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SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz v Nottingham Forest : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 6th Nov, 17:45 BST, Merkur Arena, Graz

Jürgen Säumel's SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz side are on home soil in the Europa League on Thursday evening, as Sean Dyche's Nottingham Forest arrive at the Merkur Arena. In this preview you'll find odds from leading bookmakers for seventeen different markets, alongside supporting data that changes as you go through them. Our predictions run off 20-game form, so all statistics are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall records can be explored, while there's also head-to-head history a little further down the page.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As Jürgen Säumel and his side approach kick-off, our prediction is for a combined total of over 3 goals scored during the game. Stats imply both clubs have the weapons to deliver up top, an encouraging sign for the neutrals. With a real favourite to win the game, we're going for over 2.5 goals.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sturm Graz
22%
-18/5
Draw
21%
-14/5
Nottm Forest
56%
-8/11
Nottm Forest 2-1
10%
-7/1
Draw 1-1
10%
-6/1
Nottm Forest 2-0
8%
-7/1
Nottm Forest 1-0
8%
-13/2
Nottm Forest 3-1
7%
-11/1
Draw 2-2
6%
-12/1
Sturm Graz 2-1
6%
-12/1
Nottm Forest 3-0
6%
-11/1
Sturm Graz 1-0
5%
-11/1
Draw 0-0
4%
-9/1
Nottm Forest 3-2
4%
-18/1
Nottm Forest 4-1
3%
-20/1
Sturm Graz 2-0
3%
-18/1
Nottm Forest 4-0
3%
-20/1
Sturm Graz 3-2
2%
-28/1
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
-4/5
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
-19/20
Home 1st Goal
43%
-17/10
Away 1st Goal
54%
-4/7
No 1st Goal
3%
-17/2
BTTS - Yes
60%
-4/5
BTTS - No
40%
-19/20
BTTS - Home Win
13%
-13/2
BTTS - Draw
17%
-19/5
BTTS - Away Win
30%
-12/5
Home/draw
44%
-11/10
Away/draw
78%
-2/11
Home/away
79%
-1/4
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
-1/4
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
-13/5
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
-19/10
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
-4/11
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
-9/2
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
-2/15
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
-9/1
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
-1/25
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
-1/25
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
-9/1
Home DNB
37%
-23/10
Away DNB
71%
-2/7
Sturm Graz win to nil
9%
--
Nottm Forest win to nil
26%
--
Sturm Graz / Sturm Graz
11%
-6/1
Sturm Graz / Nottm Forest
4%
-18/1
Sturm Graz / Draw
6%
-12/1
Draw / Sturm Graz
9%
-8/1
Draw / Nottm Forest
17%
-7/2
Draw / Draw
15%
-17/4
Nottm Forest / Sturm Graz
3%
-28/1
Nottm Forest / Nottm Forest
30%
-8/5
Nottm Forest / Draw
6%
-12/1
Win / draw / win Europa League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Sturm Graz
Nottm Forest
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Midtjylland330069 
-
l
 
2-0A
l
 
2-3A
-
2
Braga330059 
-
-
-
Jan 22
3
Lyon330059 
-
-
-
-
4
D. Zagreb321047 
-
-
-
-
5
Plzen321047 
-
-
-
-
6
Freiburg321037 
-
-
-
-
7
Ferencvaros321027 
-
-
Jan 29
-
8
Brann320136 
Jan 29
-
-
-
9
Celta320126 
-
-
-
-
10
A Villa320126 
-
-
-
-
11
Lille320116 
-
-
-
-
12
GA Eagles320116 
-
-
-
-
13
Young Boys320106 
-
-
-
-
14
Fenerbahce320106 
-
-
-
-
15
Porto320106 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
-
16
Real Betis312025 
-
-
-
d
 
2-2A
17
Nottm Forest311114 
Nov 6
-
-
-
18
Bologna311104 
-
-
-
-
19
Genk311104 
-
-
-
-
20
PAOK3111-14 
-
-
-
-
21
Celtic3111-14 
-
l
 
