WALS-SIEZENHEIM. Salzburg overcomes Sturm Graz 1-0 after M. Wober scored just 1 goal (55′). Salzburg was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Wals-Siezenheim on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Dieter Muckenhammer who had the assistance of Roland Brandner and Andreas Zangerle. The 4th official was Arnes Talic.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 14 Total 14
- 5 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 11
- 4 Shots blocked 5
- 105 Attack 98
- 65 Dangerous attack 43
- 105 Ball safe 98
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Salzburg had a superior ball possession 61% while Sturm Graz was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Salzburg was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Salzburg won the match.
Salzburg shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Sturm Graz shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Salzburg didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Sturm Graz received 1 yellow card (A. Dante).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Salzburg will have 30 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Sturm Graz will stay with 18 points like Rapid Vienna and Wolfsberger AC to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Salzburg will play away against Wolfsberger AC on the 20th of March with a 21-5 head to head in favor of Salzburg (12 draws).
Sturm Graz will host Austria Klagenfurt on the 20th of March with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Sturm Graz (0 draws).
Salzburg – Formation
Salzburg
55'
67'
Salzburg adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Matthias Jaissle decided to play with the following team: Philipp Köhn , Rasmus Kristensen , Oumar Solet , Maximilian Wöber , Andreas Ulmer , Luka Sučić , Nicolas Seiwald , Nicolás Capaldo , Brenden Aaronson , Karim Adeyemi and Chukwubuike Adamu .
The home team had on the bench: Nico Mantl, Ignace Van der Brempt, Bernardo , Antoine Bernede , Maurits Kjaergaard , Noah Okafor and Benjamin Šeško .
Substitutions
Salzburg made 5 changes: J. Adamu for B. Sesko (67′), N. Capaldo for A. Bernede (67′), K. Adeyemi for N. Okafor (67′), B. Aaronson for M. Kjaergaard (83′) and L. Sucic for Bernardo (87′).
Best player: Andreas Ulmer
The player that probably impressed the most for Salzburg was Andreas Ulmer even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 71 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.
Sturm Graz – Formation
Sturm Graz
62'
Also Sturm Graz adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Christian Ilzer played with: Jörg Siebenhandl , Jusuf Gazibegovic , David Affengruber , Gregory Wüthrich , Amadou Dante , Stefan Hierländer , Jon Gorenc Stankovič , Alexander Prass , Anderson Niangbo , Jakob Jantscher and Rasmus Winther Højlund .
They had on the bench: Tobias Schützenauer, Lukas Jäger, Vincent Trummer, Luca Kronberger , Christoph Lang, Andreas Kuen and Manprit Sarkaria .
Substitutions
Sturm Graz made 3 changes: S. Hierlander for A. Kuen (64′), A. Dante for M. Sarkaria (70′) and A. Niangbo for L. Kronberger (81′).
Best player: Alexander Prass
The most impressive player for Sturm Graz was Alexander Prass.
His rating is with 38 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga.
- LASK Linz – Wattens – 6-0
- Salzburg – Sturm Graz – 1-0
- Austria Wien – Wolfsberger AC – 2-1
- Austria Klagenfurt – Rapid Vienna – 1-3
