Sturm Graz vs Rennes prediction 16.09.2026 | UEFA Europa League
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- Competition: UEFA Europa League
- Date: 16/09/2026
- KO: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CEST
- Venue: Merkur Arena
Sturm Graz begin their Europa League campaign against in-form French visitors Rennes on Wednesday evening.
Both clubs come into this fixture in high spirts after excellent weekend victories, with Sturm overcoming Austrian leaders LASK and Rennes edging past Marseille.
The hosts usually offer plenty of attacking threat in Graz, but Rennes have enough quality to make this an intriguing and exciting Europa League contest.
Sturm Graz and Rennes meet for the first time in a competitive fixture on Wednesday.
Sturm Graz team overview
Sturm Graz return to action after claiming an impressive 2:1 home victory against Austrian Bundesliga leaders LASK on Sunday.
Gizo Mamageishvili opened the scoring after 34 minutes before Oumar Diakite restored Sturm's advantage after Krystof Danek had levelled the contest in first-half stoppage time.
LASK had won each of their first five league fixtures before Sturm’s fine victory over the weekend. Fabio Ingolitsch's men now sit fourth in the Bundesliga with 11 points from six fixtures.
The Blackies have won three and lost one of five games played since their Champions League qualification defeat against Fenerbahce in August.
Defensive vulnerabilities have resulted in several high-scoring contests this season. BTTS landed in each of Sturm’s last four matches. The Graz-based side failed to keep a clean sheet in seven of their last nine competitive fixtures.
Head coach Ingolitsch has three injury issues this week. Daniil Khudyakov, Otar Kiteishvili, Leon Grgic and Filip Rozga are expected to miss out for the Austrians.
Oumar Diakite is pushing for a recall after scoring from the bench against LASK.
Last matches of SK Sturm Graz
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SK Sturm Graz
2 : 1
LASK Linz
Admiral Bundesliga
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Voitsberg
1 : 4
SK Sturm Graz
Austrian Cup
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Rapid Wien
3 : 1
SK Sturm Graz
Admiral Bundesliga
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SK Sturm Graz
1 : 1
Austria Lustenau
Admiral Bundesliga
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SK Sturm Graz
1 : 0
Rheindorf Altach
Admiral Bundesliga
SK Sturm Graz lineup
Goalkeeper
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22
Ammar Helac
Defenders
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28
Juergen Heil
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2
Joshua Quarshie
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5
Albert Vallci
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23
Arjan Malic
Midfielders
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19
Simon Seidl
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78
Valmir Matoshi
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4
Jon Gorenc Stankovic
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43
Jacob Hodl
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15
Gizo Mamageishvili
Forwards
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14
Oumar Diakite
Rennes team overview
Rennes travel to Austria after extending their excellent start to the Ligue 1 season with a deserved 1:0 victory against Marseille on Friday.
Adrien Thomasson scored the only goal at Roazhon Park as Franck Haise's side secured a third successive victory.
Les Rouge et Noir had already picked up entertaining wins against Le Mans (3:2) and Angers (2:1) after opening their Ligue 1 campaign with a 2:2 draw against champions Paris Saint-Germain.
Ten points from four matches leave Rennes third in the division, level with Lille and Monaco in the early season standings.
Like Sturm, clean sheets have been an issue for the French side. Rennes conceded at least one goal in 15 of 16 matches played since April before their successful shutout against Marseille.
As a consequence of those defensive fragilities, BTTS has been a reliable choice when the Ligue 1 outfit are involved. That outcome landed in all but one of their last 14 matches (including pre-season friendlies).
Head coach Haise has a full squad available this week. The Rennes boss could retain the same starting XI that edged past Marseille.
Last matches of Rennes
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Rennes
1 : 0
Marseille
Ligue 1
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Angers
1 : 2
Rennes
Ligue 1
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Rennes
3 : 2
Le Mans
Ligue 1
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Rennes
2 : 2
PSG
Ligue 1
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Sunderland
2 : 1
Rennes
Club Friendlies 3
Rennes lineup
Goalkeeper
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30
Brice Samba
Defenders
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95
Przemyslaw Frankowski
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4
Charlie Cresswell
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24
Anthony Rouault
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18
Mahamadou Nagida
Midfielders
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28
Adrien Thomasson
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21
Valentin Rongier
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45
Mahdi Camara
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10
Ludovic Blas
Forwards
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9
Esteban Lepaul
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90
Issa Soumare
Prediction
Sturm Graz and Rennes have both shown plenty of attacking quality in the first weeks of their new campaigns.
With both teams strong in the forward areas, I expect BTTS in an entertaining Europa League contest.
Three Reasons Why We Expect BTTS
- Sturm Graz have seen BTTS in 4 of their last 5 matches
- Rennes have seen BTTS in 13 of their their last 14 matches
- Rennes have seen BTTS in their last 5 away matches
Main prediction SK Sturm Graz - Rennes
Both Teams to Score
Best Odds:
Melbet
1.61
SK Sturm Graz vs Rennes standings in Europa League
| League Stage | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Celta de Vigo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | NEC Nijmegen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Torreense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Benfica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | AC Milan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Juventus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Real Sociedad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | AZ Alkmaar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Salzburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Olympique Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Olympiacos F.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Rennes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Celtic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Viktoria Plzeň | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Ferencvárosi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Olympique Lyonnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Sparta Praha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Anderlecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Sturm Graz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Lech Poznań | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Omonia Nicosia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | TSG Hoffenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Beşiktaş | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Celje | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Ararat-Armenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | OFI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Lillestrøm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Levski Sofia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |