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

Merkur Arena, Graz

Rangers are away from home on Thursday night, as manager Russell Martin takes his men to visit SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz and Jurgen Klopp at the Merkur Arena in the Europa League. Below we've got predictions for all the biggest betting markets, supporting stats including head-to-heads, and odds. All is accessible using the tabs below.

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SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz's next match is v SCR Altach at 13:30 on Sunday 5th October
Rangers's next match is v Falkirk at 15:00 on Sunday 5th October
The last European Europa League meeting between Sturm Graz and Rangers was on Thursday 2nd October 2025
European Europa League
October 2nd 2025
Sturm Graz 2
1 Rangers
 
T. Horvat 7'49' D. Gassama
O. Kiteishvili 35'
 
STU
RAN
Shots On
8
10
Shots Off
1
5
Corners
3
7
Possession
41%
59%
Fouls
20
13
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
Sturm GrazRangers
 
O. Christensen
T. Oermann (J. Mitchell 73')
E. Karic
D. Lavalée
J. Gorenc Stankovič
O. Kiteishvilifootball icon (L. Grgic 73')
T. Horvatfootball icon (N. Geyrhofer 83')
T. Chukwuani
E. Aiwu
B. Beganovic (J. Hödl 59')
M. Malone (S. Jatta 73')
J. Butland
J. Tavernier
J. Souttar
(M. Moore 79') D. Cornelius
(J. Rothwell 69') C. Barron
(D. Pereira da Silva 83') T. Aasgaard
Y. Ramalho Chermiti
(B. Miovski 46') O. Antman
football iconD. Gassama
(M. Aarons 46') J. Meghoma
N. Raskin

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Sturm Graz or Rangers are in the kind of form that would have us feeling very confident in tipping a match winner, so we're going with over 1.5 goals. The statistics tell us that both have form in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 80% chance of two goals or more.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Sturm Graz are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.30.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sturm Graz
46%
21/201/40
Draw
24%
27/1016/1
Rangers
30%
12/5125/1
Draw 1-1
11%
6/111/2
Sturm Graz 2-1
9%
8/13/10
Sturm Graz 1-0
8%
8/111/2
Rangers 2-1
7%
11/111/1
Sturm Graz 2-0
7%
10/13/1
Rangers 1-0
7%
11/110/1
Draw 2-2
6%
12/111/2
Sturm Graz 3-1
5%
14/113/2
Draw 0-0
5%
12/110/1
Rangers 2-0
4%
18/114/1
Sturm Graz 3-0
4%
18/14/1
Sturm Graz 3-2
3%
22/128/1
Rangers 3-1
3%
22/125/1
Rangers 3-2
3%
28/140/1
Sturm Graz 4-1
2%
33/145/1
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
8/112/9
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
11/103/1
Home 1st Goal
51%
8/113/4
Away 1st Goal
46%
6/55/4
No 1st Goal
3%
12/19/1
BTTS - Yes
60%
8/134/5
BTTS - No
40%
6/510/11
BTTS - Home Win
24%
11/41/10
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/211/2
BTTS - Away Win
17%
5/133/1
Home/draw
70%
3/101/300
Away/draw
54%
8/1112/1
Home/away
76%
2/71/80
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
2/91/10
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
10/311/2
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
7/417/2
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
4/91/20
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
4/160/1
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1/61/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
9/155/1
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/161/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/251/25
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/19/1
Home DNB
63%
1/21/1000
Away DNB
47%
6/433/1
Sturm Graz win to nil
22%
11/4-
Rangers win to nil
14%
11/2-
Sturm Graz / Sturm Graz
24%
9/41/14
Sturm Graz / Rangers
3%
28/120/1
Sturm Graz / Draw
6%
12/115/2
Draw / Sturm Graz
15%
9/2100/1
Draw / Rangers
11%
13/290/1
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1100/1
Rangers / Sturm Graz
4%
20/11/50
Rangers / Rangers
16%
9/21/50
Rangers / Draw
6%
14/11/50
Win / draw / win Europa League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Sturm Graz
Rangers
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
D. Zagreb220046 
-
-
-
-
2
Midtjylland220036 
-
l
 
