22 October 2026, 16:45 UTC

Sturm Graz vs Marseille UEFA Europa League prediction & result

Merkur-Arena, Graz
Referee: Nenad Minakovic
Full time1 – 0

Final score: Sturm Graz 1-0 Marseille.

Before kick-off the model made it 31% Sturm Graz, 27% draw, 42% Marseille — fair odds of 3.23, 3.70 and 2.38.

Most likely scoreline: 1-2.

The model got this one wrong.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

Marseille at 42%: of 2,957 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Sturm Graz95%Draw5%Marseille0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 1 goal. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

⚽Oumar Diakitéassist: Luca Weinhandl
13'
24'
Angel Gomes
Oumar Diakité
32'
45'
🔁Angel Gomesout: Himad Abdelli
45'
🔁Neal Maupayout: Igor Paixão
🔁Oumar Diakitéout: Belmin Beganovic
45'
Luca Weinhandl
63'
65'
🔁Geoffrey Kondogbiaout: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
65'
🔁Nayef Aguerdout: CJ Egan-Riley
80'
Amine Gouiri
83'
🔁Kelyann Bezahafout: Timothy Weah
Arjan Malić
84'
🔁Jacob Peter Hödlout: Albert Vallci
87'
🔁Valmir Matoshiout: Julian Halwachs
90'
90+1'
Bamo Meite

Match stats — Sturm Graz vs Marseille

29%Possession71%
13Shots14
5On target1
2Corners4
1.47xG0.73

Goals against chances

Sturm Graz1 from 1.47 xGabout what the chances were worth
Marseille0 from 0.73 xGless than the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Sturm Graz 3-4-1-2
  • 22A. HelacG
  • 23A. MalicD
  • 2J. QuarshieD
  • 30P. KollerD
  • 43Jacob Peter HödlM
  • 4J. Gorenc StankovičM
  • 78V. MatoshiM
  • 27L. BalboM
  • 39Luca WeinhandlM
  • 19S. SeidlF
  • 14O. DiakitéF
Substitutes
  • 26B. BeganovićF
  • 25M. GrgicM
  • 40J. HalwachsM
  • 11A. KayomboF
  • 41E. LorenzG
  • 21P. PetrovićD
  • 5A. VallciD
  • 32C. Wiener-PucherG
Coach: F. Ingolitsch
Marseille 4-2-3-1
  • 12J. de LangeG
  • 74K. BezahafD
  • 18B. MeitéD
  • 21N. AguerdD
  • 25U. GarciaD
  • 42Nouhoum KamissokoM
  • 19G. KondogbiaM
  • 48K. AbdallahM
  • 7A. GomesM
  • 9A. GouiriM
  • 11N. MaupayF
Substitutes
  • 23P. HøjbjergM
  • 43T. MmadiF
  • 6T. NnadiM
  • 14Igor PaixãoF
  • 22T. WeahF
  • 44Antoine ValeroF
  • 8H. AbdelliM
  • 77A. HaritM
  • 33EmersonD
Coach: Bruno Genesio

Form going into Sturm Graz vs Marseille

Sturm Graz

UEFA Europa League

  • L0-3away to Bournemouth15 October 2026
  • D0-0Rennes16 September 2026

Marseille

UEFA Europa League

  • L0-1Olympiakos Piraeus15 October 2026
  • L1-4away to Beşiktaş17 September 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

UEFA Europa League table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
24Sturm Graz411236-34
31Marseille410326-43

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Leading scorers: Sturm Graz and Marseille

Sturm Graz

GoalsAssists

  • O. Diakité30

Marseille

No player in UEFA Europa League's leading scorers — 2 league goals as a side.

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Sturm Graz beat Marseille 1–0. The model had leaned towards a win for Marseille at 42% and given a win for Sturm Graz 31%. At that figure it expects the outcome about once in every 3 matches like this one. The goal: Oumar Diakité 13' for Sturm Graz. On expected goals it finished 1.47–0.73.

How the call on Sturm Graz v Marseille has moved

First published on 8 Oct at 29% / 27% / 44% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 5 updates, it read 31% / 27% / 42%: the biggest move is Sturm Graz's chance of winning, up 2 points.

  1. Sturm Graz win31%▲ +2
  2. Draw27%=
  3. Marseille win42%▼ −2

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.