Sunday , 16 August 2026

SK Sturm Graz vs NS Mura, Europe 2021-22 QUALIFICATION ROUND 3

UEFA Europa League · 2021-22
SK Sturm Graz
2 – 0
Full Time
NS Mura
Thu 26 Aug 2021 · 19:00 UTC Merkur-Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Matic Marusko
R 54' Matic Marusko
Y 82' Jan Gorenc

Overview

Match Preview

SK Sturm Graz vs NS Mura — Europe at Merkur-Arena.

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

2
SK Sturm Graz 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals NS Mura
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-26 SK Sturm Graz 2–0 NS Mura 2021-08-19 NS Mura 1–3 SK Sturm Graz

Recent Form

SK Sturm Graz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug NS Mura H 2–0 W
19 Aug NS Mura A 3–1 W
01 Aug FK Haugesund H 2–1 W
25 Jul FK Haugesund A 0–2 L
16 Aug AEK Larnaka A 0–5 L
09 Aug AEK Larnaka H 0–2 L
NS Mura
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug SK Sturm Graz A 0–2 L
19 Aug SK Sturm Graz H 1–3 L
12 Aug FK Zalgiris Vilnius A 1–0 W
05 Aug FK Zalgiris Vilnius H 0–0 D
28 Jul PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad A 1–3 L
21 Jul PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
SK Sturm Graz this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

SK Sturm Graz
Otar Kiteishvili 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against SK Sturm Graz and NS Mura has kicked off!
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Jorg Siebenhandl, a Austria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Tio Cipot is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SK Sturm Graz so far.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. NS Mura is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' 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.
  • 33' It’s a booking for NS Mura player. Matic Marusko gets a Yellow card.
  • 38' Both keepers have barely been tested. SK Sturm Graz and NS Mura are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 39' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Otar Kiteishvili makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 44' Tomi Horvat is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for NS Mura tonight.
  • 46' The NS Mura bench stirs into life. Ziga Skoflek is withdrawn and Mihael Klepac gets his opportunity.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 54' It’s gonna be a Red card for Matic Marusko.
  • 56' NS Mura manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alen Kozar is hanging Stanisa Mandic on the field on 56 minute.
  • 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 63' Fresh legs for NS Mura! Amadej Marosa comes on to replace Ziga Kous.
  • 66' Jakob Jantscher doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 67' The SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz bench stirs into life. Kelvin Yeboah is withdrawn and Manprit Sarkaria gets his opportunity.
  • 72' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SK Sturm Graz side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 74' SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz make a change. Stefan Hierlander trudges off to be replaced by Alexander Prass on 74 minutes.
  • 77' Another substitution for NS Mura to replace Tomi Horvat by Tio Cipot on 77 minute.
  • 81' A change in the SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz ranks — Stefan Hierlander exits the field as Anderson Niangbo enters on 81.
  • 82' Jan Gorenc was booked on 82.
  • 87' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 2-0 the final result. NS Mura will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

SK Sturm Graz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Ilzer

NS Mura Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ante Simundza

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 SK Sturm Graz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 NS Mura xG
I would bet for: SK Sturm Graz to win 58% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SK Sturm Graz58% Draw25% NS Mura17%
Actual: SK Sturm Graz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

SK Sturm Graz or Draw
83%
Draw or NS Mura
42%
SK Sturm Graz or NS Mura
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SK Sturm Graz38% Draw47% NS Mura15%
Actual: SK Sturm Graz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.8%
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — SK Sturm Graz

Handicap SK Sturm Graz covers Push NS Mura covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 25% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SK Sturm Graz keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
NS Mura keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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