Borussia Dortmund vs SK Sturm Graz, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Borussia Dortmund vs SK Sturm Graz — Champions League at Signal Iduna Park.
- Borussia Dortmund 8 games · 11 pts (2025/26)
- SK Sturm Graz 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Erik Lambrechts
- Assistant 1 Kevin Monteny
- Assistant 2 Jo De Weirdt
24 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern München 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC København 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Nov SK Sturm Graz H 1–0 W 02 Nov RB Leipzig H 2–1 W 29 Oct VfL Wolfsburg A 0–1 L 26 Oct FC Augsburg A 1–2 L 22 Oct Real Madrid CF A 2–5 L 18 Oct FC St. Pauli 1910 H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Nov Borussia Dortmund A 0–1 L 22 Oct Sporting Clube de Portugal H 0–2 L 02 Oct Club Brugge KV H 0–1 L 19 Sep Stade Brestois 29 A 1–2 L 14 Dec Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–3 L 30 Nov RKS Rakow Czestochowa H 0–1 L Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Signal Iduna Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SK Sturm Graz that had 141 games and scored 37 goals.
- 15' It looks surprising SK Sturm Graz does not make any changes. Max Johnston has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' Borussia Dortmund seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' SK Sturm Graz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 44' That looks like a foul for a card for Christian Ilzer.
- 46' It is a substitution in SK Sturm Graz team. Seedy Jatta is replaced by Lovro Zvonarek on 46 minute.
- 51' SK Sturm Graz is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 56' It’s high time Nuri Sahin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 60' The whistle greets Max Johnston as he departs to be replaced by Niklas Geyrhofer.
- 65' SK Sturm Graz is showing some good football. However, SK Sturm Graz are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 67' Another change for Borussia Dortmund made on 67 minute. Marcel Sabitzer leaves to be changed by Donyell Malen.
- 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SK Sturm Graz needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 75' It’s gonna be a card for Donyell Malen.
- 75' Another change for SK Sturm Graz made on 75 minute. Mika Biereth leaves to be changed by Erencan Yardimci.
- 77' It is a substitution in Borussia Dortmund team. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens is replaced by Cole Campbell on 77 minute.
- 82' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Otar Kiteishvili made 141 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 85' What a strike from Donyell Malen! The score is 1-0.
- 89' Another substitution for Borussia Dortmund to replace Maximilian Beier by Ayman Azhil on 89 minute.
- 90' Another substitution for SK Sturm Graz to replace Otar Kiteishvili by Tomi Horvat on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.
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Lineups
Borussia Dortmund Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 13
- 5
- 10
- 33
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20
Marcel Sabitzer ↓ Donyell Malen 67'
- 9
- 23
- 8
- 4
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14
Maximilian Beier ↓ Ayman Azhil 89'
- 43
Bench
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21
Donyell Malen ↑ 67'
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46
Ayman Azhil ↑ 89'
- 31
- 35
- 42
- 39
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37
Cole Campbell ↑ 77'
- 45
Coach Nuri SahinSK Sturm Graz Lineups
4-2-2-2Starting XI
- 1
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10
Otar Kiteishvili ↓ Tomi Horvat 90'
- 47
- 24
- 21
- 22
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18
Mika Biereth ↓ Erencan Yardimci 75'
- 15
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Max Johnston ↓ Niklas Geyrhofer 60'
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20
Seedy Jatta ↓ Lovro Zvonarek 46'
- 8
Bench
- 25
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19
Tomi Horvat ↑ 90'
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9
Erencan Yardimci ↑ 75'
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35
Niklas Geyrhofer ↑ 60'
- 53
- 17
- 40
- 38
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14
Lovro Zvonarek ↑ 46'
- 23
- 32
- 43
Coach Christian Ilzer -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Donyell Malen 1 Head to Head
Borussia Dortmund Form
SK Sturm Graz Form
2024-11-05 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 SK Sturm Graz L 2024-10-22 SK Sturm Graz 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2024-10-02 SK Sturm Graz 0–1 Club Brugge KV L 2024-09-19 Stade Brestois 29 2–1 SK Sturm Graz L 2023-12-14 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 SK Sturm Graz L 2023-11-30 SK Sturm Graz 0–1 RKS Rakow Czestochowa L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.39 Borussia Dortmund xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.67 SK Sturm Graz xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Borussia Dortmund winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.06Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 61% 39% ± 2.5 34% 66% ± 3.5 16% 84% ± 4.5 6% 94% Double Chance
Borussia Dortmund or Draw 83%Draw or SK Sturm Graz 45%Borussia Dortmund or SK Sturm Graz 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 Actual0 – 0 15.1%1 – 1 12.7%2 – 0 11.9%2 – 1 8%0 – 1 7.3%3 – 0 5.4%3 – 1 3.8%1 – 2 3.8%2 – 2 2.8%0 – 2 2.7%4 – 0 1.9%Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund
Handicap Borussia Dortmund covers Push SK Sturm Graz covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 16% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 26% 47% -0.5 53% — 47% +0.5 84% — 16% +1 84% 12% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet 52% ✓SK Sturm Graz keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.