On Sunday Feb 27th, Sturm Graz hosts Hartberg in a Tipico Bundesliga match. In their last match, 3rd placed Sturm Graz, recorded a 2-2 draw against Rapid Wien. Hojlund struck first for Sturm Graz in the 6th minute, then Emanuel Aiwu tied it up for Rapid Wien in the 35th minute . Sturm Graz is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while hartberg is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Austria Wien. Aleksandar Jukic struck first for Austria Wien in the 18th minute on a feed from Matthias Braunoder, then Manfred Fischer added another in the 56th minute In the end, Hartberg was frustrated by Austria Wien’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Austria Wien ended the match with the shutout victory. Hartberg looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
Hartberg and Sturm Graz last played eachother at the Profertil Arena on Oct 3rd. Hartberg was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Matija Horvat struck first for Hartberg in the 18th minute on a feed from Jurgen Heil, then Noel Niemann added another in the 22nd minute.
Hartberg’s most prolific scorer has been Dario Tadić. The Austrian attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Sturm Graz is fortunate enough to have Jakob Jantscher in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals.