Match Report
In the standings it was SK Rapid 1st on 18 points, Sturm Graz 4th on 11 — separated by 7. Per game in the league, SK Rapid were scoring 3 and conceding 1, Sturm Graz 1.14 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.54 goals per team per game.
SK Rapid entered with seven wins in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, SK Rapid had taken 15 of 15 points to Sturm Graz's 7.
The head-to-head ledger counts 15 games: 6 SK Rapid wins, 6 for Sturm Graz, 3 draws, at 2.53 goals per meeting.
S. Ebner took charge of the match — our records show 84 games refereed with an average of 2.6 yellow cards per game. The venue was Allianz Stadion, with room for 28,345 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: SK Rapid led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
SK Rapid: Yusuf Demir (7'), Marco Tilio (17'), Petter Nosa Dahl (86') · Sturm Graz: Belmin Beganovic (10')
Key stats
Possession: SK Rapid 56% · Sturm Graz 44% · Total shots: 16-19 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 6-4