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Football UEFA Europa League Merkur-Arena Thu 2 Oct 15:00
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  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Europa League Betting Preview: Sturm Graz vs Rangers

Austrian Bundesliga outfit Sturm Graz host Scottish Premiership team Rangers in this Europa League match at Merkur-Arena, with kick-off set for 15:00 on Thursday 2 October. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Sturm Worth Backing

We think Sturm Graz are a good bet at 0.0 on the Asian Handicap when they play Rangers. This selection makes appeal at odds of -156, with money back if the contest ends in a draw.

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Each Team Bidding to Secure Another Win

Sturm Graz won their last game, beating Hartberg at home. It was a 1-0 Bundesliga victory at Merkur-Arena. The Blackies recorded four shots on target and boasted 66% possession, with a late own goal proving to be the difference in the end.

Rangers triumphed in their previous game. It was away from home in the Premiership where Livingston were beaten 2-1 at Almondvale Stadium. Russell Martin's team enjoyed 65% possession and had seven shots on goal, while James Tavernier and Max Aarons found the net.

When last playing in the Europa League, Sturm lost 2-0 when visiting FC Midtjylland, while Rangers lost 1-0 at home to Genk.

Europa League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
25 Sturm Graz logo Sturm Graz 4 1 1 2 3 5 -2 3:5 4
36 Rangers logo Rangers 4 0 0 4 1 8 -7 1:8 0
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Sturm Graz – Last 10 League & Europa League Games

6 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.8 goals from 5.5 shots on goal and 11.6 attempts. Sturm have had 52.9% possession and 5.2 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.0 goals from 4.1 shots on goal and 9.3 attempts, while their opponents have been awarded 4.6 corners.

Otar Kiteishvili is the top goalscorer with 4, Seedy Jatta has 3, with Tomi Horvat and two other players on 2. Leading assistor is William Boeving with 3.

Rangers – Last 10 League & Europa League Games

Rangers have 3 victories, 1 defeat and 6 draws, with an average of 13.1 attempts, 6.0 shots on goal and 1.5 goals. The Gers average 63.2% possession, 8.4 corners awarded and 3.3 corners against them, while 1.0 goals have been conceded from 3.4 shots on goal and 7.8 attempts.

The top scorers have been Cyriel Dessers with 5, James Tavernier on 3 and Nicolas Raskin 2. Nicolas Raskin has been the chief assist maker in the previous 10 games with 5.

Confirmed Lineups

Sturm Graz confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Oliver Christensen (GK), Tim Oermann, Emanuel Aiwu, Dimitri Lavalee, Emir Karic, Jon Gorenc-Stankovic, Tochi Chukwuani, Tomi Horvat, Otar Kiteishvili, Belmin Beganovic, Maurice Malone.

Rangers confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Jack Butland (GK), James Tavernier, Derek Cornelius, John Souttar, Jayden Meghoma, Connor Barron, Nicolas Raskin, Oliver Antman, Thelo Aasgaard, Djeidi Gassama, Youssef Chermiti.

Sturm Graz vs Rangers Prediction & Betting Tips

Explore our best Sturm Graz vs Rangers picks, including our main match prediction, top corners bet, correct score forecast, player performance props and a bet builder ready to use.

Match Prediction

Taking Sturm Graz 0.0 at -156 on the Asian Handicap could be the way forward. We get a nice return if they manage to win and the hosts could end up having the edge in this Europa League match.

The football betting tips are only provided once we have a handle on the team news and the latest form guide. We are also on point when it comes to the most valuable Europa League stats.

Key Sturm Graz vs Rangers Europa League & league stats:

  • The 0.0 line has been covered by Sturm in 6 of their last 10 games at home.
  • The 0.0 line has been covered by Sturm in 12 of their last 20 games.
  • The 0.0 line hasn’t been covered by Rangers in 4 of their last 5 games.
  • The 0.0 line hasn’t been covered by Rangers in 7 of their last 10 games.
Sturm 0.0 Probability

When you look at the latest betting odds, our pick has a 61% chance of winning. After careful examination, our tipsters calculate this probability to be somewhere between 65-70%. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Sturm Sturm logo 1 - 0 Rangers logo Rangers

Sturm Graz can be backed at +750 to triumph by a 1-0 scoreline. It can be fun to have a wager on the correct score and there’s a big potential return if the bet wins.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Bojan Miovski Over 0.5 Shots On Target -130 BetMGM logo

Bojan Miovski (Rangers) can be backed to record at least one shot on goal at -130. All things considered, we think that the betting odds are really appealing when it comes to backing him on the Shots Target market.

