GRAZ. Sturm Graz overcame Wolfsberger AC. Sturm Graz took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Merkur Arena stadium in Graz. The referee was Christopher Jäger with the help of Santino Schreiner and Markus Reichholf. The 4th official was Florian Jäger. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.3 degrees Celsius or 72.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Sturm Graz

3 - 2

Wolfsberger AC

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 15 Total 12
  • 9 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 104 Attack 103
  • 47 Dangerous attack 29
  • 56 Ball safe 46
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 7
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 19
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 7 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Sturm Graz was in firm control of the ball 59% while Wolfsberger AC was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sturm Graz was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sturm Graz won the match​.

Sturm Graz shot 15 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wolfsberger AC shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Sturm Graz didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Wolfsberger AC received 3 yellow cards (M. Novak, T. Ballo and N. Veratschnig).

Match Timeline

5'
Nikolas Veratschnig- sub ->S. Piesinger
11'
M. Novak- Yellow
25'
Alexander Prass- sub ->S. Hierlander
46'
Otar Kiteishvili- sub ->M. Sarkaria
46'
Otar Kiteishvili(goal)
49'
A. Borković(goal)
51'
55'
58'
T. Ballo- Yellow
58'
Thorsten Röcher- sub ->M. Malone
58'
E. Omić- sub ->T. Ballo
61'
Nikolas Veratschnig- Yellow
67'
Jakob Jantscher- sub ->W. Boving
75'
79'
79'
83'
90'
Thorsten Röcher(goal)

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 this contest, Sturm Graz will have 27 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Wolfsberger AC will stay with 14 points like Rapid Vienna and WSG Tirol to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Sturm Graz will play away against LASK Linz on the 13th of November with a 15-12 head to head stats in favor of Sturm Graz (8 draws).

Wolfsberger AC will play away agasint Austria Wien on the 13th of November with a 18-13 head to head record in favor of Austria Wien (8 draws).

Sturm Graz – Formation

Sturm Graz
G
Jörg Siebenhandl 27.Austria
6.6
D
Jusuf Gazibegovic 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.3
D
Gregory Wüthrich 5.Switzerland
8.5
D
A. Borković 6.Austria
7.6
51'
D
David Schnegg 28.Austria
7.4
M
Stefan Hierländer 25.Austria
6.1
46'
M
Jon Gorenc Stankovic 4.Slovenia
6.5
83'
M
Tomi Horvat 19.Slovenia
7.4
M
W. Bøving 15.Denmark
7.6
75'
F
Manprit Sarkaria 11.Austria
6.4
46'
F
Albian Ajeti 9.Switzerland
6.9
67' 55'
Substitutes
G
Tobias Schützenauer 32.Austria
D
David Affengruber 42.Austria
M
Otar Kiteishvili 10.Georgia
7.3
46' 49'
M
Ivan Ljubic 30.Austria
83'
M
Alexander Prass 8.Austria
6.8
46'
F
Jakob Jantscher 13.Austria
6.2
75'
F
Emanuel Emegha 20.Netherlands
7.1
67'

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: Jörg Siebenhandl (6.6), Jusuf Gazibegović (6.3), Gregory Wüthrich (8.5), Alexandar Borković (7.6), David Schnegg (7.4), Stefan Hierländer (6.1), Jon Gorenc Stanković (6.5), Tomi Horvat (7.4), William Bøving (7.6), Manprit Sarkaria (6.4) and Albian Ajeti (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Tobias Schützenauer, David Affengruber, Otar Kiteishvili (7.3), Ivan Ljubić, Alexander Prass (6.8), Jakob Jantscher (6.6) and Emanuel Emegha (7.1).

Substitutions

Sturm Graz made 5 changes: S. Hierlander for A. Prass (46′), M. Sarkaria for O. Kiteishvili (46′), A. Ajeti for E. Emegha (67′), W. Boving for J. Jantscher (75′) and J. Gorenc Stankovic for I. Ljubic (83′).

Best player: Gregory Wüthrich​

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

His rating is (8.5) with 33 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Wolfsberger AC – Formation

Wolfsberger AC
G
Hendrik Bonmann 1.Germany
7.0
D
M. Novak 27.Austria
5.8
79' 11'
D
Dominik Baumgartner 22.Austria
6.9
D
Simon Piesinger 8.Austria
5'
D
Raphael Schifferl 24.Austria
7.3
D
M. Anzolin 12.Italy
6.3
M
T. Ballo 70.Austria
5.6
58' 58'
M
M. Leitgeb 16.Austria
6.5
M
Konstantin Kerschbaumer 7.Austria
7.3
79'
F
Tai Baribo 11.Israel
7.5
25'
F
Maurice Malone 77.Germany
6.6
58'
Substitutes
G
Lukas Gütlbauer 32.Austria
M
E. Omić 17.Austria
6.8
58'
M
Augustine Boakye 20.Ghana
M
Nikolas Veratschnig 6.Austria
6.5
5' 61'
M
Matthäus Taferner 30.Austria
7.1
79'
F
Nikolaos Vergos 29.Greece
6.4
79'
F
Thorsten Röcher 18.Austria
6.3
58' 90'

Wolfsberger AC started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Robin Dutt played with: Hendrik Bonmann (7.0), Michael Novak (5.8), Dominik Baumgartner (6.9), Simon Piesinger, Raphael Schifferl (7.3), Matteo Anzolin (6.3), Thierno Ballo (5.6), Mario Leitgeb (6.5), Konstantin Kerschbaumer (7.3), Tai Baribo (7.5) and Maurice Malone (6.6).

They had on the bench: Lukas Gütlbauer, Ervin Omić (6.8), Augustine Boakye, Nikolas Veratschnig (6.5), Matthäus Taferner (7.1), Nikos Vergos (6.4) and Thorsten Röcher (6.3).

Substitutions

Wolfsberger AC made 5 changes: S. Piesinger for N. Veratschnig (5′), M. Malone for T. Rocher (58′), T. Ballo for E. Omic (58′), M. Novak for N. Vergos (79′) and K. Kerschbaumer for M. Taferner (79′).

Best player: Tai Baribo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wolfsberger AC was Tai Baribo.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 22 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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