Updated 4 November 2026.
Sturm Graz welcome Celje to the Merkur Arena on Thursday 5 November, kick-off 20:00 UK, in the Europa League league stage. The hosts have won one of their three games in the competition and sit 19th, but that win came against Marseille, and Celje are in far deeper trouble at the bottom of the table with a single point.
Sturm Graz are the favourites at 1.53 with Ladbrokes, with the draw at 4.40 with Ladbrokes and a Celje win at 6.00 with bet365. Sturm Graz have kept a clean sheet in two of their three league-stage games, and Celje have conceded seven.
Sturm Graz sit 19th of 36 on 4 points from three games, with one win, one draw and one defeat and a goal difference of minus two. The win was a 1-0 over Marseille on 22 October, and before that they lost 3-0 at Bournemouth. Domestically they've been busy: a 6-1 win over Grazer AK, then draws with Ried (2-2) and Górnik (1-1).
They average 0.33 goals per game in this competition, the 12th fewest across European competitions, but they concede just 1 per game, the 17th fewest, and their clean-sheet rate of 67% is the 5th highest. None of their three league-stage games has seen both teams score. They also give away plenty of free kicks: 17.67 fouls per game is the 5th most.
Celje are 29th of 36 on 1 point from three games, having scored 2 and conceded 7 in the Europa League table. Their last two results were a 2-2 draw with Salzburg and a 3-0 home defeat to Omonia, and before that came a 2-0 loss at Leverkusen. They are winless in their last five games, with two draws and three defeats.
Celje concede 2.33 per game, the 18th most across European competitions, and haven't kept a clean sheet yet. They average 2.67 shots on target a game, the 19th fewest.
Sturm Graz possible starting lineup:
Helac; Malic, Quarshie, Heil; Gorenc Stankovic, Koller; Hödl, Weinhandl, Matoshi; Seidl, Diakité
Celje possible starting lineup:
Leban; Sirvys, Tutyškinas, Bejger; Avdyli, Seslar, Zabukovnik, Kvesic; Verbic, Tusha, Kramer
Jacob Peter Hödl has had a shot on target in three straight games and is 1.57 at Ladbrokes to make it four. He has also had a shot in each of those three games, and a foul in each too.
Jon Gorenc Stankovic has had at least one shot in each of his last five games, averaging 1.8, and he is 1.28 at Ladbrokes to do it again. He has also committed a foul in three straight, averaging 2.7 a game, at 1.33 with Ladbrokes.
Paul Koller has had a shot in all of his last five, averaging 1.4, and is 1.44 at Ladbrokes to keep it going. Joshua Quarshie has committed a foul in each of his last five, 1.48 with Ladbrokes.
For Celje, Artemijus Tutyškinas has committed a foul in all of his last five games, averaging 2.2, and is 1.40 at Ladbrokes to do so again. Up front, Blaz Kramer has had a shot in three straight and is 1.10 at Ladbrokes.
The bookmakers have Sturm Graz as the favourites at 1.53 with Ladbrokes. Both teams to score is 1.67, over 1.5 goals is 1.17 and over 2.5 goals is 1.57, all with bet365.
| Market | Best price |
|---|---|
| Sturm Graz win | 1.53 (Ladbrokes) |
| Draw | 4.40 (Ladbrokes) |
| Celje win | 6.00 (bet365) |
| Both teams to score | 1.67 (bet365) |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.57 (bet365) |
Sturm Graz have won two of their last five in all competitions, with two draws and a defeat, and Celje have been beaten in three of their last five.
Sturm Graz vs Celje kicks off at 20:00 UK on Thursday 5 November 2026 at the Merkur Arena in the 2026-27 Europa League league stage. Sturm Graz are 19th of 36 with 4 points from 3 games, while Celje are 29th with 1 point.
Sturm Graz are the 1.53 favourites with Ladbrokes to beat Celje in the 2026-27 Europa League on 5 November, with the draw at 4.40 with Ladbrokes and a Celje win at 6.00 with bet365. The hosts are 19th in the table, Celje 29th.
Both teams to score in Sturm Graz vs Celje is 1.67 with bet365 in the 2026-27 Europa League. None of Sturm Graz's 3 league stage games has seen both teams score, and they have kept a clean sheet in 2 of them, while Celje have conceded 7 goals in 3.
Sturm Graz are 19th of 36 in the 2026-27 Europa League league stage with 4 points from 3 games, while Celje are 29th with 1 point from 3 games, having scored 2 and conceded 7 ahead of the 5 November match.
Jacob Peter Hödl has had a shot on target in 3 straight Europa League games for Sturm Graz and is 1.57 at Ladbrokes, while Celje's Artemijus Tutyškinas has committed a foul in each of his last 5 games and is 1.40 at Ladbrokes.
Sturm Graz's possible XI for the 2026-27 Europa League game against Celje on 5 November includes Helac, Quarshie, Gorenc Stankovic, Koller and Hödl, while Celje's includes Leban, Sirvys, Tutyškinas, Kvesic and Kramer.