Blau-Weiß Linz 0-3 Grazer AK result, stats and report

Grazer AK and Austria Wien shared the spoils in a ferocious Austrian Bundesliga derby, with both sides squandering leads and a combined eight yellow cards telling you everything you need to know about the standards on show.

Grazer AK took all three points at Rheindorf Altach despite being second best for large stretches, scoring twice in the first half to secure a 2-1 win. Altach had more of everything except what matters: goals.

Grazer AK ended the match with ten men and their goalkeeper as their best player, holding out a Wolfsberger AC side that hit the woodwork three times and failed to convert a dominant display into a single goal.

A 45th-minute penalty converted by Ried settled a contest that Grazer AK, for all their possession and attacking intent, simply could not find a way to score in. The result leaves GAK bottom of the Austrian Bundesliga with a goal difference of minus eleven.

Sturm Graz host city rivals Grazer AK on Sunday 18 October in a derby with real edge. One side is building something. The other is carrying serious baggage into enemy territory.

Grazer AK host Salzburg on Saturday having conceded 13 goals in their last five Austrian Bundesliga matches. Salzburg arrive with four wins from five and goals flowing freely.

Grazer AK have been quietly building one of the division's most reliable home records, but Austria Wien arrive in Graz having kept clean sheets in over 40 per cent of their away matches this season. Something has to give on Saturday evening.

Rheindorf Altach host a Grazer AK side that has conceded 13 goals in four league games this season, and the head-to-head record suggests the hosts know exactly how to exploit them.