Match Overview
The Merkur Arena Football Stadium will witness a fascinating game between Sturm Graz and LASK Linz in the second round of the Austrian Bundesliga on Saturday. While the home team will feel that they can stand up to the challenges set to them by Linz, the latter are ranked 7th in goals scored per match (1 goals) in this competition.
Key Highlights
Sturm Graz have won the last four matches that they have played, whereas LASK Linz have been victorious on just three occasions out of the last five encounters that they have participated in. Having drawn their first game of the season against Rapid Wien, LASK Linz will want to get a positive result by the end of the evening and eke out a win here.
Injury Report
LASK Linz will have to make do without the services of Yannis Letard, Tobias Anselm, Philipp Wiesinger and Adil Taoui for this game against Sturm Graz. The home team, for their part, do not have any major injuries in their side.
Prediction
We expect BTTS (both teams to score) in this game. Neither Sturm Graz nor LASK Linz appear to be the downright favourites to win this game. When these two teams last met, Sturm Graz ran away winners by a narrow yet significant 2-0 scoreline. On the occasion before that, though, LASK emerged as winners by a 2-1 scoreline.
AUSTRIA. BUNDESLIGA | W1 X W2 |
05/Aug 18:30 Sturm Graz VS LASK Linz | 2:0 (1:0,1:0) |