Sturm Graz to host Marseille in Matchday 3 of Europa League

Sturm Graz will host Marseille on 22 October 2026 at 19:45 Saudi time (the same as Damascus time), in a match played as part of the third round of the league phase of the 2026/27 Europa League, to be broadcast on the beIN SPORTS network.

Sturm Graz go into the match after modest results in their last five matches, having lost 0-3 away to Bournemouth, drawn 0-0 at home with Rennes, and lost twice to Fenerbahce by 0-1 and 0-2 home and away, while their only win came against Heart of Midlothian by 2-0.

Marseille, meanwhile, have produced mixed results, winning 5-2 away to Angers, losing 0-1 at home to Olympiacos Piraeus, winning 2-0 against Troyes, while losing 1-2 to Paris Saint-Germain and 1-4 to Besiktas.

Sturm Graz will be missing a large number of players for this match, namely N. Gaerhofer, Leon Grgic, Seedy Jatta, Otar Kiteishvili, Gigo Mamageishvili, Emran Sujol, Simon Vladacek, Filip Rozga and Nelson Felix Patrick Weiber.

Marseille, meanwhile, are missing two players, Derek Austin Cornelius and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.

In the competition standings, Sturm Graz are in 26th place with 1 point from two matches, following one draw and one defeat, with an attacking record of no goals scored and 3 goals conceded. Marseille are in 32nd place with no points from two matches, both of which they lost, scoring one goal and conceding 5 goals.