On Sun Mar 13th, Salzburg will play host to Sturm Graz in a clash of the Tipico Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 1st placed Salzburg is fresh off their 1-7 blowout loss against Bayern München. Robert Lewandowski struck first for Bayern München in the 12th minute on a penalty kick, then Robert Lewandowski added another in the 21st minute on a penalty shot. Salzburg should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Sturm Graz, recorded a 2-2 draw against Ried. Nutz struck first for Ried in the 48th minute on a feed from Leo Mikić, but Manprit Sarkaria got the equalizer for Sturm Graz in the 68th minute . Sturm Graz is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 24th, Salzburg hosted Sturm Graz in their last match together. Salzburg was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Rasmus Kristensen scored the first goal for Salzburg in the 5th minute, then Karim Adeyemi added another in the 22nd minute.
Sturm Graz is fortunate enough to have Rasmus Winther Hojlund in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. For Salzburg, their top scorers are Luka Sucic and Junior Chikwubuike Adamu, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.