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16th September STURM GRAZ - RENNES

PREVIEW

  • Wed 20:00 Sturm Graz Vs Rennes
  • Game for: 1st round of Europa League
  • Predicted Score: Sturm Graz 1 - 3 Rennes

Standing

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30Sturm Graz0000WLDWLW
25Rennes0000WWWDLW

30th (IN EUROPA LEAGUE )

  • League : This is the 1st home game this season.
  • Home Record : 0W - 0D - 0L
  • Last Game :
  • Next Game : 20 Sep Salzburg - Sturm Graz

25th (IN EUROPA LEAGUE )

  • League : This is the 1st away game this season.
  • Away Record : 0W - 0D - 0L
  • Last Game :
  • Next Game : 19 Sep Lyon - Rennes

Probable Lineups

( 4-2-3-1 ) Sturm Graz

Rennes ( 4-1-4-1 )

  • Khudyakov
  • 7.1
  • Balbo
  • 7.1
  • Koller
  • 7.1
  • Vallci
  • 7.1
  • Heil
  • 7.1
  • Stankovic
  • 7.1
  • Weinhandl
  • 7.1
  • Diakité
  • 7.1
  • Hödl
  • 7.1
  • Beganovic
  • 7.1
  • Jatta
  • 7.1
  • Samba
  • 6.7
  • Merlin
  • 6.3
  • Rouault
  • 6.6
  • Cresswell
  • 6.7
  • Frankowski
  • 7.1
  • Rongier
  • 7.4
  • Tamari
  • 6.6
  • Thomasson
  • 6.8
  • Camara
  • 6.6
  • Blas
  • 6.7
  • Lepaul
  • 7.5
  • Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

Injuries and Suspensions

Sturm GrazVsRennes

PlayerStatus
Emran Soglo Out - injured
Seedy Jatta Doubtful - injured
PlayerStatus

Team News

  • Emran Soglo is unavailable for Sturm Graz in midweek, while Seedy Jatta's participation is uncertain.

  • Should he be passed fit, Jatta, who sustained an injury during Sunday's game with LASK, is set to start up front.

  • Oumar Diakite and Luca Weinhandl are likely to reclaim their spots in Fabio Ingolitsch's starting lineup.

  • Franck Haise, the Rennes manager, may opt to bring Mousa Tamari back into the fold for their left-sided position on their Austrian excursion.

  • Quentin Merlin, the left-back, is expected to resume his place in the Rennes starting lineup for their Europa League debut.

Odds

Sturm Graz Win: 3.75

DRAW: 3.8

Rennes Win: 1.9

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Live Streaming Football

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Game Analysis

  • This is priced as a comfortable favourite. Rennes is the shortest price on a book of 3.75 / 3.8 / 1.9 (1 / X / 2), an implied 49.8%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 25.2% / 24.9% / 49.8% on an overround of 5.6%.

  • In the league table Sturm Graz sit 30th on 0 points (0W 0D 0L) with Rennes 25th on 0 points (0W 0D 0L).

  • Sturm Graz read W-L-D-W-L-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (3W 1D 2L) — patchy.

  • Rennes read W-W-W-D-L-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (4W 1D 1L) — a strong recent run.

  • Sturm Graz team news: Emran Soglo is unavailable for Sturm Graz in midweek, while Seedy Jatta's participation is uncertain.

  • Sturm Graz team news: Should he be passed fit, Jatta, who sustained an injury during Sunday's game with LASK, is set to start up front.

  • Rennes team news: Franck Haise, the Rennes manager, may opt to bring Mousa Tamari back into the fold for their left-sided position on their Austrian excursion.

  • Rennes team news: Quentin Merlin, the left-back, is expected to resume his place in the Rennes starting lineup for their Europa League debut.

  • Sturm Graz are without 2 — Emran Soglo (Out - injured), Seedy Jatta (Doubtful - injured).

  • Early lineups are in: Sturm Graz set up 4-2-3-1 against 4-1-4-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.

  • Sturm Graz lean hardest on Albert Vallci (7.1), Jon Gorenc Stankovic (7.1), Daniil Khudyakov (7.1) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

  • Emran Soglo is out for Sturm Graz — index 7.0, against 9.5 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

  • Seedy Jatta is out for Sturm Graz — index 8.2, against 7.4 for the best cover we hold at his position. Noticeable.

  • Rennes lean hardest on Brice Samba (8.5), Adrien Thomasson (8.5), Valentin Rongier (8.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

  • The projected score for this one is Sturm Graz 1 - 3 Rennes, an away win by 2 with 4 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.

  • The read: Rennes at 1.9 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

  • This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 15th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.


Category: Previews

Written by: BTFNews

Date: 06:50 15 Sep, 2026