International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Sturm Graz and Monaco are looking forward to this Europa League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
The visiting Monaco played their last game only four days ago, a Ligue 1 match.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sturm Graz form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Sturm Graz have to build on here at Merkur Arena in the Tipico Bundesliga. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Sturm Graz has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The spoils were shared in Sturm's previous game, also at home. Visiting Admira travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Jakob Jantscher, an attacker, was the champion performer for the team in that game, receiving a rating of 8.33 (out of 10). Jantscher scored one goal and hit eight key passes.
In the game before, an away victory in the Tipico Bundesliga match versus Rheindorf Altach with a 1-0 scoreline.There will be little rest for Sturm after this match as they are travelling to Austria Klagenfurt for a Tipico Bundesliga game in only three days.
Goals decide football matches and Sturm Graz are scoring many of them at home; 18 on target from 9 league matches. Sturm have conceded 14 from these games.
Monaco form and stats
They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the play-offs, when Shakhtar Donetsk drew the shortest straw.The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Total Europa League statistics for Monaco: 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
Impressive finishing from Gelson Martins, Wissam Ben Yedder, Sofiane Diop and Kevin Volland secured the home win 4-0 against Metz in their previous game. As you can tell from the results above, Monaco was very dominant against Metz, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Gelson Martins, Wissam Ben Yedder, Sofiane Diop and Kevin Volland providing the goals. Midfield player Sofiane Diop was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.43/10. Diop scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Angers SCO at their stadium, the result 3-1.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Monaco manager N. Kovač as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against PSG.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Monaco have scored 10 goals in 8 league games away. 10 goals have been conceded by Monaco in these games.
Head 2 Head
Monaco - Sturm 1-0 was the scoreline in these sides' last head to head fixture, earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  K. Yeboah 9 goals |   W. Ben Yedder 9 goals |  J. Jantscher 8 goals |
Sturm Graz missing players
Monaco missing players
| Sturm Graz | Monaco | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 42 | 22 | Scored | S | 15 | 38 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 60% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 4.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 15.2 | 18.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.4 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 33% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | ||
| 11.4 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Monaco | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | PSV | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Sturm Graz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Salzburg | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 25 | 42 |
| 2 | Wolfsberger AC | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | Sturm Graz | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Austria Klagenfurt | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 5 | Austria Wien | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | Rapid Vienna | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 7 | Ried | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -11 | 21 |
| 8 | Hartberg | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Wattens | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | LASK Linz | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | Admira | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Rheindorf Altach | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -17 | 13 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 42 |
| 2 | Rennes | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 31 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Nice | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | Lens | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Strasbourg | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 26 |
| 7 | Monaco | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Brest | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Lille | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Olympique Lyonnais | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Nantes | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 14 | Reims | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Troyes | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Lorient | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -13 | 15 |
| 17 | Bordeaux | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 22 | -13 | 14 |
| 18 | Clermont | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 14 |
| 19 | Metz | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -19 | 12 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -20 | 12 |