Bournemouth vs Sturm Graz Preview
Bournemouth have been leaky in the 2026/27 campaign and often see BTTS. Sturm Graz are a high-scoring away side and it’s worth sticking with goals in the Europa League.
Key Stats - Lots of High-Scorers
- Bournemouth have seen over 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 6 games.
- Bournemouth have seen BTTS in 13 of their last 15 matches.
- Sturm Graz have seen over 2.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 away games.
H2H - First Encounter
This will be the first-ever meeting between Bournemouth and Sturm Graz.
Bournemouth Struggle to Keep the Goals Out
Marco Rose’s Bournemouth are lacking form and have won twice in eight games. The Cherries have conceded 14, scored 13 and kept one clean sheet.
Bournemouth’s first win of the campaign was a 4-0 home triumph against Lincoln in the EFL Cup. A 2-2 home draw with Brentford and a 2-1 Europa League win at Real Sociedad followed
The south coast side couldn’t build momentum and lost 1-0 against Liverpool at the Vitality. Rose’s side were second best, allowing 1.65 XG.
The Cherries’ defensive issues continued on Saturday following a 5-1 defeat at Chelsea. Bournemouth were 2-0 down after three minutes, conceded three in the second period and Evanilson scored a consolation goal.
Sturm Graz Are High Scoring on the Road
Sturm Graz are in solid recent form and unbeaten in five of their previous six in all competitions. They have seen 17 total goals during that spell.
The Austrians were unbeaten in three, defeating Voitsberg 4-1 and LASK 2-1 and drawing 0-0 with Rennes in the Europa League. Sturm Graz had 38 total shots across those three matches.
The Blacks’ unbeaten streak ended with a 3-0 away loss at Salzburg, where they allowed 1.61 XG. Fabio Ingolitsch’s side recovered by defeating Floridsdorfer AC 3-1 in a friendly.
Sturm Graz then beat Austria Vienna 2-0 away after the international break. Oumar Diakite scored a brace and the Blacks had 2.67-2.31 XG.
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News
Bournemouth (4-3-3): Djorde Petrovic; Adam Smith, James Hill, Antonio Silva, Adrien Truffert; Tyler Adams, Ryan Christie; Rayan, David Brooks, Marcus Tavernier; Evanilson
Attackers Justin Kluivert, Eli Junior Kroupi and Amine Adli are injured. Defensive duo Veljko Milosavljevic and Julián Araujo are also out with hamstring injuries.
Alex Scott is also unavailable following a hamstring injury. Marco Rose spoke about the midfielder’s recent injury and said:
“We're going to miss him, for sure, for four or five weeks. I'm very disappointed and it's a big loss.”
Sturm Graz (3-4-2-1): Danill Khudyakov; Arjan Malic, Josh Quarshie, Paul Koller; Jacob Hodl, Jon Gorenc Stankovic, Luca Weinhandl, Luis Balbo; Simon Seidl, Valmir Matoshi; Oumar Diakite
Attackers Leon Grgic, Seedy Jatta and Nelson Weiper are ruled out through injury.
Midfield trio Otari Kiteishvili, Gizo Mamageishvili and Filip Rozga and defender Emran Soglo are also injured.