Sturm Graz wipes out Wolfsberger AC 4-0 with a superb match

GRAZ. Sturm Graz liquidates Wolfsberger AC 4-0 with goals of

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John Ross
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Sturm Graz wipes out Wolfsberger AC 4-0 with a superb match

GRAZ. Sturm Graz demolishes Wolfsberger AC 4-0 with goals of Mika Biereth (66′), Manprit Sarkaria (70′), Dimitri Lavalėe (85′) and David Affengruber (89′). Sturm Graz made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).

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 Julian Weinberger with the help of Sebastian Gruber and Mattias Hartl. The 4th official was Alain Sadikovski. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.17 degrees Celsius or 55.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sturm Graz

4 - 0

Team 1

Wolfsberger AC

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 13 Total 5
  • 8 On Target 1
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 123 Attack 104
  • 74 Dangerous attack 25
  • 75 Ball safe 69
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 4 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Sturm Graz had a strong ball possession 60% while Wolfsberger AC was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sturm Graz had a more offensive attitude with 74 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sturm Graz won the match​.

Sturm Graz shot 12 times, 8 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Wolfsberger AC shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sturm Graz received 2 yellow cards (Otar Kiteishvili and Jon Gorenc Stankovic). Talking about the opposition, Wolfsberger AC received 5 yellow cards (Sandro Altunashvili, Augustine Boakye, Dominik Baumgartner, Hendrik Bonmann and Bernhard Zimmermann).

Match Timeline

Otar Kiteishvili- Yellow
2'
Jon Gorenc Stankovic- Yellow
27'
55'
Sandro Altunashvili- Yellow
58'
B. Zimmermann- Yellow
N. Geyrhofer- sub ->David Schnegg
60'
63'
Sankara Karamoko- sub ->Bernhard Zimmermann
M. Biereth(goal)Alexander Prass
66'
Manprit Sarkaria (goal)Mika Biereth
70'
Manprit Sarkaria (VAR)
72'
A. Camara- sub ->Manprit Sarkaria
74'
M. Johnston- sub ->Alexander Prass
74'
75'
Thomas Sabitzer- sub ->Thierno Ballo
77'
Hendrik Bonmann- Yellow
M. Biereth(VAR)
78'
W. Bøving- sub ->Otar Kiteishvili
84'
Dimitri Lavalée(goal)Jusuf Gazibegovic
85'
83'
Augustine Boakye- Yellow
S. Włodarczyk- sub ->Mika Biereth
84'
David Affengruber(goal)Tomi Horvat
89'
90'
Cheick Mamadou Diabaté- sub ->Adis Jasic
90'
P. Müller- sub ->Lukas Ibertsberger
90'
Dominik Baumgartner- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sturm Graz
46
22
Salzburg
36
8
LASK Linz
33
8
Hartberg
25
8
Rapid Vienna
33
22
Austria Klagenfurt
22
8
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 encounter, Sturm Graz has 45 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Wolfsberger AC will stays with 29 points to remain in the 8th 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).

Wolfsberger AC will host Rheindorf Altach on the 16th of March with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of Rheindorf Altach (8 draws).

Sturm Graz – Formation

Sturm Graz
G
Vitezslav Jaros 16.Czech Republic
7.0
D
Jusuf Gazibegovic 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina
8.5
D
Dimitri Lavalée 24.Belgium
8.1
Goals85'
D
David Schnegg 28.Austria
7.3
60'
D
David Affengruber 42.Austria
7.9
Goals89'
M
Jon Gorenc Stankovic 4.Slovenia
7.3
27'
M
Alexander Prass 8.Austria
7.5
74'
M
Otar Kiteishvili 10.Georgia
8.1
84' 2'
M
Tomi Horvat 19.Slovenia
7.0
F
Manprit Sarkaria  11.Austria
7.5
74' Goals70'
F
M. Biereth 18.Denmark
8.4
84' Goals66'
Substitutes
G
L. Marić 31.Austria
D
M. Johnston 2.Scotland
7.0
74'
D
N. Geyrhofer 35.Austria
6.8
60'
M
W. Bøving 15.Denmark
6.7
84'
M
Stefan Hierländer  25.Austria
F
S. Włodarczyk 9.Poland
6.6
84'
F
A. Camara 36.Mali
7.0
74'

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 (7.0), Jusuf Gazibegovic (8.5), David Affengruber (7.9), Dimitri Lavalėe (8.1), David Schnegg (7.3), Tomi Horvat (7.0), Jon Gorenc Stankovic (7.3), Alexander Prass (7.5), Otar Kiteishvili (8.1), Manprit Sarkaria (7.5) and Mika Biereth (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Max Johnston (7.0), Szymon Włodarczyk (6.6), William Bøving (6.7), Stefan Hierländer, Luka Marić, Niklas Geyrhofer (6.8) and Amady Camara (7.0).

Substitutions

Sturm Graz made 5 changes: David Schnegg for Niklas Geyrhofer (60′), Manprit Sarkaria for Amady Camara (74′), Mika Biereth for Szymon Włodarczyk (84′), Alexander Prass for Max Johnston (74′) and Otar Kiteishvili for William Bøving (84′).

Player of the match: Jusuf Gazibegovic​

The most impressive player for Sturm Graz was Jusuf Gazibegovic even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.5 with 33 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Wolfsberger AC – Formation

Wolfsberger AC
G
Hendrik Bonmann 1.Germany
7.0
77'
D
Dominik Baumgartner 22.Austria
6.0
90'
D
E. Omić 44.Austria
6.7
D
Jonathan Scherzer  3.Austria
6.6
M
Sandro Altunashvili 19.Georgia
7.3
55'
M
L. Ibertsberger 26.Austria
6.4
90'
M
Adis Jasic 97.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.6
90'
M
Samson Tijani 6.Nigeria
6.6
F
T. Ballo 11.Austria
7.0
75'
F
Augustine Boakye 20.Ghana
6.6
83'
F
B. Zimmermann 9.Austria
6.6
63' 58'
Substitutes
G
Lukas Gütlbauer 32.Austria
D
Cheick Mamadou Diabaté 5.Ivory Coast
90'
D
Simon Piesinger 8.Austria
M
P. Müller 14.Austria
90'
F
Sankara Karamoko 12.Ivory Coast
6.3
63'
F
Thorsten Röcher 18.Austria
F
Thomas Sabitzer 10.Austria
6.8
75'

Wolfsberger AC started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Manfred Schmid played with: Hendrik Bonmann (7.0), Dominik Baumgartner (6.0), Ervin Omic (6.7), Jonathan Scherzer (6.6), Adis Jasic (6.6), Samson Okikiola Tijani (6.6), Sandro Altunashvili (7.3), Lukas Ibertsberger (6.4), Augustine Boakye (6.6), Bernhard Zimmermann (6.6) and Thierno Ballo (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Cheikh Mamadou Diabaté, Simon Piesinger, Thomas Sabitzer (6.8), Sankara Karamoko (6.3), Pascal Muller, Thorsten Röcher and Lukas Gütlbauer.

Substitutions

Wolfsberger AC made 4 changes: Thierno Ballo for Thomas Sabitzer (75′), Bernhard Zimmermann for Sankara Karamoko (63′), Adis Jasic for Cheikh Mamadou Diabaté (90′) and Lukas Ibertsberger for Pascal Muller (90′).

Player of the match: Sandro Altunashvili​

The player that probably impressed the most for Wolfsberger AC was Sandro Altunashvili.

His rating is 7.3 with 32 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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