SK Sturm Graz vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2024-25

SK Sturm Graz

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Sporting Clube de Portugal

Tue 22 Oct 2024 · 19:00 UTC Merkur Arena 23,691 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 23' Nuno Santos

0–2 53' Viktor Gyokeres

Malick Yalcouye 39' Y

Erencan Yardimci 90' Y

Overview

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SK Sturm Graz vs Sporting Clube de Portugal — Champions League at Merkur Arena.

SK Sturm Graz 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

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Assistant 1
Assistant 2

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

SK Sturm Graz 3 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sporting Clube de Portugal

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-22 SK Sturm Graz 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2023-12-14 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 SK Sturm Graz 2023-09-21 SK Sturm Graz 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal

Recent Form

SK Sturm Graz

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
30 Nov	RKS Rakow Czestochowa	H	0–1	L
09 Nov	Atalanta BC	A	0–1	L

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	SK Sturm Graz	A	2–0	W
05 Oct	Casa Pia AC	H	2–0	W
01 Oct	PSV	A	1–1	D
27 Sep	GD Estoril Praia	A	3–0	W
22 Sep	AVS	H	3–0	W
17 Sep	Lille OSC	H	2–0	W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

2/2

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Luis Suarez	4 G
Issa Doumbia	2 G
Rodrigo Zalazar	1 G
Geny Catamo	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. SK Sturm Graz host Sporting Clube de Portugal — let the battle begin!
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Trincao is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SK Sturm Graz.
15' It’s high time Ruben Amorim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' SK Sturm Graz are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
23' What a strike from Nuno Santos! The score is 0-1.
28' Both keepers have barely been tested. SK Sturm Graz and Sporting Clube de Portugal are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
33' Denmark international Tochi Chukwuani has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
39' A moment of madness from Malick Yalcouye on 39 minutes earns him a card. SK Sturm Graz will be frustrated.
44' SK Sturm Graz currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
49' Geny Catamo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 517 appearances.
53' GOAL! Viktor Gyokeres scores on 53. Assisted by Zeno Debast
56' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Ricardo Esgaio is replaced by Matheus Reis.
59' SK Sturm Graz make a change. Niklas Geyrhofer trudges off to be replaced by Max Johnston on 59 minutes.
64' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
70' Erencan Yardimci has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tomi Horvat on 70 minute.
75' Sporting Clube de Portugal have won 705 goals from 517 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
80' The home supporters are growing impatient. SK Sturm Graz must find a spark to ignite this game.
84' Sporting Clube de Portugal make a change. Nuno Santos trudges off to be replaced by Geovany Quenda on 84 minutes.
89' Seedy Jatta has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Erencan Yardimci.
90' Another change for SK Sturm Graz made on 90 minute. Dimitri Lavalee leaves to be changed by Stefan Hierlander.
That’s it! Another goalless match for SK Sturm Graz and Sporting Clube de Portugal (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

SK Sturm Graz Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

1
Kjell Scherpen
47
Emanuel Aiwu
19
Tomi Horvat ↓ Erencan Yardimci 70'
24
Dimitri Lavalee ↓ Stefan Hierlander 90'
21
Tochi Chukwuani
35
Niklas Geyrhofer ↓ Max Johnston 59'
22
Jusuf Gazibegovic
18
Mika Biereth ↓ Konstantin Schopp 90'
15
William Boving
20
Seedy Jatta ↓ Lovro Zvonarek 59'
8
Malick Yalcouye

Bench

Coach Christian Ilzer

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

9
Viktor Gyokeres
11
Nuno Santos ↓ Geovany Quenda 84'
47
Ricardo Esgaio ↓ Matheus Reis 56'
42
Morten Hjulmand
17
Trincao
25
Goncalo Inacio
23
Daniel Braganca ↓ Hidemasa Morita 70'
1
Franco Israel
6
Zeno Debast ↓ Jerry St. Juste 70'
21
Geny Catamo
20
Maximiliano Araujo ↓ Pedro Goncalves 70'

Bench

Coach Ruben Amorim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Viktor Gyokeres	3
Goncalo Inacio	2
Nuno Santos	1
William Boving	1
Sebastian Coates	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.76 SK Sturm Graz xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.53 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

SK Sturm Graz19% Draw27% Sporting Clube de Portugal54%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.29

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

SK Sturm Graz or Draw

46%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal

81%

SK Sturm Graz or Sporting Clube de Portugal

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

SK Sturm Graz14% Draw50% Sporting Clube de Portugal36%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

14.4%

1 – 1

12.6%

0 – 0

12.2%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

8.8%

1 – 0

6.6%

0 – 3

5.7%

1 – 3

4.6%

2 – 1

4.3%

2 – 2

3.4%

2 – 0

2.8%

0 – 4

2.2%

Asian Handicap — SK Sturm Graz

Handicap	SK Sturm Graz covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	12%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	25%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	17%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

SK Sturm Graz keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

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

SK Sturm Graz vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

SK Sturm Graz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

SK Sturm Graz Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — SK Sturm Graz

Clean Sheet