2-0A
-
-
3
A Villa220036 
-
-
-
-
4
Braga220036 
-
-
Nov 27
-
5
Lyon220036 
-
-
-
-
6
Lille220026 
-
-
-
-
7
Porto220026 
-
-
-
Jan 29
8
Plzen211034 
-
-
-
-
9
Real Betis211024 
-
-
-
-
10
Freiburg211014 
-
-
-
-
11
Ferencvaros211014 
-
-
-
Dec 11
12
Panathinaikos210123 
-
Nov 27
-
-
13
Celta210113 
-
-
-
-
14
Basel210113 
-
-
-
-
15
GA Eagles210103 
-
-
-
-
16
Roma210103 
-
-
Nov 6
-
17
Brann210103 
Jan 29
-
-
Oct 23
18
Genk210103 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
-
19
Young Boys2101-13 
-
-
-
-
20
Fenerbahce2101-13 
-
-
-
-
21
Ludogorets2101-13 
-
-
Jan 22
-
22
Stuttgart2101-13 
-
-
-
-
23
Sturm Graz2101-13 
-
-
-
l
 
2-1A
24
FCSB2101-13 
-
-
-
-
25
Nottm Forest2011-11 
Nov 6
-
-
-
26
Red Star Bel.2011-11 
Dec 11
-
-
-
27
Bologna2011-11 
-
-
-
-
28
PAOK2011-21 
-
-
-
-
29
Celtic2011-21 
-
Oct 23
-
-
30
M. Tel-Aviv2011-21 
-
-
-
-
31
Nice2002-20 
-
-
-
-
32
Rangers2002-20 
w
 
2-1F
-
-
-
33
Utrecht2002-20 
-
-
-
-
34
Salzburg2002-30 
-
-
-
-
35
Feyenoord2002-30 
-
Jan 22
-
-
36
Malmö2002-40 
-
-
-
-
Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
Sturm Graz 23RD
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
34
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
6
D
2
Lost
12
Rangers 32ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Goal Statistics

SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz's defensive record is to be admired, Jurgen Klopp's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Europa League outings. An average PG rating of 1.3 for Rangers makes sense in this context.

Sturm Graz 23rd Rangers 32nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Sturm Graz will score 1 or more goals
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Rangers will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-19
Sturm Graz have scored 19% fewer goals at home than predicted
+5
Rangers’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2025/2025 season
Sturm Graz
PG (predicted goals)
Rangers
1.7
1.3
Attack rating
10%
better
STU
RAN
view stats
Games scored15
14
Failed to score4
5
Scored first9
7
Goals scored28
25
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.3
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
14
Avg. XG for1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
15%
better
STU
RAN
view stats
Games conceded13
15
Clean sheets6
4
Conceded first10
11
Goals conceded23
28
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
14%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.8
KickOff rating
+15%

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

Sturm Graz Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2111
O ChristensenT HorvatT HorvatT Oermann
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Christensen GLK2
-
T Oermann DEF2
1
-
E Aiwu DEF2
1
-
D Lavalée DEF2
-
E Karic DEF2
1
-
T Horvat MID211
-
J Stankovic MID2
-
T Chukwuani MID2
-
O Kiteishvili MID11
-
B Beganovic FWD2
-
M Malone FWD21
1
-
Subs
C. Wiener-Pucher GLK
-
M Bignetti GLK
-
G Haider DEF
-
N Geyrhofer DEF1
-
J. Mitchell DEF1
-
J Beck MID1
-
S Hierländer MID1
-
L. Weinhandl MID
-
J. Hödl MID2
-
S Jatta FWD2
-
L Grgic FWD2
-
Rangers Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2111
J ButlandD GassamaN RaskinD Cornelius
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Butland GLK2
-
J Tavernier DEF2
-
D Cornelius DEF2
1
-
J Souttar  DEF2
-
J. Meghoma DEF2
-
C Barron MID2
-
N Raskin MID21
-
O Antman MID2
-
T Aasgaard MID2
-
D Gassama MID21
1
-
Y Chermiti FWD2
-
Subs
L Kelly GLK
-
K Wright GLK
-
M Aarons DEF1
-
N Djiga DEF
-
J Rothwell MID2
-
L Cameron MID
-
B Rice MID
-
F. Curtis MID
-
A. McCallion MID
-
B Miovski FWD2
-
M. Moore FWD2
-
Danilo FWD1
-
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