AFC Bournemouth 3-0 SK Sturm Graz: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

UEFA Europa League, Thursday, 15 October 2026: AFC Bournemouth came out on top against SK Sturm Graz, winning 3-0. The margin of victory was 3 goals.

AFC Bournemouth led 1-0 at half-time. The game was played at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth.

Before kick-off

Over their last 5 games AFC Bournemouth have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. They scored 9 goals and let in 9 goals (W-D-W-L-L).

Over their last 5 games SK Sturm Graz have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They scored 7 goals and let in 5 goals (W-D-L-W-W).

SK Sturm Graz arrive in better form, taking 10 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 7 for AFC Bournemouth.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 3 goals.

43' - Evanilson scored for AFC Bournemouth (1-0). 76' - Rayan scored for AFC Bournemouth (2-0). 90+2' - Álvaro Rodríguez converted a penalty for AFC Bournemouth (3-0).

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 7 yellow cards: 4 for AFC Bournemouth and 3 for SK Sturm Graz.

Substitutions recorded: 6 substitutions for AFC Bournemouth and 5 substitutions for SK Sturm Graz.

Match statistics

AFC Bournemouth had 62% of possession, against 38% for SK Sturm Graz.

AFC Bournemouth had 24 shots, 8 on target, while SK Sturm Graz had 6 shots, 1 on target. AFC Bournemouth won 7 corners and SK Sturm Graz won 3 corners. AFC Bournemouth committed 11 fouls and SK Sturm Graz committed 18 fouls.

AFC Bournemouth had the most shots on target (8).

Impact on the table

In the latest standings AFC Bournemouth are 5th with 6 points from 2 matches, while SK Sturm Graz are 26th with 1 point from 2 matches. That leaves SK Sturm Graz 5 points behind AFC Bournemouth.

AFC Bournemouth are currently in the promotion places. SK Sturm Graz are currently in the relegation places.

More on this match

The full timeline, line-ups and statistics for AFC Bournemouth vs SK Sturm Graz stay available on the match page.