Thursday , 1 October 2026

NK Osijek vs PFK CSKA Sofia, Europe 2019-20 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
NK Osijek
1 – 0
3 – 4 pen
Full Time
PFK CSKA Sofia
Thu 1 Aug 2019 · 18:45 UTC HT 45+7' · FT 45+11'
Y 21' Nikolay Bodurov
Y 39' Raul Albentosa
Mihael Zaper 50' Y
Y 52' Ali Sowe
Petar Bockaj 54' Y
Mile Skoric 60' Y
Antonio Mance 68' Y

Overview

Match Preview

NK Osijek vs PFK CSKA Sofia — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Schorgenhofer
  • Referee Markus Gutschi
  • Referee Anel Beganovic
  • Referee Felix Ouschan

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 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
NK Osijek 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals PFK CSKA Sofia
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-01 NK Osijek 1–0 PFK CSKA Sofia 2019-07-25 PFK CSKA Sofia 1–0 NK Osijek

Recent Form

NK Osijek
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug PFK CSKA Sofia H 1–0 W
25 Jul PFK CSKA Sofia A 0–1 L
02 Aug Rangers FC A 1–1 D
26 Jul Rangers FC H 0–1 L
19 Jul CS Petrocub Hincesti H 2–1 W
12 Jul CS Petrocub Hincesti A 1–1 D
PFK CSKA Sofia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug NK Osijek A 0–1 L
25 Jul NK Osijek H 1–0 W
16 Jul OFK Titograd A 0–0 D
09 Jul OFK Titograd H 4–0 W
16 Aug FC København A 1–2 L
09 Aug FC København H 1–2 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between NK Osijek and PFK CSKA Sofia.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dino Skender will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His NK Osijek side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' The travelling PFK CSKA Sofia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 21' That is a Yellow card for PFK CSKA Sofia. Nikolay Bodurov will be fuming at that decision.
  • 26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 28' The Croatia Ante Majstorovic breaks the deadlock on 28 minutes. 1-0!
  • 33' It’s high time Dino Skender made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 38' 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.
  • 39' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Raul Albentosa.
  • 44' Antonio Mance is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for PFK CSKA Sofia tonight.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Dmytro Lopa. He replaces Laszlo Kleinheisler on 46 minute.
  • 50' Mihael Zaper was booked on 50.
  • 52' Ali Sowe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 52.
  • 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Petar Bockaj on 54.
  • 59' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' The referee shows NK Osijek player a Yellow card on 60.
  • 64' PFK CSKA Sofia make a change. Petar Zanev trudges off to be replaced by Ivan Turitsov on 64 minutes.
  • 68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Antonio Mance.
  • 73' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 78' PFK CSKA Sofia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 79' PFK CSKA Sofia make a change. Kristiyan Malinov trudges off to be replaced by Graham Carey on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Nikolay Bodurov has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 22 appearances.
  • 89' PFK CSKA Sofia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 1-0 the final result. PFK CSKA Sofia will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

NK Osijek Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dino Skender

PFK CSKA Sofia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.05 NK Osijek xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 PFK CSKA Sofia xG
I would bet for: NK Osijek or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NK Osijek43% Draw32% PFK CSKA Sofia25%
Actual: NK Osijek win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

NK Osijek or Draw
76%
Draw or PFK CSKA Sofia
57%
NK Osijek or PFK CSKA Sofia
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
NK Osijek26% Draw57% PFK CSKA Sofia17%
Actual: NK Osijek win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
19%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14%
0 – 1
11%
2 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3%
2 – 2
2.7%
3 – 1
2.4%
1 – 3
1.2%

Asian Handicap — NK Osijek

Handicap NK Osijek covers Push PFK CSKA Sofia covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 24% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 17% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

NK Osijek keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
PFK CSKA Sofia keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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