UEFA Europa League · Matchday 2

NEC Nijmegen v Levski Sofia

NEC Nijmegen
FULL TIME1 – 1
Levski Sofia
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:00:00 UTCGoffertstadionMatchday 2

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

NEC Nijmegen 39%Draw 34%Levski Sofia 27%

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

NEC NijmegenLevski Sofia
51Possession49
2.06Expected goals (xG)1.39
18Shots8
9Shots on target2
4Shots off target4
5Blocked shots2
11Shots inside box7
7Shots outside box1
6Corners1
1Offsides1
14Fouls14
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
1Saves8
440Passes450
355Accurate passes363

Match events

  • 17′Francisco Mota de Castro · VAR
  • 24′Noé Lebreton
  • 35′Reinaldo (assist Svetoslav Velislavov Vutsov)
  • 62′El Mehdi El Moubarik ← Gašper Trdin
  • 64′Tjaronn Chery
  • 75′Perr Schuurs → Ahmetcan Kaplan
  • 75′Marko Grujic ← Mazire Soula
  • 75′Francisco Mota de Castro ← Juan Perea
  • 84′Dušan Tadić → Willum Willumsson
  • 84′Clement Bischoff → Dennis Geiger
  • 90′Noé Lebreton → Almugera Kabar
  • 90′Gabriel Costa Brás
  • 90′Reinaldo ← Álex Centelles

NEC Nijmegen · Levski Sofia

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

NEC Nijmegen3-3-3
16.5Crettaz
46.5↓75'Schuurs
246.5Fonville
736.5↓90'Brás
66.5Nejašmić
97.5Chery
206.2↓90'Lebreton
106.5↓84'Tadić
996.5↓84'Bischoff
306.5Linssen
Levski Sofia4-4-1
927.3Vutsov
36.5Santos
46.5Makoun
216.5Faustino
506.5Dimitrov
86.5↓75'Grujic
176.5↓75'Castro
196.5↓62'Moubarik
356.5Araújo
77.5↓90'Reinaldo

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

NEC Nijmegen

  • 10Dušan Tadić6.5
  • 9Tjaronn Chery7.5
  • 30Bryan Linssen6.5
  • 4Perr Schuurs6.5
  • 20Noé Lebreton6.2
  • 6Darko Nejašmić6.5
  • 99Clement Bischoff6.5
  • 1Gonzalo Crettaz6.5
  • 24Deveron Fonville6.5
  • 73Gabriel Costa Brás6.5

Levski Sofia

  • 8Marko Grujic6.5
  • 4Christian Makoun6.5
  • 92Svetoslav Velislavov Vutsov7.3
  • 50Kristian Traychev Dimitrov6.5
  • 17Francisco Mota de Castro6.5
  • 7Reinaldo7.5
  • 19El Mehdi El Moubarik6.5
  • 21Aldair Neves Paulo Faustino6.5
  • 3Maicon Araújo dos Santos6.5
  • 35Sérgio Lobo Araújo6.5
NEC NijmegenTale of the tapeLevski Sofia
0 ptsTable0 pts
-5Goal difference-1
LFormLDD
39%Win chance27%

Head to head

First meeting

NEC Nijmegen and Levski Sofia have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

NEC Nijmegen

L
  • @Juventus0-5

Levski Sofia

LDD
  • vsRed Bull Salzburg0-1
  • vsBraga0-0
  • vsHapoel Be'er Sheva0-0

Where they stand — In a 36-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
NEC Nijmegen1001-50
Levski Sofia1001-10

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