Sturm Graz vs Nottingham Forest Preview & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Europa League | League Phase
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Austrian champions Sturm Graz have been underwhelming in the UEFA Europa League as they now welcome Sean Dyche’s Nottingham Forest to Austria this midweek.
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Key stats
- The only previous UEFA competition matches between Sturm Graz and Nottingham Forest were in the quarter-finals of the 1983/84 UEFA Cup. A 1-0 home win for Nottingham Forest in the first leg was followed by a 1-1 draw in Austria which was enough for the English side to progress to the semi-finals. Those are Nottingham Forest’s only previous UEFA matches against an Austrian team.
- Sturm Graz are without a win in their previous six UEFA competition matches against English teams with five defeats and one draw.
- Sturm Graz have won their last four UEFA competition home matches.
- Nottingham Forest have won only one of their last eight UEFA competition matches away from home (D3 L4).
- Nottingham Forest have lost only three of their last ten UEFA competition matches (W4 D3).
- Nottingham Forest have kept six clean sheets in their last ten UEFA competition matches.
Sturm Graz vs Nottingham Forest prediction
Sturm Graz have started the league phase of the 2025/26 UEFA Europa League campaign with a victory and two defeats thus far. The home team come into this one on the back of a 2-1 loss to Rapid Vienna in the Austrian Bundesliga at the weekend to mean they are winless inside 90 minutes in their last four matches.
They now face a Nottingham Forest side that began the reign of Sean Dyche with a 2-0 victory over FC Porto at the City Ground in the UEFA Europa League. Since then, though, Forest have suffered a 2-0 defeat to AFC Bournemouth before a fun 2-2 draw against Manchester United at the weekend.
Nottingham Forest may well rotate as Sean Dyche adjusts to European football but they come up against a very average side and should still come out on top here.
Sturm Graz vs Nottingham Forest tip: Nottingham Forest to win
