Sturm Graz – Ried Picks & Prediction

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Sturm Graz - Ried Prediction, Picks and Tips

Sturm Graz and Ried meet at Merkur Arena, in a match for the 16th round of the Bundesliga. Sturm Graz won away by (0‑2) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 24‑10‑2020. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 04-15-2017, in a Bundesliga match that ended with the victory of Sturm Graz by (1‑0). The only goal of the match was scored by P. Zulechner (88 ').

After 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, the home team is currently in 3rd position, with 28 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against Rheindorf Altach by (2‑1), after in the previous match they had won (2‑1) at home, in a match against Hartberg. In their last match, for the Cup, they beat First Vienna at home by (1‑0). In their last 7 home games for the championship, Sturm Graz won 5, drew 1 and lost 1, winning 16 points out of 21 possible. In this competition, they have won the last 4 home matches. His attack has scored regularly, since he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. The Sturm Graz team kick off this match with a 1-0 win over First Vienna, thus advancing to the next phase of the Austrian Cup. In the last Bundesliga game, the home team lost 2-1 to Altach. In this home game, commander Christian Ilzer must use the usual 4-3-3 favoring the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks: Otar Kiteishvili is one of those responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. For this game the coach does not have Vincent Trummer due to physical problems.

After 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses, the visiting team is currently in 10th position, with 14 points won. In their last match, they drew with Admira at home by (0‑0), after having lost away in the previous match, in a match against Salzburg, by (3‑0). For the championship, Ried won 4 points out of 21 possible, after 1 win, 1 draw and 5 losses in the last 7 matches they played as a visitor. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was the 2‑0 (3 out of 7 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they were not very strong defensively. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 11 of the last 15 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that tends to find it difficult to score first. In fact, he only opened the scoring once in the last 15 Bundesliga games. In 15 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 13 times and only managed 3 comebacks. Ried's team starts for this match with a 0-0 draw, in the reception to Admira, thus adding the third consecutive match without winning in this competition. Usually coach Miron Muslic leads a cautious team onto the field, lines up 3-5-2, with Marco Grüll and Ante Bajic the most advanced men in this formation. We highlight that the visitors have presented several gaps in the maintenance of ball possession and in the defensive transition. All players are available for this game.
Our recommendation tip for Sturm Graz - Ried : Sturm Graz to win @ 1.48