SK Sturm Graz vs RKS Rakow Czestochowa, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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)
Match Details
- Referee 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 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov | RKS Rakow Czestochowa | H | 0–1 | L |
| 09 Nov | Atalanta BC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 26 Oct | Atalanta BC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 05 Oct | RKS Rakow Czestochowa | A | 1–0 | W |
| 21 Sep | Sporting Clube de Portugal | H | 1–2 | L |
| 15 Aug | PSV | H | 1–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov | SK Sturm Graz | A | 1–0 | W |
| 09 Nov | Sporting Clube de Portugal | A | 1–2 | L |
| 26 Oct | Sporting Clube de Portugal | H | 1–1 | D |
| 05 Oct | SK Sturm Graz | H | 0–1 | L |
| 21 Sep | Atalanta BC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 30 Aug | FC København | A | 1–1 | D |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
SK Sturm Graz this season
SK Sturm Graz this season
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Merkur Arena that hosts another battle between SK Sturm Graz and RKS Rakow Czestochowa.
- 5' SK Sturm Graz is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' It looks surprising SK Sturm Graz does not make any changes. Manprit Sarkaria has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RKS Rakow Czestochowa that had 14 games and scored 15 goals.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 30' 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.
- 35' The travelling RKS Rakow Czestochowa supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Deian Sorescu, as he is very good at scoring at Merkur Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 45' 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.
- 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Srdan Plavsic made 46 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 55' It looks like no one’s ball. SK Sturm Graz is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 61' William Boving is replacing Szymon Wlodarczyk for the SK Sturm Graz side.
- 66' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 71' RKS Rakow Czestochowa started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
- 72' It is a substitution in SK Sturm Graz team. Tomi Horvat is replaced by Otar Kiteishvili on 72 minute.
- 75' The whistle greets Ante Crnac as he departs to be replaced by Fabian Piasecki.
- 80' Jusuf Gazibegovic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 81' John Yeboah puts RKS Rakow Czestochowa on the lead.
- 82' That looks like a foul for a card for Fran Tudor.
- 87' The SK Sturm Graz manager makes a substitution. Alexander Prass departs to be replaced by Leon Grgic.
- 89' That looks like a foul for a card for David Affengruber.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Srdan Plavsic on 90.
- 90' It is a substitution in RKS Rakow Czestochowa team. Deian Sorescu is replaced by Srdan Plavsic on 90 minute.
- The final score is 0-1.
Lineups
SK Sturm Graz Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
-
19
Tomi Horvat ↓ Otar Kiteishvili 72'
- 24
- 28
- 11
- 6
- 9
- 22
- 42
-
8
Alexander Prass ↓ Leon Grgic 87'
- 4
Bench
- 5
-
25
Stefan Hierlander ↑ 72'
-
10
Otar Kiteishvili ↑ 72'
- 35
- 44
- 14
- 31
- 29
-
38
Leon Grgic ↑ 87'
-
15
William Boving ↑ 61'
-
2
Max Johnston ↑ 87'
- 45
Coach
Christian Ilzer
RKS Rakow Czestochowa Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 5
- 3
-
15
Adnan Kovacevic ↓ Ben Lederman 75'
-
27
Bartosz Nowak ↓ Sonny Kittel 75'
- 1
-
19
Ante Crnac ↓ Fabian Piasecki 75'
- 30
-
22
Deian Sorescu ↓ Srdan Plavsic 90'
-
77
Marcin Cebula ↓ John Yeboah 75'
- 20
Bench
-
93
Sonny Kittel ↑ 75'
-
8
Ben Lederman ↑ 75'
- 12
-
14
Srdan Plavsic ↑ 90'
-
11
John Yeboah ↑ 75'
- 9
-
99
Fabian Piasecki ↑ 75'
- 29
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| William Boving | 1 |
| John Yeboah | 1 |
Head to Head
SK Sturm Graz Form
RKS Rakow Czestochowa Form
2023-11-30
SK Sturm Graz
0–1
RKS Rakow Czestochowa
W
2023-11-09
Sporting Clube de Portugal
2–1
RKS Rakow Czestochowa
L
2023-10-26
RKS Rakow Czestochowa
1–1
Sporting Clube de Portugal
D
2023-10-05
RKS Rakow Czestochowa
0–1
SK Sturm Graz
L
2023-09-21
Atalanta BC
2–0
RKS Rakow Czestochowa
L
2023-08-30
FC København
1–1
RKS Rakow Czestochowa
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.08
SK Sturm Graz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05
RKS Rakow Czestochowa xG
I would bet for:
SK Sturm Graz or RKS Rakow Czestochowa 68% + Under 2.5 goals 64%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: RKS Rakow Czestochowa win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.13
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 1.5 | 63% |
|
37% |
| ± 2.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 3.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
SK Sturm Graz or Draw
68%
Draw or RKS Rakow Czestochowa
64%
SK Sturm Graz or RKS Rakow Czestochowa
68%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
14.3%
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
2.6%
1 – 3
2.4%
3 – 0
2.3%
Asian Handicap — SK Sturm Graz
| Handicap | SK Sturm Graz covers | Push | RKS Rakow Czestochowa covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 10% | 86% |
| -1.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -1 | 14% | 20% | 66% |
| -0.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| +0.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +1 | 67% | 20% | 13% |
| +1.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +2 | 87% | 9% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
SK Sturm Graz keeps clean sheet
36%
✓
RKS Rakow Czestochowa keeps clean sheet
35%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.