Down To Ten
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz played the closing 14 minutes a man down after a 76′ dismissal.
- Sent off
- 76′
- Player
- Jurgen Heil
Bundesliga · Matchday 7
Red Bull Salzburg
N. Veratschnig 72'
K. Boma 77'
A. Camara 83'
3 – 0
FT
HT 0–0
Sturm Graz
Bundesliga
Matchday 7Red Bull Salzburg3–0Sturm Graz
1.61
Expected goals
0.49
72′76′77′83′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: RBS 1.61, SG 0.49.
Match report
Red Bull Salzburg 3-0 Sturm Graz
Red Bull Salzburg were far too strong for Sturm Graz 3-0 at Red Bull Arena in Bundesliga. Veratschnig opened the scoring for Red Bull Salzburg on 72', Boma made it 2-0 to Red Bull Salzburg on 77' and Camara made it 3-0 to Red Bull Salzburg on 83'.
Expected goals finished Red Bull Salzburg 1.61, Sturm Graz 0.49. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Red Bull Salzburg held 55.0% of the ball.
The game turned on a dismissal: Heil was sent off on 76', leaving Sturm Graz 14 minutes to play a man short.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Red Bull Salzburg graded out for clinical edge — 3 goals and 1.61 expected goals. Sturm Graz graded out for shooting from range — 8 of 14 shots from range and 0.03 xg per shot.
Nikolas Veratschnig came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for Red Bull Salzburg from 1 goal, 2 shots and 2 tackles.
It was a niggly afternoon: 25 fouls between them and 3 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
55%Possession45%
15Shots14
1.61xG0.49
What the numbers say
4 readsClinical Edge
Red Bull Salzburg
Red Bull Salzburg finished well above what their chances were worth — 3 goals from 1.61 xG.
- Goals
- 3
- Expected goals
- 1.61
- Overperformance
- +1.39
Shooting From Range
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 57% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 8 of 14
- Share
- 57%
- xG per shot
- 0.03
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Red Bull Salzburg scored on 83′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 83′
Timeline
S. Kitano ↑ D. Redzic ↓
🔄52'
A. Camara ↑ E. Baidoo ↓
🔄52'
Y. Vertessen ↑ K. Konate ↓
🔄53'
🔄58'
O. Diakite ↑ A. Kayombo ↓
U. Tohumcu ↑ A. Barry ↓
🔄66'
🔄66'
O. Kiteishvili ↑ S. Seidl ↓
🔄66'
F. Rozga ↑ V. Matoshi ↓
🟨72'
Jurgen Heil
Argument
N. Veratschnig — assist: B. Mazurek
⚽72'
🟨76'
Jurgen Heil
Foul
🟥76'
Jurgen Heil
Foul
K. Boma — assist: D. Schmid
⚽77'
🟨79'
Paul Koller
Foul
A. Camara — assist: S. Kitano
⚽83'
🔄84'
P. Petrovic ↑ A. Malic ↓
🔄84'
G. Mamageishvili ↑ L. Weinhandl ↓
F. Kratzig ↑ B. Mazurek ↓
🔄86'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueRed Bull Arena, Salzburg
RefereeIsa Simsek, Austria
CompetitionBundesliga
Season2026
RoundMatchday 7
StatusMatch Finished