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FC Midtjylland vs Sturm Graz Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–02 – 0

Oliver Christensen 7′ (og)Ousmane Diao 88′25th

32nd

Player of the matchOusmane DiaoFCM · 1 goal · 98′ played · 8 recoveries · 7 clearances · 5 duels won

7.7
Possession
53%47%
Shots · on target in brackets
7 (5)11 (4)
Corners
43
Table · 3 v 0 pts
25th → 1st32nd → 36th

Europa LeagueMatchday 1MCH ArenaRef O. Grinfeeld

Events

FCM 2–0 STU · 3–2 yellow
  1. Full time 2–0
  2. Valdemar Byskovfor Franculino
  3. Ousmane Diao2–0Goal · header · assist Aral Şimşir
  4. Julius Beckfor Tochi Chukwuani
  5. Stefan Hierländerfor Tim Oermann
  6. Belmin Beganovicfor Seedy Jatta
  7. Emanuel AiwuYellow card
  8. Adam Gabrielfor Kevin Mbabu
  9. Edward Chilufyafor Júnior Brumado
  10. Aral Şimşirfor Gue-sung Cho
  11. Leon Grgicfor Maurice Malone
  12. Jacob Peter Hödlfor Filip Rózga
  13. Half-time 1–0
  14. Maurice MaloneYellow card
  15. Philip BillingYellow card
  16. FranculinoYellow card
  17. Oliver Christensen1–0Own goal
  18. Júnior BrumadoYellow card

Head-to-head

2 meetings on record since 2022

1-0-1FC Midtjylland W-D-L · goals 2:1

1 FCM0 draws1 STU
Goals per meeting
1.5
  1. Midtjylland2–0Sturm GrazEuropa League
  2. Sturm Graz1–0FC MidtjyllandEuropa League

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
FC Midtjyllandall competitionsSturm Graz
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.27Goals per game (both sides)3.27
  3. 87%Over 1.593%
  4. 53%Over 2.560%
  5. 40%Over 3.540%
  6. 47%Both teams scored47%
  7. 47%Clean sheets40%
  8. 13%Failed to score13%
  9. FC Midtjylland at home v Sturm Graz away
  10. 7Played8
  11. 5Won6
  12. 2Drawn0
  13. 0Lost2
  14. 22-8Goals (for-against)17-9
  15. 2.43Points per game2.25
  16. 57%Over 2.563%
  17. 43%Clean sheets63%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 v 13 games
  19. 12-51st-half goals (for-against)15-9
  20. 25-72nd-half goals (for-against)10-7
  21. 68%Goals after half-time40%
  22. 53%Goal before half-time92%
  23. 5-8-2Half-time W-D-L8-2-3

How we calculate this

Matchday 1

Europa League · the other 10 games
  1. PAOK0–0Maccabi Tel Aviv
  2. Crvena Zvezda1–1Celtic
  3. Dinamo Zagreb3–1Fenerbahçe
  4. Malmö FF1–2Ludogorets
  5. Nice1–2Roma
  6. Real Betis2–2Nottingham Forest
  7. SC Freiburg2–1Basel
  8. Sporting Braga1–0Feyenoord
  9. Go Ahead Eagles0–1FCSB
  10. LOSC Lille2–1Brann
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What stands out

  • 1stfrom 25th

    FC Midtjylland moved from 25th to 1st in the Europa League table with this result.0 → 3 points after 1 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 36thfrom 32nd

    Sturm Graz moved from 32nd to 36th in the Europa League table with this result.0 → 0 points after 1 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

