Match Report
The table read 1st (Sturm Graz, 38 pts) against 1st (Ried, 28 pts), 10 points apart. Ried had been under-performing their position — 23rd on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Sturm Graz were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.18, Ried 1.19 and 1.31, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Ried came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Sturm Graz, 0 draws and 1 for Ried, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. 100% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was Merkur Arena, with room for 16,764 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Sturm Graz: Jacob Peter Hödl (86')
Key stats
Possession: Sturm Graz 54% · Ried 46% · Total shots: 7-9 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 1-5