Comments and predictions for Sturm Graz vs PSG: The upper hand is out of the game

Latest Sturm Graz vs PSG squad information

Sturm Graz are short on options at right-back ahead of Wednesday's game, with Max Johnston still recovering from illness. Versatile defender Jusuf Gazibegovic will continue in that position, with Gregory Wuthrich and Emanuel Aiwu, who was on loan from Birmingham City, forming the central defensive partnership.

PSG will be without their first-choice left-back Lucas Hernandez until the start of the new year due to a cruciate ligament injury sustained in the Champions League semi-final against Borussia Dortmund on May 1. Morocco international Achraf Hakimi will remain in France to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics and could miss PSG's early-season fixtures.

Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola and Randal Kolo Muani will compete for places in PSG's attack, while Kylian Mbappe is absent.

Sturm Graz vs PSG latest expected lineup

Sturm Graz: Scherpen; Gazibegovic, Aiwu, Wuthrich, Lavalee; Gorenc-Stankovic, Horvat; Camara, Zvonarek, Boving; Biereth

Paris Saint-Germain: Donnarumma; Zague, Marquinhos, Beraldo, Mendes; Ugarte, Vitinha, Lee; Dembele, Barcola, Kolo Muani

Latest Sturm Graz vs PSG match review

Sturm Graz had a summer of preparation with seven friendlies, including games against Monaco and Porto. They started the 2024-25 season with mixed results, beating lower-league Kremser SC in the first round of the Austrian Cup but losing to Rapid Vienna in their opening game of the Austrian Bundesliga.

Dion Drena Beljo's first-half goal condemned Sturm Graz to their first defeat of the season, having previously won the Bundesliga and reached the Champions League group stage, giving them at least eight games in European competition.

Sturm Graz, under manager Christian Ilzer, enjoyed a successful season last term and will be looking to continue their good form. Ilzer has led the team to 97 wins in his 177 games and will continue to lead the team in both domestic and European competitions.

This summer, Sturm Graz decided to sign striker Mika Biereth from Arsenal, who scored nine goals in 21 games for the club during his loan spell last season.

Meanwhile, PSG are entering a new season with many big changes after Kylian Mbappe left the club to join Real Madrid.

Despite losing one of their biggest stars, PSG retained much of their squad and under coach Luis Enrique, the Parisians won the domestic treble last season.

This summer, PSG will begin their friendly matches on Wednesday night against Sturm Graz in Austria, aiming to improve their fitness and prepare for the Ligue 1 opener against Le Havre on August 16.

The upcoming match is a chance for PSG to test their preparations and avoid a repeat of their last friendly defeat against Sturm Graz in 2013, when the Austrian side won 3-1.

Despite the possibility of making a number of changes to the squad, PSG are still expected to have enough quality to win this match and start their pre-season preparations successfully.

Sturm Graz vs PSG score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Sturm Graz vs PSGas follows:

• Sportsmole:Sturm Graz 1-2 PSG

• WhoScore:Sturm Graz 0-2 PSG
• Our newspaper predicts:Sturm Graz 0-1 PSG

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