Sturm Graz made a massive step towards the Europa League group phase last week when they saw off Mura 1-3 away in Slovenia. They are now heavy favorites to pick up another victory on Thursday evening in their own backyard.
Sturm Graz, who used to be a major force in both Austrian and European circles back at the time, have not been in the group phase of any European competition since the 2011/12 season.
Christian Ilzer has a phenomenal opportunity to take them into the land of dreams as Sturm Graz will play host to Slovenian champions Mura with a two-goal advantage in their pocket.
The Austrians have generally opened the new season in a fantastic fashion. They occupy the second position in the Bundesliga standings with three triumphs in five outings.
Sturm have been pretty efficient in the final third this summer. They bagged as many as 13 goals in 5 league outings thus far.
The hosts will thus come into this reverse clash against the Slovenians on the back of scoring at least two goals in each of the last six outings across competitions.



译文(自动翻译仅供参考):

格拉茨在上周的欧联杯小组赛中迈出了巨大的一步，他们在斯洛文尼亚1-3击败了穆拉。他们现在是周四晚上在自家后院赢得另一场胜利的大热门。
斯特姆·格拉茨，曾经是奥地利和欧洲的主要力量，自2011 - 12赛季以来就没有参加过任何欧洲比赛的小组赛。
克里斯蒂安·伊尔泽将有一个非凡的机会带领他们进入梦幻的国度，因为斯特姆·格拉茨将以两球优势迎战斯洛文尼亚冠军穆拉。
奥地利人以一种奇妙的方式开启了新赛季。他们以五场比赛的三场胜利占据德甲积分榜第二的位置。
Sturm在这个夏天的最后三分之一非常有效率。到目前为止，他们在5场联赛中打进了13个进球。
在过去的六场比赛中，每一场都至少进了两个球。