Sturm Graz vs FC BW Linz

2 - 0
🕒 Sun, 20 Apr 2025 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Merkur Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Josef Spurny 🔁 Championship Round - 4 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Championship Round - 4
Championship Round Table
Sturm Graz 3 · FC BW Linz 6
Referee Stats
8 matches · 3.13 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.13
Reds avg 0.13
Penalties avg 0.13
Over 4.5 cards 25%
Home wins 63%
Draws 25%
Away wins 13%
How the match was won
  • Sturm Graz outshot their opponent (17-10).
  • Sturm Graz controlled possession (56%).

Team Overview

Sturm Graz (Home stats)

Games / Record

16
W-D-L: 11-3-2

Goals For / Against

43 / 18
Avg: 2.69 / 1.13

Points

36
Avg: 2.25

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2
FC BW Linz (Away stats)

Games / Record

16
W-D-L: 3-5-8

Goals For / Against

15 / 26
Avg: 0.94 / 1.63

Points

14
Avg: 0.88

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.25
PPG
0.88
2.69
GF
0.94
1.13
GA
1.63
20%
O2.5
40%
40%
BTTS
40%
60%
Score 1st
20%

League-position context

Sturm Graz rank3rd
FC BW Linz rank6th
Sturm Graz points17
FC BW Linz points5
Sturm Graz: #3 · 17 pts · GD +4
2 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 2 pts from safety.
FC BW Linz: #6 · 5 pts · GD -9
14 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 14 pts from safety.
12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sturm Graz last 5 home

D W L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index58
Goals9-4
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

FC BW Linz last 5 away

D L D L L
Points2/15
Weighted index18
Goals3-8
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sturm Graz trend breakdown

Over 2.520%
BTTS40%
BTTS + O2.520%
1H Over 0.580%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 20%

FC BW Linz trend breakdown

Over 2.540%
BTTS40%
BTTS + O2.540%
1H Over 0.560%
Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Sturm Graz score at home80%
Sturm Graz clean sheet at home40%
FC BW Linz score away40%
FC BW Linz clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Sturm Graz score first60%
Sturm Graz win after scoring first67%
FC BW Linz score first20%
FC BW Linz win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Sturm Graz 50% · FC BW Linz 25%
Avg first goal minute: Sturm Graz 30.0' · FC BW Linz 42.0'

Vs league average

Sturm Graz score at home2.69 vs 1.50
Sturm Graz concede at home1.13 vs 1.17
FC BW Linz score away0.94 vs 1.17
FC BW Linz concede away1.63 vs 1.50
Sturm Graz score 79% above league average, while FC BW Linz score 20% below league average.
Defensive side: Sturm Graz are 4% below league average at home, and FC BW Linz are 8% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.75 goals on average across the last 4.

Sturm Graz goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
46-60 3
61-75 2
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
46-60 0

FC BW Linz goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
31-45 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
31-45 1
76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
4
Total Shots
17
10
Shots off Goal
10
5
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
10
8
Shots Outside Box
7
2
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
3
5
Fouls
7
15
Offsides
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
2
Total Passes
397
309
Passes Accurate
297
212
Passes %
75%
69%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
26'
26' Goal · 1-0
T. Horvat
Penalty
31'
31' S. Diabaté
46'
46' S. Seidl
1st substitution · For: C. Noß
56'
56' O. Wähling
2nd substitution · For: Anderson
56'
56' A. Schmidt
3rd substitution · For: Ronivaldo
67'
67' M. Moormann
71'
71' Goal · 2-0
W. Bøving
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Grgić
74'
74' S. Pirkl
4th substitution · For: J. Gölles
75'
75' M. Yalcouyé
1st substitution · For: T. Chukwuani
82'
82' O. Kiteishvili
2nd substitution · For: Jacob Peter Hödl
89'
89' W. Bøving
3rd substitution · For: L. Zvonarek
89'
89' T. Horvat
4th substitution · For: S. Hierländer

Sturm Graz vs FC BW Linz 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sturm Graz beat FC BW Linz 2-0 on Sunday, 20 April 2025 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Josef Spurny. It was played at Merkur Arena.

First half: Sturm Graz took the lead at 26' when T. Horvat scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. S. Diabaté received a yellow card for FC BW Linz at 31'.

Second half: FC BW Linz made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Seidl replacing C. Noß. FC BW Linz made their 2nd substitution at 56', with O. Wähling replacing Anderson. FC BW Linz made their 3rd substitution at 56', with A. Schmidt replacing Ronivaldo. M. Moormann received a yellow card for FC BW Linz at 67'. Sturm Graz extended the lead at 71' when W. Bøving scored, with the assist credited to L. Grgić, making the score 2-0. FC BW Linz made their 4th substitution at 74', with S. Pirkl replacing J. Gölles. Sturm Graz made their 1st substitution at 75', with M. Yalcouyé replacing T. Chukwuani. Sturm Graz made their 2nd substitution at 82', with O. Kiteishvili replacing Jacob Peter Hödl. Sturm Graz made their 3rd substitution at 89', with W. Bøving replacing L. Zvonarek. Sturm Graz made their 4th substitution at 89', with T. Horvat replacing S. Hierländer.

Sturm Graz used 4 substitutions while FC BW Linz used 4 substitutions. FC BW Linz got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Sturm Graz outshot their opponent (17-10).
  • Sturm Graz controlled possession (56%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins7
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)

Sturm Graz vs FC BW Linz Head-to-Head History by Season