Sturm Graz vs PSG Match Analysis & Prediction
07/08/2024 7:30 pm
Wednesday night will see a battle between the Austrian and French champions as Sturm Graz and Paris Saint-Germain meet at 28 Black Arena for a pre-season friendly.
Following a seven-game pre-season schedule which included tests against Monaco and Porto, Sturm Graz have endured a mixed start to competitive action this summer, beating lower league side Kremser SC in the first round of the Austrian Cup before losing an Austrian Bundesliga opener to Rapid Vienna on Sunday.
A first-half strike from Rapid striker Dion Drena Beljo condemned Die Schwoazn to a first defeat in 2024-25, with Sturm Graz losing on just three occasions across the entirety of last season as they pipped Red Bull Salzburg to the title by two points.
Sturm Graz’s first Bundesliga title since 2011 has sealed them a spot in the revamped league phase of the Champions League, guaranteeing at least eight matches on the biggest of continental stages.
Taking charge of Sturm Graz at the return of football in July 2020 following the start of the global pandemic, Christian Ilzer has grown as a manager alongside his squad, with the 46-year-old winning 97 of his 177 matches in charge of the Austrian champions, suffering defeat just 42 times.
After winning a third straight Ligue 1 title last season – the 12th such honour in the club’s history – PSG are preparing for the beginning of a new era in the French capital following the departure of superstar and all-time leading goalscorer Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid.
PSG still boast one of the brightest coaches in football who will be raring to earn more success this season, with Luis Enrique losing just seven of his 53 matches in charge throughout the 2023-24 campaign as the French champions managed a domestic treble.
Last taking to the field for the Coupe de France final against Lyon on May 25, PSG will be put through their friendly paces for the first time this summer on Wednesday night in Austria, where the visitors will hope to improve their fitness ahead of a league opener at Le Havre on August 16.
Sturm Graz vs. PSG Head to head
Sturm Graz won the only previous encounter between these two teams 3-1.
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Sturm Graz Team News
Sturm Graz are short of options at right-back ahead of Wednesday’s contest, with Max Johnston recovering from an illness that has seen him play no part so far this season.
As a result, the versatile Jusuf Gazibegovic should continue on the right of the backline, while Gregory Wuthrich and ex-Birmingham City loanee Emanuel Aiwu from the centre-back partnership.
Sturm Graz's Last 5 Matches
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06/07/2024Sturm Graz1Rukh Vynnyky4Club Friendlies
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20/07/2024Sturm Graz2Monaco2Club Friendlies
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23/07/2024Sturm Graz0Porto2Club Friendlies
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27/07/2024Krems / Rehberg2Sturm Graz4 ECUP
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04/08/2024Rapid Vienna1Sturm Graz0Bundesliga
PSG Team News
PSG are without the services of first-choice left-back Lucas Hernandez until th New Year after he suffered a cruciate ligament injury during the Champions League semi-final first-leg defeat to Dortmund on May 1.
Following semi-final disappointment with France at Euro 2024, Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola and Randal Kolo Muani will be striving to stake a claim for a spot in Enrique’s Mbappe-less forward line.
PSG's Last 5 Matches
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07/05/2024PSG0Borussia Dortmund1Champions League
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12/05/2024PSG1Toulouse3Ligue 1
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15/05/2024Nice1PSG2Ligue 1
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19/05/2024Metz0PSG2Ligue 1
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25/05/2024Lyon1PSG2Coupe de France
Sturm Graz vs. PSG: Odds and Predictions
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