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UEFA Europa League

SK Sturm Graz vs NK Celje

Thursday, 5 November 2026 at 20:00
Win probability
53%
SK Sturm Graz wins
23%
Draw
24%
NK Celje wins
xG Home
1.89
SK Sturm Graz
Blowout %
46%
Dominant win
xG Away
1.20
NK Celje
Analysis

Our model puts a SK Sturm Graz win at 52.8% in this UEFA Europa League fixture — a moderate lean. Expected goals run 1.89 to 1.2.

What this probability has been worth

A number is worth what it has been worth. Across 2,404 predictions published before kick-off and scored against the result afterwards, the calls we priced between 45% and 55% came in 48.6% of the time — 740 fixtures in that band. The model claimed 49.6%, so the two are within 0.9 points of each other. In this range the stated probability has meant roughly what it says.

Where we disagree with the market

Bookmakers price SK Sturm Graz at 1.57, which implies about 63.7%. Our model has it at 52.8% — 10.9 points lower. That is a wide gap, and it is worth being plain about what it means: it is not a claim that the price is wrong and we are right. It means two methods that usually agree have landed far apart on this one, and only the result will say which of them read it better.

Evenly rated

There is almost nothing between these two on rating — 1518 against 1524, a gap of 6 points. Fixtures this evenly matched are where a model has least to say: the probabilities below are honest, but they are close to a coin weighted only slightly.

Market odds
1.57
SK Sturm Graz
4.30
Draw
5.00
NK Celje
Published 29 October 2026 · aleavici-football
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