Austria - BundesligaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sturm Graz and Rapid Wien, taking place on Sunday, 18 February 2024, at Merkur-Arena in Graz.
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Sturm Graz, Recent FormA point gained from their 1-1 draw against Red Bull Salzburg in their previous encounter will not be considered a bad outcome for Sturm Graz. In that game they had 49% possession and managed 7 attempts on goal, with 1 on target, compared to Red Bull Salzburg who had 17 attempts and 4 on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 9 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 5 and seen valuable points lost. They have scored in 16 of their 18 games this season and recorded 8 clean sheets.
Winning 4 and being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 league games at Merkur-Arena, marks a good spell of home form for Sturm Graz.
On an individual basis, Tomi Horvat will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 4 goals in Sturm Graz's last 6 league games.
Rapid Wien, Recent FormRapid Wien will certainly have been pleased to secure 3 points from their most recent encounter, which saw them run out 2-0 winners in their away fixture against Wolfsberger AC. Their share of possession in that meeting was 48%, while racking up 10 shots along the way, 5 of which were on target. Wolfsberger AC had 8 shots on goal with 3 on target.
Manager Robert Klauß will be pleased with his team's performances recently, having only conceded 3 in their last 6 games, while still managing to score a respectable 7 goals. In their last 6 away games, they have scored in 4 and kept a clean sheet in 4.
They have had a strong run of away form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games on the road and picking up 4 wins along the way.
Marco Grüll has scored 4 goals in the last 6 away games and will be looking to add more in this fixture against Sturm Graz.
In the last match between these two, goals were scored on both sides, with the game ending in a 1-1 draw.
The Die Grün-Weißen defence has struggled against Sturm Graz in past meetings, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 10 games.
In the league, Sturm Graz has a good track record when they host Rapid Wien, getting the better of them in their last 3 home games.
Sturm Graz man Manprit Sarkaria will be confident about extending his scoring record against Rapid Wien, having hit the netting 3 times in the last 5 times they have met in the league.
Rapid Wien 0 - 2 Sturm GrazThere is only really one injury concern for the Sturm Graz manager Christian Ilzer ahead of this clash, with Gregory Wüthrich (Muscle) missing out, which gives Ilzer a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Rapid Wien manager Robert Klauß has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Sturm Graz Playing at home | Rapid Wien Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | Goals scored | 1.9 |
| 0.6 | Goals conceded | 0.6 |
| 27' | Time first goal scored | 29' |
| 28' | Time first goal conceded | 52' |
| 1.9 | Yellow cards | 2.3 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.2 | Subs used | 4.2 |
| 4-1 | Biggest victory | 5-0 |
| 1-0 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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