Thursday , 2 July 2026

AS Roma vs PFK CSKA Sofia, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
AS Roma
0 – 0
Full Time
PFK CSKA Sofia
Thu 29 Oct 2020 · 20:00 UTC Stadio Olimpico HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Bruno Peres 41' Y
Rick Karsdorp 80' Y
Gonzalo Villar 84' Y
Y 86' Petar Zanev
Y 87' Gustavo Busatto

Overview

Match Preview

AS Roma vs PFK CSKA Sofia — Europe at Stadio Olimpico.

Match Details

  • Referee Denis Scherbakov
  • Referee Aliaksei Kulbakov
  • Referee Dmitry Zhuk
  • Referee Oleg Maslyanko

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
AS Roma 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals PFK CSKA Sofia
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-29 AS Roma 0–0 PFK CSKA Sofia

Recent Form

AS Roma
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct PFK CSKA Sofia H 0–0 D
26 Oct AC Milan A 3–3 D
22 Oct BSC Young Boys A 2–1 W
18 Oct Benevento Calcio H 5–2 W
03 Oct Udinese Calcio A 1–0 W
27 Sep Juventus FC H 2–2 D
PFK CSKA Sofia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct AS Roma A 0–0 D
22 Oct FC CFR 1907 Cluj H 0–2 L
01 Oct FC Basel 1893 A 3–1 W
24 Sep B36 H 3–1 W
17 Sep FK BATE Barysau H 2–0 W
27 Aug Sirens FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
AS Roma this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. AS Roma is hosting PFK CSKA Sofia for another epic battle.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bradley Mazikou made 22 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Henrikh Mkhitaryan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 20' The travelling PFK CSKA Sofia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' Chris Smalling has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pau Lopez, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Olimpico with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 41' It’s a booking for AS Roma player. Bruno Peres gets a Yellow card.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Pedro. He replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan on 46 minute.
  • 51' It looks surprising AS Roma does not make any changes. Federico Fazio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' Juan is replacing Chris Smalling for the AS Roma side.
  • 61' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Bruno Peres suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' Time for substitution for PFK CSKA Sofia. Jerome Sinclair is replaced by Henrique.
  • 70' Edin Dzeko has so much to prove this time. He replaces Borja Mayoral on 70 minute.
  • 75' Another change for AS Roma made on 75 minute. Carles Perez leaves to be changed by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  • 80' AS Roma player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 81' The PFK CSKA Sofia manager makes a substitution. Geferson departs to be replaced by Tiago Rodrigues.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Gonzalo Villar. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Petar Zanev.
  • 87' Gustavo Busatto is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
  • 89' It is a substitution in PFK CSKA Sofia team. Thibaut Vion is replaced by Ivan Turitsov on 89 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Fonseca

PFK CSKA Sofia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.03 AS Roma xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 PFK CSKA Sofia xG
I would bet for: AS Roma or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AS Roma39% Draw32% PFK CSKA Sofia29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

AS Roma or Draw
71%
Draw or PFK CSKA Sofia
61%
AS Roma or PFK CSKA Sofia
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Roma24% Draw56% PFK CSKA Sofia20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
13.6%
0 – 1
11.7%
2 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 0
2.5%
3 – 1
2.4%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — AS Roma

Handicap AS Roma covers Push PFK CSKA Sofia covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 22% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 19% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AS Roma keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
PFK CSKA Sofia keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.