Counter-Punch
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz were happy without the ball and still created more — 3.51 xG from 35.0% possession.
- Possession
- 35.0%
- Expected goals
- 3.51
- Opponent xG
- 1.90
Bundesliga · Matchday 6Sturm Graz
G. Mamageishvili 34'
O. Diakite 59'
Otar Kiteishvili 90+7'
2 – 1
FT
HT 1–1
Lask Linz
K. Danek 45'
Bundesliga
Matchday 6Sturm Graz2–1Lask Linz
3.51
Expected goals
1.90
34′45′59′97′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: SG 3.51, LL 1.90.
Match report
Sturm Graz 2-1 Lask Linz
Sturm Graz edged out Lask Linz 2-1 at Merkur-Arena in Bundesliga. Mamageishvili opened the scoring for Sturm Graz on 34', Danek levelled for Lask Linz on 45' and Diakite put Sturm Graz back in front on 59'.
Expected goals finished Sturm Graz 3.51, Lask Linz 1.90. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Lask Linz held 65.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Sturm Graz graded out for counter-punch — 35.0% possession and 3.51 expected goals. Sturm Graz graded out for wasteful finishing — 3.51 expected goals and 2 goals.
Melayro Bogarde came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.9 for Lask Linz from 4 key passes, 1 shot and 3 tackles.
It was a niggly afternoon: 21 fouls between them and 6 yellow cards, with Sturm Graz conceding the most free-kicks (14).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
35%Possession65%
14Shots26
3.51xG1.90
What the numbers say
4 readsWasteful Finishing
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 3.51 xG for 2 goals.
- Expected goals
- 3.51
- Goals
- 2
- Shortfall
- −1.51
Better Chances
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.25 xG per attempt against 0.07.
- xG per shot
- 0.25
- Opponent
- 0.07
- Shots
- 14 v 26
Box Occupation
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz kept getting bodies into the area — 86% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 12 of 14
- Share
- 86%
- xG per shot
- 0.25
Timeline
Jurgen Heil
Foul
🟨13'
📺13'
George Bello · Penalty cancelled
G. Mamageishvili — assist: S. Seidl
⚽34'
⚽45'
K. Danek
🟨45+3'
Krystof Daněk
Half-time
O. Diakite ↑ S. Jatta ↓
🔄50'
O. Diakite — assist: A. Malic
⚽59'
🔄60'
R. Ljubicic ↑ K. Danek ↓
🔄60'
S. Kalajdzic ↑ C. Lang ↓
O. Kiteishvili ↑ G. Mamageishvili ↓
🔄61'
F. Rozga ↑ S. Seidl ↓
🔄61'
🟨76'
Melayro Bogarde
Foul
L. Weinhandl ↑ J. Gorenc Stankovic ↓
🔄77'
🔄77'
A. Schopf ↑ M. Bogarde ↓
🔄82'
F. Flecker ↑ K. P. Molgaard Jorgensen ↓
Filip Rózga
Argument
🟨85'
Otar Kiteishvili
Argument
🟨85'
🟨85'
Sascha Horvath
Argument
Otar Kiteishvili (Pen)
⚽90+7'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueMerkur-Arena, Graz
RefereeSebastian Gishamer, Austria
CompetitionBundesliga
Season2026
RoundMatchday 6
StatusMatch Finished