Thursday , 2 July 2026

SK Sturm Graz vs FC Midtjylland, Europe 2021-22 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2021-22
SK Sturm Graz
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Midtjylland
Thu 8 Sep 2022 · 19:00 UTC Merkur-Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Emanuel Emegha 40' Y
Stefan Hierlander 65' Y
Stefan Hierlander 73' R
Ivan Ljubic 90' Y
Y 90' Gustav Isaksen
Jusuf Gazibegovic 90' Y
Albian Ajeti 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SK Sturm Graz vs FC Midtjylland — Europe at Merkur-Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Zeynal Zeynalov
  • Referee Mete Kalkavan
  • Referee
  • Referee Abdulkadir Bitigen
  • Referee Aliyar Aghayev
  • Referee Ingilab Mammadov

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

3
2
SK Sturm Graz 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals FC Midtjylland
Last 5 meetings
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

SK Sturm Graz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Sep FC Midtjylland H 1–0 W
09 Aug FK Dynamo Kyiv H 1–2 L
03 Aug FK Dynamo Kyiv A 0–1 L
25 Nov PSV A 0–2 L
04 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 1–1 D
21 Oct Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–1 L
FC Midtjylland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Sep SK Sturm Graz A 0–1 L
09 Aug Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 1–3 L
02 Aug Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–4 L
26 Jul AEK Larnaka A 5–4 W
19 Jul AEK Larnaka H 1–1 D
25 Nov Sporting Clube de Braga H 3–2 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
SK Sturm Graz this season
50% Clean Sheets
FC Midtjylland this season

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

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 FC Midtjylland for another epic battle.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 8' What a strike from Emanuel Emegha! The score is 1-0.
  • 13' It’s high time Albert Capellas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gustav Isaksen made 225 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' Pione Sisto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 52 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sory Kaba, as he is very good at scoring at Merkur-Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' Emanuel Emegha was booked on 40.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Evander suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' It looks surprising SK Sturm Graz does not make any changes. Edward Chilufya has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' Another change for FC Midtjylland made on 57 minute. Oliver Sorensen leaves to be changed by Kristoffer Olsson.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Mohammed Fuseini. He replaces William Boving on 62 minute.
  • 65' SK Sturm Graz receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
  • 69' Another substitution for SK Sturm Graz to replace Emanuel Emegha by Albian Ajeti on 69 minute.
  • 70' Emiliano Martinez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pione Sisto on 70 minute.
  • 73' It’s a booking for SK Sturm Graz player. Stefan Hierlander gets a Red card.
  • 78' The whistle greets Tomi Horvat as he departs to be replaced by Ivan Ljubic.
  • 79' Ivan Ljubic is replacing Tomi Horvat for the SK Sturm Graz side.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Mads Thychosen. He replaces Paulinho on 81 minute.
  • 86' The travelling FC Midtjylland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ivan Ljubic.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Midtjylland.

Lineups

SK Sturm Graz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Ilzer

FC Midtjylland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Albert Capellas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Anders Dreyer 2
Emanuel Emegha 1

Head to Head

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

SK Sturm Graz Form

2022-09-08 SK Sturm Graz 1–0 FC Midtjylland W 2022-08-09 SK Sturm Graz 1–2 FK Dynamo Kyiv L 2022-08-03 FK Dynamo Kyiv 1–0 SK Sturm Graz L 2021-11-25 PSV 2–0 SK Sturm Graz L 2021-11-04 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–1 SK Sturm Graz D 2021-10-21 SK Sturm Graz 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L

FC Midtjylland Form

2022-09-08 SK Sturm Graz 1–0 FC Midtjylland L 2022-08-09 FC Midtjylland 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2022-08-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 FC Midtjylland L 2022-07-26 AEK Larnaka 4–5 FC Midtjylland W 2022-07-19 FC Midtjylland 1–1 AEK Larnaka D 2021-11-25 FC Midtjylland 3–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.37 SK Sturm Graz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66 FC Midtjylland xG
I would bet for: SK Sturm Graz or FC Midtjylland 75% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SK Sturm Graz38% Draw25% FC Midtjylland37%
Actual: SK Sturm Graz win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

SK Sturm Graz or Draw
63%
Draw or FC Midtjylland
62%
SK Sturm Graz or FC Midtjylland
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SK Sturm Graz24% Draw44% FC Midtjylland32%
Actual: SK Sturm Graz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
8.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
6.6%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 3
3.6%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — SK Sturm Graz

Handicap SK Sturm Graz covers Push FC Midtjylland covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 20% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

SK Sturm Graz keeps clean sheet
20% ✗
FC Midtjylland keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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