Team stats

44 figures
FC Midtjyllandfull timeSturm Graz
  1. 53%Possession47%
  2. 7Shots11
  3. 5Shots on target4
  4. 1Big chances1
  5. 4Corners3
  6. 396Passes354
  7. 16Fouls16
  8. 3Yellow cards2
All 44 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 7Accurate crosses2
  3. 93Attacks110
  4. 1Big chances missed1
  5. 16Crosses15
  6. 36Dangerous attacks32
  7. 17Dribble attempts11
  8. 5Offsides0
  9. 71%Shot accuracy36%
  10. 1Shots blocked2
  11. 5Shots inside box7
  12. 1Shots off target5
  13. 3Shots outside box4
  14. 11Successful dribbles3
  15. Passing
  16. 27Accurate long passes18
  17. 316Accurate passes262
  18. 86%Forward passes %88%
  19. 7Key passes7
  20. 53%Long pass accuracy35%
  21. 51Long passes52
  22. 80%Pass accuracy74%
  23. 46Passes in final third50
  24. Defence
  25. 61Ball recoveries59
  26. 87Ball safe80
  27. 68Duels won62
  28. 7Goal kicks1
  29. 22Headers won23
  30. 14Interceptions7
  31. 1Last-man tackles1
  32. 4Saves4
  33. 18Tackles21
  34. Discipline
  35. 16Free kicks16
  36. Other
  37. 4Counter Attacks5
  38. 1Injuries2
  39. 152Possession lost157
  40. 4Substitutions5
  41. 19Throw-ins36

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
FC Midtjylland4-3-1-27.20 avg rating 6.514-2-3-1Sturm Graz
  1. 167.7Elías Ólafsson98′
  1. 436.9Kevin Mbabu↓70′
  2. 47.7Ousmane DiaoG 98′
  3. 37.3Han-beom Lee98′
  4. 227.2Mads Bech Sørensen98′
  1. 86.8Philip BillingYC 98′
  2. 197.6Pedro Bravo98′
  3. 217.5Denil Castillo98′
  1. 107.1Gue-sung Cho↓60′
  1. 746.5Júnior BrumadoYC ↓69′
  2. 76.8FranculinoYC ↓88′ 91′
  1. 15.9Oliver Christensen98′
  1. 177.0Emir Karic98′
  2. 246.7Dimitri Lavalée98′
  3. 476.0Emanuel AiwuYC 98′
  4. 56.4Tim Oermann↓73′
  1. 216.8Tochi Chukwuani↓84′
  2. 46.6Jon Gorenc Stankovic98′
  1. 86.6Filip Rózga↓46′
  2. 206.3Seedy Jatta↓73′
  3. 196.8Tomi Horvat98′
  1. 776.6Maurice MaloneYC ↓59′
  1. 13Adam GabrielDF · ↑70′6.5
  2. 14Edward ChilufyaFW · ↑69′6.6
  3. 20Valdemar ByskovMF · ↑88′
  4. 58Aral ŞimşirMF · A ↑60′6.7
  5. 1Jonas LösslGK
  6. 29PaulinhoDF
  7. 33Alamara DjabiMF
  8. 35Bilal KontehDF
  9. 55Victor BakDF
  10. 60Mark Nnamdi UgbohGK
  11. 90EtimFW

SubstitutesCoaches: Mike Tullberg (2.02 PPG) · Jürgen Säumel (1.38 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 22Julius BeckMF · ↑84′6.4
  2. 25Stefan HierländerMF · ↑73′6.6
  3. 26Belmin BeganovicFW · ↑73′6.5
  4. 38Leon GrgicFW · ↑59′6.3
  5. 43Jacob Peter HödlMF · ↑46′6.9
  6. 2Jeyland MitchellDF
  7. 27Gabriel HaiderDF
  8. 32Christoph Wiener-PucherGK
  9. 35Niklas GeyrhoferDF
  10. 39Luca WeinhandlMF
  11. 40Matteo BignettiGK

Table after full time

Europa League 2025/2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1FC Midtjylland11-0-02:0+2325th ▲24
2PAOK10-1-00:00118th ▲16
3Maccabi Tel Aviv10-1-00:00130th ▲27
34Viktoria Plzeň00-0-00:00035th ▲1
35Bologna00-0-00:00036th ▲1
36Sturm Graz10-0-10:2-2032nd ▼4
FC Midtjylland
25th → 1st0 → 3 pts
Sturm Graz
32nd → 36th0 → 0 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Referee

O. Grinfeeld
Cards / match
5.15this match 5 (-0.15)
Yellows / match
4.67this match 5
Reds / match
0.48
Penalties / match
0.3931% of matches
Fouls / match
24.9this match 32

2.55Home 2.55 vs Away 2.12 yellows/match · +0.43 home · 26–22 red2.12

37%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 23%40%

home winsaway wins
With FC Midtjylland
0-1-0 in 1 · 2 yellows/game
With Sturm Graz
1-0-0 in 1 · 1 yellows/game

Analysed latest 100 of 131 career matches.

