The New Saints FC vs PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad, Europe 2019-20 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

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UEFA Europa League · 2019-20

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PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad

Thu 15 Aug 2019 · 17:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45+3'

Keston Davies 22' Y

Y 64' Dragos Grigore

Y 67' Rafael Forster

Overview

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The New Saints FC vs PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad — Europe .

The New Saints FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kristo Tohver
Referee Aron Harsing
Referee Silver Koiv
Referee Joonas Jaanovits

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

The New Saints FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad

Last 5 meetings

2019-08-15 The New Saints FC 0–4 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2019-08-08 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 5–0 The New Saints FC 2017-12-23 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 1–0 The New Saints FC 2017-08-26 The New Saints FC 0–0 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad

Recent Form

The New Saints FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad	H	0–4	L
08 Aug	PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad	A	0–5	L
31 Jul	FC København	A	0–1	L
23 Jul	FC København	H	0–2	L
16 Jul	KF Feronikeli	A	1–0	W
09 Jul	KF Feronikeli	H	2–2	D

PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	The New Saints FC	A	4–0	W
08 Aug	The New Saints FC	H	5–0	W
01 Aug	KF Valur	H	4–0	W
25 Jul	KF Valur	A	1–1	D
17 Jul	Ferencvarosi TC	H	2–3	L
10 Jul	Ferencvarosi TC	A	1–2	L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad gets underway.
5' The New Saints FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad's shape.
10' Paul Harrison needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
15' The 40-year-old Stanislav Manolev has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' A quiet spell here at . PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
22' The New Saints FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 22.
27' PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
36' Jakub Swierczok doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
41' The travelling PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
42' A goal from the DR Congo international Jody Lukoki! He fires home on 42 to make it 0-2!
47' PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad have won 140 goals from 186 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
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' Romania international Dragos Grigore has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
62' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
64' PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 64.
67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rafael Forster.
68' The New Saints FC make a change. Dean Ebbe trudges off to be replaced by Kurtis Byrne on 68 minutes.
69' The crowd applauds Jacek Goralski as he leaves the pitch. Dan Biton steps in for PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad.
74' Time for substitution for The New Saints FC. Jamie Mullan is replaced by Billy Whitehouse.
75' Mavis Tchibota is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jody Lukoki at the 75 minute mark.
77' GOAL! Jakub Swierczok fires home to make it 0-3!
78' Time for substitution for The New Saints FC. Ryan Brobbel is replaced by Adrian Cieslewicz.
81' Time for substitution for PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad. Jakub Swierczok is replaced by Claudiu Keseru.
86' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
Full Time. PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad beats The New Saints FC

Lineups

The New Saints FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Scott Ruscoe

PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Plamen Iliev
30
Cosmin Moti
5
Georgi Terziev
28
Claudiu Keseru ↑ 81'
17
Jorginho
13
Mavis Tchibota ↑ 75'
8
Dan Biton ↑ 69'

Coach Stoycho Stoev

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jody Lukoki	2
Jakub Swierczok	2
Claudiu Keseru	1
Mavis Tchibota	1
Dan Biton	1
Ryan Harrington	1
Cosmin Moti	1

Head to Head

The New Saints FC Form

2019-08-15 The New Saints FC 0–4 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad L 2019-08-08 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 5–0 The New Saints FC L 2019-07-31 FC København 1–0 The New Saints FC L 2019-07-23 The New Saints FC 0–2 FC København L 2019-07-16 KF Feronikeli 0–1 The New Saints FC W 2019-07-09 The New Saints FC 2–2 KF Feronikeli D

PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad Form

2019-08-15 The New Saints FC 0–4 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad W 2019-08-08 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 5–0 The New Saints FC W 2019-08-01 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 4–0 KF Valur W 2019-07-25 KF Valur 1–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad D 2019-07-17 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2–3 Ferencvarosi TC L 2019-07-10 Ferencvarosi TC 2–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.84 The New Saints FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.89 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad xG

I would bet for: PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

The New Saints FC19% Draw25% PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad56%

Actual: PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

The New Saints FC or Draw

44%

Draw or PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad

81%

The New Saints FC or PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

The New Saints FC13% Draw44% PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad43%

Actual: PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

11.6%

0 – 2

11.4%

1 – 1

11.2%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 0

8.4%

0 – 3

1 – 3

1 – 0

4.6%

2 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 4

2.9%

Asian Handicap — The New Saints FC

Handicap	The New Saints FC covers	Push	PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 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%	24%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	19%	18%
+2.5	82%	—	18%

Clean Sheet

The New Saints FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

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