Thursday , 2 July 2026

PFK CSKA Sofia vs B36, Europe 2020-21 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
PFK CSKA Sofia
3 – 1
Full Time
B36
Thu 24 Sep 2020 · 17:00 UTC Stadion Balgarska Armija HT 45' · FT 45+3'
Geferson 15' Y
Y 26' Eli Nielsen
Y 47' Magnus Jacobsen
Y 58' Benjamin Heinesen

Overview

Match Preview

PFK CSKA Sofia vs B36 — Europe at Stadion Balgarska Armija.

Match Details

  • Referee Ferenc Karako
  • Referee Peter Kobor
  • Referee Tamas Bognar
  • Referee Balazs Buzas

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 Fenerbahce 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
PFK CSKA Sofia 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals B36
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-24 PFK CSKA Sofia 3–1 B36

Recent Form

PFK CSKA Sofia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Sep B36 H 3–1 W
17 Sep FK BATE Barysau H 2–0 W
27 Aug Sirens FC H 2–1 W
15 Aug FK Zorya Luhansk A 0–1 L
08 Aug FK Zorya Luhansk H 1–1 D
01 Aug NK Osijek A 0–1 L
B36
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Sep PFK CSKA Sofia A 1–3 L
16 Sep The New Saints FC H 2–2 D
27 Aug FCI Levadia H 4–3 W
20 Aug St. Joseph's FC A 2–1 W
18 Jul Crusaders FC H 2–3 L
11 Jul Crusaders FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against PFK CSKA Sofia and B36 has kicked off!
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Gustavo Busatto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' It’s a booking for PFK CSKA Sofia player. Geferson gets a Yellow card.
  • 20' B36 is showing some good football. However, B36 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Jurgen Mattheij needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 26' The referee calls foul for Eli Nielsen. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 27' GOAL! Ali Sowe scores on 27.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' B36 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.
  • 38' Goal! Georgi Yomov scores his 2 goal in 47 matches.
  • 43' The travelling B36 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 47' A meaty challenge results in booking for Magnus Jacobsen on 47.
  • 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering B36 that had 130 games and scored 20 goals.
  • 57' It’s high time Jakup a Borg made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' B36 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 59' B36 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hannes Agnarsson is hanging Ragnar Samuelsen on the field on 59 minute.
  • 61' GOAL! Sebastian Pingel scores on 61.
  • 61' The PFK CSKA Sofia manager makes a substitution. Geferson departs to be replaced by Tiago Rodrigues.
  • 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 68' Another substitution for B36 to replace Magnus Jacobsen by Andrass Johansen on 68 minute.
  • 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alex Mellemgaard, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion Balgarska Armija with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 78' B36 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 83' Goal! Jules Keita scores his 5 goal in 312 matches.
  • 83' The PFK CSKA Sofia manager makes a substitution. Graham Carey departs to be replaced by Henrique.
  • 88' 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.
  • Another three points for PFK CSKA Sofia.

Lineups

PFK CSKA Sofia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stamen Belchev

B36 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jakup a Borg

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.94 PFK CSKA Sofia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 B36 xG
I would bet for: PFK CSKA Sofia to win 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
PFK CSKA Sofia57% Draw24% B3619%
Actual: PFK CSKA Sofia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

PFK CSKA Sofia or Draw
81%
Draw or B36
43%
PFK CSKA Sofia or B36
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
PFK CSKA Sofia41% Draw43% B3616%
Actual: PFK CSKA Sofia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6.1%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
3.2%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — PFK CSKA Sofia

Handicap PFK CSKA Sofia covers Push B36 covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

PFK CSKA Sofia keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
B36 keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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