Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
1 0
3 – 4 pen
Full Time
Thu 1 Aug 2019 · 18:45 UTC HT 45+7' · FT 45+11'

Overview

Match Preview

NK Osijek vs PFK CSKA SofiaEurope .

Match Details

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

Head-to-Head

1
1
NK Osijek 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals PFK CSKA Sofia

Recent Form

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
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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. NK Osijek is hosting PFK CSKA Sofia for another epic battle.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. PFK CSKA Sofia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' Ivan Turitsov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' 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.
  • 21' PFK CSKA Sofia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 26' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 28' What a strike from Ante Majstorovic! The score is 1-0.
  • 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PFK CSKA Sofia that had 22 games and scored 30 goals.
  • 38' It looks surprising PFK CSKA Sofia does not make any changes. Bosko Sutalo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' The referee calls foul for Raul Albentosa. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 44' Janio Bikel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' Dmytro Lopa is replacing Laszlo Kleinheisler for the NK Osijek side.
  • 50' Mihael Zaper was booked on 50.
  • 52' It’s a booking for PFK CSKA Sofia player. Ali Sowe gets a Yellow card.
  • 54' NK Osijek receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 54.
  • 59' NK Osijek is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mile Skoric.
  • 64' The PFK CSKA Sofia manager makes a substitution. Petar Zanev departs to be replaced by Ivan Turitsov.
  • 68' The referee shows NK Osijek player a Yellow card on 68.
  • 73' 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.
  • 78' 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 Graham Carey suffering a number of foals already.
  • 79' The PFK CSKA Sofia manager makes a substitution. Kristiyan Malinov departs to be replaced by Graham Carey.
  • 84' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 84 minutes.
  • 89' 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.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

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.