Match info

Competition
Europa League
Season
2025/2026 · Matchday 1 of 8
Stage
League Stage
Kick-off
Venue
MCH Arena, Herning
Capacity
11,809 · grass
Weather
15 °C · broken clouds · humidity 45%
Referee
O. Grinfeeld
FCM coach
Mike Tullberg (2.02 PPG)
STU coach
Jürgen Säumel (1.38 PPG)

Match summary

FC Midtjylland beat Sturm Graz 2-0 in the Europa League, League Stage.

Across 2 previous meetings on record, FC Midtjylland won 1 and Sturm Graz won 1, with 0 draws (1.5 goals per game).

Oliver Christensen (7' og) and Ousmane Diao (88') scored the goals for FC Midtjylland.

FC Midtjylland — live results and scheduleSturm Graz — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Top ratings

XI avg 7.20 v 6.51
  1. Ousmane DiaoFCM7.7
  2. Elías ÓlafssonFCM7.7
  3. Pedro BravoFCM7.6
  4. Denil CastilloFCM7.5
  5. Han-beom LeeFCM7.3

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Ousmane DiaoFCM2 (1)
  2. Jacob Peter HödlSTU2 (1)
  3. FranculinoFCM2 (1)

Big chances created

  1. Denil CastilloFCM1
  2. Tomi HorvatSTU1

Passes

  1. Han-beom LeeFCM47/57
  2. Ousmane DiaoFCM46/53
  3. Mads Bech SørensenFCM44/50

Progressive passes

  1. Han-beom LeeFCM55 (96%)
  2. Ousmane DiaoFCM50 (94%)
  3. Jon Gorenc StankovicSTU46 (88%)

Ball recoveries

  1. Elías ÓlafssonFCM13
  2. Denil CastilloFCM10
  3. Emanuel AiwuSTU10

Duels won

  1. Pedro BravoFCM12/19
  2. Denil CastilloFCM9/11
  3. Dimitri LavaléeSTU9/17

Dribbles

  1. FranculinoFCM4/6
  2. Denil CastilloFCM2/2
  3. Pedro BravoFCM1/1

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
FC Midtjylland4d restequal rest · old → new4d restSturm Graz
  1. 3-3D10 Aug
  2. 2-0W14 Aug
  3. 2-0W17 Aug
  4. 4-0W21 Aug
  5. 4-2W24 Aug
  6. 2-0W28 Aug
  7. 3-1W31 Aug
  8. 0-1L14 Sep
  9. 3-0W17 Sep
  10. 2-0W20 Sep

8-1-1goals 25:72.50pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 4-0W25 Jul
  2. 2-0W1 Aug
  3. 1-2L10 Aug
  4. 3-1W16 Aug
  5. 0-5L20 Aug
  6. 2-1W26 Aug
  7. 3-0W30 Aug
  8. 0-1L14 Sep
  9. 2-0W17 Sep
  10. 2-0W20 Sep

7-0-3goals 19:102.10pts/game

  1. HViborg FF2–0
  2. AAalborg BK3–0
  3. ANordsjælland0–1
  4. ABrøndby IF3–1
  5. AKuPS2–0

latest 5

  1. ASalzburg2–0
  2. ARöthis2–0
  3. HAustria Wien0–1
  4. AGrazer AK3–0
  5. HBodø / Glimt2–1
Show older matches
  1. HSilkeborg IF4–2
  2. HKuPS4–0
  3. AVejle Boldklub2–0
  4. HFredrikstad2–0
  5. HFredericia3–3

older

  1. ABodø / Glimt0–5
  2. ARied3–1
  3. HSK Rapid1–2
  4. ALASK Linz2–0
  5. ABischofshofen4–0

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