St. Pölten and Sturm Graz meet at NV ARENA, in a match for the 1st round of the Bundesliga. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 8 games. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 26-10-2019, for the Bundesliga, which ended with the victory of Sturm Graz by (0‑4). The goals of the match were scored by B. Balaj (68 ‘) and K. Despodov (60’, 79 ‘and 50’) for Sturm Graz. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
St. Pölten:
This is the first match in this edition of the home team’s competition, which finished the previous edition in 3rd position. This is a team that curiously has been stronger on the road than in their home games, since in the last 30 games they have registered 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses away; against 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in his stadium. In the last match they played, for the Cup, they beat Wolfsberg in an away by (1‑3). In their last 10 home games, St. Pölten has recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 games, so there are defensive processes that need to improve. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 19 of the last 22 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals.
St. Polten arrives motivated for this match after a 1-3 win on the Wolfsberg field trip, thus advancing to the next stage of the Austrian Cup: Ahmet Muhamedbegovic, George Davies and Kofi Schulz scored the goals in the team . In this first round, the home team must play 4-4-2, favoring offensive transitions and channeling their attack through the wings. The three arrows directed at the goal of the “enemy” will be Alexander Schmidt and Dor Hugi. Peter Pokorny, Daniel Luxbacher, George Davies and Robert Ljubicic may be performing in the most central part of the territory. Coach Robert Ibertsberger can count on all of his players.
Sturm Graz :
The visiting team makes its debut in this edition of the event after having finished the last season in 6th position. This is a team that curiously has been stronger away than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a home win against Kapfenberger SV by (5‑0). In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Sturm Graz won 2, drew 2 and lost 6. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches, so their defense needs to improve, But their attack has scored regularly, having scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games.
Sturm Graz enter this performance after a 5-0 win against Kapfenberg, in a preparation match for the next official matches. Recall that the visitors also managed to advance in the Austrian Cup, beating SV Innsbruck 8-0. As the “enemy” of this round, the visiting club usually plays 4-4-2, where the two most advanced players are Balaj and Kevin Friesenbichler. It should be noted that the visitors have some defensive weaknesses, but a very effective counterattack. Vicent Trummer is out of this game due to physical problems.
