Bournemouth carry a 2-point provisional advantage into Sturm Graz test
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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Bournemouth hold a 2-point provisional advantage over Sturm Graz, but both arrive with only one recorded result and several availability concerns.
Before kickoff
The one-match form question
Bournemouth meet Sturm Graz in UEFA Europa League League Stage - 2 at Vitality Stadium on Thursday, October 15, 2026, with kickoff at 19:00 UTC. The clearest pre-match question is whether Bournemouth can follow its one-match winning form sample with another positive result, or whether Sturm Graz can build on its one-match draw.
What the provisional table says
The provisional standings place Bournemouth #10 on 3 points from 1 game, with a 1W 0D 0L record and a goal difference of 1. Sturm Graz are #17 on 1 point from 1 game, with a 0W 1D 0L record and a goal difference of 0. Bournemouth are 2 points ahead of Sturm Graz. Juventus lead on 3 points; Bournemouth trail by 0 and Sturm Graz by 2. The points gap gives both sides a clear reason to value this league-stage fixture, without establishing any qualification consequence.
Availability adds uncertainty
Bournemouth list M. Aarons, J. Araujo, F. Forster, D. Jebbison, E. J. Kroupi, V. Milosavljevic, J. Sanchez and A. Scott as missing, while A. Adli and J. Kluivert are questionable. Sturm Graz list N. Geyrhofer, L. Grgic, S. Jatta, O. Kiteishvili, G. Mamageishvili, F. Rozga, E. Soglo, N. Weiper and S. Wlodarczyk as missing; A. Kayombo and A. Vallci are questionable. The recorded formations are Bournemouth’s 4-4-2 and Sturm Graz’s 5-3-2, each used in 1 match.
At kickoff, will either side’s available group turn its single recorded result into a stronger start to the league stage?
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Juventus | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Union St. Gilloise | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Ferencvarosi TC | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | Benfica | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | OFI | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Bournemouth | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | Lyon | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 12 | Torreense | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13 | Olympiakos Piraeus | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 | Red Bull Salzburg | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 15 | Sunderland | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 16 | Omonia Nicosia | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 17 | Sturm Graz | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Rennes | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Dinamo Zagreb | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | Jagiellonia | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22 | Real Sociedad | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 23 | Anderlecht | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 24 | Lillestrom | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25 | Celta Vigo | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | AZ Alkmaar | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27 | Levski Sofia | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | Celtic | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 29 | 1899 Hoffenheim | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 30 | AC Milan | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 31 | Celje | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 32 | Marseille | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 33 | Ararat-Armenia | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 34 | Plzen | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 35 | Lech Poznan | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 36 | NEC Nijmegen | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |