Match Report
7 points and 2 places separated them: Real Sociedad 2nd with 9, Sturm Graz 4th with 2. Sturm Graz had been under-performing their position — 28th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Real Sociedad were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1, Sturm Graz 0.5 and 1.67, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Real Sociedad in 14 games, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Four consecutive defeats weighed on Sturm Graz. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Real Sociedad, 3/15 for Sturm Graz.
Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastian staged the fixture, a ground that holds 39,313. On the scoreboard, Sturm Graz led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.