2-1F
-
-
22
Panathinaikos310203 
-
Nov 27
-
-
23
Roma3102-13 
-
-
-
-
24
Basel3102-13 
-
-
-
-
25
Feyenoord3102-13 
-
Jan 22
-
-
26
Ludogorets3102-23 
-
-
-
-
27
Sturm Graz3102-23 
-
-
-
Nov 6
28
FCSB3102-23 
-
-
-
-
29
Stuttgart3102-23 
-
-
-
-
30
Red Star Bel.3012-31 
Dec 11
-
-
-
31
Malmö3012-41 
-
-
Nov 27
-
32
M. Tel-Aviv3012-51 
-
-
-
-
33
Nice3003-30 
-
-
-
-
34
Salzburg3003-40 
-
-
-
-
35
Utrecht3003-40 
-
-
-
Dec 11
36
Rangers3003-50 
w
 
2-1F
-
-
-
Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
Sturm Graz 27TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
6
D
1
Lost
13
Nottm Forest 17TH
1 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
2
Conceded
2
Games: Scored
1 / 1
Conceded
1 / 1
Clean sheets
0 / 1
Failed to score
0 / 1
Draw
1
Goals: Scored
6
Conceded
5
Games: Scored
3 / 3
Conceded
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
Failed to score
0 / 3
Won
1
Draw
1
Lost
1
Goal Statistics

Nottingham Forest's forwards have been superb of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 3 consecutive Europa League outings. A PG of 2.0 suggests that run should continue on Thursday evening.

Sturm Graz 27th Nottm Forest 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
2.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Sturm Graz will score no more than 1 goal
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 60% probability that Nottm Forest will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-18
Sturm Graz have scored 18% fewer goals at home than predicted
=0
Nottm Forest’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
2.0
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2025/2025 season
Sturm Graz
PG (predicted goals)
Nottm Forest
1.2
2
Attack rating
32%
better
STU
NFO
view stats
Games scored16
11
Failed to score4
9
Scored first12
6
Goals scored31
20
Avg. goals scored1.6
1
Avg. shots per game11
8
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
12
Avg. XG for1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+32%
Defence rating
29%
better
STU
NFO
view stats
Games conceded14
19
Clean sheets6
1
Conceded first8
14
Goals conceded27
34
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against13%
18%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
+29%

The line-ups for the Europa League match between Sturm Graz v Nottm Forest will show here when available.

Sturm Graz Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3211
D LavaléeT HorvatT HorvatE Aiwu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Lavalée DEF3
-
E Aiwu DEF3
1
-
E Karic DEF3
1
-
T Oermann DEF3
1
-
J. Hödl MID3
-
J Stankovic MID3
1
-
T Chukwuani MID3
1
T Horvat MID321
-
L Grgic FWD3
-
M Malone FWD31
1
-
S Jatta FWD3
-
O Christensen GLK2
-
J. Mitchell DEF2
-
F Kucharczyk MID21
-
O Kiteishvili MID21
-
B Beganovic FWD2
-
M Bignetti GLK1
-
N Geyrhofer DEF1
-
J Beck MID1
-
S Hierländer MID1
-
A. Kayombo FWD1
-
Nottm Forest Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3323
M SelsI JesusM Gibbs-WhiteI Jesus
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Sels GLK3
-
N Milenković DEF3
-
N Williams DEF3
-
E Anderson MID3
-
I Sangaré MID3
-
M Gibbs-White MID312
2
-
I Jesus FWD33
3
-
D Ndoye FWD31
-
C Hudson-Odoi FWD3
-
N. Savona DEF2
-
O Zinchenko DEF2
-
Murillo DEF2
1
-
Morato DEF2
1
-
R Yates MID2
-
D Luiz MID21
-
W Boly DEF1
-
C Wood FWD11
-
A Kalimuendo FWD1
-
D Bakwa FWD1
-