SK Sturm Graz vs AEK Larnaka, Europe 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND
Overview
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SK Sturm Graz vs AEK Larnaka — Europe .
- SK Sturm Graz 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
- AEK Larnaka 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Fredrik Klyver
- Referee Magnus Lindgren
- Referee Peter Magnusson
- Referee Mohammed Al Hakim
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Aug | AEK Larnaka | H | 0–2 | L |
| 01 Aug | AFC Ajax | H | 1–3 | L |
| 25 Jul | AFC Ajax | A | 0–2 | L |
| 06 May | PSV | H | 2–2 | D |
| 28 Apr | CA Mineiro | A | 4–0 | W |
| 21 Apr | BSC Young Boys | H | 0–4 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Aug | SK Sturm Graz | A | 2–0 | W |
| 02 Aug | Dundalk FC | H | 4–0 | W |
| 26 Jul | Dundalk FC | A | 0–0 | D |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
SK Sturm Graz this season
SK Sturm Graz this season
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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. SK Sturm Graz is hosting AEK Larnaka for another epic battle.
- 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' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AEK Larnaka that had 30 games and scored 50 goals.
- 20' It looks surprising AEK Larnaka does not make any changes. Philipp Hosiner has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' 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.
- 30' SK Sturm Graz are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 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' It looks like no one’s ball. AEK Larnaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tete is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SK Sturm Graz.
- 46' Truyols does the damage! The net is bulging and AEK Larnaka surge ahead!
- 46' Philipp Huspek has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lukas Grozurek on 46 minute.
- 49' Nacho Cases catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 49.
- 54' Joan Tomas is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SK Sturm Graz so far.
- 57' Emeka Friday Eze is ready to make an impact after coming on for Philipp Hosiner at the 57 minute mark.
- 60' Another change for AEK Larnaka made on 60 minute. Thomas Ioannou leaves to be changed by Daniel Mojsov.
- 61' It’s a booking for SK Sturm Graz player. Stefan Hierlander gets a Yellow card.
- 64' SK Sturm Graz ring the changes. Sandi Lovric has done his job and it is now time for Markus Lackner to step up.
- 69' 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.
- 74' A stunning finish from Ivan Trickovski — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 77' Another substitution for AEK Larnaka to replace Ivan Trickovski by Joan Tomas on 77 minute.
- 80' AEK Larnaka ring the changes. Truyols has done his job and it is now time for Tete to step up.
- 85' Peter Zulj, a Austria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 87' That is a Yellow card for AEK Larnaka. Acoran will be fuming at that decision.
- 90' Stefan Hierlander has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 90.
- Full Time. AEK Larnaka beats SK Sturm Graz
Lineups
SK Sturm Graz Lineups
Starting XI
- 26
- 23
-
11
Lukas Grozurek ↓ Philipp Huspek 46'
- 25
- 10
- 5
- 27
- 35
- 16
-
8
Sandi Lovric ↓ Markus Lackner 64'
- 14
Bench
-
6
Markus Lackner ↑ 64'
- 20
-
37
Emeka Friday Eze ↑ 57'
- 4
-
18
Philipp Huspek ↑ 46'
- 32
- 33
Coach
Heiko Vogel
AEK Larnaka Lineups
Starting XI
- 99
- 25
- 2
- 18
- 7
- 8
- 16
- 4
-
12
Ivan Trichkovski C ↓ Joan Tomas 77'
- 13
-
19
Thomas Ioannou ↓ Daniel Mojsov 60'
Bench
- 21
-
5
Daniel Mojsov ↑ 60'
-
10
Joan Tomas ↑ 77'
- 23
-
11
Tete ↑ 80'
- 24
- 1
Coach
Iraola
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ivan Trichkovski | 4 |
| Ivan Trichkovski | 4 |
| Truyols | 1 |
| Larena Jorge | 1 |
| Florian Taulemesse | 1 |
| Larena Jorge | 1 |
| Florian Taulemesse | 1 |
| Truyols | 1 |
Head to Head
SK Sturm Graz Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.76
SK Sturm Graz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53
AEK Larnaka xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AEK Larnaka win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 67% |
|
33% |
| ± 2.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 3.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
| ± 4.5 | 9% |
|
91% |
Double Chance
SK Sturm Graz or Draw
50%
Draw or AEK Larnaka
79%
SK Sturm Graz or AEK Larnaka
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.5%
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 0
12.3%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 0
6.6%
0 – 3
5.7%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3.4%
2 – 0
2.8%
0 – 4
2.2%
Asian Handicap — SK Sturm Graz
| Handicap | SK Sturm Graz covers | Push | AEK Larnaka covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 4% | 95% |
| -1.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -1 | 5% | 12% | 83% |
| -0.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| +0.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +1 | 46% | 25% | 29% |
| +1.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +2 | 71% | 17% | 12% |
| +2.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
Clean Sheet
SK Sturm Graz keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
AEK Larnaka keeps clean sheet
47%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.