Sturm Graz vs Girona

This will be the first ever meeting between Sturm Graz and Girona in European competition, although it is the second straight UEFA Champions League campaign to feature a game between Austrian and Spanish opposition (after two RB Salzburg v Real Sociedad games last season – W1 D1 for the Spanish side).

Sturm Graz have never won against a Spanish side in Europe, losing five of their six such matches (D1). In their four games to take place in the UEFA Champions League, they’ve lost all four and conceded 18 goals in the process.

Spanish sides have won five of their last six away games against Austrian opponents in the UEFA Champions League (L1), with the only defeat in this run being suffered by Sevilla in December 2021 (0-1 v RB Salzburg).

Sturm Graz have lost all four of their matches in the UEFA Champions League this season. If they lose here, it’d be the most consecutive defeats they’ve suffered from the start of a single campaign in major European competition (5, excluding qualifiers).

Girona have lost both of their away games in the UEFA Champions League this term, both without scoring a goal (0-1 v Paris SG and 0-4 v PSV). No Spanish side has ever lost their first three away matches in the competition.