Sturm Graz vs Rangers 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase

SK Sturm Graz

7': Tomi Horvat
35': Otar Kiteishvili

FT
2 - 1

Rangers

49': Djeidi Gassama

Rangers, Russell Martin slump to latest loss at Sturm Graz

Rangers showed some fight but first-half defensive lapses saw them go down 2-1 to Sturm Graz in a second Europa League defeat in eight days on Thursday.

Match Commentary

7': Goal! SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1, Rangers 0. Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Maurice Malone.
35': Goal! SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 2, Rangers 0. Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomi Horvat following a set piece situation.
45': Substitution, Rangers. Max Aarons replaces Jayden Meghoma.
45': Substitution, Rangers. Bojan Miovski replaces Oliver Antman.
49': Goal! SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 2, Rangers 1. Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Raskin.
59': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Jacob Peter Hödl replaces Belmin Beganovic.
68': Tim Oermann (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Rangers. Joe Rothwell replaces Connor Barron.
73': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Seedy Jatta replaces Maurice Malone.
73': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Jeyland Mitchell replaces Tim Oermann.
73': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Leon Grgic replaces Otar Kiteishvili.
75': Derek Cornelius (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Substitution, Rangers. Mikey Moore replaces Derek Cornelius.
83': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Niklas Geyrhofer replaces Tomi Horvat.
84': Substitution, Rangers. Danilo replaces Thelo Aasgaard.
90'+4': Emir Karic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 2, Rangers 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Merkur Arena
Location: Graz, Austria

UEFA Europa League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD
+3	Panathinaikos	1	3
+2	Dinamo Zagreb	1	3
+2	FC Midtjylland	1	3
+1	Ludogorets Razgrad	1	3

Full Table

Statistics

RAN		STG
13	Fouls	20
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	3
7	Saves	10
59.1	Possession	40.9
16	SHOTS	16
10	ON GOAL	8
0.6	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
368	Accurate Passes	228
442	Passes	312
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	3
25	Crosses	12
0.2	Cross %	0.3
49	Long Balls	49
24	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
1	Blocked Shots	7
5	Effective Tackles	8
11	Tackles	15
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	7
32	Effective Clearances	38
32	Clearances	38

Line-Ups

SK Sturm Graz (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Oliver Christensen (GK)
24	Dimitri Lavelée
47	Emanuel Aiwu
17	Emir Karic
5	Tim Oermann
10	Otar Kiteishvili
21	Tochi Phil Chukwuani
4	Jon Gorenc Stankovic
77	Maurice Malone
26	Belmin Beganovic
19	Tomi Horvat

Substitutes:

Seedy Jatta, Christoph Wiener-Pucher, Gabriel Haider, Julius Beck, Jacob Peter Hödl, Jeyland Mitchell, Niklas Geyrhofer, Stephan Hierländer, Leon Grgic, Luca Weinhandl, Matteo Bignetti.

Rangers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jack Butland (GK)
13	Derek Cornelius
5	John Souttar
30	Jayden Meghoma
2	James Tavernier
11	Thelo Aasgaard
8	Connor Barron
43	Nicolas Raskin
9	Youssef Chermiti
23	Djeidi Gassama
18	Oliver Antman

Substitutes:

Bojan Miovski, Nasser Djiga, Lyall Cameron, Max Aarons, Danilo, Liam Kelly, Findlay Curtis, Kieran Wright, Aiden Mccallion, Mikey Moore, Bailey Rice, Joe Rothwell.