PSV plays an important match against Sturm Graz on Thursday. If the team wins this match, Sturm Graz will finish fourth anyway. PSV will then definitely winter in one of the two European competitions: the UEFA Europa League or the UEFA Conference League.
Last meeting
The last meeting between the two clubs was on Sept. 30. The team then won 1-4. Ibrahim Sangaré (32'), Eran Zahavi (51'), Philipp Max (74') and Yorbe Vertessen (78') scored the goals.
Unbeaten
PSV is unbeaten in its last seven home games against an Austrian opponent. In five of those matches, the team did not concede any goals. During home matches in the European competition, PSV was only unbeaten more often against Turkish (9) and Greek (8) teams than against an opponent from Austria (7).
Goals
PSV scored seven goals in the Europa League this season. Six of those goals were scored by six different players. Only Cody Gakpo scored a second goal so far. Both goals were in home games. Mario Götze has been directly involved in four of the seven goals with one goal and three assists. Last season, only Eran Zahavi (five goals) and Donyell Malen (five goals) were directly involved in more goals.
Previous encounters
Head coach Roger Schmidt lost only one of his eight matches against Sturm Graz as a coach in the Austrian Bundesliga. André Ramalho faced the Austrians 19 times in the league. He scored one goal against them for Red Bull Salzburg under Schmidt's leadership.