📏 Form Guide

FC Blau-Weiss Linz

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FC Blau-Weiss Linz go into this game coming off the back of a 0-0 Bundesliga drawn result versus Rapid Vienna.

In that game, FC Blau-Weiss Linz had 30% possession and 11 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. For their opponents, Rapid Vienna got 14 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target.

FC Blau-Weiss Linz have really been misfiring of late. Their ‘goals for’ figure stands at just 4 vs opposition teams over their previous six matches. In those games, FC Blau-Weiss Linz have also seen the tally of goals against them total 9. Such a pattern might not be carried forward into this match, of course.

Sturm Graz

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Following on from a loss in their previous game against Austria Vienna in Bundesliga competition, Sturm Graz and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that match, Sturm Graz managed 39% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Austria Vienna got 12 shots at goal with 4 on target. Nik Prelec (80') was the scorer for Austria Vienna.

Throughout their six previous matches, Jürgen Säumel's Sturm Graz have fired home a total of 8 times - yielding them a goals scored per game average of 1.33.

↔️ Head to head

A review of past results between these clubs stretching back to 26/08/2023 shows that these fixtures have not been kind to FC Blau-Weiss Linz. They have not been able to get themselves any wins whatsoever while Sturm Graz have been dominant against them, finishing as winners in 83% of those games where they have faced each other.

An aggregate of 18 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 5 of them from BW Linz and 13 being from die Schwoazn. That’s an average goals per game of 3.

The last league encounter between these sides was Bundesliga match day 4 on 20/04/2025 which ended up with the score at Sturm Graz 2-0 FC Blau-Weiss Linz.

That time, Sturm Graz had 56% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Goals were scored by Tomi Horvat (26') and William Bøving (71').

FC Blau-Weiss Linz had 10 attempts on goal with 4 on target.

The match was refereed by Josef Spurny.

📰 Team News: FC Blau-Weiss Linz

Lucas Dantas (unknown injury), João Luiz (Achilles tendon rupture), Andreas Lukse (Shoulder injury), Thomas Goiginger (Hamstring injury) and Paul Mensah (Adductor tear) are not available for FC Blau-Weiss Linz manager Gerald Scheiblehner.

We are thinking that FC Blau-Weiss Linz look set to go for a 3-4-3 system for this one featuring Radek Vitek, Alem Pasic, Manuel Maranda, Martin Moormann, Anderson, Soumaila Diabate, Alexander Briedl, Simon Pirkl, Ronivaldo, Simon Seidl and Kristijan Dobras.

ℹ️ Team News: Sturm Graz

Sturm Graz manager Jürgen Säumel has to currently contend with reduced team options. Emir Karic (Muscle injury), Alexandar Borkovic (Cruciate ligament tear), Niklas Geyrhofer (Knee surgery), Seedy Jatta (Ankle injury) and Fally Mayulu (Muscle injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

We believe die Schwoazn seem most likely to begin the game with a 4-3-1-2 system, starting the game with Kjell Scherpen, Max Johnston, Emanuel Aiwu, Gregory Wuethrich, Dimitri Lavalee, Tomi Horvat, Jon Gorenc-Stankovic, M. Junior Yalcouye, Otar Kiteishvili, Amady Camara and Tochi Chukwuani.

💡 Prediction

In our opinion, FC Blau-Weiss Linz will have a tough ask to be putting a goal past this Sturm Graz outfit who will likely be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.

We’re therefore expecting a narrow 0-1 victory for Sturm Graz when the full-time whistle blows.

Should be a close one.

Andre Moura, 12:05 04/05/2025