GRAZ. Sturm Graz prevailed over Ried to win 2-1. It was Sturm Graz to strike first with a penalty of J. Jantscher at the 21′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, O. Kiteishvili gave the win to Sturm Graz in the 71′ minute with a goal. Sturm Graz capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Merkur Arena stadium in Graz. The referee was Harald Lechner with the assistance of Andreas Heidenreich and Maximilian Kolbitsch. The 4th official was Florian Jandl. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.2 degrees Celsius or 57.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 21 Total 9
- 10 On Target 3
- 11 Off Target 6
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 159 Attack 69
- 65 Dangerous attack 35
- 76 Ball safe 82
- 1 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sturm Graz was in firm control of the ball 58% while Ried was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sturm Graz was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sturm Graz won the match.
Sturm Graz shot 21 times, 10 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Ried shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Sturm Graz didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Ried received 1 yellow card (M. Martin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Sturm Graz will have 31 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Ried will stay with 12 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Sturm Graz will play away with LASK Linz on the 13th of November with a 15-12 head to head in favor of Sturm Graz (8 draws).
Ried will play away agasint WSG Tirol on the 12th of November with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of WSG Tirol (0 draws).
Sturm Graz – Formation
Sturm Graz
81'
71'
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 , Jusuf Gazibegović , Gregory Wüthrich , Alexandar Borković , David Schnegg , Tomi Horvat , Ivan Ljubić , Alexander Prass , Otar Kiteishvili , Jakob Jantscher and Albian Ajeti .
The home team had on the bench: Tobias Schützenauer, David Affengruber , Amadou Dante, Jon Gorenc Stanković , William Bøving , Manprit Sarkaria and Emanuel Emegha .
Substitutions
Sturm Graz made 5 changes: J. Jantscher for E. Emegha (63′), A. Prass for J. Gorenc Stankovic (75′), A. Ajeti for W. Boving (75′), T. Horvat for M. Sarkaria (81′) and O. Kiteishvili for D. Affengruber (82′).
Best player: Otar Kiteishvili
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sturm Graz was Otar Kiteishvili.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8.
Ried – Formation
Ried
90'
Ried started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Christian Heinle played with: Samuel Sahin-Radlinger , Matthias Gragger , Julian Turi , Tin Plavotić , David Ungar , Philipp Pomer , Kingsley Michael , Michael Martin , Leo Mikić , Stefan Nutz and Seifedin Chabbi .
These were the players on the bench: Jonas Wendlinger, Markus Lackner, Oliver Kragl, Luca Kronberger , Julian Wiessmeier , Christoph Monschein and Denizcan Cosgun.
Substitutions
Ried made 4 changes: S. Nutz for L. Kronberger (73′), S. Chabbi for C. Monschein (73′), M. Gragger for J. Wiessmeier (80′) and L. Mikic for M. Lackner (89′).
Best player: Samuel Sahin-Radlinger
The most impressive player for Ried was the goalkeeper: Samuel Sahin-Radlinger. His rating is 8.40. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga.
- Sturm Graz – Ried – 2-1
- Austria Wien – Rheindorf Altach – 2-1
- LASK Linz – Wolfsberger AC – 4-1
