The New Saints FC vs KF Shkendija 79, Champions League Q 2025 ROUND 1
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Overview
Match Preview
The New Saints FC vs KF Shkendija 79 — Champions League Q at Park Hall Stadium.
- The New Saints FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/25)
- KF Shkendija 79 0 games · 0 pts (2025/25)
Match Details
- Referee Robert Hennessy
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Jul KF Shkendija 79 H 0–0 D 30 Jul Ferencvarosi TC H 1–2 L 23 Jul Ferencvarosi TC A 0–5 L 16 Jul Decic Tuzi A 1–1 D 09 Jul Decic Tuzi H 3–0 W 18 Jul BK Hacken H 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Jul The New Saints FC A 0–0 D 13 Jul NS Mura A 0–5 L 06 Jul NS Mura H 0–1 L 24 Sep Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–3 L 17 Sep FC Botosani A 1–0 W 27 Aug Sumqayit FK A 2–0 W Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
The New Saints FC this season33% Clean Sheets
KF Shkendija 79 this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
The New Saints FC0-15–/–16-30–/131-451/–46-60–/–61-75–/–76+–/1■ Scored ■ ConcededKF Shkendija 790-151/–16-302/331-451/346-60–/161-751/–76+2/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for The New Saints FC to score. At the same time, KF Shkendija 79 does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Harrison McGahey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' The New Saints FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' It’s high time Craig Harrison made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 21' That looks like a foul for a card for Klisman Cake.
- 26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 31' The New Saints FC is showing some good football. However, The New Saints FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 36' The travelling KF Shkendija 79 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 40' It’s gonna be a card for Dominic Corness.
- 45' The supporters are chanting for Kade Craig. He replaces Leo Smith on 45 minute.
- 47' Another substitution for KF Shkendija 79 to replace Fiton Ademi by Besart Ibraimi on 47 minute.
- 52' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KF Shkendija 79 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 62' The New Saints FC 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.
- 67' KF Shkendija 79 looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Aleksander Trumci scoring 1 goals.
- 68' Time for substitution for KF Shkendija 79. Endrit Krasniqi is replaced by Adamu Alhassan.
- 73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
- 75' The The New Saints FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Wilson departs to be replaced by Aramide Oteh.
- 80' It is a substitution in The New Saints FC team. Rory Holden is replaced by Ken Charles on 80 minute.
- 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Imran Fetai made 191 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 87' The whistle greets Kamer Qaka as he departs to be replaced by Florent Ramadani.
- 88' It’s a booking for The New Saints FC player. Daniel Redmond gets a card.
- 90' It is a substitution in KF Shkendija 79 team. Fabrice Tamba is replaced by Lorik Jakupi on 90 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
The New Saints FC Lineups
Starting XI
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18
Rory Holden ↓ Ken Charles 80'
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- 17
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- 8
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28
Ben Wilson ↓ Aramide Oteh 75'
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21
Leo Smith ↓ Kade Craig 45'
- 14
- 1
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4
Dominic Corness ↓ Ben Clark 75'
Bench
- 5
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15
Aramide Oteh ↑ 75'
- 11
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19
Ben Clark ↑ 75'
- 30
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3
Jordan Marshall ↑ 75'
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64
Kade Craig ↑ 45'
- 27
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9
Ken Charles ↑ 80'
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- 24
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Coach Craig HarrisonKF Shkendija 79 Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
- 10
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28
Kamer Qaka ↓ Florent Ramadani 87'
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77
Liridon Latifi ↓ Vane Krstevski 68'
- 4
- 5
- 2
- 15
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9
Fiton Ademi ↓ Besart Ibraimi 47'
- 11
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29
Fabrice Tamba ↓ Lorik Jakupi 90'
Bench
- 16
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8
Florent Ramadani ↑ 87'
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7
Besart Ibraimi ↑ 47'
- 25
- 30
- 18
- 26
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19
Vane Krstevski ↑ 68'
- 22
- 38
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6
Adamu Alhassan ↑ 68'
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27
Lorik Jakupi ↑ 90'
Coach Jeton Beqiri -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Besart Ibraimi 4 Besart Ibraimi 4 Daniel Redmond 1 Dean Ebbe 1 Benjamin Cabango 1 Kurtis Byrne 1 Daniel Redmond 1 Dean Ebbe 1 Head to Head
The New Saints FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.27 The New Saints FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.08 KF Shkendija 79 xGI would bet for: The New Saints FC or KF Shkendija 79 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.35Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 68% 32% ± 2.5 41% 59% ± 3.5 21% 79% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
The New Saints FC or Draw 70%Draw or KF Shkendija 79 60%The New Saints FC or KF Shkendija 79 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14%0 – 0 Actual1 – 0 11%0 – 1 9.2%2 – 1 8%2 – 0 7.4%1 – 2 6.8%0 – 2 5.4%2 – 2 4.4%3 – 1 3.4%3 – 0 3.1%1 – 3 2.5%Asian Handicap — The New Saints FC
Handicap The New Saints FC covers Push KF Shkendija 79 covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 12% 82% -1.5 18% — 82% -1 18% 21% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 18% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
The New Saints FC keeps clean sheet 35% ✗KF Shkendija 79 keeps clean sheet 29% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.