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

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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 (2025/26)
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 games · 10 pts (2025/26)

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 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

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 Kobenhavn	A	0–1	L
23 Jul	FC Kobenhavn	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	Ferencvárosi TC	H	2–3	L
10 Jul	Ferencvárosi TC	A	1–2	L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

10% Clean Sheets
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad

Petar Stanic

7 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for The New Saints FC and PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' The 39-year-old Claudiu Keseru has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His The New Saints FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
22' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Keston Davies.
27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad that had 186 games and scored 140 goals.
32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
36' The deadlock is broken! Jakub Swierczok gets on the scoresheet on 36 minutes.
41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
42' GOAL! Jody Lukoki fires home to make it 0-2!
47' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both The New Saints FC and PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
52' Ryan Brobbel has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
57' The New Saints FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad's shape.
62' It is a cagey affair so far. The New Saints FC in their trying to find a way past PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad's compact .
64' The referee shows PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad player a Yellow card on 64.
67' Rafael Forster picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
68' Another change for The New Saints FC made on 68 minute. Dean Ebbe leaves to be changed by Kurtis Byrne.
69' Dan Biton is replacing Jacek Goralski for the PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad side.
74' The crowd applauds Jamie Mullan as he leaves the pitch. Billy Whitehouse steps in for The New Saints FC.
75' A tactical swap from PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad — Mavis Tchibota on, Jody Lukoki off on 75 minutes.
77' GOAL! Jakub Swierczok scores on 77.
78' The crowd applauds Ryan Brobbel as he leaves the pitch. Adrian Cieslewicz steps in for The New Saints FC.
81' PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Claudiu Keseru is hanging Jakub Swierczok on the field on 81 minute.
86' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for 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
Jakub Swierczok	2
Jody Lukoki	2
Dan Biton	1
Ryan Harrington	1
Cosmin Moti	1
Claudiu Keseru	1
Mavis Tchibota	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 Kobenhavn 1–0 The New Saints FC L 2019-07-23 The New Saints FC 0–2 FC Kobenhavn 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 Ferencvárosi TC L 2019-07-10 Ferencvárosi 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.