SK Sturm Graz vs RKS Rakow Czestochowa, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
SK Sturm Graz vs RKS Rakow Czestochowa — Europe at Merkur Arena.
- SK Sturm Graz 8 games · 7 pts (2025/26)
- RKS Rakow Czestochowa 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Filip Glova
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 -
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for SK Sturm Graz to score. At the same time, RKS Rakow Czestochowa does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' SK Sturm Graz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' 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.
- 15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' RKS Rakow Czestochowa is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' 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 Vladyslav Kochergin suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' RKS Rakow Czestochowa is showing some good football. However, RKS Rakow Czestochowa are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 35' 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 33 goals.
- 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dimitri Lavalee made 372 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 50' 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.
- 55' Szymon Wlodarczyk needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Yellow cards this season.
- 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 61' Time for substitution for SK Sturm Graz. Szymon Wlodarczyk is replaced by William Boving.
- 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 71' Alexander Prass has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 72' SK Sturm Graz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Otar Kiteishvili is hanging Tomi Horvat on the field on 72 minute.
- 75' RKS Rakow Czestochowa manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fabian Piasecki is hanging Ante Crnac on the field on 75 minute.
- 80' RKS Rakow Czestochowa 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.
- 81' GOAL! John Yeboah scores on 81. Assisted by Jean Carlos
- 82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fran Tudor on 82.
- 87' Another substitution for SK Sturm Graz to replace Alexander Prass by Leon Grgic on 87 minute.
- 89' SK Sturm Graz player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Srdan Plavsic.
- 90' RKS Rakow Czestochowa manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Srdan Plavsic is hanging Deian Sorescu on the field on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.
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SK Sturm Graz
Starting XI- 1
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Tomi Horvat ↓ Otar Kiteishvili 72'
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- 9
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Alexander Prass ↓ Leon Grgic 87'
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Bench- 5
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Stefan Hierlander ↑ 72'
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Otar Kiteishvili ↑ 72'
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Leon Grgic ↑ 87'
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William Boving ↑ 61'
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Max Johnston ↑ 87'
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Coach Christian IlzerRKS Rakow Czestochowa
Starting XI- 7
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15
Adnan Kovacevic ↓ Ben Lederman 75'
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27
Bartosz Nowak ↓ Sonny Kittel 75'
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19
Ante Crnac ↓ Fabian Piasecki 75'
- 30
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Deian Sorescu ↓ Srdan Plavsic 90'
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Marcin Cebula ↓ John Yeboah 75'
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Bench-
93
Sonny Kittel ↑ 75'
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Ben Lederman ↑ 75'
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Srdan Plavsic ↑ 90'
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John Yeboah ↑ 75'
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99
Fabian Piasecki ↑ 75'
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Head to Head
SK Sturm Graz Form
RKS Rakow Czestochowa Form