kashia - Yellow
54'
60'
Marko Tolic - sub ->David Strelec
60'
62'
Dimitri Lavalée- Yellow
65'
S. Włodarczyk- sub ->Mika Biereth
65'
Tomi Horvat- sub ->Otar Kiteishvili
75'
Stefan Hierländer - sub ->Jon Gorenc Stankovic
75'
Manprit Sarkaria - sub ->William Bøving
Kyriakos Savvidis- sub ->Juraj Kucka
77'
84'
A. Camara- sub ->Alexander Prass
86'
Lukas Pauschek- sub ->Tigran Barseghyan
86'
César Blackman- Red
90'

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
LOSC Lille
14
6
Slovan Bratislava
10
6
Olimpija
6
6
KÍ
4
6

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Maccabi Tel Aviv
15
6
Gent
13
6
Zorya
7
6
Breidablik
0
6

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Viktoria Plzeň
18
6
Dinamo Zagreb
9
6
KF Ballkani
4
6
Astana
4
6

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
16
6
Bodø / Glimt
10
6
Beşiktaş
4
6
Lugano
4
6

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Aston Villa
13
6
Legia Warszawa
12
6
AZ
6
6
Zrinjski
4
6

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Fiorentina
12
6
Ferencváros
10
6
Genk
9
6
Čukarički
0
6

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PAOK
16
6
Eintracht Frankfurt
9
6
Aberdeen
6
6
HJK
2
6

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Fenerbahçe
12
6
Ludogorets
12
6
Nordsjælland
10
6
Spartak Trnava
1
6

Next matches

Slovan Bratislava – Formation

Slovan Bratislava
G
Milan Borjan 82.Canada
7.5
D
Kevin Wimmer 6.Austria
7.8
D
Kenan Bajric 12.Slovenia
7.0
D
Guram Kashia  4.Georgia
7.5
86' 54'
M
Jaromir Zmrhal 8.Czech Republic
7.1
60'
M
Jaba Kankava 20.Georgia
7.0
M
Juraj Kucka 33.Slovakia
7.3
77'
M
César Blackman 28.Panama
7.8
90'
F
Gerson Rodrigues 10.Luxembourg
7.3
F
Tigran Barseghyan 11.Armenia
7.8
86'
F
David Strelec 13.Slovakia
6.3
60' 45'
Substitutes
G
Martin Trnovsky 31.Slovakia
G
Adam Hrdina 35.Slovakia
D
Lukas Pauschek 25.Slovakia
6.8
86'
D
Matus Vojtko 27.Slovakia
M
Kyriakos Savvidis 88.Greece
6.7
77'
M
Nino Marcelli 18.Slovakia
7.1
60'
M
Marko Tolic  24.Croatia
7.0
60'
M
Filip Lichy  26.Slovakia
6.7
86'
F
Rudolf Božík 16.Slovakia

Slovan Bratislava started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Vladimir Weiss decided to play with the following team: Milan Borjan (7.5), Kenan Bajric (7.0), Guram Kashia (7.5), Kevin Wimmer (7.8), César Blackman (7.8), Jaba Kankava (7.0), Juraj Kucka (7.3), Jaromir Zmrhal (7.1), Tigran Barseghyan (7.8), Gerson Rodrigues (7.3) and David Strelec (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Rudolf Božík, Nino Marcelli (7.1), Marko Tolic  (7.0), Filip Lichy  (6.7), Matus Vojtko, Adam Hrdina, Martin Trnovsky, Lukas Pauschek (6.8) and Kyriakos Savvidis (6.7).

Substitutions

Slovan Bratislava made 5 changes: Jaromir Zmrhal for Nino Marcelli (60′), David Strelec for Marko Tolic  (60′), Juraj Kucka for Kyriakos Savvidis (77′), Tigran Barseghyan for Lukas Pauschek (86′) and Guram Kashia for Filip Lichy  (86′).

Player of the match: Kevin Wimmer​

The player that probably impressed the most for Slovan Bratislava was Kevin Wimmer.

His rating is 7.8 with 58 passes (69% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 8 crosses.

Sturm Graz – Formation

Sturm Graz
G
Vitezslav Jaros 16.Czech Republic
8.1
D
M. Johnston 2.Scotland
7.5
D
Gregory Wüthrich 5.Switzerland
7.3
D
David Affengruber 42.Austria
8.5
D
David Schnegg 28.Austria
7.9
M
Jon Gorenc Stankovic 4.Slovenia
6.8
75'
M
Alexander Prass 8.Austria
6.3
84'
M
Otar Kiteishvili 10.Georgia
6.8
65'
M
Dimitri Lavalée 24.Belgium
7.3
62'
F
W. Bøving 15.Denmark
6.6
75'
F
M. Biereth 18.Denmark
8.1
65' Goals52'
Substitutes
G
L. Marić 31.Austria
G
Christoph Wiener-Pucher 45.Austria
D
Jusuf Gazibegovic 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina
D
N. Geyrhofer 35.Austria
M
Tomi Horvat 19.Slovenia
6.8
65'
M
S. Stückler 21.Austria
M
Stefan Hierländer  25.Austria
6.4
75'
F
S. Włodarczyk 9.Poland
6.3
65'
F
Manprit Sarkaria  11.Austria
7.0
75'
F
A. Camara 36.Mali
6.6
84'
F
L. Grgić 38.Austria

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

Christian Ilzer played with: Vítězslav Jaroš (8.1), Max Johnston (7.5), David Affengruber (8.5), Gregory Wüthrich (7.3), David Schnegg (7.9), Alexander Prass (6.3), Jon Gorenc Stankovic (6.8), Dimitri Lavalėe (7.3), Otar Kiteishvili (6.8), William Bøving (6.6) and Mika Biereth (8.1).

These were the players on the bench: Szymon Włodarczyk (6.3), Manprit Sarkaria (7.0), Samuel Stückler, Jusuf Gazibegovic, Stefan Hierländer (6.4), Luka Marić, Niklas Geyrhofer, Amady Camara (6.6), Leon Grgic, Christoph Wiener-Pucher and Tomi Horvat (6.8).

Substitutions

Sturm Graz made 5 changes: Mika Biereth for Szymon Włodarczyk (65′), Otar Kiteishvili for Tomi Horvat (65′), Jon Gorenc Stankovic for Stefan Hierländer (75′), William Bøving for Manprit Sarkaria (75′) and Alexander Prass for Amady Camara (84′).

Player of the match: David Affengruber​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sturm Graz was David Affengruber even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.5 with 47 passes (57% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Europa Conference League.​