Austrian and Belgian champions Sturm Graz and Membership Brugge lock horns on Wednesday night as each side chase their first Champions League win of the season.
Sturm Graz misplaced their opener towards French debutants Brest 2-1 and introduced a three-game winless run to an finish on the weekend once they overcame BW Linz. They at present lead the Austrian Bundesliga as they appear to retain their title however they face stiff competitors from fellow Champions League outfit RB Salzburg.
Membership Brugge are Champions League regulars however had been comfortably crushed by final yr’s finalists Borussia Dortmund of their first match. Jamie Gittens bagged a brace and Serhou Guirassy netted a penalty because the Belgian facet slumped to a late defeat on house soil, and so they have didn’t win both of their two home matches since.
Right here is 90min’s information to an intriguing affair within the Champions League.
Sturm Graz vs Membership Brugge H2H Report (All Video games)
Sturm Graz and Membership Brugge have by no means confronted each other in a aggressive fixture.
Present kind (all competitions)
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Sturm Graz |
Membership Brugge |
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BW Linz 1-2 Sturm Graz – 28/09/24 |
Sporting Charleroi 1-1 Membership Brugge – 28/09/24 |
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Austria Wien 2-2 Sturm Graz – 25/09/24 |
Membership Brugge 2-4 Gent – 22/09/24 |
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Sturm Graz 0-3 Wolfsberger – 22/09/24 |
Membership Brugge 0-3 Borussia Dortmund – 18/09/24 |
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Brest 2-1 Sturm Graz – 19/09/24 |
Kortrijk 0-3 Membership Brugge – 14/09/24 |
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Sturm Graz 4-2 WSG Tirol – 31/08/24 |
Membership Brugge 3-0 Cercle Brugge – 01/09/24 |
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United Kingdom |
TNT Sports activities 9, discovery+, discovery+ App |
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United States |
Paramount+, ViX |
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Canada |
DAZN |
Sturm Graz are with out Dimitri Lavalee after he was despatched off late on within the defeat to Brest on matchday one. Defender Gregory Wuthrich will miss out because of a ligament damage, whereas the returning Alexandar Borkovic is unlikely to function as he continues his restoration from damage.
Jon Gorenc-Stankovic was withdrawn at half-time through the weekend win over BW Linz and is a doubt heading into this conflict.
Sturm Graz predicted lineup vs Membership Brugge (4-3-1-2): Scherpen; Johnston, Aiwu, Malic, Gazibegovic; Horvat, Yalcouye, Kiteishvili; Boving; Bierith, Jatta.
Bjorn Meijer is lacking at left-back for Wednesday’s guests, with three-cap Belgium worldwide Maxim De Cuyper beginning as a substitute. Veteran captain Hans Vanaken will function in a quantity ten position, whereas former Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet will guard the web.
Midfielder Raphael Onyedika was despatched off through the weekend draw with Sporting Charleroi however the 23-year-old’s suspension will probably be served in home competitors and never the Champions League.
Membership Brugge predicted lineup vs Sturm Graz (4-2-3-1): Mignolet; Seys, Ordonez, Mechele, De Cuyper; Vetlesen, Onyedika; Skov Olsen, Vanaken, Tzolis; Nilsson.
Either side will probably be wanting to get on the board within the newly-expanded Champions League and they’re going to view Wednesday’s encounter as a winnable fixture. With more difficult matches on the horizon, particularly for Membership Brugge, the conflict on the Merkur Area may very well be pivotal of their outdoors possibilities of qualification.
Neither facet have lined themselves in glory throughout current weeks, both in Europe or domestically, however each have loads of attacking high quality to name upon. Membership Brugge’s superior squad could also be cancelled out by a full of life environment in Graz.
