Saturday , 14 November 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
50% Clean Sheets
SK Sturm Graz this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

SK Sturm Graz
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SK Sturm Graz
Oumar Diakite 3 G
Paul Koller 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FC Midtjylland have kicked off against SK Sturm Graz. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Edward Chilufya is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SK Sturm Graz tonight.
  • 10' It’s high time Albert Capellas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Assisted by Gustav Isaksen with the perfectly-timed delivery and Anders Dreyer makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 28' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Evander.
  • 30' Otar Kiteishvili was booked on 30.
  • 33' Amadou Dante is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
  • 38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 43' The travelling SK Sturm Graz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' Another substitution for SK Sturm Graz to replace William Boving by Emanuel Emegha on 46 minute.
  • 51' Jakob Jantscher has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for David Schnegg on 55 minutes.
  • 60' A quiet spell here at MCH Arena. SK Sturm Graz seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 66' FC Midtjylland ring the changes. Edward Chilufya has done his job and it is now time for Valdemar Andreasen to step up.
  • 71' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Midtjylland and SK Sturm Graz are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 72' Anders Dreyer doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 74' Jakob Jantscher gets the nod from SK Sturm Graz. He replaces Albian Ajeti and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' William Boving has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 80' The whistle greets Otar Kiteishvili as he departs to be replaced by Manprit Sarkaria.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jusuf Gazibegovic, as he is very good at scoring at MCH Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 88' Erik Sviatchenko was booked on 88.
  • 89' A change in the FC Midtjylland ranks — Erik Sviatchenko exits the field as Juninho enters on 89.
  • 90' Kristoffer Olsson is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

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.