Sturm Graz vs Atalanta Prediction, Tips & Odds – Oct. 26, 2023

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October 25, 2023

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Sturm Graz vs Atalanta Prediction 26.10.2023. In the third round of the Europa League group stage, Sturm Graz will welcome Atalanta. The match is scheduled for Thursday at 18:45 at the Merkur-Arena stadium.

In the previous round, both teams triumphed. The home team beat Rakow, and the guests beat Sporting.

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Sturm Graz vs Atalanta odds

Sturm Graz Team News

In the last match of the Europa League, Sturm Graz defeated Rakow away 0:1. They took the lead in the 24th minute, with a goal by William Boving, and after that goal, there was no change in the score.

Before the match with Rakow, Sturm lost to Sporting at home with 1:2, and they currently occupy the third position in the table with three points won. In the Austrian Bundesliga, they are in the first position with 27 points, four less than the second-placed Salzburg. In the last eight competitive matches, they recorded six wins one draw, and one loss each.

Coach Christian Ilzer is likely to select a similar Sturm Graz starting line-up to the one that played in their 2-1 win against Hartberg last weekend. Seedy Jatta is likely to start in attack again from the start, having marked his first start for the club with a goal and an assist in that win, and he will be joined by Szymon Wlodarczyk, who was a substitute on Saturday despite being the leading scorer with seven goals in 17 appearances in all competitions this season. William Boving, who scored in the first two Europa League group games, missed the game against Hartberg and could be out again on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Jon Gorenc Stankovic will continue to play a key role in midfield, likely alongside Dimitri Lavalee or Stefan Hierlander, while David Affengruber and Gregory Wuthrich will once again partner in midfield.

Am morgigen Donnerstag steht das unglaublich wichtige Heimspiel gegen @Atalanta_BC auf dem Programm! ⚫️⚪️ #sturmgraz #UEL #STUATA https://t.co/ZNWfdGLbCN
— SK Sturm Graz (@SKSturm) October 25, 2023

Atalanta Team News

In the previous match of the Europa League, Atalanta defeated Sporting away with 1:2. They took the lead in the 33rd minute with a goal by Giorgio Scalvini, assisted by Davide Zappacosta, and doubled their lead ten minutes later with a goal by Matteo Ruggeri. The home team only managed to reduce Atalanta’s advantage in the 76th minute, with a goal from the penalty spot, but not to completely equalize.

That victory brought Atalanta the first position in the table because, before the triumph over Sporting, they managed to defeat Rakow at home with 2:0. In the Italian Serie A, they occupy the sixth position with 16 points, one less than the fourth-placed Napoli. In the last seven competitive matches, they recorded five wins one draw, and one loss each.

Atalanta will also field a similar line-up to their league win last weekend, with only midfielder Teun Koopmeiners missing. Marten de Roon is likely to once again be alongside the dangerous Ederson in midfield in his absence. Ederson has scored four goals so far this season, including in the last two Serie A games and at the start of the Europa League. He will support the front where Gianluca Scamacca will lead the attack alongside Ademola Lookman and Charles De Ketelaere.

After a clean sheet against Genoa on Sunday, Rafael Toloi, Berat Djimsiti, and Giorgio Scalvini should keep their places in the back three, while ex-Arsenal player Sead Kolasinac will look to return to the left side of the 3-4-3 formation after Matteo Ruggeri got a chance recently, especially on the road to Sporting Lisbon where he scored the second goal for La Dea.

🤙🇧🇷 𝓢𝓐𝓜𝓑𝓐! #AtalantaGenoa pic.twitter.com/0rO8GSMY9v
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA) October 23, 2023

Sturm Graz vs Atalanta H2H

Interestingly, these two teams have never played a match against each other in history.

Injuries and suspensions

Sturm Graz: –

Atalanta: Teum Koopmeiners, Jose Luis Palomino, El Bilal Toure, Lukas Vorlicky

Expected Lineups

Sturm Graz (4-4-2): Scherpen; Gazibegovic, Affengruber, Wuthrich, Schnegg; Stankovic, Hierlander; Prass, Kiteishvili; Jatta, Wlodarczyk

Atalanta (3-4-3): Carnesecchi; Toloi, Djimsiti, Scalvini; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; De Ketelaere, Scamacca, Lookman