FC Midtjylland vs SK Sturm Graz, Europe 2022-23 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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FC Midtjylland vs SK Sturm Graz — Europe at MCH Arena.
- FC Midtjylland 8 games · 19 pts (2025/26)
- SK Sturm Graz 8 games · 7 pts (2025/26)
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 Balompié | 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 | Ferencvárosi TC | 8 | 15 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 8 | 14 |
| 14 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 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 | Fenerbahçe 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
H2H (5 games)
20%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
FC Midtjylland this season
FC Midtjylland this season
25%
Clean Sheets
SK Sturm Graz this season
SK Sturm Graz this season
FC Midtjylland are 3rd (19 pts). SK Sturm Graz are 26th (7 pts).
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Midtjylland
| Martin Erlic | 4 G | 1 A |
| Franculino Dju | 3 G |
SK Sturm Graz
| Otar Kiteishvili | 3 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' FC Midtjylland have kicked off against SK Sturm Graz. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' With 1 assists to his name this season, Alexander Prass is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Midtjylland.
- 10' FC Midtjylland has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 15' Assisted by Gustav Isaksen with the perfectly-timed delivery and Anders Dreyer makes no mistake. 1-0!
- 20' Kristoffer Olsson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Midtjylland and SK Sturm Graz are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 28' It’s a booking for FC Midtjylland player. Evander gets a Yellow card.
- 30' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Otar Kiteishvili.
- 33' The referee calls foul for Amadou Dante. He receives a Yellow card.
- 38' SK Sturm Graz fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 43' Emiliano Martinez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 46' The whistle greets William Boving as he departs to be replaced by Emanuel Emegha.
- 51' FC Midtjylland are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SK Sturm Graz's shape.
- 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for David Schnegg.
- 60' 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.
- 65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Midtjylland side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 66' Another change for FC Midtjylland made on 66 minute. Edward Chilufya leaves to be changed by Valdemar Andreasen.
- 71' FC Midtjylland have won 96 goals from 225 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 72' GOAL! Anders Dreyer fires home to make it 2-0!
- 74' SK Sturm Graz make a change. Albian Ajeti trudges off to be replaced by Jakob Jantscher on 74 minutes.
- 79' FC Midtjylland currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 80' Manprit Sarkaria is ready to make an impact after coming on for Otar Kiteishvili at the 80 minute mark.
- 85' Amadou Dante has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 143 appearances.
- 88' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Erik Sviatchenko on 88 minutes.
- 89' It is a substitution in FC Midtjylland team. Erik Sviatchenko is replaced by Juninho on 89 minute.
- 90' Kristoffer Olsson is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- SK Sturm Graz will have plenty to reflect on. FC Midtjylland were simply the better side today.
Lineups
FC Midtjylland Lineups
Starting XI
-
10
Evander ↓ Oliver Sorensen 66'
-
29
Paulinho ↓ Nikolas Dyhr 66'
- 1
-
28
Erik Sviatchenko ↓ Juninho 89'
- 6
- 8
- 18
- 36
- 11
- 4
- 5
Bench
-
73
Juninho ↑ 89'
- 7
- 9
- 17
-
44
Nikolas Dyhr ↑ 66'
- 35
- 16
-
24
Oliver Sorensen ↑ 66'
- 26
- 30
-
20
Valdemar Andreasen ↑ 66'
Coach
Albert Capellas
SK Sturm Graz Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
-
9
Albian Ajeti ↓ Jakob Jantscher 74'
- 5
- 27
- 10
- 19
-
44
Amadou Dante ↓ David Schnegg 46'
- 22
-
15
William Boving ↓ Emanuel Emegha 46'
- 42
- 8
Bench
- 25
- 32
-
13
Jakob Jantscher ↑ 74'
- 41
-
28
David Schnegg ↑ 46'
-
11
Manprit Sarkaria ↑ 80'
- 17
- 24
-
20
Emanuel Emegha ↑ 46'
- 18
-
6
Alexandar Borkovic ↑ 80'
- 29
Coach
Christian Ilzer
H2H
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
✓ CorrectActual: FC Midtjylland win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
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
✓ CorrectActual: 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.