UEFA Europa League

Derry City v CSKA Sofia

Derry City
FULL TIME1 – 2
CSKA Sofia
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:30:00 UTCBrandywell Stadium

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Derry City 41%Draw 20%CSKA Sofia 39%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Derry CityCSKA Sofia
0Expected goals (xG)0
0Shots0
0Shots on target0
0Shots off target0
0Blocked shots0
0Shots inside box0
0Shots outside box0
0Corners0
0Offsides0
0Fouls0
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
0Saves0
0Passes0
0Accurate passes0
0Pass accuracy0

Match events

  • 46′Ángelo Martino
  • 46′Kévin Santos → Nick Twisk
  • 47′Ellis Chapman (assist Brandon Fleming)
  • 74′Ioannis Pittas
  • 75′Teodor Ivanov
  • 75′Leandro Godoy
  • 75′Petko Panayotov
  • 77′James Olayinka → Cameron Dummigan
  • 90′Stefano Sensi
  • 90′Facundo Rodríguez
  • 90′Ellis Chapman → James Clarke
  • 90′Isaac Solet ← Jean-Philippe Gbamin
  • 90′Ioannis Pittas ← Mohamed Brahimi
  • 90′Barry Cotter · own goal

Derry City · CSKA Sofia

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Derry City3-4-1
16.1Maher
197.1Fleming
226.3Barr
25.1Cotter
76.3Duffy
86.3O'Reilly
147.3↓90'Chapman
286.3↓77'Olayinka
216.3↓46'Santos
CSKA Sofia4-4-2
146.5Ivanov
176.5Martino
326.5Rodríguez
26.8Pastor
66.8Jordão
86.5Sensi
306.8↓75'Panayotov
946.8↓90'Solet
96.8↓75'Godoy
287.8↓90'Pittas

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Derry City

  • 7Michael Duffy6.3
  • 2Barry Cotter5.1
  • 28James Olayinka6.3
  • 19Brandon Fleming7.1
  • 8Adam O'Reilly6.3
  • 22Conor Barr6.3
  • 1Brian Maher6.1
  • 21Kévin Santos6.3
  • 14Ellis Chapman7.3

CSKA Sofia

  • 8Stefano Sensi6.5
  • 6Bruno Jordão6.8
  • 28Ioannis Pittas7.8
  • 17Ángelo Martino6.5
  • 2Pastor6.8
  • 14Teodor Ivanov6.5
  • 32Facundo Rodríguez6.5
  • 9Leandro Godoy6.8
  • 94Isaac Solet6.8
  • 30Petko Panayotov6.8
Derry CityTale of the tapeCSKA Sofia
LFormW
0Head-to-head wins1
41%Win chance39%

Head to head — 1 previous meeting

Derry City 0W0D1W CSKA Sofia

Goals 2–3

  • 2026-07-09CSKA Sofia3–2Derry City

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Derry City

L
  • @CSKA Sofia2-3

CSKA Sofia

W
  • vsDerry City3-2

This season — other meeting