📊 Form Guide

Sturm Graz

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Sturm Graz, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 1-2 Bundesliga triumph versus TSV Hartberg.

In that game, Sturm Graz had 56% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 9 of them on target. For Sturm Graz, goals were scored by Tochi Chukwuani (10') and Erencan Yardımcı (56'). TSV Hartberg got 14 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Marco Hoffmann (92') was the scorer for TSV Hartberg.

It’s been all too rare in recent times that Sturm Graz have shown defensive steel. In fact, Sturm Graz have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 7 goals on the way. That aside, we will just have to wait and see whether such a trend will be sustained in this next match.

Their past results show that Sturm Graz:

• are unbeaten in the league by Austria Klagenfurt in their previous 7 games.
• have not been beaten in their last 3 home league matches.

Austria Klagenfurt

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After a loss in their previous game against Rapid Vienna in Bundesliga competition, Austria Klagenfurt will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Austria Klagenfurt had 41% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For their opponents, Rapid Vienna got 15 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Guido Burgstaller (12') and Louis Schaub (24') scored for Rapid Vienna.

The numbers tell their own story, and Austria Klagenfurt have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, conceding 12 goals in total. At the back, Austria Klagenfurt have seen their frailties exposed.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Austria Klagenfurt:

• are winless against Sturm Graz when they've played them away from home in the last 3 matches in the league.
• have not won away from home in their last 3 league games.

↔️ Head to head

A quick look at past results between these clubs stretching back to 14/05/2023 reveals that these encounters have not been good ones for Austria Klagenfurt. They have not been able to register any wins whatsoever whereas Sturm Graz have just been too good for them, getting wins in 83% of those ties.

16 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 15 from die Schwoazn and 1 being from Klagenfurt. The average goals per game has been 2.67.

The previous league clash between these clubs was Bundesliga match day 3 on 17/08/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Austria Klagenfurt 0-2 Sturm Graz.

That day, Austria Klagenfurt managed 43% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 4 on target.

Sturm Graz had 9 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Otar Kiteishvili (71') and Mika Biereth (98') scored.

The match was refereed by Alan Kijas.

📋 Team News: Sturm Graz

In all likelihood, die Schwoazn look set to use a 4-3-1-2 system for the game, beginning the first half with Kjell Scherpen, Max Johnston, Jusuf Gazibegovic, Emanuel Aiwu, Dimitri Lavalée, Malick Yalcouye, Tochi Chukwuani, Otar Kiteishvili, Tomi Horvat, Mika Biereth and Erencan Yardimci.

ℹ️ Team News: Austria Klagenfurt

Austria Klagenfurt boss Peter Pacult has multiple availability issues to deal with. Bego Kujrakovic (Knee surgery), Tobias Koch (Hamstring injury) and Niklas Szerencsi (Torn lateral knee ligament) will miss out on this game.

We reckon that Austria Klagenfurt will likely begin the game with a 3-5-2 system, starting the game with Simon Spari, Kosmas Gezos, Thorsten Mahrer, Jannik Robatsch, Simon Straudi, C. Wernitznig, Ben Bobzien, Christopher Cvetko, Florian Jaritz, Nicolas Binder and Dikeni Salifou.

⚡ Prediction

In this match, Austria Klagenfurt are dangerous enough to score a goal against this Sturm Graz team, but it is unlikely to be enough to avoid a loss.

We’re tipping a narrow 2-1 advantage for Sturm Graz when the full-time whistle blows.

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Victor Martins, 15:03 23/11/2024