UEFA Europa League Matchday 2 Thu, Oct 15 2026 · 20:00 Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Dorset
Bournemouth
3–0 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 2.72 – 0.38
Sturm Graz
  • Evanilson 43’
  • Rayan 76’
  • Á. Rodríguez 90+2’ (P)
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Bournemouth cruise past Sturm Graz

Bournemouth entered as clear favourites and won 3–0 through goals from Evanilson, Rayan and Rodríguez. Bournemouth finished with the higher xG (2.72 vs 0.38).

Bournemouth ✓71%
Draw17%
Sturm Graz12%

Model vs reality

Bournemouth goals
3
Model 2.42 · xG 2.72
Sturm Graz goals
0
Model 0.88 · xG 0.38
Total goals
3
Model 3.31 · xG 3.10
Score 3–0
9%
Most likely 2–0 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 64%
Both scored
No
Model 53%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchEvanilsonBournemouth · 1 goal
8.2
  • RefereeJérôme Brisard
  • CoachesM. Rose · Fabio Ingolitsch
  • VenueVitality Stadium
  • Table before kick-offBournemouth 14th · Sturm Graz 21st
  • Weather at kick-off17°C · Mainly clear · wind 13 km/h

Timeline

  1. EvanilsonYellow card · Foul
    14’
  2. B. BeganovićYellow card
    41’
  3. Evanilson 1–0Assist A. Smith
    43’
  4. Half time · 1–0
  5. B. DiakitéYellow card · Foul
    58’
  6. ⇄ O. DiakitéFor B. Beganović
    61’
  7. ⇄ J. HillFor A. Smith
    62’
  8. Julio SolerYellow card · Time Wasting
    66’
  9. ⇄ R. ChristieFor T. Adams
    69’
  10. ⇄ J. KluivertFor Evanilson
    70’
  11. ⇄ RayanFor M. Tavernier
    70’
  12. ⇄ Julian HalwachsFor J. Hödl
    75’
  13. ⇄ A. VallciFor P. Petrović
    75’
  14. ⇄ A. KayomboFor Simon Seidl
    75’
  15. Rayan 2–0
    76’
  16. ⇄ Paul-Friedrich KollerFor L. Balbo
    83’
  17. ⇄ A. AdliFor B. Doak
    84’
  18. Julian HalwachsYellow card · Foul
    85’
  19. A. VallciYellow card · Foul
    87’
  20. Á. Rodríguez (pen) 3–0
    90+2’
  21. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

Bournemouth24 shots · 15 in box, 9 outside
Sturm Graz6 shots · 4 in box, 2 outside
BournemouthSturm Graz
62% Possession 38%
2.72 Expected goals (xG) 0.38
2.69 Expected points (xPts) 0.20
24 Shots 6
8 Shots on target 1
10 Shots off target 5
6 Blocked shots 0
15 Shots inside the box 4
9 Shots outside the box 2
463 Passes 291
83% Pass accuracy 70%
7 Corners 3
1 Goalkeeper saves 3
11 Fouls 18
1 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
7.20 Team rating 5.96

Line-ups

Bournemouth 4-4-2

16.5 Đ. Petrović(G)
67.3 Julio Soler 147.8 António Silva 187.1 B. Diakité 158.0 A. Smith A↓62’
166.8 M. Tavernier ↓70’ 126.9 T. Adams ↓69’ 47.2 L. Cook 116.3 B. Doak ↓84’
307.2 Á. Rodríguez 98.2★ Evanilson ↓70’
  • 1Đ. Petrović (G)6.5
  • 6Julio Soler7.3
  • 14António Silva7.8
  • 18B. Diakité7.1
  • 15A. SmithA↓62’8.0
  • 16M. Tavernier↓70’6.8
  • 12T. Adams↓69’6.9
  • 4L. Cook7.2
  • 11B. Doak↓84’6.3
  • 30Á. Rodríguez7.2
  • 9Evanilson ★↓70’8.2

Substitutes used

  • 10R. Christie↑69’7.0
  • 21A. Adli↑84’6.5
  • 5J. Hill↑62’7.5
  • 19J. Kluivert↑70’7.1
  • 37Rayan↑70’7.7

