- Sturm Graz form: Sturm Graz have three wins, one draw and one defeat in their last five matches.
- Bournemouth form: The Cherries have two wins, one draw and two defeats in their last five overall.
Bournemouth and Sturm Graz can both play
Recent form
Sturm Graz are coming into Thursday's UEFA Europa League 2026-2027 game with Bournemouth on the back of a two-game winning streak and they have been in good form for the past month.
Recent results
Fabio Ingolitsch's side beat Floridsdorfer AC 3-1 at home and then took the trip to FK Austria Wien to earn a 2-0 win, so confidence should be high for the Austrian team ahead of their trip to England.
Standings
Sturm Graz, who sit 17th in the UEFA Europa League 2026/2027 with one point from one game, need to respond quickly to a slow start, but Bournemouth aren't exactly flying the flag for the English in this competition as they are only 10th with three points from a possible three.
Cherries coming into this on the back of two consecutive defeats
The Cherries aren't flying in the Europa League either as they come into this game off the back of consecutive losses, going down 0-1 at home to Liverpool and 5-1 away to Chelsea.
The results and performances are of some concern to Marco Rose, who has been setting up his side in a narrow 4-2-2-2 that press in the centre of the park and look to explode vertically when they win the ball back. The Austrian visitors play a similar way, albeit from a more flexible 4-3-1-2 base, but they can be susceptible when their timing isn't spot on and there is a little too much space between the lines.
Rose’s team should have too much in this clash
It's a game that looks like a pressing duel, and Bournemouth will certainly come out on top if it goes that way as they are more structured in their intensity and have the home edge.
They should be able to boss this game and come out on the right side of the result, so we're backing a home win and over 2.5 goals in this one as opposed to both teams to score.
- Adrien Truffert already has one assist in one Europa League appearance for Bournemouth and he can add more thrust and service from the wing in this match, while Ryan Christie has three of Bournemouth's nine goals in their last five games.
- Justin Kluivert is the sharp man for Bournemouth in the Europa League, but SK Sturm Graz have Oumar Diakite with three of their four goals in their last five and he is being relied upon to score the goals.
