Thursday , 2 July 2026

KF Shkendija 79 vs The New Saints FC, Champions League Q 2025 ROUND 1

Champions League Qualification · 2025
KF Shkendija 79
2 – 1
Full Time
The New Saints FC
Tue 15 Jul 2025 · 18:00 UTC Tose Proeski National Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Ryan Brobbel
Endrit Krasniqi 53' Y
Y 80' Jack Bodenham
Adamu Alhassan 90' Y
Y 109' Nathan Shepperd
Y 120' Rory Holden
Imran Fetai 120' Y
Y 120' Aramide Oteh

Overview

Match Preview

KF Shkendija 79 vs The New Saints FC — Champions League Q at Tose Proeski National Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Sayat Karabayev (Kazakhstan)

Head-to-Head

6
1
3
KF Shkendija 79 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals The New Saints FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-07-15 KF Shkendija 79 2–1 The New Saints FC 2025-07-08 The New Saints FC 0–0 KF Shkendija 79 2018-07-17 The New Saints FC 4–0 KF Shkendija 79 2018-07-10 KF Shkendija 79 5–0 The New Saints FC 2018-01-20 KF Shkendija 79 2–0 The New Saints FC

Recent Form

KF Shkendija 79
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
24 Sep Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–3 L
17 Sep FC Botosani A 1–0 W
The New Saints FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jul KF Shkendija 79 A 1–2 L
08 Jul KF Shkendija 79 H 0–0 D
30 Jul Ferencvarosi TC H 1–2 L
23 Jul Ferencvarosi TC A 0–5 L
16 Jul Decic Tuzi A 1–1 D
09 Jul Decic Tuzi H 3–0 W

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
KF Shkendija 79 this season
50% Clean Sheets
The New Saints FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. KF Shkendija 79 is hosting The New Saints FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It’s high time Jeton Beqiri made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' 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 Ryan Brobbel suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Liridon Latifi, as he is very good at scoring at Tose Proeski National Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 18' Fabrice Tamba puts KF Shkendija 79 on the lead.
  • 23' Besart Ibraimi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 28' The New Saints FC 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.
  • 33' The travelling The New Saints FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 36' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryan Brobbel.
  • 38' GOAL! Jordan Williams scores on 38.
  • 43' The New Saints FC is showing some good football. However, The New Saints FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 48' The New Saints FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 48.
  • 53' Endrit Krasniqi is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
  • 58' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 63' The whistle greets Liridon Latifi as he departs to be replaced by Vane Krstevski.
  • 66' The The New Saints FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Wilson departs to be replaced by Ben Clark.
  • 67' It is a substitution in The New Saints FC team. Kade Craig is replaced by Harvey Godsmark-Ford on 67 minute.
  • 72' It is a substitution in KF Shkendija 79 team. Kamer Qaka is replaced by Adamu Alhassan on 72 minute.
  • 77' The New Saints FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a card for Jack Bodenham.
  • 82' Jordan Marshall is replacing Daniel Redmond for the The New Saints FC side.
  • 87' 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.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Adamu Alhassan.
  • Another three points for KF Shkendija 79.

Lineups

KF Shkendija 79 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jeton Beqiri

The New Saints FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Harrison

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Besart Ibraimi 4
Besart Ibraimi 4
Kurtis Byrne 1
Daniel Redmond 1
Dean Ebbe 1
Benjamin Cabango 1
Izair Emini 1
Kurtis Byrne 1

Head to Head

2025-07-15 KF Shkendija 79 2–1 The New Saints FC 2025-07-08 The New Saints FC 0–0 KF Shkendija 79 2018-07-17 The New Saints FC 4–0 KF Shkendija 79 2018-07-10 KF Shkendija 79 5–0 The New Saints FC 2018-01-20 KF Shkendija 79 2–0 The New Saints FC

KF Shkendija 79 Form

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 2020-09-24 KF Shkendija 79 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2020-09-17 FC Botosani 0–1 KF Shkendija 79 W

The New Saints FC Form

2025-07-15 KF Shkendija 79 2–1 The New Saints FC L 2025-07-08 The New Saints FC 0–0 KF Shkendija 79 D 2024-07-30 The New Saints FC 1–2 Ferencvarosi TC L 2024-07-23 Ferencvarosi TC 5–0 The New Saints FC L 2024-07-16 Decic Tuzi 1–1 The New Saints FC D 2024-07-09 The New Saints FC 3–0 Decic Tuzi W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.61 KF Shkendija 79 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 The New Saints FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
KF Shkendija 7951% Draw26% The New Saints FC23%
Actual: KF Shkendija 79 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

KF Shkendija 79 or Draw
77%
Draw or The New Saints FC
49%
KF Shkendija 79 or The New Saints FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KF Shkendija 7934% Draw46% The New Saints FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — KF Shkendija 79

Handicap KF Shkendija 79 covers Push The New Saints FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

KF Shkendija 79 keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
The New Saints FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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