Sturm Graz vs BW Linz

Bundesliga - Regular season 22 Feb 2026, 13:30
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
BW Linz
BW Linz
🏟 Merkur-Arena 👤 A. Sadikovski Round 20

Match report

Sturm Graz edged past BW Linz 1-0 in the Bundesliga - Regular season on 22 February 2026.

BW Linz dominated possession with 88% of the ball and had 18 shots to Sturm Graz's 13.

J. Mitchell was sent off in the 90th minute.

The match was played at Merkur-Arena, with A. Sadikovski in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 12% - 88% Shots 13 - 18 On target 4 - 3 Corners 3 - 10 Fouls 16 - 9 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 8
8
Player of the match
Jeyland Mitchell
Sturm Graz · captained the side
8 Paul-Friedrich Koller captained the side
8 Jon Gorenc Stanković captained the side
8 Simon Seidl captained the side
7 Belmin Beganović 1 goal
First half vs second half
Sturm Graz stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–10 8–8
Shots On Goal 2–2 2–1
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 0–6 3–4
Attacks 45–29 28–34
Match statistics
3 Corners 10
1 Penalty 0
6 Substitution 1
73 Attacks 63
40 Dangerous Attacks 38
5 On Target 3
6 Off Target 14
12% Ball Possession 88%
13 Shots Total 18
4 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 7
3 Shots Blocked 8
10 Shots Inside Box 10
3 Shots Outside Box 8
16 Fouls 9
3 Corners 10
3 Offsides 0
40% Ball Possession 60%
5 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 3
217 Passes Total 320
134 Passes Accurate 221
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sturm Graz · 3-4-2-1
40 M. Bignetti
5 A. Vallci 2 J. Mitchell 30 P. Koller
43 J. Hödl 80 R. Fosso 4 J. Stanković 23 A. Malić
26 B. Beganović 15 G. Mamageishvili
20 S. Jatta
BW Linz · 3-4-3
58 N. Mantl
22 D. Riegler 15 M. Maranda 16 M. Moormann
5 I. Dahlqvist 19 A. Briedl 26 C. Condé 23 D. Bumberger
6 M. Fofana 18 S. Weissman 20 S. Seidl
Sturm Graz
Coach
Fabio Ingolitsch
Substitutes
  • 8 Filip Rózga
  • 11 Axel Kayombo
  • 77 Maurice Malone
  • 17 Emir Karić
  • 47 Emanuel Aiwu
  • 41 Elias Lorenz
  • 39 Luca Weinhandl
  • 25 Stefan Hierländer
  • 9 Rory Wilson
BW Linz
Coach
Michael Kollner
Substitutes
  • 9 Ronivaldo
  • 13 Valentin Oelz
  • 2 Fabio Varesi-Strauss
  • 17 Alem Pašić
  • 14 Christopher Cvetko
  • 60 Simon Pirkl
  • 29 Dominik Reiter
  • 7 Jakob Knollmuller
  • 10 Paul Mensah
Substitutions
  • 67' ↑ F. Rozga ↓ G. Mamageishvili Sturm Graz
  • 67' ↑ A. Kayombo ↓ S. Jatta Sturm Graz
  • 68' ↑ M. Malone ↓ B. Beganovic Sturm Graz
  • 70' ↑ Ronivaldo ↓ C. Conde BW Linz
  • 79' ↑ E. Karic ↓ J. Hodl Sturm Graz
Cards
  • 90' J. Mitchell Sturm Graz
  • 45+4' J. Hodl Sturm Graz
  • 62' A. Vallci Sturm Graz
  • 73' I. Dahlqvist BW Linz
  • 81' R. Fosso Sturm Graz
  • 83' A. Malic Sturm Graz
  • 89' J. Gorenc Stankovic Sturm Graz
  • 90' D. Riegler BW Linz
  • 90+6' M. Moormann BW Linz
Head-to-head
Sturm Graz 7 2 draws 2 BW Linz
2026-02-22 Sturm Graz vs BW Linz 1 - 0
2025-05-04 Blau-Weiß Linz vs Sturm Graz 0 - 1
2025-04-20 Sturm Graz vs Blau-Weiß Linz 2 - 0
2025-02-23 Sturm Graz vs Blau-Weiß Linz 2 - 1
2024-10-30 Sturm Graz vs Blau-Weiß Linz 2 - 1
2024-09-28 Blau-Weiß Linz vs Sturm Graz 1 - 2
Recent form
Sturm Graz D D D D D
BW Linz D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sturm Graz vs BW Linz?
Sturm Graz won 1-0 against BW Linz on 22 February 2026.
Who won Sturm Graz vs BW Linz?
Sturm Graz won the match 1-0.
Where was Sturm Graz vs BW Linz played?
The match was played at Merkur-Arena.
Who had more possession in Sturm Graz vs BW Linz?
BW Linz had 88% of possession, compared to 12% for the other side.