PFK Levski Sofia vs AEK Larnaka, Europe 2019-20 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND
Overview
Match Preview
PFK Levski Sofia vs AEK Larnaka — Europe .
- PFK Levski Sofia 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- AEK Larnaka 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Glenn Nyberg
- Referee Mahbod Beigi
- Referee Andreas Soderkvist
- Referee Adam Ladeback
17 games this season
🟨 1.6/game
⚽ 4.5 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa FC | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis Balompié | 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 | Ferencvárosi TC | 8 | 15 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 8 | 14 |
| 14 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Aug | AEK Larnaka | H | 0–4 | L |
| 25 Jul | AEK Larnaka | A | 0–3 | L |
| 18 Jul | MFK Ruzomberok | H | 2–0 | W |
| 11 Jul | MFK Ruzomberok | A | 2–0 | W |
| 17 Jul | FC Vaduz | H | 3–2 | W |
| 11 Jul | FC Vaduz | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Aug | PFK Levski Sofia | A | 4–0 | W |
| 25 Jul | PFK Levski Sofia | H | 3–0 | W |
| 18 Jul | CS Petrocub Hînceşti | A | 1–0 | W |
| 11 Jul | CS Petrocub Hînceşti | H | 1–0 | W |
| 13 Dec | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | H | 1–5 | L |
| 29 Nov | FC Zurich | A | 2–1 | W |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! PFK Levski Sofia welcome AEK Larnaka for this crunch clash at .
- 5' PFK Levski Sofia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ilia Yurukov is hanging Khaly Thiam on the field on 5 minute.
- 8' Against the run of play, Ivan Trickovski has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 13' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Imanol Idiakez will be considering his options from the bench.
- 18' AEK Larnaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 21' Deyan Ivanov catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 21.
- 24' Raul Ruiz picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 29' Ivan Trickovski doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 34' AEK Larnaka is showing some good football. However, AEK Larnaka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 39' The travelling AEK Larnaka supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 44' 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.
- 49' AEK Larnaka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 52' The PFK Levski Sofia manager makes a substitution. Stanislav Kostov departs to be replaced by Franco Mazurek.
- 54' AEK Larnaka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tete is hanging Raul Ruiz on the field on 54 minute.
- 59' Poor challenge from Ivan Goranov. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 62' Martin Raynov catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 62.
- 67' Deyan Ivanov is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for PFK Levski Sofia so far.
- 68' The crowd applauds Stanislav Ivanov as he leaves the pitch. Nikolay Mihaylov steps in for PFK Levski Sofia.
- 70' AEK Larnaka make a change. Truyols trudges off to be replaced by Simranjit Singh Thandi on 70 minutes.
- 75' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ivan Trickovski makes no mistake. 0-3!
- 75' A tactical swap from AEK Larnaka — Florian Taulemesse on, Nacho Cases off on 75 minutes.
- 78' A moment of madness from Simranjit Singh Thandi on 78 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AEK Larnaka will be frustrated.
- 80' PFK Levski Sofia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
- 82' Ivan Trickovski doubles the advantage! 0-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 87' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nacho Cases is clearly more than just a goal scorer for PFK Levski Sofia.
- The points are shared — PFK Levski Sofia 0-4 AEK Larnaka. Honours even.
Lineups
PFK Levski Sofia Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 4
- 22
- 39
- 70
- 7
-
23
Khaly Thiam ↓ Ilia Yurukov 5'
- 6
- 99
- 29
- 17
Bench
- 19
-
10
Franco Mazurek ↑ 52'
-
11
Zdravko Dimitrov ↑ 68'
-
77
Ilia Yurukov ↑ 5'
- 9
- 18
-
13
Nikolay Mihaylov ↑ 68'
AEK Larnaka Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
- 99
- 25
- 18
- 8
- 41
- 4
- 10
- 13
- 5
- 27
Bench
- 12
-
23
Florian Taulemesse ↑ 75'
-
11
Tete ↑ 54'
- 1
- 3
-
2
Simranjit Singh Thandi ↑ 70'
- 7
Coach
Imanol Idiakez
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ivan Trichkovski | 4 |
| Apostolos Giannou | 1 |
| Hector Hevel | 1 |
| Raul Ruiz | 1 |
Head to Head
PFK Levski Sofia Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.9
PFK Levski Sofia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2
AEK Larnaka xG
I would bet for:
AEK Larnaka to win 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AEK Larnaka win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 2.5 | 54% |
|
46% |
| ± 3.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 4.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
Double Chance
PFK Levski Sofia or Draw
44%
Draw or AEK Larnaka
80%
PFK Levski Sofia or AEK Larnaka
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: AEK Larnaka win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
10.8%
1 – 1
10.7%
0 – 1
10.4%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 0
7.2%
0 – 3
7%
1 – 3
6.4%
2 – 2
4.3%
2 – 1
4.3%
1 – 0
4.2%
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 4
3.2%
Asian Handicap — PFK Levski Sofia
| Handicap | PFK Levski Sofia covers | Push | AEK Larnaka covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 4% | 95% |
| -1.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -1 | 5% | 10% | 85% |
| -0.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| +0.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| +1 | 39% | 23% | 38% |
| +1.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| +2 | 62% | 19% | 19% |
| +2.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
Clean Sheet
PFK Levski Sofia keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
AEK Larnaka keeps clean sheet
41%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

