Austria - BundesligaMerkur ArenaData current as of 15 October 2026

Sturm Graz vs Grazer AK: match statistics

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Sturm Graz vs Grazer AK: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sturm Graz play Grazer AK in Bundesliga (Austria). The match date is 18 October 2026. Venue: Merkur Arena.

Current form

Sturm Graz: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Grazer AK: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sturm Graz scores 1.25 and concedes 1.13 goals per match. Grazer AK scores 0.75 and concedes 2.00. League average: 3.04 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sturm Graz 50%, Grazer AK 38%. Over 2.5: Sturm Graz 38%, Grazer AK 63%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 63%.

xG, shots and style

Sturm Graz has higher xG: 1.75 vs 1.44. Sturm Graz: 15.8 shots per match, Grazer AK: 13.9.

Match halves

Sturm Graz: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 0.75. Grazer AK: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.25.

Goals by minute

Sturm Graz: 31-45+ (2 goals). Grazer AK: 0-15 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Bundesliga: 3.04 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 63%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.68)
(3.88)
(4.61)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Sturm GrazGrazer AK
1.25Goals scored / match0.75
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
1.13Goals conceded / match2
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
49%Average possession46%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
4.63Shots on target / match4.13
Sturm GrazGrazer AK

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

15.75Shots per match13.88
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
4.63Shots on target4.13
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
7.9%Shot conversion5.4%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
49%Possession46%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
1.75xG for1.44
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
1.45xG against1.76
Sturm GrazGrazer AK

Shooting quality

Sturm Graz: AttackingGrazer AK: Balanced
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
Accuracy (shots on target)29%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.18

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Sturm Graz is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Sturm Graz · 1.2 pts / match - Grazer AK

Sturm Graz
DLWLW
Season result split
50% W25% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-2
1.75 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-0
Last 5 at home
2-1-0
WDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.66Opponent xG: 1.75BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Grazer AK
LDWDD
Season result split
25% W38% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-3
1.13 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-3
Last 5 away
1-0-3
LLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.29BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Sturm Graz is 67% better for: goals scored per match.

1.25 goals / match - Sturm Graz · 0.75 goals / match - Grazer AK

Sturm Graz is 77% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.13 goals / match - Sturm Graz · 2 goals / match - Grazer AK

Sturm Graz scoring profile: very strong

Sturm Graz scores in 88% of matches (7 of 8 matches), while Grazer AK keeps a clean sheet in 25% (2 of 8 matches).

Grazer AK scoring profile: mixed

Grazer AK scores in 38% of matches (3 of 8 matches), while Sturm Graz keeps a clean sheet in 38% (3 of 8 matches).

10Goals scored (season)6
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
9Goals conceded (season)16
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
2.38Average goals in match2.75
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
6Goals scored (last 5)4
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
8Goals conceded (last 5)4
Sturm GrazGrazer AK

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal38%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
38%2 goals38%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
0%3 goals0%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
0%4 goals0%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal75%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
25%2 goals38%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
25%3 goals25%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
0%4 goals13%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

38%BTTS at half-time25%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
0%BTTS in both halves13%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
25%Scored in both halves25%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS25%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
60%BTTS - last 540%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time25%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time50%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Grazer AK is 13% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Sturm Graz · 1.13 pts / match - Grazer AK

Sturm Graz - half-time state
13% leading63% draw25% trailing
Grazer AK - half-time state
25% leading38% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.13
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
0.63Goals conceded (1st half)1.25
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
1.13Average goals (1st half)1.75
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
50%Clean sheet before half-time38%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
50%No goal before half-time63%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per match (2nd half)0.75
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.25
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
1.25Average goals (2nd half)1
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
75%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK
38%No goal after half-time75%
Sturm GrazGrazer AK

Sturm Graz - second-half results

63% W13% D25% L
8
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding385%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Grazer AK - second-half results

0% W75% D25% L
9
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.5

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sturm Graz - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.80
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Grazer AK - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.00
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.20.4
1 goal60%20%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Sturm Graz
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
1
1
16-30
2
2
31-45
2
0
46-60
2
1
61-75
2
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Grazer AK
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
1
3
16-30
1
4
31-45
1
2
46-60
1
1
61-75
0
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.56
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
84%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+17%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
33%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Sturm Graz

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.30
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
69%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Grazer AK

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.93
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.69
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
61%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
110%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Bundesliga).

Teams vs league

Sturm GrazLigaGrazer AK
Average goals in match▼ 2.383.04▼ 2.75
Both teams scored▼ 50%52%▼ 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 38%63%• 63%
Clean sheets▲ 38%26%• 25%
Goal before half-time▼ 63%75%• 75%
Goal after half-time▲ 88%79%▼ 50%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.04
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.81
Home goals / match
1.23
Away goals / match
+47%
Home attack advantage
+32%
Home defence advantage
+21%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Sturm Graz 2 - 0 - 0 Grazer AK. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

SK Sturm Graz
2 : 1
Liebherr Grazer AK
Liebherr Grazer AK
0 : 3
SK Sturm Graz

FAQ

When do Sturm Graz and Grazer AK play?

Sturm Graz face Grazer AK on 18 October 2026 in Bundesliga at Merkur Arena. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Sturm Graz and Grazer AK?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Sturm Graz won 2, Grazer AK won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Sturm Graz vs Grazer AK?

Sturm Graz score 1.25 goals per game on average and Grazer AK 0.75. The Bundesliga average is 3.04 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Sturm Graz's matches and 38% of Grazer AK's.

What form are Sturm Graz and Grazer AK in?

Over the last 5 games Sturm Graz have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Grazer AK 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sturm Graz vs Grazer AK?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Sturm Graz vs Grazer AK: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.