Latest Bojan Miovski Player Prop Odds

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Tomi Horvat to Score +380 BetMGM logo

Tomi Horvat (Sturm) has registered two goals in his past five matches. There are odds of +380 on offer for this Anytime Goalscorer bet and we think this is an attractive wager for the player to be on the scoresheet.

Latest Tomi Horvat Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

Sturm Under 5.5 Corners -150 BetMGM logo

Sturm Graz have had under 5.5 corners in two consecutive matches, with Rangers conceding under 5.5 corners in the previous four games. There are odds of -150 for this Sturm Team Corners wager and we think the line is too high.

Europa League & League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Sturm Logo Sturm
Total
9.60 5.10 4.50
Home
9.30 5.00 4.30
Away
9.90 4.90 5.00
Rangers Logo Rangers
Total
11.20 8.30 2.90
Home
9.30 6.10 3.20
Away
10.90 5.60 5.30
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Sturm Graz 0.0 -105
Total Goals Under 2.5 +110
Shots On Target Bojan Miovski Over 0.5 -130

There’s everything to like about this bet builder including Sturm Graz to cover the 0.0 Asian Handicap, less than three goals to be scored merged with Bojan Miovski (Rangers) to record one or more shots on target.

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Sturm Graz vs Rangers Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Tight Affair in the Eyes of the Bookies

Sturm Graz are the skinniest price to succeed in this Europa League clash, with the favourites afforded a 47% probability based on their +115 betting odds with the bookies. At +215, Rangers are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

As the name suggests, the Half-Time Result market is settled at the break. Should you take this option, then you can choose between Sturm at +170, Rangers at +245 or the draw at +135.

You can find the shortest odds for Over 2.5 Goals, which means three goals or more being scored. The Yes pick in the Both Teams to Score market is considered to be the most likely result and it’s trading at -167.

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Maurice Malone Favourite to Find the Net First

There is +165 available that Maurice Malone finds the net, while he is available at +400 to register the first goal which makes him favourite.

Player Goals
Maurice Malone (Sturm)
First
+165
Anytime
+400
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Seedy Jatta (Sturm)
First
+250
Anytime
+600
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Bojan Miovski (Rangers)
First
+280
Anytime
+650
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Pereira Da Silva Danilo (Rangers)
First
+300
Anytime
+750
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Player Shots On Target
Seedy Jatta (Sturm)
Over 0.5
-164
Under 0.5
+104
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Bojan Miovski (Rangers)
Over 0.5
-120
Under 0.5
-127
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Otar Kiteishvili (Sturm)
Over 0.5
-115
Under 0.5
-137
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Player Shots
Maurice Malone (Sturm)
Over 2.5
+115
Under 2.5
-
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Otar Kiteishvili (Sturm)
Over 2.5
+135
Under 2.5
-
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Djeidi Gassama (Rangers)
Over 2.5
+145
Under 2.5
-
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Seedy Jatta (Sturm)
Over 2.5
+110
Under 2.5
-
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Team Stats

Latest Europa League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Sturm Graz logo Sturm Graz Stats
Rangers logo Rangers Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 6 wins, 3 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 3 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 1 defeat and 6 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins and 5 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession

Sturm Graz vs Rangers Lineups & Team News

Avoid surprises — review the Sturm vs Rangers team news before you bet. Expect the predicted and confirmed Europa League lineups along with timely injury updates.

Sturm Graz Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Rangers Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Sturm Graz Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Oliver Christensen
5 Tim Oermann 47 Emanuel Aiwu 24 Dimitri Lavalee 17 Emir Karic
4 Jon Gorenc-Stankovic 21 Tochi Chukwuani
19 Tomi Horvat 10 Otar Kiteishvili 26 Belmin Beganovic
77 Maurice Malone
1 Jack Butland
2 James Tavernier 13 Derek Cornelius 5 John Souttar 30 Jayden Meghoma
8 Connor Barron 43 Nicolas Raskin
18 Oliver Antman 11 Thelo Aasgaard 23 Djeidi Gassama
9 Youssef Chermiti

Rangers Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Sturm Graz Substitutes

