Sturm Graz vs Austria Klagenfurt Prediction: Graz could tie league point with a win here

The match that will determine who wins the Championship Group between Sturm Graz and Austria Klagenfurt will take place at Merkur Arena. The odds are definitely in favor of the home club winning, while the visitors from Klagenfurt have been having a tough time recently.

Following a 1-2 victory over Austria Vienna in the Bundesliga, Sturm Graz will be looking for more of the same following their most recent performance, which has given them confidence. During that game, Sturm Graz had 45% possession of the ball and 17 shots on goal, with 8 of those shots hitting the target. David Schnegg in the 21st minute and Emanuel Emegha in the 42nd minute were the ones to score for Sturm Graz. However, Austria Vienna had seven shots on goal, with two of them landing on the target. The goal was scored by Matan Baltaxa for Austria Vienna in the 53rd minute. Sturm Graz, led by Christian Ilzer, have scored ten goals over the course of their most recent six matches, which works out to an average of 1.67 goals per game.

Austria Klagenfurt's most recent encounter, which took place in the Bundesliga against LASK Linz, ended in a 1-1 draw. During that match, Austria Klagenfurt had 37% of the ball and 5 shots on goal, with 2 of those shots finding the target. Andy Irving was the only player for Austria Klagenfurt to score at the 25-minute mark. On the other hand, LASK Linz had 16 shots on goal, with only four of them actually hitting the target. The goal for LASK Linz came in the 65th minute from Ibrahim Mustapha. According to the statistics, Austria Klagenfurt have conceded goals in six of their most recent six matches, which has allowed their opponents to score a total of 14 goals.

Sturm Graz and Austria Klagenfurt have only competed against one another a total of nine times in recent history, with Sturm Graz coming out on top eight times and Austria Klagenfurt coming out on top just once. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Sturm Graz scored 21 goals, while Austria Klagenfurt only managed to score 8.

We expect the home team to play a lot more offensively, which should be enough to guarantee them a win right from halftime. Due to the terrible record of the Klagenfurt team that is traveling to this match, we can be certain that there will be a lot of goals scored. Bet on over 2.5 goals.