Sturm Graz

Sturm Graz were founded in 1909 and play their home games at Merkur-Arena in Austria.

Sturm Graz, a notable Austrian football team, was established in the year 1909. Setting their roots at the Merkur-Arena stands as the home ground for this venerable squad.

Boasting a condensed cohort of 22 footballers, the average age of the coterie perches at a promising 23 years, suggesting a vivid blend of youth and exuberance. This season, Sturm Graz have assembled a competitive front, participating in four challenging football tournaments thus far.

Currently, they sit grandly, kings of their domestic league, positioned first in the Bundesliga. Their journey in the ÖFB Cup was cut just short of glory, reaching as far as the third round. Ambition shines in their ventures into European football, with the Champions League Qualifiers seeing them reach the play-offs, and progressing to the league phase in the Europa League.

This team profile is regularly updated with new stats and analysis throughout the season. Last updated 30 October 2025. Send feedback

Sturm Graz stats

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1909
Founded: Jürgen Säumel (age 41)
Manager: Stefan Hierländer
Captain: Christian Jauk
Chair: Die Schwoazn
Nickname: Merkur-Arena
Stadium: 16,764
Capacity: Sternäckerweg 118, 8042 Graz, Österreich
Address: sksturm.at
Website: +43 (0)316 771 771 - 0
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Recent results

In their last six matches, Sturm Graz have recorded three wins, one draw and two losses.

Admira Wacker

1 - 1

Sturm Graz

1 - 3

Wolfsberger AC

Celtic

2 - 1

Sturm Graz

Blau-Weiss Linz

3 - 4

Sturm Graz

SCR Altach

0 - 2

Sturm Graz

2 - 1

Rangers

Sturm Graz have better recent form than Celtic, who have three wins and three losses in their last six games.

League position analysis

Track the position of Sturm Graz over time in Austria‘s Bundesliga during season 2025 - 2026. After 10 games, Sturm Graz are top of the league.

Round 1

1st

Round 2

5th

Round 3

5th

Round 4

3rd

Round 5

5th

Round 6

2nd

Round 7

2nd

Round 8

1st

Round 9

1st

Round 10

1st

League form

Track the performance of Sturm Graz in Austria‘s Bundesliga over their last six matches, home and away.

Overall

Sturm Graz

1 - 3

Wolfsberger AC

Blau-Weiss Linz

3 - 4

Sturm Graz

SCR Altach

0 - 2

Sturm Graz

1 - 0

TSV Hartberg

Red Bull Salzburg

0 - 2

Sturm Graz

0 - 1

Austria Vienna

Sturm Graz, with four wins and two losses, have better overall form in Austria’s Bundesliga, compared with how Celtic are doing in the Scottish Premiership. Celtic have three wins, one draw and two losses in their last six domestic league matches.

Home

Sturm Graz

1 - 3

Wolfsberger AC

Sturm Graz

1 - 0

TSV Hartberg

Sturm Graz

0 - 1

Austria Vienna

Sturm Graz

1 - 2

Rapid Vienna

Sturm Graz

1 - 1

Wolfsberger AC

Sturm Graz

4 - 2

Red Bull Salzburg

Sturm Graz, with two wins, one draw and three losses, have worse home form in Austria’s Bundesliga than Celtic have in the Scottish Premiership. Celtic have four wins and two draws in their last six league matches at home.

Away

Blau-Weiss Linz

3 - 4

Sturm Graz

SCR Altach

0 - 2

Sturm Graz

Red Bull Salzburg

0 - 2

Sturm Graz

Grazer AK

0 - 3

Sturm Graz

SV Ried

1 - 3

Sturm Graz

LASK

0 - 2

Sturm Graz

Sturm Graz, with six wins, have better away form in Austria’s Bundesliga, compared with how Celtic are faring in the Scottish Premiership. Celtic have three wins, one draw and two losses in their last six away games in the league.

Average statistics

Check out these per game stats for Sturm Graz in their domestic league season 2025 - 2026.

⚽️ Goals scored

0.8

Home

2.7

Away

⚽️ Goals conceded

1.5

Home

0.7

Away

On average, Sturm Graz score 1.75 goals per game, which is more than the 1.6 goals scored per game by Celtic this season. At home, Sturm Graz have scored an average of 0.8 goals per game, which is fewer than Celtic's 2.2 goals per match at Celtic Park. Away from home, Sturm Graz have scored an average of 2.7 goals per game, which is more than the 1 averaged by Celtic.

In defence, Sturm Graz have conceded an average of 1.1 goals per game this season, which is more than the 0.8 goals per game let in by Celtic. At home, Sturm Graz have conceded an average of 1.5 goals per game, which is more than the 0.4 goals scored by league opponents at Celtic Park. Away from home, Sturm Graz have conceded an average of 0.7 goals per game, which is fewer than the 1.2 goals conceded by Celtic in away matches.

⏱️ Time of first goal scored

69m

Home

33m

Away

⏱️ Time of first goal conceded

34m

Home

15m

Away

Against Bundesliga opposition, Sturm Graz tend to score within 51 minutes, which is 11 minutes slower than it takes Celtic to score against teams in the Scottish Premiership. At home, Sturm Graz usually score with around 69 minutes on the clock, while Celtic score around 21 minutes faster at Celtic Park. Away from home, Sturm Graz tend to score by around 33 minutes, which is about 1 minutes slower than Celtic.

On average, Sturm Graz keep the ball out of their own net until around 25 minutes. Celtic tend to hold on a further 13 minutes before conceding against Premiership opposition. At home, Sturm Graz tend to concede with around 34 minutes on the clock. Celtic hold off -6 minutes longer against Scottish Premiership opposition, conceding a goal by around 40 minutes at Celtic Park. Away from home, Sturm Graz tend to concede by around 33 minutes, which is faster than Celtic by about 21 minutes

🟨 Yellow cards

Home

2.7

Away

🟥 Red cards

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Home

–

Away

🤩 Biggest victory

1-0

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