Wolfsberger AC will be at Merkur-Arena on Saturday for the Bundesliga clash with home team Sturm Graz.
View all of the Sturm Graz v Wolfsberger AC predictions, poll and stats below including the latest game odds.
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Form Guide
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Sturm Graz
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Sturm Graz will be looking for an improved result here after a 3-1 Bundesliga defeat in their last game at the hands of Rapid Vienna.
In that game, Sturm Graz managed 43% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Sturm Graz was Leon Grgic (66'). At the other end, Rapid Vienna had 19 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Bendegúz Bolla (21', 78') and Guido Burgstaller (41') scored for Rapid Vienna.
In their past six games, Jürgen Säumel's Sturm Graz have scored a combined total of 9 times, an average number of goals scored per match of 1.5.
Heading into this fixture, Sturm Graz have not won against Wolfsberger AC in their previous 3 league games.
Wolfsberger AC
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Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of Austria Vienna in Bundesliga action, Wolfsberger AC and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that match, Wolfsberger AC had 45% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for Wolfsberger AC was Ervin Omić (62'). Austria Vienna got 14 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Maurice Malone (46') and Manfred Fischer (50') scored for Austria Vienna.
A run of very capable performances from the Wolfsberger AC defensive players has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 4 from their previous 6 outings overall. During the same period of time, their forwards have scored 8.
Ahead of this meeting, Wolfsberger AC are undefeated in their last 4 league matches away from home.
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Head to head
Checking on their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 16/10/2022 shows us that Sturm Graz have won 3 of these & Wolfsberger AC 2, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.
A sum of 20 goals were produced between them in these games, with 10 for die Schwoazn and 10 belonging to Wolfsberger. The average goals per game has been 3.33.
The last league encounter featuring these clubs was Bundesliga match day 1 on 30/03/2025 which ended up with the score at Wolfsberger AC 1-1 Sturm Graz.
On that occasion, Wolfsberger AC had 42% possession and 12 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Markus Pink (3').
At the other end, Sturm Graz had 10 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Tomi Horvat (72') scored.
The referee was Julian Weinberger.
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Team News: Sturm Graz
Alexandar Borkovic (Cruciate ligament tear), Niklas Geyrhofer (Knee surgery), Seedy Jatta (Ankle injury) and Fally Mayulu (Muscle injury) won’t be able to feature for Sturm Graz manager Jürgen Säumel.
In all likelihood, die Schwoazn should use the 4-3-3 formation for this one featuring Kjell Scherpen, Emanuel Aiwu, Dimitri Lavalée, Gregory Wüthrich, Max Johnston, Otar Kiteishvili, Malick Yalcouye, Jon Gorenc-Stankovic, Leon Grgic, William Böving and Tomi Horvat.
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Team News: Wolfsberger AC
We reckon that Wolfsberger AC will likely elect for a 3-4-1-2 system, going with Nikolas Polster, Dominik Baumgartner, Chibuike Nwaiwu, Nicolas Wimmer, Boris Matic, Simon Piesinger, Emmanuel Agyemang, Maximilian Ullmann, Dejan Zukic, Markus Pink and Thierno Ballo.
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Prediction
Wolfsberger AC might well have a job on their hands to put one past this Sturm Graz lineup who we think will score one, at least.
We’re therefore predicting a very competitive game with a 1-0 winning margin for Sturm Graz when the referee blows for full-time.
Should be an interesting one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Checking the betting prices for this game in the full-time result market, a win for Sturm Graz is available for 1.9, a bet on the game finishing all-square is 3.4 & betting on a win for Wolfsberger AC gets you 4.2. These are the best returns available at the current time.
Andre Moura,
18:10 20/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Sturm Graz
Formed: 1909
Stadium: Merkur-Arena (16,764)
Captain: Stefan Hierländer
Chairman: Christian Jauk
Manager: Jürgen Säumel
Competitions: Bundesliga position 1
🔑 Star Player: Otar Kiteishvili
Mostly used in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Otar Kiteishvili was born in Rustavi, Georgia. After having played his first senior match for Sturm Graz in the 2018 - 2019 season, the dangerous Midfielder has got 12 league goals in the Bundesliga 2024 - 2025 season so far from a total of 31 appearances.