Thursday , 2 July 2026

FCSB Bukarest vs KF Shkendija 79, Champions League Q 2025 ROUND 2

Champions League Qualification · 2025
FCSB Bukarest
1 – 2
Full Time
KF Shkendija 79
Wed 30 Jul 2025 · 17:30 UTC Steaua Stadion Ghencea HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Ronaldo Webster
Siyabonga Ngezana 62' Y
Vlad Chiriches 77' Y
Y 81' Imran Fetai
Y 87' Fabrice Tamba

Overview

Match Preview

FCSB Bukarest vs KF Shkendija 79 — Champions League Q at Steaua Stadion Ghencea.

Match Details

  • Referee Oleksiy Derevinskiy (Ukraine)

Head-to-Head

2
FCSB Bukarest 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals KF Shkendija 79
Last 5 meetings
2025-07-30 FCSB Bukarest 1–2 KF Shkendija 79 2025-07-22 KF Shkendija 79 1–0 FCSB Bukarest

Recent Form

FCSB Bukarest
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jul KF Shkendija 79 H 1–2 L
22 Jul KF Shkendija 79 A 0–1 L
15 Jul Inter Club d'Escaldes A 1–2 L
09 Jul Inter Club d'Escaldes H 3–1 W
13 Mar Olympique Lyonnais A 0–4 L
06 Mar Olympique Lyonnais H 1–3 L
KF Shkendija 79
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jul FCSB Bukarest A 2–1 W
22 Jul FCSB Bukarest H 1–0 W
15 Jul The New Saints FC H 2–1 W
08 Jul The New Saints FC A 0–0 D
13 Jul NS Mura A 0–5 L
06 Jul NS Mura H 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FCSB Bukarest this season
33% Clean Sheets
KF Shkendija 79 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FCSB Bukarest
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/3
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KF Shkendija 79
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: KF Shkendija 79 gets underway.
  • 5' Siyabonga Ngezana has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' KF Shkendija 79 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KF Shkendija 79 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 21' Ronaldo Webster is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
  • 26' FCSB Bukarest is showing some good football. However, FCSB Bukarest are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 28' FCSB Bukarest is taking the lead after the goal scored by Juri Cisotti on 28.
  • 33' GOAL! Liridon Latifi scores on 33.
  • 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KF Shkendija 79 that had 191 games and scored 35 goals.
  • 43' It looks like no one’s ball. KF Shkendija 79 is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' Denis Alibec has so much to prove this time. He replaces Octavian Popescu on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daniel Birligea made 133 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 62' That looks like a foul for a card for Siyabonga Ngezana.
  • 67' Vlad Chiriches needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 69' Another substitution for KF Shkendija 79 to replace Endrit Krasniqi by Arbin Zejnulai on 69 minute.
  • 70' Another change for FCSB Bukarest made on 70 minute. David Miculescu leaves to be changed by Dennis Politic.
  • 75' Another change for FCSB Bukarest made on 75 minute. Siyabonga Ngezana leaves to be changed by Daniel Graovac.
  • 77' It’s gonna be a card for Vlad Chiriches.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a card for Imran Fetai.
  • 82' Time for substitution for KF Shkendija 79. Besart Ibraimi is replaced by Fiton Ademi.
  • 86' The whistle greets Vlad Chiriches as he departs to be replaced by Mihai Lixandru.
  • 87' It’s gonna be a card for Fabrice Tamba.
  • 87' KF Shkendija 79 is taking the lead after the goal scored by Vane Krstevski on 87.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Mevlan Murati. He replaces Fabrice Tamba on 89 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

FCSB Bukarest Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Elias Charalambous

KF Shkendija 79 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jeton Beqiri

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adamu Alhassan 1
Liridon Latifi 1
Vane Krstevski 1
Juri Cisotti 1

Head to Head

2025-07-30 FCSB Bukarest 1–2 KF Shkendija 79 2025-07-22 KF Shkendija 79 1–0 FCSB Bukarest

FCSB Bukarest Form

2025-07-30 FCSB Bukarest 1–2 KF Shkendija 79 L 2025-07-22 KF Shkendija 79 1–0 FCSB Bukarest L 2025-07-15 Inter Club d'Escaldes 2–1 FCSB Bukarest L 2025-07-09 FCSB Bukarest 3–1 Inter Club d'Escaldes W 2025-03-13 Olympique Lyonnais 4–0 FCSB Bukarest L 2025-03-06 FCSB Bukarest 1–3 Olympique Lyonnais L

KF Shkendija 79 Form

2025-07-30 FCSB Bukarest 1–2 KF Shkendija 79 W 2025-07-22 KF Shkendija 79 1–0 FCSB Bukarest W 2025-07-15 KF Shkendija 79 2–1 The New Saints FC W 2025-07-08 The New Saints FC 0–0 KF Shkendija 79 D 2021-07-13 NS Mura 5–0 KF Shkendija 79 L 2021-07-06 KF Shkendija 79 0–1 NS Mura L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 FCSB Bukarest xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 KF Shkendija 79 xG
I would bet for: FCSB Bukarest or KF Shkendija 79 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FCSB Bukarest33% Draw29% KF Shkendija 7938%
Actual: KF Shkendija 79 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

FCSB Bukarest or Draw
62%
Draw or KF Shkendija 79
67%
FCSB Bukarest or KF Shkendija 79
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FCSB Bukarest26% Draw48% KF Shkendija 7926%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
8.8%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — FCSB Bukarest

Handicap FCSB Bukarest covers Push KF Shkendija 79 covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FCSB Bukarest keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
KF Shkendija 79 keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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