Sunday , 16 August 2026

The New Saints FC vs KF Shkendija 79, Champions League Q 2025 ROUND 1

Champions League Qualification · 2025
The New Saints FC
0 – 0
Full Time
KF Shkendija 79
Tue 8 Jul 2025 · 18:00 UTC Park Hall Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Klisman Cake
Dominic Corness 40' Y
Daniel Redmond 88' Y
Ben Clark 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

The New Saints FC vs KF Shkendija 79 — Champions League Q at Park Hall Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Hennessy

Head-to-Head

3
1
6
The New Saints FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals KF Shkendija 79
Last 5 meetings
2025-07-08 The New Saints FC 0–0 KF Shkendija 79 2018-07-17 The New Saints FC 4–0 KF Shkendija 79 2018-07-10 KF Shkendija 79 5–0 The New Saints FC 2018-01-20 KF Shkendija 79 2–0 The New Saints FC 2017-12-26 The New Saints FC 2–1 KF Shkendija 79

Recent Form

The New Saints FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jul KF Shkendija 79 H 0–0 D
30 Jul Ferencvárosi TC H 1–2 L
23 Jul Ferencvárosi TC A 0–5 L
16 Jul Decic Tuzi A 1–1 D
09 Jul Decic Tuzi H 3–0 W
18 Jul BK Häcken H 0–2 L
KF Shkendija 79
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
The New Saints FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

The New Saints FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! The New Saints FC welcome KF Shkendija 79 for this crunch clash at Park Hall Stadium.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both The New Saints FC and KF Shkendija 79 are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' The travelling KF Shkendija 79 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Imran Fetai needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 21' Klisman Cake picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 26' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering The New Saints FC that had 141 games and scored 38 goals.
  • 31' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both The New Saints FC and KF Shkendija 79 are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' Dominic Corness has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 40.
  • 45' The The New Saints FC manager makes a substitution. Leo Smith departs to be replaced by Kade Craig.
  • 47' The KF Shkendija 79 manager makes a substitution. Fiton Ademi departs to be replaced by Besart Ibraimi.
  • 52' The New Saints FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
  • 57' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 62' The New Saints FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 67' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jeton Beqiri will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 68' Time for substitution for KF Shkendija 79. Endrit Krasniqi is replaced by Adamu Alhassan.
  • 73' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Besart Ibraimi made 4 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 75' Aramide Oteh is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Wilson at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' Rory Holden makes way for Ken Charles at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from The New Saints FC.
  • 85' Nathan Shepperd has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Florent Ramadani. He replaces Kamer Qaka on 87 minute.
  • 88' The New Saints FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Lorik Jakupi. He replaces Fabrice Tamba on 90 minute.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

The New Saints FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Harrison

KF Shkendija 79 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jeton Beqiri

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Besart Ibraimi 4
Besart Ibraimi 4
Dean Ebbe 1
Benjamin Cabango 1
Izair Emini 1
Kurtis Byrne 1
Aleksander Trumci 1
Izair Emini 1

Head to Head

2025-07-08 The New Saints FC 0–0 KF Shkendija 79 2018-07-17 The New Saints FC 4–0 KF Shkendija 79 2018-07-10 KF Shkendija 79 5–0 The New Saints FC 2018-01-20 KF Shkendija 79 2–0 The New Saints FC 2017-12-26 The New Saints FC 2–1 KF Shkendija 79

The New Saints FC Form

2025-07-08 The New Saints FC 0–0 KF Shkendija 79 D 2024-07-30 The New Saints FC 1–2 Ferencvárosi TC L 2024-07-23 Ferencvárosi TC 5–0 The New Saints FC L 2024-07-16 Decic Tuzi 1–1 The New Saints FC D 2024-07-09 The New Saints FC 3–0 Decic Tuzi W 2023-07-18 The New Saints FC 0–2 BK Häcken L

KF Shkendija 79 Form

2025-07-08 The New Saints FC 0–0 KF Shkendija 79 D 2021-07-13 NS Mura 5–0 KF Shkendija 79 L 2021-07-06 KF Shkendija 79 0–1 NS Mura L 2020-09-24 KF Shkendija 79 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2020-09-17 FC Botosani 0–1 KF Shkendija 79 W 2020-08-27 Sumqayit FK 0–2 KF Shkendija 79 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.27 The New Saints FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 KF Shkendija 79 xG
I would bet for: The New Saints FC or KF Shkendija 79 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
The New Saints FC40% Draw30% KF Shkendija 7930%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
The New Saints FC28% Draw50% KF Shkendija 7922%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 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.