📏 Form Guide

Sturm Graz

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Sturm Graz are hoping to win again after their last result, the 3-4 ÖFB Cup triumph over Red Bull Salzburg.

For Sturm Graz, the scorers were William Bøving (25'), Tomi Horvat (52'), David Schnegg (71') and Niklas Geyrhofer (81'). Oumar Solet (11'), Luka Sučić (79') and Aleksa Terzić (90') scored for Red Bull Salzburg.

It has been a rare occasion in recent times where Sturm Graz have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Sturm Graz have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 7 goals on the way. Previous results aside, we must now wait to see whether that pattern might be sustained in this next match.

LASK Linz

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LASK Linz come into this match following a 1-0 Bundesliga win to beat Austria Klagenfurt in their most recent outing.

In that match, LASK Linz had 54% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for LASK Linz was Felix Luckeneder (58'). Austria Klagenfurt got 7 attempts on goal with 3 on target.

The attacking players from LASK Linz have been starved of goals over their previous six games, netting the disappointing return of just 1. In those fixtures, LASK Linz have also seen the overall goal tally against them equal 2.

Their past results show that LASK Linz:

• haven't won against Sturm Graz in away games against them for the last 2 matches in the league.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 5 away league matches.
• are without an away win for the past 3 league matches.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 13/11/2022 shows that Sturm Graz have won 3 of these and LASK Linz 2, with the number of drawn results being 1.

In all, 14 goals were scored between them in these games, with 8 for die Schwoazn and 6 for LASK Linz. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.33.

The last league contest between these clubs was Bundesliga match day 13 on 05/11/2023 which finished with the scoreline of LASK Linz 3-1 Sturm Graz.

In that game, LASK Linz managed 45% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 10 of them on target. The goals were scored by Moses Usor (36'), Filip Stojković (45') and Robert Žulj (91').

For their opponents, Sturm Graz had 11 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Szymon Włodarczyk (60') was the scorer.

The referee was Markus Hameter.

ℹ️ Team News: Sturm Graz

Alexandar Borkovic (Cruciate ligament tear), Kjell Scherpen (Cruciate ligament tear) and Manprit Sarkaria (Broken ankle) will not be able to play for Sturm Graz manager Christian Ilzer.

We think that die Schwoazn should line up in a 4-3-1-2 formation for the game, utilising Vitezslav Jaros, Jusuf Gazibegovic, David Affengruber, Gregory Wuethrich, David Schnegg, Tomi Horvat, Dimitri Lavalee, Alexander Prass, Otar Kiteishvili, William Boeving and Mika Biereth.

📋 Team News: LASK Linz

With a completely injury-free squad ready to go, the LASK Linz manager Thomas Sageder doesn’t have any fitness concerns at all coming into this match.

We’re of the thinking that LASK Linz might make use of a 3-4-3 lineup, starting Tobias Lawal, Maksym Talovierov, George Bello, Felix Luckeneder, Filip Stojkovic, Sascha Horvath, Branko Jovicic, Andres Andrade, Moses Usor, Marin Ljubicic and Elias Havel.

💡 Prediction

In our view, LASK Linz will really need to work well to breach the defence of this Sturm Graz outfit who we think will end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.

We’re therefore predicting a narrow 1-0 advantage for Sturm Graz after 90 minutes.

Let’s see how it plays out.

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Peter Guest, 12:09 07/04/2024