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CSKA Sofia vs Derry City: result 3-2 and analysis

UEFA Europa League1st Qualifying RoundKick-off on July 9, 2026 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Stadion Bâlgarska Armija, Sofia

CSKA Sofia
3-2
Derry City

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What was the result of CSKA Sofia vs Derry City?

CSKA Sofia won 3-2 on July 9, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 19′I. PittasCSKA Sofia
  • 31′L. BoyceDerry City
  • 41′Bruno JordãoCSKA Sofia
  • 53′I. PittasCSKA Sofia
  • 88′J. OlayinkaDerry City

Official lineup for CSKA Sofia vs Derry City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

CSKA Sofia

4-3-1-2
  1. 28I. Pittas
  2. 9S. Godoy
  1. 94I. Solet Bomawoko
  1. 8S. Sensi
  2. 6Bruno Jordão
  3. 30P. Panayotov
  1. 17Á. Martino
  2. 14T. Ivanov
  3. 32Facundo Santiago Rodríguez
  4. 2Pastor
  1. 21F. Lapoukhov

Derry City

4-4-2
  1. 27L. Boyce
  2. 14E. Chapman
  1. 7M. Duffy
  2. 23C. Dummigan
  3. 28J. Olayinka
  4. 2B. Cotter
  1. 6R. Slevin
  2. 3Patrick McClean
  3. 25Christy Grogan
  4. 22C. Barr
  1. 1B. Maher
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, CSKA Sofia have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Derry City have 4, 7 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

CSKA Sofia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 3, 2026Marek(home)3-0Friendlies Clubs
Jun 24, 2026Polessya(home)0-4Friendlies Clubs
May 25, 2026Ludogorets(away)0-1First League
May 20, 2026Lokomotiv Plovdiv(away)1-1Cup
May 16, 2026Levski Sofia(away)0-2First League
Derry City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 3, 2026Waterford(home)2-4Premier Division
Jun 26, 2026Drogheda United(home)2-0Premier Division
Jun 22, 2026Shamrock Rovers(away)1-1Premier Division
Jun 19, 2026Galway United(away)1-2Premier Division
Jun 12, 2026Bohemians(home)4-1Premier Division

How many goals should we expect?

CSKA Sofia score 1.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Derry City score 1.3 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
CSKA Sofia1.10.975/155/15
Derry City1.31.2410/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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