Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Merkur-Arena will turn into a battlefield for SK Sturm Graz and NS Mura.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' NS Mura is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SK Sturm Graz that had 141 games and scored 37 goals.
  • 33' Matic Marusko is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
  • 38' It’s high time Ante Simundza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 39' GOAL! Otar Kiteishvili scores on 39.
  • 44' 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.
  • 46' Mihael Klepac is replacing Ziga Skoflek for the NS Mura side.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mitja Lotric, as he is very good at scoring at Merkur-Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 54' It’s gonna be a Red card for Matic Marusko.
  • 56' Time for substitution for NS Mura. Stanisa Mandic is replaced by Alen Kozar.
  • 61' Amadou Dante has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 63' Another change for NS Mura made on 63 minute. Ziga Kous leaves to be changed by Amadej Marosa.
  • 66' GOAL! Jakob Jantscher scores on 66.
  • 67' SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Manprit Sarkaria is hanging Kelvin Yeboah on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' NS Mura started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
  • 74' SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexander Prass is hanging Stefan Hierlander on the field on 74 minute.
  • 77' NS Mura manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tio Cipot is hanging Tomi Horvat on the field on 77 minute.
  • 81' Anderson Niangbo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Stefan Hierlander on 81 minute.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Jan Gorenc. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 87' 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.
  • The final score is 2-0.

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.