  • 2Jeyland Mitchell
  • 20Seedy Jatta
  • 22Julius Beck
  • 25Stefan Hierlaender
  • 27Gabriel Haider
  • 32C. Wiener-Pucher
  • 35Niklas Geyrhofer
  • 38Leon Grgic
  • 39Luca Weinhandl
  • 40Matteo Bignetti
  • 43Jacob Hodl

Rangers Substitutes

  • 3Max Aarons
  • 6Joe Rothwell
  • 16Lyall Cameron
  • 24Nasser Djiga
  • 28Bojan Miovski
  • 31Liam Kelly
  • 32Kieran Wright
  • 47Mikey Moore
  • 49Bailey Rice
  • 52Findlay Curtis
  • 64Aiden McCallion
  • 99Danilo

Previous Sturm Graz Lineups

28 Sep Bundesliga
Sturm Graz 1-0 Hartberg
24 Sep Europa League
FC Midtjylland 2-0 Sturm Graz
20 Sep Bundesliga
RB Salzburg 0-2 Sturm Graz
14 Sep Bundesliga
Sturm Graz 0-1 Austria Vienna
30 Aug Bundesliga
Grazer 0-3 Sturm Graz
26 Aug Champions League
Sturm Graz 2-1 Bodo/Glimt

Previous Rangers Lineups

28 Sep Scottish Premiership
Livingston 1-2 Rangers
25 Sep Europa League
Rangers 0-1 Genk
13 Sep Scottish Premiership
Rangers 0-2 Hearts
31 Aug Scottish Premiership
Rangers 0-0 Celtic
27 Aug Champions League
Club Brugge 6-0 Rangers
24 Aug Scottish Premiership
St Mirren 1-1 Rangers

