GRAZ. Sturm Graz and Hartberg didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Sturm Graz was much better in terms of ball possession (72%)​.

The match was played at the Merkur Arena stadium in Graz. The referee was Julian Weinberger assisted by Maximilian Weiss and Stefan Pichler. The 4th official was Oliver Fluch. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.2 degrees Celsius or 72.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Sturm Graz

0 - 0

Hartberg

  • ! 72 Ball Possession 28
Shots
  • 34 Total 3
  • 8 On Target 1
  • 26 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 159 Attack 55
  • 120 Dangerous attack 20
  • 73 Ball safe 99
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 19 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sturm Graz had a strong ball possession 72% while Hartberg was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sturm Graz had a more offensive attitude with 120 dangerous attacks and 34 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Sturm Graz to win the match​.

Sturm Graz shot 34 times, 8 on target, 26 off target. On the opposite side, Hartberg shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Sturm Graz didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Hartberg received 1 yellow card (J. Heil).

Also, Hartberg didn’t finish the match with 11 players after M. Horvat (Hartberg) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (12′).

Match Timeline

12'
16'
Manfred Gollner- sub ->O. Aydin
46'
Dominik Frieser- sub ->E. Almog
David Schnegg- sub ->A. Dante
46'
59'
59'
70'
77'
80'
Jürgen Heil - Yellow
David Affengruber- sub ->E. Emegha
87'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Salzburg
49
32
Wolfsberger AC
31
32
Austria Lustenau
29
32
Sturm Graz
42
32
LASK Linz
35
32
WSG Tirol
24
32
Hartberg
24
32
Rapid Vienna
25
32
Austria Wien
24
32
Rheindorf Altach
19
32
Austria Klagenfurt
23
32
Ried
14
32

After playing this contest, Sturm Graz will have 12 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Hartberg will have 7 points like Rapid Vienna and Wattens to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Sturm Graz will host Austria Lustenau on the 18th of September with a 0-0 head to head.

Hartberg will play away agasint LASK Linz on the 8th of October with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of LASK Linz (5 draws).

Sturm Graz – Formation

Sturm Graz
G
Tobias Schützenauer 32.Austria
7.2
D
Jusuf Gazibegovic 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.5
D
Gregory Wüthrich 5.Switzerland
7.3
D
A. Borković 6.Austria
7.2
D
Amadou Dante 44.Mali
6.2
46'
M
Stefan Hierländer 25.Austria
7.3
70'
M
Jon Gorenc Stankovic 4.Slovenia
7.4
M
Alexander Prass 8.Austria
6.4
59'
M
Tomi Horvat 19.Slovenia
9.6
F
W. Bøving 15.Denmark
6.3
59'
F
Emanuel Emegha 20.Netherlands
6.7
87'
Substitutes
G
L. Marić 31.Austria
D
David Affengruber 42.Austria
6.4
87'
D
David Schnegg 28.Austria
7.7
46'
M
Ivan Ljubic 30.Austria
6.7
59'
M
Vesel Demaku 17.Austria
F
Mohammed Fuseini 29.Ghana
6.1
59'
F
Albian Ajeti 9.Switzerland
6.8
70'

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: Tobias Schützenauer (7.2), Jusuf Gazibegovic (7.5), Gregory Wüthrich (7.3), Alexandar Borković (7.2), Amadou Dante (6.2), Stefan Hierländer (7.3), Jon Gorenc Stanković (7.4), Alexander Prass (6.4), Tomi Horvat (9.6), William Bøving (6.3) and Emanuel Emegha (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Luka Marić, David Affengruber (6.4), David Schnegg (7.7), Ivan Ljubić (6.7), Vesel Demaku, Mohammed Fuseini (6.1) and Albian Ajeti (6.8).

Substitutions

Sturm Graz made 5 changes: A. Dante for D. Schnegg (46′), W. Boving for I. Ljubic (59′), A. Prass for M. Fuseini (59′), S. Hierlander for A. Ajeti (70′) and E. Emegha for D. Affengruber (87′).

Best player: Tomi Horvat​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sturm Graz was Tomi Horvat.

His rating is (9.6) with 59 passes (93% accurate) and 9 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 13 crosses.

Hartberg – Formation

Hartberg
G
Raphael Sallinger 35.Austria
9.0
D
Michael Steinwender 12.Austria
8.6
D
Mario Sonnleitner 16.Austria
7.9
D
Matija Horvat 11.Croatia
2.9
12'
D
Thomas Kofler 27.Austria
6.6
M
Tobias Kainz 23.Austria
6.6
M
Jürgen Heil 28.Austria
6.8
80'
M
Lukas Fadinger 8.Austria
7.6
90'
M
Okan Aydın 9.Turkey
6.5
16'
M
E. Almog 10.Israel
6.6
46'
F
Seth Paintsil 30.Ghana
6.7
77'
Substitutes
G
Florian Faist 21.Austria
D
Manfred Gollner 5.Austria
7.2
16'
M
Mario Kröpfl 17.Austria
M
Albert Ejupi 32.Sweden
90'
F
Dario Tadić 24.Austria
F
Rene Kriwak 39.Austria
6.8
77'
F
Dominik Frieser 33.Austria
6.8
46'

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

Klaus Schmidt played with: Raphael Sallinger (9.0), Michael Steinwender (8.6), Mario Sonnleitner (7.9), Matija Horvat (2.9), Thomas Kofler (6.6), Tobias Kainz (6.6), Jurgen Heil (6.8), Lukas Fadinger (7.6), Okan Aydin (6.5), Eylon Almog (6.6) and Seth Paintsil (6.7).

They had on the bench: Florian Faist, Manfred Gollner (7.2), Mario Kröpfl, Albert Ejupi, Dario Tadić, Rene Kriwak (6.8) and Dominik Frieser (6.8).

Hartberg could not rely on the presence of A. Ejupi (injured).

Substitutions

Hartberg made 4 changes: O. Aydin for M. Gollner (16′), E. Almog for D. Frieser (46′), S. Paintsil for R. Kriwak (77′) and L. Fadinger for A. Ejupi (90′).

Best player: Raphael Sallinger​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hartberg was the goalkeeper: Raphael Sallinger. His rating is 9.02. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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