UEFA Europa League Matchday 6 Thu, Dec 11 · 17:45 Merkur Arena, Graz
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Our take

It was too close to call.

FK Crvena Zvezda were the stronger side on L90 Strength (42 vs 28). Sturm Graz had 13.9 days of rest, FK Crvena Zvezda 13.9 and had to travel 463 km.

Away travel463 kmRest days13.9 · 13.9Matches / 14d1 · 1
Sturm Graz36%
Draw27%
FK Crvena Zvezda37%
Expected goals 1.35 – 1.37
Sturm Graz35%
Draw27%
FK Crvena Zvezda38%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.37
Sturm Graz36%
Draw27%
FK Crvena Zvezda37%
Expected goals 1.34 – 1.38
Sturm Graz29%
Draw26%
FK Crvena Zvezda44%
Expected goals 1.20 – 1.54
Sturm Graz35%
Draw27%
FK Crvena Zvezda37%
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.36
Over 2.5 51% Both score 56% 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.
Weather (Graz)

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RefereeDamian Sylwestrzak
  • Cards per match 5.1
  • Penalties per match 0.44
  • Matches 34

Team strength

Sturm GrazFK Crvena Zvezda
28 L90 StrengthIn forecast 42
38 Current StrengthIn forecast 42
32 AttackIn forecast 40
37 DefenceIn forecast 39
— 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

Sturm Graz

Attack—
Defense risk—

FK Crvena Zvezda

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Sturm GrazFK Crvena Zvezda
0.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.80
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
0.66 xGVia Att/Def 1.17
1.72 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.61
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext -0.37
60% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 40%
8.60 ShotsContext 11.40
3.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.40
40% On target shareContext 30%
5.60 Shots in the boxContext 7.60
56% Box shareContext 66%
9% ConversionContext 7%
3.33 OffsidesContext 2.40
11.80 Shots allowedContext 11.80
5.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.80
2.25 BlocksContext 2.60
4.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.60
75% Save rateContext 68%
42% PossessionIn forecast 45%
356 PassesContext 401
271 Accurate passesContext 320
76% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.78
17.80 FoulsContext 10.00
13.20 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.20
This league season, per match · 5 and 5 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
0.25 xGVia Att/Def 1.17
2.07 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.61
+0.75 Goals minus xGContext +0.33
90% Scored inContext 90%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.80 ShotsContext 13.25
3.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
29% On target shareContext 30%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 9.25
57% Box shareContext 68%
9% ConversionContext 9%
2.13 OffsidesContext 2.57
12.10 Shots allowedContext 11.88
3.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.88
3.10 BlocksContext 2.63
2.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.63
58% Save rateContext 68%
52% PossessionIn forecast 47%
417 PassesContext 388
324 Accurate passesContext 308
78% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.71 Team ratingContext 6.85
14.00 FoulsContext 10.88
11.70 Fouls sufferedContext 13.38
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.20
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

Sturm Graz
Rest13.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km2,431 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
FK Crvena Zvezda
Rest13.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel463 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%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
Sturm Graz FK Crvena Zvezda
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match13.9UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 27 Nov13.9UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 27 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km463 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,431 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 10 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one4242

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

Sturm Graz Confirmed XI
4-1-3-2
1O. Christensen(G)
17E. Karić 47E. Aiwu 2J. Mitchell 23A. Malić
4J. Gorenc Stankovič
21T. Chukwuani 10O. Kiteishvili 19T. Horvat
77M. Malone 20S. Jatta
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
FK Crvena Zvezda Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Matheus(G)
23N. Tiknizyan 5Rodrigão 13M. Veljković 66Y. Seol
21T. Elšnik 33R. Krunić
7Milson 4M. Ivanić 20Tomás Händel
89M. Arnautović
+4 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
Sturm Graz Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
FK Crvena Zvezda Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Sturm Graz+0.4 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • FK Crvena Zvezda-0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

Sturm Graz · Home 2.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
1-1-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.50
FK Crvena Zvezda · Away 0.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
0.50
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 1 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 · Damian Sylwestrzak 34 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.82league 4.11
Red cards0.29league 0.19
Cards 5+59%league 43%
Fouls27.0league 24.6
Penalties0.44league 0.38
Home wins59%league 51%
Sturm Graz

No previous matches with this referee.

FK Crvena Zvezda

No previous matches with this referee.

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

Sturm Graz5 games · scored 4 · conceded 7
2 1 0-15
1 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
3 61-75
1 76-90
FK Crvena Zvezda5 games · scored 4 · conceded 5
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
1 1 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 1 76-90
Sturm Graz10 games · scored 10 · conceded 17
3 1 0-15
4 16-30
3 1 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 7 61-75
1 2 76-90
FK Crvena Zvezda10 games · scored 15 · conceded 11
2 2 0-15
1 1 16-30
4 1 31-45
4 3 46-60
3 1 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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