Injuries & Suspensions

Sturm Graz Injury Table
Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Rangers Injury Table
Type Name Info
Rabbi Matondo Knee
Dujon Sterling Other
UEFA FlagEuropa League Table
Europa League Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 FC Midtjylland 4 4 0 0 11:3 12
2 Freiburg 4 3 1 0 8:3 10
3 Ferencvaros 4 3 1 0 8:4 10
4 Celta Vigo 4 3 0 1 9:4 9
5 Braga 4 3 0 1 8:4 9
6 Aston Villa 4 3 0 1 6:2 9
7 Lyon 4 3 0 1 5:2 9
8 Viktoria Plzeň 4 2 2 0 6:2 8
9 Real Betis 4 2 2 0 6:2 8
10 PAOK 4 2 1 1 9:6 7
11 Brann 4 2 1 1 5:2 7
12 Dinamo Zagreb 4 2 1 1 7:6 7
13 Genk 4 2 1 1 5:4 7
14 Porto 4 2 1 1 4:4 7
15 Fenerbahce 4 2 1 1 4:4 7
16 Panathinaikos 4 2 0 2 7:6 6
17 Basel 4 2 0 2 6:5 6
18 Roma 4 2 0 2 5:4 6
19 Lille 4 2 0 2 6:6 6
20 Stuttgart 4 2 0 2 4:4 6
21 Go Ahead E. 4 2 0 2 4:5 6
22 Young Boys 4 2 0 2 6:10 6
23 Nott’m Forest 4 1 2 1 6:5 5
24 Bologna 4 1 2 1 3:3 5
25 Sturm Graz 4 1 1 2 3:5 4
25 Crvena Zvezda 4 1 1 2 3:5 4
27 Celtic 4 1 1 2 4:7 4
28 RB Salzburg 4 1 0 3 4:6 3
29 Feyenoord 4 1 0 3 3:6 3
30 Ludogorets 4 1 0 3 5:9 3
31 FCSB 4 1 0 3 3:7 3
32 Utrecht 4 0 1 3 1:5 1
33 Malmo FF 4 0 1 3 2:7 1
34 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4 0 1 3 1:8 1
35 Nice 4 0 0 4 4:9 0
36 Rangers 4 0 0 4 1:8 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 FC Midtjylland 2 2 0 0 5:1 6
2 Basel 2 2 0 0 5:1 6
3 Lyon 2 2 0 0 4:0 6
4 Brann 2 2 0 0 4:0 6
5 Celta Vigo 2 2 0 0 5:2 6
6 Freiburg 2 2 0 0 4:1 6
7 Stuttgart 2 2 0 0 4:1 6
8 Aston Villa 2 2 0 0 3:0 6
9 Braga 3 2 0 1 6:4 6
10 Fenerbahce 2 2 0 0 3:1 6
11 PAOK 2 1 1 0 4:0 4
12 Viktoria Plzeň 2 1 1 0 3:0 4
13 Ferencvaros 2 1 1 0 4:2 4
14 Real Betis 2 1 1 0 4:2 4
15 Crvena Zvezda 2 1 1 0 2:1 4
16 Sturm Graz 2 1 1 0 2:1 4
17 Nott’m Forest 2 1 0 1 4:3 3
18 Porto 1 1 0 0 2:1 3
19 Lille 2 1 0 1 5:5 3
20 RB Salzburg 3 1 0 2 4:4 3
21 Feyenoord 2 1 0 1 3:3 3
22 Go Ahead E. 2 1 0 1 2:2 3
23 Dinamo Zagreb 2 1 0 1 3:4 3
24 Celtic 2 1 0 1 2:3 3
25 Young Boys 2 1 0 1 4:6 3
26 Bologna 2 0 2 0 1:1 2
27 Utrecht 2 0 1 1 1:2 1
28 Genk 2 0 1 1 0:1 1
29 Malmo FF 3 0 1 2 2:4 1
30 Panathinaikos 1 0 0 1 1:2 0
31 Roma 2 0 0 2 1:3 0
32 Ludogorets 1 0 0 1 0:2 0
33 Nice 2 0 0 2 2:5 0
34 FCSB 2 0 0 2 1:4 0
35 Rangers 2 0 0 2 0:3 0
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2 0 0 2 1:6 0
Austria FlagBundesliga Table
Bundesliga Bundesliga
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 RB Salzburg 13 7 4 2 29:16 25
2 Rapid Vienna 13 7 3 3 18:13 24
3 Sturm Graz 12 7 1 4 21:13 22
4 Wolfsberger 13 6 3 4 21:14 21
5 Hartberg 13 5 4 4 20:18 19
6 LASK 13 6 1 6 14:17 19
7 Austria Vienna 13 6 1 6 18:21 19
8 Ried 13 5 2 6 17:20 17
9 WSG Tirol 12 3 5 4 17:18 14
10 SCR Altach 13 3 5 5 11:14 14
11 BW Linz 13 3 1 9 11:20 10
12 Grazer 13 1 6 6 10:23 9
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 RB Salzburg 7 4 2 1 18:8 14
2 LASK 7 4 1 2 10:9 13
3 WSG Tirol 7 3 2 2 14:10 11
4 Wolfsberger 8 3 1 4 10:9 10
5 Rapid Vienna 6 3 1 2 8:7 10
6 SCR Altach 6 2 3 1 6:6 9
7 Austria Vienna 7 3 0 4 7:12 9
8 Ried 7 2 2 3 7:10 8
9 Grazer 7 1 4 2 8:11 7
10 BW Linz 6 2 0 4 7:8 6
11 Hartberg 4 1 1 2 5:6 4
12 Sturm Graz 5 1 1 3 4:7 4
Scotland FlagScottish Premiership Table
Scottish Premiership 2025/2026
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Hearts 12 9 3 0 29:10 30
2 Celtic 11 7 2 2 20:8 23
3 Hibernian 12 4 6 2 21:14 18
4 Rangers 11 4 6 1 15:10 18
5 Falkirk 12 4 4 4 16:21 16
6 Motherwell 11 3 6 2 17:14 15
7 Dundee United 11 3 5 3 18:17 14
8 Aberdeen 11 3 2 6 8:12 11
9 St Mirren 11 2 4 5 8:15 10
10 Kilmarnock 12 2 4 6 13:22 10
11 Dundee FC 12 2 3 7 9:22 9
12 Livingston 12 1 5 6 14:23 8
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Hearts 7 5 2 0 17:5 17
2 Celtic 6 5 1 0 15:2 16
3 Falkirk 7 2 4 1 12:10 10
4 Motherwell 5 2 2 1 8:5 8
5 Dundee United 5 2 1 2 8:7 7
6 Dundee FC 6 2 1 3 7:10 7
7 Hibernian 5 1 3 1 10:7 6
8 Rangers 5 1 3 1 6:6 6
9 St Mirren 6 1 3 2 4:7 6
10 Aberdeen 6 1 2 3 6:6 5
11 Kilmarnock 6 1 2 3 5:8 5
12 Livingston 5 1 1 3 8:9 4