Austria - BundesligaMerkur ArenaData current as of 16 July 2026

Sturm Graz vs Rapid Wien: match statistics

Sturm Graz crest
Sturm Graz
2 : 0half-time 0:0
Rapid Wien crest
Rapid Wien

Sturm Graz vs Rapid Wien: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sturm Graz play Rapid Wien in Bundesliga (Austria). The match date is 17 May 2026 at 14:30. Venue: Merkur Arena. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Sturm Graz: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match. Rapid Wien: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sturm Graz scores 1.59 and concedes 1.09 goals per match. Rapid Wien scores 1.18 and concedes 1.26. League average: 2.70 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sturm Graz 56%, Rapid Wien 53%. Over 2.5: Sturm Graz 41%, Rapid Wien 41%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Sturm Graz has higher xG: 1.71 vs 1.33. Sturm Graz: 15.7 shots per match, Rapid Wien: 11.7.

Match halves

Sturm Graz: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 0.91. Rapid Wien: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.71.

Goals by minute

Sturm Graz: 76-90+ (14 goals). Rapid Wien: 61-75 (14 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Bundesliga: 2.70 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

3 H2H matches: 1-0-2. Average goals 2.67, BTTS 67%.

Match description

Sturm Graz, the table leaders (position 1), have scored 49 goals this season versus Rapid’s 36, and in the last 5 matches the home side have netted 8 goals (record: 1 win, 4 draws, 0 losses), while Rapid have 4 goals with a record of 1 win, 1 draw, 3 losses. At home Sturm average 15.53 shots and 4.13 shots on target per game with an average xG of 1.69, whereas Rapid away average 12.27 shots, 4.2 on target and xG 1.39, indicating a home advantage in chance creation despite Rapid’s higher finishing efficiency (9% vs 6% conversion rate). Defensively Sturm concede 1.13 goals at home on average and have conceded 6 goals in their last 5 matches; Rapid concede 1.27 goals away and have conceded 9 in their last five, so the home defence appears more stable. Additionally Sturm collect an average of 1.4 points per game in the last 5 matches versus Rapid’s 0.8 and have 33% clean sheets at home compared to Rapid’s 20% away. Given superior chance creation (xG 1.69 vs 1.39), a higher seasonal goal tally (49 vs 36) and better recent form over the last five matches, I forecast a home win.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

67Possession (%)33
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
22Shots4
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
8Shots on target1
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
2.39xG0.46
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
9Corners3
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
63Dangerous attacks17
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
12Fouls5
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
0Cards2
Sturm GrazRapid Wien

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Sturm GrazRapid Wien
1.59Goals scored / match1.18
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
1.09Goals conceded / match1.26
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
54%Average possession56%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
4.81Shots on target / match3.76
Sturm GrazRapid Wien

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

15.69Shots per match11.74
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
4.81Shots on target3.76
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
10.2%Shot conversion10%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
54%Possession56%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
1.71xG for1.33
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
1.33xG against1.3
Sturm GrazRapid Wien

Shooting quality

Sturm Graz: AttackingRapid Wien: Balanced
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
Accuracy (shots on target)31%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Sturm Graz is 200% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Sturm Graz · 0.6 pts / match - Rapid Wien

Sturm Graz
DDDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
50% W25% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-8-8
1.75 pts / match · goal difference +16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-5-5
Last 5 at home
1-4-0
DDDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 2.05Opponent xG: 1.15BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 20%
Rapid Wien
LLLLW
Season result split
38% W24% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-8-13
1.38 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-6-6
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DDLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.11Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Sturm Graz is 35% better for: goals scored per match.

1.59 goals / match - Sturm Graz · 1.18 goals / match - Rapid Wien

Sturm Graz is 16% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.09 goals / match - Sturm Graz · 1.26 goals / match - Rapid Wien

Sturm Graz scoring profile: very strong

Sturm Graz scores in 91% of matches (29 of 32 matches), while Rapid Wien keeps a clean sheet in 26% (9 of 34 matches).

Rapid Wien scoring profile: strong

Rapid Wien scores in 76% of matches (26 of 34 matches), while Sturm Graz keeps a clean sheet in 38% (12 of 32 matches).

51Goals scored (season)40
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
35Goals conceded (season)43
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
2.69Average goals in match2.44
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
9Goals scored (last 5)5
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
5Goals conceded (last 5)9
Sturm GrazRapid Wien

How often they score at least...

91%1 goal76%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
41%2 goals26%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
16%3 goals9%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
9%4 goals6%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal74%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
31%2 goals44%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
16%3 goals9%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
0%4 goals0%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

55%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time12%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
9%BTTS in both halves3%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
22%Scored in both halves9%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
80%BTTS - last 540%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
19%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
16%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Sturm Graz is 36% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.56 pts / match - Sturm Graz · 1.15 pts / match - Rapid Wien

Sturm Graz - half-time state
38% leading44% draw19% trailing
Rapid Wien - half-time state
26% leading35% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.56Points per match (1st half)1.15
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
0.69Goals scored (1st half)0.47
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
0.47Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
1.16Average goals (1st half)1.03
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
66%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
50%No goal before half-time65%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien

After half-time (2nd half)

1.66Points per match (2nd half)1.41
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
0.91Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
0.63Goals conceded (2nd half)0.71
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
1.53Average goals (2nd half)1.41
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
53%Clean sheet after half-time47%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien
38%No goal after half-time50%
Sturm GrazRapid Wien

Sturm Graz - second-half results

44% W34% R22% P
50
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
53
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.56
PPG before half-time
Lead holding132%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Rapid Wien - second-half results

38% W26% R35% P
39
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
48
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding146%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sturm Graz - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.80
Goals scored / match0.61.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%0%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Rapid Wien - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.41.4
Average goals in match0.82.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Sturm Graz
ScoredConceded
11
4
0-15
2
8
16-30
9
3
31-45
8
6
46-60
7
9
61-75
14
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +9 - wins late phases.

Rapid Wien
ScoredConceded
4
8
0-15
5
2
16-30
7
9
31-45
3
11
46-60
14
4
61-75
7
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (14 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.56
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+4%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
69%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Sturm Graz

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
86%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Rapid Wien

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
93%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.78
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Bundesliga).

Teams vs league

Sturm GrazLigaRapid Wien
Average goals in match 2.692.70 2.44
Both teams scored 56%55% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 41%51% 41%
Clean sheets 38%25% 26%
Goal before half-time 63%74% 74%
Goal after half-time 81%78% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.70
Average goals per match
55%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.44
Home goals / match
1.27
Away goals / match
+13%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Sturm Graz 1 - 0 - 2 Rapid Wien. Average goals 2.67, both teams scored in 67% matches.

SK Rapid Wien
0 : 2
SK Sturm Graz
SK Rapid Wien
2 : 1
SK Sturm Graz
SK Sturm Graz
1 : 2
SK Rapid Wien

FAQ

What was the result of Sturm Graz vs Rapid Wien?

The Bundesliga match finished Sturm Graz 2:0 Rapid Wien. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Sturm Graz and Rapid Wien?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Sturm Graz won 1, Rapid Wien won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Sturm Graz vs Rapid Wien?

Sturm Graz score 1.59 goals per game on average and Rapid Wien 1.18. The Bundesliga average is 2.70 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Sturm Graz's matches and 53% of Rapid Wien's.

What form are Sturm Graz and Rapid Wien in?

Over the last 5 games Sturm Graz have a 2-3-0 record (1.80 points per game) and Rapid Wien 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sturm Graz vs Rapid Wien?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.