GRAZ. Salzburg beats Sturm Graz 1-0 after M. Bidstrup scored just 1 goal (48′).

Also, Sturm Graz had 2 players sent off: Jon Gorenc Stankovic (90′ for a red card) and Dimitri Lavalée (90′ for a red card).

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 Stefan Ebner with the assistance of Robert Steinacher and Manuel Undesser. The 4th official was Chiristian-Petru Ciochirca. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.39 degrees Celsius or 66.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Sturm Graz

0 - 1

Salzburg

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 7 Total 9
  • 0 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 101 Attack 85
  • 83 Dangerous attack 37
  • 64 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 0
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 13 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 2 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sturm Graz was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Salzburg that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sturm Graz was more pushing with 83 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 0 were on target. Nevertheless, Salzburg succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Sturm Graz shot 7 times, 0 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Salzburg shot 9 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sturm Graz received 2 yellow cards (Gregory Wüthrich and Jusuf Gazibegovic). Talking about the opposition, Salzburg received 4 yellow cards (Oscar Gloukh, Karim Konaté, P. Ratkov and L. Gourna-Douath).

Match Timeline

31'
Oscar Gloukh- Yellow
Jusuf Gazibegovic- Yellow
44'
48'
Mads Bidstrup (goal)P. Ratkov
M. Johnston- sub ->Jusuf Gazibegovic
59'
S. Włodarczyk- sub ->A. Camara
59'
70'
Karim Konaté- sub ->Fernando
70'
Luka Sucic- sub ->Oscar Gloukh
S. Jatta- sub ->W. Bøving
74'
David Schnegg- sub ->David Affengruber
74'
Gregory Wüthrich- Yellow
78'
89'
Petar Ratkov- Yellow
90'
Mamady Diambou- sub ->Mads Bidstrup
90'
Lucas Gourna-Douath(yellowredcard)
90'
Lucas Gourna-Douath- Yellow
Jon Gorenc Stankovic- Red
90'
Dimitri Lavalée- Red
90'
90'
Karim Konaté- Yellow
Dimitri Lavalée(VAR_CARD)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sturm Graz
46
22
Salzburg
39
9
LASK Linz
35
22
Hartberg
34
22
Rapid Vienna
33
22
Austria Klagenfurt
22
9
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 playing this encounter, Sturm Graz stays with 26 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Salzburg will has 50 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

Sturm Graz – Formation

Sturm Graz
G
Vitezslav Jaros 16.Czech Republic
6.4
D
Gregory Wüthrich 5.Switzerland
6.7
78'
D
Jusuf Gazibegovic 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
59' 44'
D
Dimitri Lavalée 24.Belgium
7.0
90'
D
David Affengruber 42.Austria
6.6
74'
M
Jon Gorenc Stankovic 4.Slovenia
6.8
90'
M
Alexander Prass 8.Austria
7.0
M
W. Bøving 15.Denmark
6.6
74'
M
Tomi Horvat 19.Slovenia
7.1
F
M. Biereth 18.Denmark
6.4
F
A. Camara 36.Mali
6.3
59'
Substitutes
G
L. Marić 31.Austria
D
M. Johnston 2.Scotland
6.7
59'
D
David Schnegg 28.Austria
6.7
74'
D
N. Geyrhofer 35.Austria
M
Stefan Hierländer 25.Austria
F
S. Włodarczyk 9.Poland
6.4
59'
F
S. Jatta 20.Norway
6.3
74'

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: Vitezslav Jaros (6.4), Jusuf Gazibegovic (6.7), David Affengruber (6.6), Gregory Wüthrich (6.7), Dimitri Lavalée (7.0), W. Bøving (6.6), Jon Gorenc Stankovic (6.8), Alexander Prass (7.0), Tomi Horvat (7.1), A. Camara (6.3) and M. Biereth (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: M. Johnston (6.7), S. Włodarczyk (6.4), S. Jatta (6.3), Stefan Hierländer , David Schnegg (6.7), L. Marić and N. Geyrhofer.

Sturm Graz could not rely on the presence of David Schnegg (injured).

Substitutions

Sturm Graz made 4 changes: Jusuf Gazibegovic for M. Johnston (59′), A. Camara for S. Włodarczyk (59′), David Affengruber for David Schnegg (74′) and W. Bøving for S. Jatta (74′).

Player of the match: Tomi Horvat​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sturm Graz was Tomi Horvat.

His rating is 7.1 with 28 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 13 crosses.

Salzburg – Formation

Salzburg
G
Alexander Schlager 24.Austria
6.7
D
Oumar Solet 22.France
8.4
D
Flavius Daniliuc 25.Austria
7.7
D
Daouda Guindo 29.Mali
7.8
D
Strahinja Pavlovic 31.Serbia
8.1
M
Maurits Kjaergaard 14.Denmark
7.0
M
Mads Bidstrup 18.Denmark
7.5
90' 48'
M
Lucas Gourna-Douath 27.France
7.3
90'
M
Oscar Gloukh 30.Israel
6.8
70' 31'
F
Fernando 11.Brazil
6.3
70'
F
Petar Ratkov 21.Serbia
7.7
89'
Substitutes
G
Jonas Krumrey 41.Germany
D
Aleksa Terzic 3.Serbia
D
Hendry Blank 4.Germany
M
Luka Sucic 10.Croatia
6.7
70'
M
Mamady Diambou 15.Mali
6.4
90'
F
Karim Konaté 19.Ivory Coast
6.3
70' 90'
F
Sékou Koïta 20.Mali

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

Gerhard Struber played with: Alexander Schlager (6.7), Flavius Daniliuc (7.7), Oumar Solet (8.4), Strahinja Pavlovic (8.1), Daouda Guindo (7.8), Mads Bidstrup (7.5), L. Gourna-Douath (7.3), M. Kjærgaard (7.0), Oscar Gloukh (6.8), Fernando (6.3) and P. Ratkov (7.7).

These were the players on the bench: Aleksa Terzic , Hendry Blank, Luka Sucic  (6.7), M. Diambou (6.4), Karim Konaté (6.3), S. Koïta and J. Krumrey.

Substitutions

Salzburg made 3 changes: Oscar Gloukh for Luka Sucic  (70′), Fernando for Karim Konaté (70′) and Mads Bidstrup for M. Diambou (90′).

Player of the match: Oumar Solet​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Salzburg was Oumar Solet even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 42 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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