Unused: A. Tóth, D. Brooks, M. Allan, M. Di Gregorio, A. Truffert

Coach: M. Rose

Sturm Graz 5-3-2

535.3 D. Khudyakov(G)
275.6 L. Balbo ↓83’ 215.9 P. Petrović ↓75’ 26.2 J. Quarshie 235.8 A. Malić 285.7 Jurgen Heil
436.0 J. Hödl ↓75’ 46.6 J. Gorenc Stankovič 786.1 V. Matoshi
266.0 B. Beganović ↓61’ 196.4 Simon Seidl ↓75’
  • 53D. Khudyakov (G)5.3
  • 27L. Balbo↓83’5.6
  • 21P. Petrović↓75’5.9
  • 2J. Quarshie6.2
  • 23A. Malić5.8
  • 28Jurgen Heil5.7
  • 43J. Hödl↓75’6.0
  • 4J. Gorenc Stankovič6.6
  • 78V. Matoshi6.1
  • 26B. Beganović↓61’6.0
  • 19Simon Seidl↓75’6.4

Substitutes used

  • 5A. Vallci↑75’5.5
  • 30Paul-Friedrich Koller↑83’5.9
  • 11A. Kayombo↑75’6.2
  • 40Julian Halwachs↑75’5.7
  • 14O. Diakité↑61’6.3

Unused: Luca Weinhandl, E. Lorenz, Ammar Helac, M. Grgic, Jonas Peinhart, J. Petritsch

Coach: Fabio Ingolitsch

Player stats

Top rated
EvanilsonBournemouth8.2
2nd
A. SmithBournemouth8.0
3rd
António SilvaBournemouth7.8

Bournemouth

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Đ. Petrović G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 63% 35 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Julio Soler D 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 89% 36 3 0 0/0 0/2 7.3
António Silva D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 84% 68 3 1 0/0 0/2 7.8
B. Diakité D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 50 1 0 0/0 2/0 7.1
A. Smith D 62 0 1 0 (0) 2 83% 23 1 1 1/1 1/2 8.0
M. Tavernier M 70 0 0 3 (0) 2 86% 28 0 0 1/1 1/2 6.8
T. Adams M 69 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 54 0 1 0/0 1/1 6.9
L. Cook M 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 86% 37 0 2 0/0 0/1 7.2
B. Doak F 84 0 0 2 (0) 0 74% 43 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
Á. Rodríguez F 90 1 0 4 (2) 0 63% 24 1 0 0/0 1/0 7.2
Evanilson F 70 1 0 4 (3) 3 89% 27 0 0 0/0 1/2 8.2
R. Christie M 21 0 0 1 (0) 0 83% 6 1 1 0/0 0/1 7.0
A. Adli F 6 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.5
J. Hill D 28 0 0 3 (0) 1 82% 11 1 0 0/0 1/2 7.5
J. Kluivert F 20 0 0 2 (1) 2 78% 9 1 0 0/0 0/1 7.1
Rayan F 20 1 0 1 (1) 2 86% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.7

Sturm Graz

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Khudyakov G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 38% 29 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.3
L. Balbo D 83 0 0 0 (0) 0 54% 13 1 0 0/1 0/1 5.6
P. Petrović D 75 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 23 1 1 0/0 0/1 5.9
J. Quarshie D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 29 2 1 0/1 1/0 6.2
A. Malić D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 76% 37 1 0 0/1 2/0 5.8
Jurgen Heil D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 66% 32 1 1 1/2 0/0 5.7
J. Hödl M 75 0 0 1 (1) 1 76% 17 0 0 1/3 1/0 6.0
J. Gorenc Stankovič M 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 74% 34 2 2 2/2 3/2 6.6
V. Matoshi M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 23 0 1 1/2 1/0 6.1
B. Beganović F 61 0 0 0 (0) 0 20% 5 1 0 0/0 3/2 6.0
Simon Seidl F 75 0 0 1 (0) 2 74% 27 1 1 1/1 2/0 6.4
A. Vallci D 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 4 0 0 0/0 1/0 5.5
Paul-Friedrich Koller D 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.9
A. Kayombo F 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/3 0/0 6.2
Julian Halwachs M 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 8 1 0 0/0 2/1 5.7
O. Diakité F 29 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 2/1 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.