Sturm Graz vs Austria Vienna Prediction: A must win match for the host

This clash between Sturm Graz and Austria Vienna will take place at Merkur Arena and is part of round 12 of the Austria Bundesliga League. You can find a complete description of the match as well as the betting choices below.

After playing Atalanta to a 2-2 draw in the last round of the Europa League, Sturm Graz will head into this match hoping for a victory. During that match, Sturm Graz had 32% possession of the ball and 11 shots on goal, with 5 of those shots hitting the target. Alexander Prass scored for Sturm Graz in the 13th minute, while Szymon Wodarczyk scored in the 80th minute. Atalanta took 15 shots on goal, but only 8 of them were on target. Both of Atlanta's goals were scored by Luis Muriel, with the first one coming in the 34th minute and the second one in the 45th minute. Sturm Graz has been on a consistent run of goalscoring form, scoring at least one goal in each of their past six outings. They have scored at least one goal in each of their last six matches. During that span of time, they have scored a total of 10 goals for themselves while only allowing 3 goals to be scored against them. When we take a look at their historical performance, we see that Sturm Graz have not been defeated in the league by Austria Vienna in any of their previous five encounters. Additionally, the host side has not suffered a loss in any of their previous nine league matches that have been played at home.

Austria Vienna come into this match after a 0-2 Bundesliga win to defeat Tirol in their most recent fixture. In that match, Austria Vienna managed 57% possession and 18 attempts on goal, with six of them on target. For Austria Vienna, the goalscorers were Fisnik Asllani in the 33rd minute and Romeo Vučić in the 80th minute. At the other end, Tirol had 12 shots on goal, with three of them on target. A succession of outstanding displays from the Austria Vienna defensive players has seen their ‘goals against’ tally stand at 4 from their past 6 outings overall. At the same time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 12. Heading into this contest, Austria Vienna have not emerged victorious against Sturm Graz after playing them away from home in the previous 6 matches in the league.

When they take on Austria Vienna, who might have trouble breaking through their defense, it seems likely that Sturm Graz will score at least once in the matchup. As a result, we are of the opinion that Sturm Graz will emerge victorious in a rather easy manner at the conclusion of the game.