Sturm Graz vs Celje - prediction, team news, lineups

Sturm Graz play big to Celje successful their 4th lucifer of the league signifier of the Europa League connected Thursday night.

With these 2 teams having conscionable 1 triumph betwixt them truthful far, it could beryllium to beryllium a pivotal fixture with regards to the last array successful January.

Match preview

Having missed retired to Fenerbahce successful Champions League qualification, Sturm Graz were presented with a brutal commencement to their Europa League campaign.

However, collecting 4 points from games against Rennes, Bournemouth and Marseille represents an fantabulous instrumentality arsenic they bid to gain a spot successful the apical 24.

The 1-0 occurrence implicit Marseille connected matchday 3 has near Fabio Ingolitsch's broadside successful 19th presumption successful the league signifier table.

Nevertheless, they person since posted successive draws successful the Austrian Bundesliga to beryllium 11 points adrift of leaders Rapid Vienna.

With conscionable 5 wins from 11 league contests, Ingolitsch volition recognise that helium needs a beardown instrumentality connected the continent to guarantee that helium keeps his job.

Meanwhile, opponents Celje find themselves down successful 5th spot successful the Slovenian apical flight.

That is contempt a five-match unbeaten streak being enactment unneurotic crossed each competitions since October 18.

Included successful that tally is simply a 2-2 gully against Sturm Graz's home rivals Red Bull Salzburg, highlighting that Zoran Zeljkovic's broadside person the prime required to propulsion their adjacent opponents.

Since his assignment arsenic caput manager successful September, helium has lone overseen defeats to Bayer Leverkusen, a time aft his arrival, and Omonia.

Sturm Graz Europa League form:

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Team News

Oumar Diakite came disconnected the substitutes' seat to people Sturm Graz's equaliser astatine Wolfsberger AC past clip out, and helium could regenerate Belmin Beganovic down the centre of the attack.

Luis Balbo is besides an enactment to travel into the squad astatine near wing-back, portion Albert Vallci whitethorn beryllium recalled successful the backmost three.

Barring immoderate fittingness issues, Zeljkovic could sanction the aforesaid Celje XI from the 4-0 triumph implicit NK Nafta, who are successful sixth place, connected Sunday.

Mario Kvesic and Armandas Kucys some scored doubles successful that contest, the second yet ending his 10-game hold for a extremity successful this season's Slovenian apical flight.

Attacking midfielder Svit Seslar is Celje's starring marksman with 7 goals.

Sturm Graz imaginable starting lineup:

Helac; Malic, Quashie, Koller; Heil, Weinhandl, Gorenc Stankovic, Balbo; Matoshi, Seidl; Diakite

Celje imaginable starting lineup:

Leban; Ivansek, Zuzek, Bejger, Avdyli; Calusic; Dukuly, Seslar, Kvesic, Verbic; Kucys

We say: Sturm Graz 2-0 Celje

Although Sturm Graz person lone scored 1 extremity from 3 matches successful this competition, we cannot disregard that their opponents person conceded seven. With that successful mind, the Austrian giants get our backing to travel done with a comfy victory.

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