Sturm Graz vs Marseille Prediction & Betting Tips

Two very different recent runs

Sturm Graz's last 20 matches, spanning league, cup and continental football, show 11 wins and only 5 losses, with 40 goals scored along the way. That's a side finding the net regularly and rarely losing at anything close to a canter.

Sturm Graz: 20 completed matches; Marseille: 20 completed matches.

Sturm Graz

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

40

Conceded

23

Difference

+17

Marseille

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

5% 1 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

31

Difference

-5

Marseille's equivalent sample tells the opposite story. Eight wins against 11 losses, with 26 scored and 31 conceded, points to a team that's been leaking goals and struggling for consistency in Ligue 1 and Europe alike.

Marseille's away form in particular has been shaky, which matters given they're on the road here.

Comparative Team Statistics: Sturm Graz vs Marseille

Contrasting starts in the league phase

After one round of the Europa League league phase, Sturm Graz sit 17th having drawn 0-0 with Rennes, a result that at least kept a clean sheet intact.

Marseille are down in 32nd after being beaten 4-1 away at Beşiktaş, a scoreline that fits with their wider defensive struggles this autumn.

What might shape this one

Sturm Graz go into this with home advantage and a stronger recent goal record, which should give them confidence going forward. They'll want to build on that opening draw rather than let it become a pattern.

Marseille, by contrast, need a response after conceding four in their own opener. Their recent numbers suggest they're capable of scoring too, but the defensive issues could be exploited by a Sturm Graz side that's found goals easily lately. Worth remembering this fixture is still some weeks off from where the form data ends, so team news and any tweaks before kickoff aren't yet known.