Sturm Graz will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 1-3 Bundesliga triumph vs TSV Hartberg.
In that match, Sturm Graz had 40% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 5 on target. For Sturm Graz, the goalscorers were Alexander Prass (9\'), Otar Kiteishvili (63\') and Jon Gorenc Stanković (90\'). For their opponents, TSV Hartberg got 8 shots on goal with 3 on target. Donis Avdijaj (73\') was the scorer for TSV Hartberg.
Christian Ilzer\'s Sturm Graz have seen rewards for their attempts on goal 13 times in their preceding 6 outings. The comparative number of goals that have been scored against them in those same fixtures is 6.
Pre-game facts show that Sturm Graz:
haven\'t been beaten in the league by Rapid Vienna in their last 2 matches.
have not emerged victorious against Rapid Vienna in their previous 3 matches in the league.
Previously, Rapid Vienna drew 1-1 in the Bundesliga match with Austria Klagenfurt.
In that game, Rapid Vienna had 63% possession and 14 shots at goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Rapid Vienna was Isak Jansson (5\'). At the other end, Austria Klagenfurt got 7 shots on goal with 2 on target. Max Besuschkow (54\') scored for Austria Klagenfurt.
A succession of effective displays by the Rapid Vienna defence has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 3 from their past 6 fixtures in total. During the same period of time, their own attack force has managed to score 9. We will have to find out if that trend will end up being continued on here.
Leading up to this clash, Rapid Vienna:
haven\'t beaten Sturm Graz in games played away from home for the previous 7 league matches. They\'ll be keen to stop this run.
are undefeated in their last 6 away league matches.
Head to head
Looking over their past head to head meetings going back to 10/02/2023 tells us that Sturm Graz have won 3 of these games & Rapid Vienna 1, with the tally of drawn matches being 2.
A total of 16 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 10 for die Schwoazn and 6 netted by Die Grün-Weißen. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.67.
The last league game featuring the two was Bundesliga match day 19 on 18/02/2024 when it finished Sturm Graz 1-1 Rapid Vienna.
On that occasion, Sturm Graz managed 51% possession and 9 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer was Dimitri Lavalée (6\').
On the other side, Rapid Vienna got 16 shots on goal with 3 on target. Christoph Lang (41\') scored.
The match was refereed by Walter Altmann.
Team News: Sturm Graz
Alexandar Borkovic (Cruciate ligament tear), Manprit Sarkaria (Broken ankle) and Kjell Scherpen (Cruciate ligament tear) will be missing for Sturm Graz manager Christian Ilzer.
Team News: Rapid Vienna
Rapid Vienna boss Robert Klauß has to choose a team with limited availability. Furkan Dursun (Ankle injury), Thierry Gale (Cruciate ligament tear), Nenad Cvetkovic (Cruciate ligament tear), Leopold Querfeld (Calf injury) and Oliver Strunz (Syndesmotic ligament tear) are names that won’t be on the team sheet. Nikolas Sattlberger is ineligible for this match because of suspension.
Prediction
Our feeling is that Rapid Vienna would be disappointed if they were not to score a goal against this Sturm Graz lineup, but it may not quite prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
We think that it’s going to be both teams to score in a 2-1 winning score for Sturm Graz at full-time. Looking forward to this.
