Sturm Graz vs Altach Prediction: Graz have what it takes to win this game

Merkur Arena will host the Austrian Bundesliga encounter between Sturm Graz and Altach. Hosts are favorites in this fixture, while the road team comes in as underdogs. How will this encounter end?

Sturm Graz are coming off a league win over Austria Klagenfurt, which ended 2-0. In that game, Sturm Graz needed second-half strikes from Otar Kiteishvili and Mika Biereth to take maximum after Kjell Scherpen had saved from the spot to put Sturm Graz in the game. This season, in three matches, the defending champions now have two wins and one defeat, leaving them seated 3rd in the standings.

Despite opening the season campaign with a defeat to Tirol, Altach have now secured consecutive league wins. Last weekend, this team played Wolfsberger AC and secured a 2-0 win. In that game, Altach's Gustavo Santos scored a brace, one coming in each half. However, their prior encounter against LASK Linz also ended in a 1-2 win. This season, Altach have scored five goals as a team but conceded 3, leaving them 4th with 6 points from a possible nine. 

Sturm Graz won four of the last five meetings of this fixture, while Altach's best result was a draw. In the meantime, the home team scored eight goals, while Altach scored two.

This will be a tight encounter, and it is up for grabs for the two sides. This season, the two teams have the same number of points accumulated and will feel confident of securing victory in this one. However, the qualities of Sturm Graz players are expected to be different here. In total, expect this game to be close with few goals, as a 2-0 home win for Sturm Graz looks like a possible scoreline.