Week 7 brings us a match on Sep 3rd where Sturm Graz will host Hartberg at Merkur Arena in a meeting of these two closely matched Tipico Bundesliga teams. 3rd placed Sturm Graz is fresh off their 2-1 win against Rapid Wien. Kuhn struck first for Rapid Wien in the 15th minute, but Gregory Wüthrich got the equalizer for Sturm Graz in the 25th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 86th minute on a penalty goal by Tomi Horvat. Sturm Graz is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while hartberg is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Ried. Eylon Almog struck first for Hartberg in the 62nd minute, then Dario Tadić added another in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Philipp Sturm In the end, Ried couldn’t muster any offence and Hartberg ran away with the shutout win. Hartberg 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 these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
For Hartberg, their top scorers are Donis Avdijaj and Dario Tadić, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. For Sturm Graz, their top scorers are Emanuel Emegha and Rasmus Højlund, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.