Sturm Graz enter League Stage - 3 one point ahead of Marseille
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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Sturm Graz have the provisional table advantage and the stronger home defensive sample, while Marseille arrive after 2 losses and with a poor away record. Absences and one questionable player add context before Thursday’s meeting.
Before kickoff
The table edge meets a home test
Sturm Graz enter Thursday’s UEFA Europa League League Stage - 3 match one point ahead of Marseille in the provisional standings: Sturm are ranked #26 with 1 point from 2 games, while Marseille are ranked #32 with 0 points from 2 games. Sturm’s goal difference is -3; Marseille’s is -4. Juventus lead the league with 6 points, leaving Sturm Graz 5 points behind and Marseille 6 points behind.
The sharper question is whether Sturm can turn home defensive security into a first win. Their league-season home record is 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses, with 0 goals scored, 0 conceded and 1 clean sheet. Marseille’s away record is 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss, with 1 goal scored, 4 conceded and 0 clean sheets.
Two different teams?
Home and away form for Sturm Graz
- At Home
- Away
Sturm Graz’s home record and Marseille’s away record in this league season Season data from the article’s source snapshot; this chart is not a statistic for this match alone.
Form and availability shape the test
Sturm’s most recent-first form is Draw, Loss across 2 matches; Marseille have Loss, Loss across 2 matches. Sturm have used a 5-3-2 in 2 matches, while Marseille have used a 4-2-3-1 in 2 matches. Those observations describe the selected setups, not the teams’ complete match plans.
Sturm list N. Geyrhofer and S. Wlodarczyk off the roster, alongside injuries for L. Grgic, S. Jatta, O. Kiteishvili, G. Mamageishvili, F. Rozga, S. Eoglo and N. Weiper. Marseille are without D. Cornelius with a hip injury, while P. Hojbjerg is questionable with a muscle injury.
At kickoff, can Sturm’s home clean-sheet record withstand Marseille’s need to improve an away record that includes 4 goals conceded in 1 away game?
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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.
| Logo | ||||||||||
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| 1 | Juventus | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Benfica | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Bournemouth | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 6 | Omonia Nicosia | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | Ferencvarosi TC | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
| 8 | Lyon | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
| 9 | Sunderland | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 10 | Olympiakos Piraeus | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 11 | Sparta Praha | DW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| 12 | Union St. Gilloise | DW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| 13 | Rennes | WD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 14 | Dinamo Zagreb | WD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| 16 | AC Milan | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| 17 | Jagiellonia | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| 18 | OFI | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 19 | Torreense | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 20 | AZ Alkmaar | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 21 | Red Bull Salzburg | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 22 | Real Sociedad | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 23 | Lillestrom | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 24 | Levski Sofia | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 25 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | LD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 26 | Sturm Graz | LD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 27 | NEC Nijmegen | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| 28 | Celta Vigo | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 29 | Anderlecht | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 30 | 1899 Hoffenheim | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 31 | Plzen | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 32 | Marseille | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 33 | Celtic | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| 34 | Ararat-Armenia | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| 35 | Celje | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 36 | Lech Poznan | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |