Sunday , 15 November 2026

SK Sturm Graz vs Girona FC, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2024-25
SK Sturm Graz
1 – 0
Full Time
Girona FC
Wed 27 Nov 2024 · 17:45 UTC Merkur Arena 21,502 HT 45' · FT 45'
Mika Biereth 58' 1–0
Jusuf Gazibegovic 20' Y
Y 64' Bryan Gil

Overview

Match Preview

SK Sturm Graz vs Girona FC — Champions League at Merkur Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Rohit Saggi
  • Assistant 1 Morten Jensen
  • Assistant 2 Anders Dale (Norway)
3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 23.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
SK Sturm Graz 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Girona FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-27 SK Sturm Graz 1–0 Girona FC

Recent Form

SK Sturm Graz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Girona FC H 1–0 W
05 Nov Borussia Dortmund A 0–1 L
22 Oct Sporting Clube de Portugal H 0–2 L
02 Oct Club Brugge KV H 0–1 L
19 Sep Stade Brestois 29 A 1–2 L
14 Dec Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–3 L
Girona FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov SK Sturm Graz A 0–1 L
23 Nov RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 4–1 W
10 Nov Getafe CF A 1–0 W
05 Nov PSV A 0–4 L
02 Nov CD Leganes H 4–3 W
26 Oct UD Las Palmas A 0–1 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for SK Sturm Graz to score. At the same time, Girona FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It looks surprising SK Sturm Graz does not make any changes. Emanuel Aiwu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Viktor Tsyhankov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 15' Jusuf Gazibegovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 147 appearances.
  • 20' SK Sturm Graz receives a card for a hard tackle on 20.
  • 25' Girona FC is showing some good football. However, Girona FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' Netherlands international Daley Blind has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Bryan Gil, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' SK Sturm Graz are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Girona FC backline.
  • 45' Girona FC 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.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. SK Sturm Graz and Girona FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 52' A change in the Girona FC ranks — Ivan Martin exits the field as Yaser Asprilla enters on 52.
  • 57' Girona FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 58' Assisted by Seedy Jatta with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mika Biereth makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 63' Girona FC have won 276 goals from 210 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 64' Bryan Gil is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
  • 65' Time for substitution for SK Sturm Graz. Malick Yalcouye is replaced by Tomi Horvat.
  • 67' Girona FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cristhian Stuani is hanging Bojan Miovski on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 73' Girona FC make a change. Alejandro Frances trudges off to be replaced by Jhon Solis on 73 minutes.
  • 76' Time for substitution for SK Sturm Graz. Mika Biereth is replaced by Jon Stankovic.
  • 81' The home supporters are growing impatient. SK Sturm Graz must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Girona FC that had 210 games and scored 276 goals.
  • 90' The SK Sturm Graz manager makes a substitution. William Boving departs to be replaced by Stefan Hierlander.
  • Girona FC will have plenty to reflect on. SK Sturm Graz were simply the better side today.

Lineups

SK Sturm Graz Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Girona FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.14 SK Sturm Graz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Girona FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SK Sturm Graz45% Draw32% Girona FC23%
Actual: SK Sturm Graz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

SK Sturm Graz or Draw
77%
Draw or Girona FC
55%
SK Sturm Graz or Girona FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SK Sturm Graz29% Draw56% Girona FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.1%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
9.8%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 1
2.8%
2 – 2
2.7%
3 – 2
1.1%

Asian Handicap — SK Sturm Graz

Handicap SK Sturm Graz covers Push Girona FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 13% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 25% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SK Sturm Graz keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Girona FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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