Thursday , 3 September 2026

FC København vs The New Saints FC, Champions League 2019-20 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Champions League · 2019-20
FC København
1 – 0
Full Time
The New Saints FC
Wed 31 Jul 2019 · 17:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45+4'
Y 71' Simon Spender

Overview

Match Preview

FC København vs The New Saints FC — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Florent Batta
  • Referee Karim Abed
  • Referee Mikael Berchebru

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
FC København 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals The New Saints FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-07-31 FC København 1–0 The New Saints FC 2019-07-23 The New Saints FC 0–2 FC København

Recent Form

FC København
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jul The New Saints FC H 1–0 W
23 Jul The New Saints FC A 2–0 W
13 Dec FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 0–1 L
29 Nov FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 0–1 L
08 Nov SK Slavia Praha A 0–0 D
25 Oct SK Slavia Praha H 0–1 L
The New Saints FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jul FC København A 0–1 L
23 Jul FC København H 0–2 L
16 Jul KF Feronikeli A 1–0 W
09 Jul KF Feronikeli H 2–2 D
16 Aug FC Midtjylland A 1–3 L
09 Aug FC Midtjylland H 0–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as FC Kobenhavn face off against The New Saints FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Pieros Sotiriou has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' 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 Jon Routledge suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Blaine Hudson, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' It’s high time Scott Ruscoe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Kobenhavn must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jonas Wind made 105 appearances and scored 42 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' FC Kobenhavn is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 52' A stunning finish from Zeca — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 57' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 59' The The New Saints FC bench stirs into life. Adrian Cieslewicz is withdrawn and Lewis Kaye gets his opportunity.
  • 60' FC Kobenhavn ring the changes. Jonas Wind has done his job and it is now time for Carlo Holse to step up.
  • 65' It looks surprising FC Kobenhavn does not make any changes. Lewis Kaye has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 66' Greg Draper has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dean Ebbe on 66 minute.
  • 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Simon Spender on 71.
  • 76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Kobenhavn needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 78' Fresh legs for The New Saints FC! Blaine Hudson comes on to replace Chris Marriott.
  • 83' It looks like no one’s ball. The New Saints FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 88' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Kobenhavn and The New Saints FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Kobenhavn to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC København Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ståle Solbakken

The New Saints FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Scott Ruscoe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Robert Skov 1
Pieros Sotiriou 1
Zeca 1

Head to Head

2019-07-31 FC København 1–0 The New Saints FC 2019-07-23 The New Saints FC 0–2 FC København

FC København Form

2019-07-31 FC København 1–0 The New Saints FC W 2019-07-23 The New Saints FC 0–2 FC København W 2018-12-13 FC København 0–1 FC Girondins de Bordeaux L 2018-11-29 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FC København L 2018-11-08 SK Slavia Praha 0–0 FC København D 2018-10-25 FC København 0–1 SK Slavia Praha L

The New Saints FC Form

2019-07-31 FC København 1–0 The New Saints FC L 2019-07-23 The New Saints FC 0–2 FC København L 2019-07-16 KF Feronikeli 0–1 The New Saints FC W 2019-07-09 The New Saints FC 2–2 KF Feronikeli D 2018-08-16 FC Midtjylland 3–1 The New Saints FC L 2018-08-09 The New Saints FC 0–2 FC Midtjylland L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.21 FC København xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 The New Saints FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC København51% Draw30% The New Saints FC19%
Actual: FC København win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

FC København or Draw
81%
Draw or The New Saints FC
49%
FC København or The New Saints FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC København30% Draw55% The New Saints FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.2%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.5%
2 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
1.2%

Asian Handicap — FC København

Handicap FC København covers Push The New Saints FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 14% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 25% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC København keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
The New Saints FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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