- Away form: FK Austria Wien are the better travellers, winning 7 of their 13 away games in the Bundesliga Championship Group 2026.
- Recent form: SK Sturm Graz have won one and drawn four of their last five Bundesliga Championship Group 2026 matches.
- Head-to-head: Austria Wien have two wins and Sturm Graz one in the last three meetings, with no draws.
Familiar foes meeting again
Five weeks after SK Sturm Graz hammered FK Austria Wien 5-2 away in Bundesliga 2025/2026, the sides will face off again in a top-of-the-table clash between the sides that are, somewhat surprisingly, sitting top and fifth in the Bundesliga Championship Group 2026 respectively. Sturm Graz have the edge in the points, picking up 28 from 27 games, but Austria Wien have the better away record.
Graz are the form team, however, and have won five of their 13 home matches this campaign, drawing three and losing five. Austria Wien are coming off a 1-1 draw away to SK Rapid Wien and a 1-3 home defeat to FC Red Bull Salzburg in their last two matches, while Sturm Graz have drawn their last two, away to LASK Linz (1-1) and at home to TSV Hartberg (0-0).
Sturm Graz are the more positive side
Graz's approach
The hosts are the more proactive of the two sides, with a high-energy, transition-first style of play which is built around aggressive counter-pressing and vertical, high-intensity attacking football. Head coach Fabio Ingolitsch, in charge since January 2026, has implemented a system that has made his side hard to beat, but not exactly full of goals, averaging just 1.00 goal scored and conceding 1.15 goals at home so far this term.
Austria Wien's setup
Austria Wien, by contrast, are the more pragmatic team, and head coach Stephan Helm, at the helm since June 2024, prefers a structure-first, discipline-based approach to the game. His side sets up in compact blocks, keeping the ball when they can, but never really dominating the tempo or flow of play.
Side with a draw and goals
This tactical contrast will make for an open and entertaining game, but Sturm Graz have failed to win their last two home games against Austria Wien, suggesting that a tough, hard-fought draw is possible on Sunday.
- Otar Kiteishvili leads Sturm Graz’s scoring in the Championship Group, with three goals scored in his last five matches, while Kelvin Boateng has two goals in three appearances in this competition.
- However, Manfred Fischer has been the most important contributor of late, scoring two of the team’s last six goals, and can be the difference maker if he performs as he has done recently.
- Back a 1-1 correct score line, for the draw odds are 3.32, over 2.5 goals 1.94 and both teams to score - yes at 1.71.
