Sturm Graz 1, First Vienna 2

VIENNA (Interstat) — First Vienna FC opened its 2026 2. Liga campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Sturm Graz II on Sunday at Care-Energy Naturarena Hohe Warte, overcoming a late first-half red card to secure three points. The match, a season opener for both clubs in Austria’s second division, defied a pregame projection from Interstat that had forecast a 1-1 draw. The data firm’s ELO system had given the home side a 60.1 percent probability to win, a margin First Vienna ultimately justified despite a significant second-half disadvantage. The game began with early physicality, as Sturm Graz’s Bernhard Luxbacher… Read more...