In this 19th week match, on Sat Feb 12th, Wattens will play host to Sturm Graz in a meeting of these two mismatched Tipico Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 10th placed Wattens is fresh off their 0-5 blowout loss against Salzburg. Nicolás Capaldo struck first for Salzburg in the 30th minute on a feed from Junior Chikwubuike Adamu, then Karim Adeyemi added another in the 49th minute In the end, Wattens was frustrated by Salzburg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Salzburg ended the match with the shutout victory. Wattens is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while sturm Graz sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Austria Klagenfurt. Kelvin Yeboah scored the first goal for Sturm Graz in the 24th minute, then Jakob Jantscher added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time In the end, Austria Klagenfurt couldn’t muster any offence and Sturm Graz ran away with the shutout win. Sturm Graz is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sun Sep 19th, Sturm Graz hosted Wattens in their last match together. Sturm Graz won by a score of 5 to 0. Jakob Jantscher scored the first goal for Sturm Graz in the 25th minute, then Jakob Jantscher added another in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Gregory Wüthrich In the end, Wattens was frustrated by Sturm Graz’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sturm Graz ended the match with the shutout victory.
Jakob Jantscher has been the most effective weapon for Sturm Graz lately. The Austrian midfielder has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. Wattens is glad to have Giacomo Vrioni in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals.