Sturm Graz v Club Brugge: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Sturm Graz and Club Brugge go head-to-head in Austria with both clubs having the chance to get their first points of the campaign on the board.

The champions of Austria and Belgium were defeated in their first fixture, with Sturm Graz going down 2-1 at French debutants Brest and Brugge undone at home by a trio of second-half goals from Borussia Dortmund.

How to watch Sturm Graz v Club Brugge and TV channel

Sturm Graz v Club Brugge will be available to watch live in the UK on TNT Sports Extra.

Sturm Graz v Club Brugge kick-off time, date and venue

Sturm Graz v Club Brugge kicks off at 20:00 on Wednesday 2nd October and is being played at the Wörthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt, Austria.

Sturm Graz v Club Brugge stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Sturm Graz are back in the UEFA Champions League proper for the first since 2001/02. Last season they lost four of their six home European games and have only five victories in their last 25, a sequence that stretches back to 2011 and includes 17 defeats.

Christian Ilzer's side won the Austrian Bundesliga last season, ending Salzburg's run of 10 titles in a row. They are in top spot again after eight games of the new season with five wins and just one loss.

This is Club Brugge's 11th campaign in the UEFA Champions League and in 2022/23 they reached the knockout stages for the first time, where they lost to Benfica.

The Belgian side have lost only five of their last 15 away matches in the UEFA Champions League.

Brugge are currently fourth in the Jupiler Pro League and have failed to win any of their last three games in all competitions.

This is these two clubs' first meeting.

Sturm Graz v Club Brugge team news

Sturm Graz team news

Dimitri Lavalee was sent off in his side's defeat against Brest last month and sits this game out.

Fellow defenders Alexandar Borkovic and Gregory Wuthrich are also on the absentee list, along with midfielder Jon Gorenc Stankovic.

Max Johnston returned from injury at the weekend and should be available again.

Club Brugge team news

Highly rated defender Bjorn Meijer has yet to feature this season for Brugge after knee surgery, but otherwise manager Nicky Hayen appears to have a full complement to choose from.

Casper Nielsen came off the bench in the 1-1 draw with Charleroi at the weekend, having not played since August due to a muscle injury.

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