Europa League: Bournemouth vs Sturm Graz – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round 2 match between Bournemouth and Sturm Graz and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Sturm Graz head over to the Vitality Stadium on Thursday to face title favourites Bournemouth in a round 2 match in the Europa League.

Form: Bournemouth vs Sturm Graz

Bournemouth Form

In their last three matches, Bournemouth won 1-2 against Real Sociedad, before losing 0-1 against Liverpool and 5-1 to Chelsea.

Sturm Graz Form

In their last three matches, Sturm Graz drew 0-0 with Rennes, lost 3-0 against Salzburg and beat Austria Wien 0-2. Sturm Graz are winless in their last six away games in the Europa League, in which they drew zero and lost six. They conceded 13 goals while scoring two themselves.

Betting stats for Bournemouth and Sturm Graz

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Bournemouth and Sturm Graz played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Bournemouth vs Sturm Graz

Having scored just once lately in the Europa League, Justin Kluivert will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Sturm Graz hope Otar Kiteishvili can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Europa League goals in his last six Europa League games.

Popular markets: Bournemouth vs Sturm Graz

Full-time result

Bournemouth claimed four wins, drew five and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Sturm Graz won six, drew one and lost three of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Bournemouth scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Sturm Graz scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Sturm Graz managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Bournemouth were first on target in six of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bournemouth, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Sturm Graz’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.