Thursday , 2 July 2026

PFK CSKA Sofia vs Sirens FC, Europe 2019-20 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
PFK CSKA Sofia
2 – 1
Full Time
Sirens FC
Thu 27 Aug 2020 · 17:00 UTC Stadion Balgarska Armija HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'
Y 43' Ryan Scicluna
Jurgen Mattheij 46' Y
Jurgen Mattheij 47' Y
Bradley Mazikou 73' Y
Younousse Sankhare 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

PFK CSKA Sofia vs Sirens FC — Europe at Stadion Balgarska Armija.

Match Details

  • Referee Krzysztof Jakubik
  • Referee
  • Referee Piotr Lasyk
  • Referee

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 3.0 goals Sirens FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-27 PFK CSKA Sofia 2–1 Sirens FC

Recent Form

PFK CSKA Sofia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
25 Jul NK Osijek H 1–0 W
16 Jul OFK Titograd A 0–0 D
Sirens FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug PFK CSKA Sofia A 1–2 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for PFK CSKA Sofia to score. At the same time, Sirens FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It looks surprising Sirens FC does not make any changes. Maxuell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' Jacob Walker needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' It’s high time Steve D'Amato made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' The supporters are chanting for Jacob Walker. He replaces Adrian Borg on 30 minute.
  • 35' The travelling Sirens FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' 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.
  • 43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ryan Scicluna.
  • 46' The referee calls foul for Jurgen Mattheij. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 47' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jurgen Mattheij.
  • 52' 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.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Georgi Yomov. He replaces Graham Carey on 57 minute.
  • 62' 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.
  • 65' The PFK CSKA Sofia manager makes a substitution. Stefano Beltrame departs to be replaced by Younousse Sankhare.
  • 69' GOAL! Maxuell scores on 69.
  • 71' The PFK CSKA Sofia manager makes a substitution. Amos Youga departs to be replaced by Ahmed Ahmedov.
  • 72' Another substitution for PFK CSKA Sofia to replace Amos Youga by Ahmed Ahmedov on 72 minute.
  • 73' PFK CSKA Sofia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 75' Goal! Ahmed Ahmedov scores his 2 goal in 22 matches.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Sirens FC. Wellington Oliveira Vieira is replaced by Michael Mifsud.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Sirens FC team. Terence Agius is replaced by Ryan Grech on 82 minute.
  • 87' It looks like no one’s ball. Sirens FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Younousse Sankhare.
  • With this win, PFK CSKA Sofia is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

PFK CSKA Sofia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stamen Belchev

Sirens FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve D'Amato

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6 PFK CSKA Sofia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Sirens FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
PFK CSKA Sofia51% Draw26% Sirens FC23%
Actual: PFK CSKA Sofia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

PFK CSKA Sofia or Draw
77%
Draw or Sirens FC
49%
PFK CSKA Sofia or Sirens FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
PFK CSKA Sofia35% Draw47% Sirens FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — PFK CSKA Sofia

Handicap PFK CSKA Sofia covers Push Sirens FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

PFK CSKA Sofia keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Sirens FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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