UEFA Europa League · Matchday 1
Levski Sofia v Red Bull Salzburg
- Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:45:00 UTCVasil Levski National StadiumMatchday 1
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Levski Sofia 31%Draw 22%Red Bull Salzburg 48%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. One side has no scoring record here yet, so it uses the league average. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Levski SofiaRed Bull Salzburg
46Possession54
14Shots12
0Shots on target7
6Shots off target3
8Blocked shots2
9Shots inside box9
5Shots outside box3
5Corners4
9Fouls21
1Yellow cards5
0Red cards0
6Saves0
464Passes471
401Accurate passes404
Match events
- 39′Haris Tabaković
- 41′Sota Kitano
- 55′Álex Centelles
- 56′Haris Tabaković
- 58′Álex Centelles
- 60′Bartosz Mazurek
- 63′Sota Kitano ← Damir Redzic
- 65′Yorbe Vertessen
- 69′Yorbe Vertessen ← Karim Konaté
- 76′Reinaldo → Juan Perea
- 76′Armstrong Oko-Flex → Mazire Soula
- 88′Christian Makoun → Asen Ivanov Mitkov
- 88′Francisco Mota de Castro
- 89′Edmund Baidoo ← Frans Krätzig
- 90′Abubakr Barry
Levski Sofia · Red Bull Salzburg
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Levski Sofia46.3↓88'Makoun
206.0↓58'Centelles
926.3Vutsov
506.3Dimitrov
176.3↓88'Castro
76.3↓76'Reinaldo
216.3Faustino
36.3Santos
356.3Araújo
116.3↓76'Oko-Flex
186.3Trdin
Red Bull Salzburg116.5↓69'Vertessen
186.8Veratschnig
97.5Tabaković
317.2Schmid
217.2Drexler
447.2Boma
326.5Barry
527.3Zawieschitzky
206.8↓89'Baidoo
86.5↓63'Kitano
156.5Mazurek
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Levski Sofia
- 4Christian Makoun6.3
- 20Álex Centelles6.0
- 92Svetoslav Velislavov Vutsov6.3
- 50Kristian Traychev Dimitrov6.3
- 17Francisco Mota de Castro6.3
- 7Reinaldo6.3
- 21Aldair Neves Paulo Faustino6.3
- 3Maicon Araújo dos Santos6.3
- 35Sérgio Lobo Araújo6.3
- 11Armstrong Oko-Flex6.3
- 18Gašper Trdin6.3
Red Bull Salzburg
- 11Yorbe Vertessen6.5
- 18Nikolas Veratschnig6.8
- 9Haris Tabaković7.5
- 31Dominik Schmid7.2
- 21Tim Drexler7.2
- 44Kévin Boma7.2
- 32Abubakr Barry6.5
- 52Christian Zawieschitzky7.3
- 20Edmund Baidoo6.8
- 8Sota Kitano6.5
- 15Bartosz Mazurek6.5
Levski SofiaTale of the tapeRed Bull Salzburg
5-2-3Formation3-3-4
0 ptsTable3 pts
-1Goal difference+1
DDFormWWDWL
31%Win chance (one side estimated)48%
Head to head
First meeting
Levski Sofia and Red Bull Salzburg have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Levski Sofia
DD- vsBraga0-0
- vsHapoel Be'er Sheva0-0
Red Bull Salzburg
WWDWL- vsMjällby3-0
- @Mjällby1-0
- @Pafos3-3
- vsPafos1-0
- @Aston Villa2-3
Where they stand — In a 36-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levski Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
