WOLFSBERG, Austria (Interstat) — Donis Avdijaj scored in the 45th minute and Wolfsberger AC played Sturm Graz to a 1-1 draw in a football match. Sturm Graz equalized through Oumar Diakite, and the visitors left with a share of the result. Wolfsberger AC is now 0-3-1 in this competition and 0-4-1 across all competitions. Sturm Graz moved to 5-2-4 in this competition and 7-4-4 across all competitions.

Avdijaj finished with one goal while logging 63 minutes before his substitution. Marco Sulzner assisted on the Wolfsberger goal and played the entire match. Sulzner’s assist came on the opening goal. Diakite scored for Sturm Graz while logging 44 minutes. Wolfsberger’s D. Fitz was shown a yellow card in the 40th minute, and teammate M. Kitz was booked in the 58th minute. Sturm Graz’s J. Quarshie received a yellow card in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time.

The first half included Fitz’s yellow card and Avdijaj’s goal, while the second half brought Kitz’s booking and a series of substitutions. Quarshie’s late yellow card came in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time as the match ended level. Wolfsberger took the lead late in the first half when Avdijaj scored after Sulzner’s assist. Sturm Graz responded and found its equalizer through Diakite. Both teams made use of their benches as the second half wore on. Sturm Graz used substitutions involving V. Matoshi and J. Hodl at halftime. Wolfsberger made a 54th-minute substitution involving R. Behounek. Wolfsberger then made three changes around the 63rd minute involving S. Karamoko, Avdijaj and S. Piesinger. Sturm Graz later used substitutions involving B. Beganovic in the 70th minute, J. Heil in the 81st and L. Weinhandl in the 88th. The changes did not produce another goal as the sides settled for the draw. The final whistle confirmed the 1-1 draw.

Wolfsberger had entered the match after a 1-0 loss at Hertha Wels and a 1-0 loss at Hartberg. Before that, Wolfsberger lost 2-0 at home to Tirol and 3-0 at Altach. The club’s competition record reflects a difficult start, with three losses and one draw. Wolfsberger has not won in the competition this season and has one draw across all competitions. Wolfsberger’s overall record remains without a win, with four losses and one draw. Wolfsberger’s previous four matches all ended in defeat.

Sturm Graz was coming off a 3-2 loss at A. Lustenau and a 2-2 draw with Ried. Sturm Graz had beaten Marseille 1-0, Grazer AK 6-1, Austria Vienna 2-0 and Floridsdorfer AC 3-1, while also losing to Bournemouth, FC Red Bull Salzburg and Rapid. Sturm Graz also defeated LASK 2-1 earlier in the season. The club’s competition record stands at five wins, two losses and four draws, and its overall record is seven wins, four losses and four draws. Sturm Graz’s overall record includes four draws and four losses.

Sturm Graz’s next scheduled match is at ATSV Wolfsberger. The match against ATSV Wolfsberger is the first in that sequence. After that, Sturm Graz is scheduled to host FC Red Bull Salzburg twice, visit Altach twice, host Tirol twice, host Austria Vienna twice and visit Grazer AK. Wolfsberger AC will continue its campaign after earning its first draw in this competition. The match ended level.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Sturm Graz 1, Wolfsberger AC 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Sturm Graz with an 80.4 percent probability to win. Sturm Graz had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.75. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.75.