UEFA Europa League · 2026

SK Sturm Graz vs NK Celje · UEFA Europa League

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What the record shows

The retained record does not give either club a clear edge on the metrics that clear the gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • SK Sturm Graz1 matches
  • NK Celje1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

SK Sturm Graz

Competition
UEFA Europa League
Season
2025/26
Sample
8 matches
Profile grade
B
Data cutoff
20 May 2026
  • Goals scored0.63 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.38 goals/match
  • Shots10 shots/match
  • Shots allowed13.8 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.13 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed5.25 shots/match
  • Possession45%
  • Corners2.75 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.63 corners/match
  • Cards2.13 cards/match
  • Fouls17.1 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency25%
  • Scoring frequency50%

NK Celje

Competition
UEFA Europa League
Season
2025/26
Sample
4 matches
Profile grade
C
Data cutoff
20 May 2026
  • Goals scored2 goals/match
  • Goals allowed2 goals/match
  • Shots0 shots/match
  • Shots allowed0 shots/match
  • Shots on target0 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed0 shots/match
  • Possession0%
  • Corners0 corners/match
  • Corners allowed0 corners/match
  • Cards2.5 cards/match
  • Fouls0 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency0%
  • Scoring frequency100%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
Freshness50 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 5 Nov 2026, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4