Sturm Graz and Real Sociedad get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.
The hosts Sturm saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Tipico Bundesliga. This match was also played here at Merkur Arena. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Real Sociedad have had more rest.
These teams have little in common geographically as Real Sociedad have to travel 1800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Sturm Graz form and stats
3-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Tipico Bundesliga numbers at home for Sturm Graz so far this season. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Sturm Graz has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Sturm, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Sturm Graz's previous game was a Tipico Bundesliga match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Ried. The home side are looking to build on that result. The forward Jakob Jantscher bettered all the other footballers in that game and was awarded a match rating of 8.01 out of 10. Jantscher scored one goal, hit five key passes and had 26 successful passes (of 28 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Hartberg in the Tipico Bundesliga.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sturm as they are travelling to their away game against Salzburg in the Tipico Bundesliga. That match is three days after this one.
Goals are plentiful at Merkur Arena in the league this season as Sturm Graz has scored 13 goals here in 5 home games. On the other hand, Sturm Graz have conceded 7 goals.
Real Sociedad form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 16th finals against Manchester United.2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Real Sociedad playing as the away team in the La Liga this season.
Real Sociedad won their last game, 1-0 versus Mallorca played at home. Real Sociedad made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, Aihen Muñoz receiving a red card in the 45th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Sociedad won the match 1-0! Julen Lobete came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Mallorca last time out, making the manager I. Alguacil Barrenetxea feel like a tactical genius. Midfielder Martín Zubimendi was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.33. Zubimendi served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 1-1 draw at Getafe's stadium before that.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Sociedad manager I. Alguacil Barrenetxea as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Atletico Madrid.
The Sociedad manager I. Alguacil Barrenetxea has got the team scoring on the road, with 8 away goals in 4 league matches. As for defending, Real Sociedad rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 7 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  K. Yeboah 7 goals |  J. Jantscher 6 goals |   M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 6 goals |
Sturm Graz missing players
Real Sociedad missing players
| Sturm Graz | Real Sociedad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 68 | 33 | Scored | S | 15 | 38 | ||
| 30 | 19 | Conceded | C | 15 | 26 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 64% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 68% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 12% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 16.8 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 11.2 | ||
| 6.5 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 43% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSV | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Monaco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Sturm Graz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 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 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 31 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | Austria Klagenfurt | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 14 |
| 4 | Admira | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Ried | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | -8 | 13 |
| 6 | Hartberg | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Rapid Vienna | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Austria Wien | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Wolfsberger AC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 10 | LASK Linz | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 11 | Rheindorf Altach | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 10 |
| 12 | Wattens | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Sociedad | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Osasuna | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Barcelona | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | Valencia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Real Betis | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Villarreal | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Elche | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Cadiz | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Celta de Vigo | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Granada | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 18 | Levante | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 5 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 3 |
| 20 | Getafe | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 2 |