Wednesday , 30 September 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 Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi 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 Fenerbahçe 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! AS Roma vs PFK CSKA Sofia — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paulo Fonseca will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' PFK CSKA Sofia seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' PFK CSKA Sofia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Petar Zanev is clearly more than just a goal scorer for PFK CSKA Sofia.
  • 30' PFK CSKA Sofia is showing some good football. However, PFK CSKA Sofia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' The travelling PFK CSKA Sofia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 41' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bruno Peres.
  • 46' Pedro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Henrikh Mkhitaryan at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AS Roma and PFK CSKA Sofia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' The whistle greets Chris Smalling as he departs to be replaced by Juan.
  • 61' PFK CSKA Sofia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
  • 65' A tactical swap from PFK CSKA Sofia — Henrique on, Jerome Sinclair off on 65 minutes.
  • 70' A tactical swap from AS Roma — Edin Dzeko on, Borja Mayoral off on 70 minutes.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Lorenzo Pellegrini. He replaces Carles Perez on 75 minute.
  • 80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Rick Karsdorp.
  • 81' PFK CSKA Sofia ring the changes. Geferson has done his job and it is now time for Tiago Rodrigues to step up.
  • 84' Gonzalo Villar picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' The referee calls foul for Petar Zanev. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 87' Poor challenge from Gustavo Busatto. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 89' It is a substitution in PFK CSKA Sofia team. Thibaut Vion is replaced by Ivan Turitsov on 89 minute.
  • The final score is 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.