Sunday , 18 October 2026

SK Sturm Graz vs Stade Rennais FC 1901, Europe 2026-27 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2026-27
SK Sturm Graz
0 – 0
Full Time
Stade Rennais FC 1901
Wed 16 Sep 2026 · 19:00 UTC Merkur-Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Luis Balbo 51' Y
Jon Gorenc-Stankovic 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SK Sturm Graz vs Stade Rennais FC 1901 — 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 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

1
SK Sturm Graz 1 games · Avg 0.0 goals Stade Rennais FC 1901
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-16 SK Sturm Graz 0–0 Stade Rennais FC 1901

Recent Form

SK Sturm Graz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 0–0 D
11 Aug Fenerbahçe SK H 0–1 L
28 Jul Heart of Midlothian FC A 2–0 W
21 Jul Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–0 W
29 Jan SK Brann H 1–0 W
22 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–3 L
Stade Rennais FC 1901
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep SK Sturm Graz A 0–0 D
11 Sep Olympique de Marseille H 1–0 W
06 Sep Angers SCO A 2–1 W
30 Aug Le Mans FC H 3–2 W
23 Aug Paris Saint-Germain FC H 2–2 D
17 May Olympique de Marseille A 1–3 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
SK Sturm Graz this season
50% Clean Sheets
Stade Rennais FC 1901 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stade Rennais FC 1901
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SK Sturm Graz
Paul Koller 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Merkur-Arena that hosts another battle between SK Sturm Graz and Stade Rennais FC 1901.
  • 5' Stade Rennais FC 1901 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 8' Goal! Adrien Thomasson scores his 41 goal in 370 matches.
  • 13' SK Sturm Graz currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 18' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SK Sturm Graz that had 146 games and scored 40 goals.
  • 23' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 28' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Stade Rennais FC 1901 winning 0% of all matches.
  • 33' Stade Rennais FC 1901 have won 516 goals from 430 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 34' The Austria Paul Koller breaks the deadlock on 34 minutes. 1-1!
  • 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 44' Arnaud Nordin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 33 goals in his last 436 appearances.
  • 46' Fresh legs for SK Sturm Graz! Arjan Malic comes on to replace Albert Vallci.
  • 51' Luis Balbo picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Belmin Beganovic as he leaves the pitch. Oumar Diakite steps in for SK Sturm Graz.
  • 67' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SK Sturm Graz and Stade Rennais FC 1901 are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 72' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Franck Haise will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 73' Arnaud Nordin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Musa Al Taamari on 73 minute.
  • 78' Stade Rennais FC 1901 fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Stade Rennais FC 1901! Eliezer Mayenda comes on to replace Ludovic Blas.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Luis Balbo as he leaves the pitch. Simon Seidl steps in for SK Sturm Graz.
  • 86' The whistle greets Esteban Lepaul as he departs to be replaced by Boulaye Dia.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Jon Gorenc-Stankovic argues furiously but the card stands.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

SK Sturm Graz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabio Ingolitsch

Stade Rennais FC 1901 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.87 SK Sturm Graz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Stade Rennais FC 1901 xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + SK Sturm Graz or Draw 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SK Sturm Graz37% Draw36% Stade Rennais FC 190127%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes31% 0% No69%
Avg goals/match: 1.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 47%
53%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

SK Sturm Graz or Draw
73%
Draw or Stade Rennais FC 1901
63%
SK Sturm Graz or Stade Rennais FC 1901
64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SK Sturm Graz22% Draw61% Stade Rennais FC 190117%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
16.3%
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 1
13.1%
2 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
5.5%
0 – 2
4.8%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
2.1%
3 – 0
2.1%
3 – 1
1.7%
0 – 3
1.1%

Asian Handicap — SK Sturm Graz

Handicap SK Sturm Graz covers Push Stade Rennais FC 1901 covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 23% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 18% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

SK Sturm Graz keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Stade Rennais FC 1901 keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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