On Oct 9th, Wattens and Sturm Graz will play a match in Graz in a meeting of these two mismatched Tipico Bundesliga teams. 2nd placed Sturm Graz is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Austria Wien. Albian Ajeti struck first for Sturm Graz in the 14th minute, then William Vick added another in the 58th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Austria Wien couldn’t manage to score, and Sturm Graz took the shutout win. Sturm Graz should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Wattens, recorded a 0-5 blowout loss against Rapid Wien. Guido Burgstaller struck first for Rapid Wien in the 45th minute, then Marco Grüll added another in the 51st minute In the end, Wattens couldn’t muster any offence and Rapid Wien ran away with the shutout win. Wattens is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Sturm Graz won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Nik Prelec has been the most prolific scorer on Wattens in his last five matches with three goals. Both Emanuel Emegha and Fuseini have been the hottest scorers for Sturm Graz in the last five each having scored 2 goals.