UEFA Europa League Matchday 7 Thu, Jan 22 · 17:45 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam
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Our take

Feyenoord were slight favourites.

Feyenoord were the stronger side on L90 Strength (47 vs 26). Feyenoord had 4.1 days of rest, Sturm Graz 42 and had to travel 957 km.

Away travel957 kmRest days4.1 · 42Matches / 14d2 · 0
Feyenoord59%
Draw23%
Sturm Graz18%
Expected goals 1.96 – 1.01
Feyenoord58%
Draw23%
Sturm Graz18%
Expected goals 1.87 – 0.96
Feyenoord59%
Draw23%
Sturm Graz18%
Expected goals 1.94 – 1.00
Feyenoord51%
Draw25%
Sturm Graz24%
Expected goals 1.75 – 1.13
Feyenoord58%
Draw23%
Sturm Graz18%
Expected goals 1.89 – 0.97
Over 2.5 57% Both score 55% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · TürkiyeHalil Umut Meler
  • Cards per match 4.7
  • Penalties per match 0.31
  • Matches 26

Team strength

FeyenoordSturm Graz
47 L90 StrengthIn forecast 26
59 Current StrengthIn forecast 38
76 AttackIn forecast 32
61 DefenceIn forecast 37
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Feyenoord

Attack—
Defense risk—

Sturm Graz

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FeyenoordSturm Graz
1.17 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.67
2.17 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.33
1.24 xGVia Att/Def 0.80
0.87 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.69
-0.07 Goals minus xGContext -0.13
50% Scored inContext 50%
0% Clean sheetsContext 17%
13.00 ShotsContext 9.83
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
35% On target shareContext 31%
8.17 Shots in the boxContext 6.33
60% Box shareContext 57%
9% ConversionContext 7%
2.00 OffsidesContext 3.00
8.00 Shots allowedContext 12.17
3.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
2.33 BlocksContext 3.20
2.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.67
58% Save rateContext 73%
50% PossessionIn forecast 45%
421 PassesContext 367
357 Accurate passesContext 283
85% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.75
14.17 FoulsContext 17.17
12.50 Fouls sufferedContext 14.17
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.17
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
2.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
2.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.79 xGVia Att/Def 0.58
1.41 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.21
+0.31 Goals minus xGContext +0.32
90% Scored inContext 80%
0% Clean sheetsContext 20%
15.70 ShotsContext 12.50
5.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.40
36% On target shareContext 27%
11.80 Shots in the boxContext 7.80
73% Box shareContext 60%
13% ConversionContext 7%
1.17 OffsidesContext 1.67
13.20 Shots allowedContext 10.60
5.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.10
3.75 BlocksContext 3.30
4.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.13
66% Save rateContext 61%
53% PossessionIn forecast 54%
459 PassesContext 418
386 Accurate passesContext 325
84% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.84 Team ratingContext 6.74
9.50 FoulsContext 14.30
10.40 Fouls sufferedContext 11.60
1.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Feyenoord
Rest4.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km302 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Sturm Graz
Rest42 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel957 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load12%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Feyenoord Sturm Graz
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.1Eredivisie 2025-2026, 18 Jan42UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 11 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km957 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways302 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 20 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one2.97.1

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Feyenoord Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
22T. Wellenreuther(G)
15J. Bos 21A. Ahmedhodžić 4T. Watanabe 30M. Lotomba
40L. Valente 6I. Hwang
11Gonçalo Borges 14S. Steijn 23A. Hadj Moussa
9A. Ueda
+10 more reported missing outside this XI
Sturm Graz Confirmed XI
4-4-2
53D. Khudyakov(G)
17E. Karić 5T. Oermann 47E. Aiwu 23A. Malić
10O. Kiteishvili 39Luca Weinhandl 4J. Gorenc Stankovič 19T. Horvat
77M. Malone 20S. Jatta
+6 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Feyenoord Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Sturm Graz Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Feyenoord+0.2 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Sturm Graz+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Feyenoord · Home 1.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
1-0-2
Scored
1.33
Conceded
2.00
Sturm Graz · Away 0.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
0-0-3
Scored
0.67
Conceded
2.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 2 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Halil Umut Meler Türkiye · 26 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.50league 4.09
Red cards0.19league 0.20
Cards 5+50%league 42%
Fouls24.6league 24.4
Penalties0.31league 0.35
Home wins27%league 50%
Feyenoord1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W23 Oct 24A · Benfica3–11
Sturm Graz1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W2 Oct 25H · Rangers2–12

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Feyenoord6 games · scored 7 · conceded 13
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
3 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 61-75
1 7 76-90
Sturm Graz6 games · scored 4 · conceded 8
2 1 0-15
1 16-30
2 31-45
2 46-60
3 61-75
1 76-90
Feyenoord10 games · scored 21 · conceded 24
2 3 0-15
3 1 16-30
6 5 31-45
3 2 46-60
3 2 61-75
4 11 76-90
Sturm Graz10 games · scored 9 · conceded 16
3 0-15
4 16-30
3 1 31-45
1 3 46-60
1 5 61-75
1 3 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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