- Kick-off
- Wed, 16 Sept 2026 · 19:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Merkur Arena, Graz
- Referee
- Manfredas Lukjancukas, Lithuania
Match timeline
- 90+7’Yellow card
Sturm GrazJ. Gorenc Stankovic - 86’Substitution
RennesB. Dia ONE. Lepaul OFF - 81’Substitution
Sturm GrazS. Seidl ONL. Balbo OFF - 81’Substitution
Sturm GrazJ. Gorenc Stankovic ONV. Matoshi OFF - 80’Substitution
RennesE. Mayenda ONL. Blas OFF - 80’Substitution
RennesA. Ait Boudlal ONB. Reynolds OFF - 73’Substitution
RennesA. Nordin ONM. Tamari OFF - 73’Substitution
RennesV. Rongier ONS. Szymanski OFF
Show 5 earlier events
- 63’Yellow card
Sturm GrazF. Ingolitsch - 62’Substitution
Sturm GrazO. Diakite ONB. Beganovic OFF - 62’Substitution
Sturm GrazF. Rozga ONG. Mamageishvili OFF - 51’Yellow card
Sturm GrazL. Balbo - 46’Substitution
Sturm GrazA. Malic ONA. Vallci OFF - 1’Kick-off
Key stats
- 38%Possession62%
- 11Shots23
- 0.68xG1.82
- 4Shots on Target5
- 5Corners4
- 66%Pass Accuracy83%
- 1Offsides4
- 5Saves4
- 286Passes462
- 12Fouls6
- 1Yellow Cards0
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Sturm Graz4 - 4 - 2
- 53Khudyakov
- 2Quarshie
- 5Vallci
- 30Koller
- 27Balbo
- 43Hödl
- 28Heil
- 39Weinhandl
- 78Matoshi
- 26Beganović
- 15Mamageishvili
Substitutions
- 46’↑23 Arjan Malić↓5 Albert Vallci
- 62’↑14 Oumar Diakité↓26 Belmin Beganović
- 62’↑8 Filip Rózga↓15 Gizo Mamageishvili
- 81’↑19 Simon Seidl↓27 Luís Balbo
- 81’↑4 Jon Gorenc Stanković↓78 Valmir Matoshi
Unused substitutes 22 Ammar Helac, 41 Elias Lorenz, 21 Petar Petrović, 40 Julian Halwachs, 25 Leon Grgić, 38 Jonas Peinhart
Coach Fabio Ingolitsch
Rennes4 - 1 - 4 - 1
- 30Samba
- 14Reynolds
- 4Cresswell
- 24Rouault
- 18Nagida
- 45Camara
- 10Blas
- 17Szymański
- 28Thomasson
- 11Tamari
- 9Lepaul
Substitutions
- 73’↑70 Arnaud Nordin↓11 Mousa Tamari
- 73’↑21 Valentin Rongier↓17 Sebastian Szymański
- 80’↑12 Eliezer Mayenda↓10 Ludovic Blas
- 80’↑48 Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal↓14 Bryan Reynolds
- 86’↑22 Boulaye Dia↓9 Esteban Lepaul
Unused substitutes 16 Nicolas Lemaitre, 60 Kilian Belazzoug, 5 Gonçalo Oliveira, 26 Quentin Merlin, 36 Alidu Seidu, 90 Issa Soumaré, 65 Henrick Do Marcolino
Coach Franck Haise
Match facts
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Round
- Matchday 1
- Date
- Wed, 16 Sept 2026
- Kick-off
- 19:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Merkur Arena, Graz
- Referee
- Manfredas Lukjancukas, Lithuania
- Sturm Graz coach
- Fabio Ingolitsch
- Rennes coach
- Franck Haise
League table
UEFA Europa League
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 6 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
| 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
Match related news
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
- W-D-L
- 2-1-2
- Scored / match
- 1.0
- Conceded / match
- 1.2
- W-D-L
- 3-1-0
- Scored / match
- 2.0
- Conceded / match
- 1.3
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What happened
Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added
Sturm Graz and Rennes drew 0-0 in matchday 1 of the UEFA Europa League at Merkur Arena, Graz.
Neither side scored.
Sturm Graz had 38% of the ball to Rennes's 62%; the sides had 11 and 23 shots (4 and 5 on target).
The referee showed 3 yellow cards and no reds.
Match record
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Round
- Matchday 1
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Merkur Arena, Graz
- Referee
- Manfredas Lukjancukas
- Match ID
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13 events
- 46’Substitution
Sturm GrazA. Malic ONA. Vallci OFF - 51’Yellow card
Sturm GrazL. Balbo - 62’Substitution
Sturm GrazO. Diakite ONB. Beganovic OFF - 62’Substitution
Sturm GrazF. Rozga ONG. Mamageishvili OFF - 63’Yellow card
Sturm GrazF. Ingolitsch - 73’Substitution
RennesA. Nordin ONM. Tamari OFF - 73’Substitution
RennesV. Rongier ONS. Szymanski OFF - 80’Substitution
RennesE. Mayenda ONL. Blas OFF - 80’Substitution
RennesA. Ait Boudlal ONB. Reynolds OFF - 81’Substitution
Sturm GrazS. Seidl ONL. Balbo OFF - 81’Substitution
Sturm GrazJ. Gorenc Stankovic ONV. Matoshi OFF - 86’Substitution
RennesB. Dia ONE. Lepaul OFF - 90+7’Yellow card
Sturm GrazJ. Gorenc Stankovic







