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FC Blau-Weiss Linz v SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Linzer Stadion, Linz

Jürgen Säumel pays counterpart Mitja Mörec a visit on Sunday afternoon in the Bundesliga, as their SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz and FC Blau-Weiss Linz teams go head to head at the Linzer Stadion. All of the key stats for the clash, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across seventeen major markets are covered in this betting preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make a smart bet.

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FC Blau-Weiss Linz's next match is v Wattens at 16:00 on Saturday 25th October
SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz's next match is v Celtic at 20:00 on Thursday 23rd October
The last Austrian Bundesliga meeting between Blau-Weiss Linz and Sturm Graz was on Sunday 19th October 2025
Austrian Bundesliga
October 19th 2025
Blau-Weiss Linz 3
4 Sturm Graz
 
R. Sales 17'8' T. Chukwuani
S. Weissman 75'63' M. Malone
M. Fofana 84'73' L. Grgic
87' O. Kiteishvili
 
BWL
STU
Shots On
6
4
Shots Off
11
3
Corners
8
2
Possession
57%
43%
Fouls
11
12
Yellow/red cards
2/0
3/0
 
Blau-Weiss LinzSturm Graz
 
V. Baier
E. Bakatukanda (M. Huskovic 78')
M. Maranda
M. Moormann
M. Fofanafootball icon
R. Salesfootball icon (P. Mensah 63')
A. Briedl
S. Seidl
T. Goiginger (A. Pasic 78')
S. Pirkl
S. Weissmanfootball icon
(M. Bignetti 57') O. Christensen
(J. Mitchell 69') T. Oermann
E. Karic
J. Gorenc Stankovič
football iconO. Kiteishvili
(J. Hödl 79') T. Horvat
(L. Grgic 70') S. Jatta
football iconT. Chukwuani
D. Lavalée
E. Aiwu
(F. Rózga 79') football iconM. Malone

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

This match should deliver some entertainment, but don't count on an all-time classic. Under 3.5 goals is what we're predicting, meaning that 3 goals is the absolute maximum we'll see during the standard 90 minutes. The best odds on that outcome are just below, followed by recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 58% chance of Sturm Graz coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Blau-Weiss Linz
17%
10/3
18%
50/1
Draw
24%
5/2
9%
9/1
3%
Sturm Graz
58%
79/100
12%
1/40
1%
Sturm Graz 1-0
15%
7/1
6%
7/1
7%
Sturm Graz 2-0
12%
17/2
13%
5/1
Draw 1-1
11%
11/2
13%
13/8
Sturm Graz 2-1
9%
15/223/20
Draw 0-0
9%
11/1
15%
8/1
11%
Blau-Weiss Linz 1-0
7%
12/1
24%
9/1
Sturm Graz 3-0
7%
14/1
25%
7/1
Sturm Graz 3-1
5%
14/1
25%
3/1
9%
Blau-Weiss Linz 2-1
4%
14/1
12%
19/4
Draw 2-2
4%
12/117/4
8%
Sturm Graz 4-0
3%
28/1
38%
12/1
Blau-Weiss Linz 2-0
3%
22/1
21%
16/1
Sturm Graz 4-1
2%
28/1
26%
10/1
11%
Sturm Graz 3-2
2%
22/1
13%
8/13
Blau-Weiss Linz 3-1
1%
33/1
17%
16/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
4/5
15%
2/5
6%
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
1/1
12%
8/5
5%
Home 1st Goal
37%
7/5
9%
8/5
Away 1st Goal
56%
8/13
8%
8/13
1%
No 1st Goal
6%
11/1
15%
8/1
11%
BTTS - Yes
43%
7/101/2
5%
BTTS - No
57%
21/207/5
2%
BTTS - Home Win
7%
13/2
11%
11/2
BTTS - Draw
15%
10/3
5%
1/3
BTTS - Away Win
21%
13/5
15%
19/5
6%
Home/draw
42%
10/11
13%
9/1
3%
Away/draw
83%
1/5
4%
1/1000
Home/away
76%
2/7
4%
1/33
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
2/9
8%
1/18
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
3/1
19%
13/2
9%
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
7/4
24%
8/13
8%
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
2/5
8%
11/10
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
9/2
30%
3/1
15%
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/7
5%
1/5
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
10/1
50%
23/20
16%
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/20
3%
8/13
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/25
1%
1/25
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
11/1
15%
15/2
6%
Home DNB
34%
9/4
19%
6/5
Away DNB
75%
1/3
9%
3/5
2%
Blau-Weiss Linz win to nil
10%
7/1
27%
-
Sturm Graz win to nil
38%
12/5
18%
-
Blau-Weiss Linz / Blau-Weiss Linz
11%
11/2
22%
11/1
Blau-Weiss Linz / Sturm Graz
4%
20/128/1
Blau-Weiss Linz / Draw
6%
14/1
12%
20/1
Draw / Blau-Weiss Linz
9%
8/1
18%
18/5
Draw / Sturm Graz
17%
4/1
6%
19/10
Draw / Draw
15%
5/1
15%
19/10
4%
Sturm Graz / Blau-Weiss Linz
3%
33/140/1
Sturm Graz / Sturm Graz
29%
15/8
20%
13/2
4%
Sturm Graz / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
20/1
Win / draw / win Bundesliga table

