Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Midtjylland vs SK Sturm Graz, Europe 2022-23 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2022-23
FC Midtjylland
2 – 0
Full Time
SK Sturm Graz
Thu 3 Nov 2022 · 17:45 UTC MCH Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Evander 28' Y
Y 30' Otar Kiteishvili
Y 33' Amadou Dante
Y 55' David Schnegg
Erik Sviatchenko 88' Y
Y 88' Emanuel Emegha
Kristoffer Olsson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Midtjylland vs SK Sturm Graz — Europe at MCH Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Asmir Sagrkovic
  • Referee Matej Jug
  • Referee Matej Zunic
  • Referee
  • Referee Manuel Vidali
  • Referee Alen Borosak (Slovenia)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
3
FC Midtjylland 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals SK Sturm Graz
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-03 FC Midtjylland 2–0 SK Sturm Graz 2022-09-08 SK Sturm Graz 1–0 FC Midtjylland 2018-02-03 FC Midtjylland 0–2 SK Sturm Graz 2017-09-26 SK Sturm Graz 5–2 FC Midtjylland

Recent Form

FC Midtjylland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov SK Sturm Graz H 2–0 W
27 Oct SS Lazio A 1–2 L
13 Oct Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–2 D
06 Oct Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–2 D
15 Sep SS Lazio H 5–1 W
08 Sep SK Sturm Graz A 0–1 L
SK Sturm Graz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov FC Midtjylland A 0–2 L
27 Oct Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–0 W
13 Oct SS Lazio A 2–2 D
06 Oct SS Lazio H 0–0 D
15 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–6 L
08 Sep FC Midtjylland H 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Midtjylland SK Sturm Graz
#3 Position #26
19 Points 7
8 Played 8
6 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 5
18 Scored 5
8 Conceded 11
+10 GD -6
2.38 PPG 0.88
75% Win % 25%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
SK Sturm Graz this season

FC Midtjylland are 3rd (19 pts). SK Sturm Graz are 26th (7 pts).

Top Scorers (This Season)

SK Sturm Graz
Paul Koller 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. FC Midtjylland host SK Sturm Graz — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' FC Midtjylland are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SK Sturm Graz's shape.
  • 15' What a strike from Anders Dreyer! The score is 1-0.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Midtjylland and SK Sturm Graz are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 28' FC Midtjylland receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 28.
  • 30' A moment of madness from Otar Kiteishvili on 30 minutes earns him a Yellow card. SK Sturm Graz will be frustrated.
  • 33' Amadou Dante was booked on 33.
  • 38' Paulinho is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SK Sturm Graz tonight.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' The crowd applauds William Boving as he leaves the pitch. Emanuel Emegha steps in for SK Sturm Graz.
  • 51' 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.
  • 55' David Schnegg picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 65' FC Midtjylland 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.
  • 66' FC Midtjylland make a change. Edward Chilufya trudges off to be replaced by Valdemar Andreasen on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Emanuel Emegha needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 72' Goal! Anders Dreyer scores his 69 goal in 293 matches.
  • 74' Another change for SK Sturm Graz made on 74 minute. Albian Ajeti leaves to be changed by Jakob Jantscher.
  • 79' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 80' Otar Kiteishvili makes way for Manprit Sarkaria at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from SK Sturm Graz.
  • 85' Tomi Horvat has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. Erik Sviatchenko is booked for FC Midtjylland — Yellow card on 88.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Juninho. He replaces Erik Sviatchenko on 89 minute.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kristoffer Olsson.
  • Full Time. FC Midtjylland beats SK Sturm Graz

Lineups

FC Midtjylland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Albert Capellas

SK Sturm Graz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Ilzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Anders Dreyer 2
Emanuel Emegha 1

Head to Head

2022-11-03 FC Midtjylland 2–0 SK Sturm Graz 2022-09-08 SK Sturm Graz 1–0 FC Midtjylland 2018-02-03 FC Midtjylland 0–2 SK Sturm Graz 2017-09-26 SK Sturm Graz 5–2 FC Midtjylland

FC Midtjylland Form

2022-11-03 FC Midtjylland 2–0 SK Sturm Graz W 2022-10-27 SS Lazio 2–1 FC Midtjylland L 2022-10-13 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–2 FC Midtjylland D 2022-10-06 FC Midtjylland 2–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam D 2022-09-15 FC Midtjylland 5–1 SS Lazio W 2022-09-08 SK Sturm Graz 1–0 FC Midtjylland L

SK Sturm Graz Form

2022-11-03 FC Midtjylland 2–0 SK Sturm Graz L 2022-10-27 SK Sturm Graz 1–0 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2022-10-13 SS Lazio 2–2 SK Sturm Graz D 2022-10-06 SK Sturm Graz 0–0 SS Lazio D 2022-09-15 Feyenoord Rotterdam 6–0 SK Sturm Graz L 2022-09-08 SK Sturm Graz 1–0 FC Midtjylland W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.44 FC Midtjylland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 SK Sturm Graz xG
I would bet for: FC Midtjylland to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Midtjylland64% Draw21% SK Sturm Graz15%
Actual: FC Midtjylland win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

FC Midtjylland or Draw
84%
Draw or SK Sturm Graz
36%
FC Midtjylland or SK Sturm Graz
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Midtjylland52% Draw38% SK Sturm Graz10%
Actual: FC Midtjylland win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
8.7%
3 – 0
8.7%
1 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
7.4%
4 – 0
5.3%
0 – 0
5.1%
4 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.2%
1 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Midtjylland

Handicap FC Midtjylland covers Push SK Sturm Graz covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 21% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 22% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Midtjylland keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
SK Sturm Graz keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.