Blau-Weiss Linz have played 9 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Blau-Weiss Linz have conceded 9 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Blau-Weiss Linz have played 4 games at home, winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 4 goals, conceded 3 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Sturm Graz lay in 1st place on 18 points in the Bundesliga league table having played 8 matches. Sturm Graz have a great away record this season winning all their away games and keeping 4 clean sheets.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 0 and losing 2 games. They have scored 14 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sturm Graz have conceded 4 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Sturm Graz have played 5 away games, winning 5, drawing 0 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 2.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Blau-Weiss Linz
Sturm Graz
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sturm Graz97021121 
l
 
3-4A
Feb 21
-
-
2
Salzburg10532718 
Dec 6
d
 
2-2F
Nov 8
w
 
0-2F
3
Rapid Wien10523217 
Dec 14
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2F
Nov 1
4
RZ Pellets10523617 
Feb 14
l
 
3-0A
Oct 25
Feb 28
5
Austria Wien10514016 
Nov 22
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
Dec 14
6
SV Ried10424114 
l
 
0-2A
Nov 8
Feb 6
w
 
1-3A
7
SCR Altach10343013 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 6
Mar 7
w
 
0-2F
8
Hartberg10334012 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 7
w
 
1-0F
Nov 30
9
LASK Linz10316-610 
Nov 1
l
 
2-0A
Nov 23
w
 
0-2F
10
Blau-Weiss Linz10316-510 
-
-
Feb 21
w
 
3-4F
11
Wattens9234-39 
Feb 28
Oct 25
-
Feb 14
12
GAK10064-136 
w
 
3-0F
Nov 29
Dec 7
w
 
0-3F
Championship Round
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
5
Sturm Graz have won 5 consecutive away league games
5
Sturm Graz have not lost in 5 consecutive away league games
3
Sturm Graz have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive league games
Blau-Weiss Linz 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
Sturm Graz 1ST
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
2
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Sturm Graz have beaten Blau-Weiss Linz in 4 consecutive league meetings
6
Sturm Graz have not lost to Blau-Weiss Linz in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Blau-Weiss Linz since 2023
Blau-Weiss Linz
Sturm Graz
Goals: Scored
2
4
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
D
1
STU
2
League games at Sturm Graz since 2023
Sturm Graz
Blau-Weiss Linz
Goals: Scored
8
2
Games: Scored
3 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
0 / 3
STU
3
Goal Statistics

With a PG of just 0.8, FC Blau-Weiss Linz look set to find it difficult here. Add in the fact that SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive Bundesliga games, and it could be a long afternoon for M. Mörec's men.

Blau-Weiss Linz 10th Sturm Graz 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.8
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
47%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 83% probability of Blau-Weiss Linz scoring 1 goal or less
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 81% probability that Sturm Graz will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Blau-Weiss Linz’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+14
Sturm Graz have scored 14% more goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2025/2026 season
Blau-Weiss Linz
PG (predicted goals)
Sturm Graz
0.8
1.6
Attack rating
BWL
STU
39%
better
view stats
Games scored4
7
Failed to score5
1
Scored first4
6
Goals scored7
14
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.8
Avg. shots per game5
12
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
15
Avg. XG for0.8
1.9
KickOff rating
+39%
Defence rating
BWL
STU
47%
better
view stats
Games conceded6
3
Clean sheets3
5
Conceded first5
2
Goals conceded11
4
Avg. goals conceded1.2
0.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
17
Conversion rate against12%
6%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.1
KickOff rating
+47%

Blau-Weiss Linz v Sturm Graz Bundesliga lLine ups will show here when available.

Blau-Weiss Linz Bundesliga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10425
V. BaierS WeissmanS PirklA Pasic
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V. Baier GLK10
-
E Bakatukanda DEF10
1
-
M Maranda DEF10
4
-
M Moormann DEF7
2
-
S Seidl MID721
-
M Fofana MID611
-
A Briedl MID6
1
-
S Pirkl MID102
-
S Weissman FWD54
-
T Goiginger FWD1011
2
-
Ronivaldo FWD82
1
-
Subs
V. Oelz GLK
-
T Turner GLK
2
-
A Pasic DEF9
5
-
M Schantl DEF
-
D Bumberger DEF
-
N Maier MID3
1
-
O Wähling MID6
-
P Mensah FWD82
-
M Huskovic  FWD7
2
-
Sturm Graz Bundesliga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9535
D LavaléeO KiteishviliT HorvatT Chukwuani
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Christensen GLK8
1
-
T Oermann DEF81
-
E Aiwu DEF8
2
-
D Lavalée DEF9
1
-
E Karic DEF92
3
-
T Horvat MID923
-
J Stankovic MID8
2
-
T Chukwuani MID81
5
-
O Kiteishvili MID751
1
-
M Malone FWD511
1
-
S Jatta FWD93
1
-
Subs
M Bignetti GLK2
-
J. Mitchell DEF2
-
N Geyrhofer DEF1
-
J Beck MID3
1
-
S Hierländer MID6
-
J. Hödl MID9
2
-
F Kucharczyk MID5
1
-
L Grgic FWD921
1
-
A. Kayombo FWD
-