Derry City vs CSKA Sofia

1 - 2

🕒 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:30 Europe/London 📍 The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Jasmin Sabotic 🔁 1st Qualifying Round 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

1st Qualifying Round

Europa League Table

Derry City 64 · CSKA Sofia 9

Referee Stats

Jasmin Sabotic

1 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	0%
Draws	0%
Away wins	100%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Derry City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-0-1

Goals For / Against

1 / 2

Avg: 1.00 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 0.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

CSKA Sofia (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-1-1

Goals For / Against

5 / 4

Avg: 1.25 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.75

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Europa League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.00

PPG

1.75

1.00

1.25

2.00

1.00

100%

O2.5

75%

100%

BTTS

25%

100%

Score 1st

25%

League-position context

Derry City rank64th

CSKA Sofia rank9th

Derry City points0

CSKA Sofia points11

Derry City: #64 · 0 pts · GD -2

22 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.

CSKA Sofia: #9 · 11 pts · GD -2

11 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Derry City last 5 home

Points0/3

Weighted index0

Goals1-2

Record0-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

CSKA Sofia last 5 away

L W D W

Points7/12

Weighted index47

Goals5-4

Record2-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Derry City trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.50%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

CSKA Sofia trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 75% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Derry City score at home100%

Derry City clean sheet at home0%

CSKA Sofia score away50%

CSKA Sofia clean sheet away50%

First-goal patterns

Derry City score first100%

Derry City win after scoring first0%

CSKA Sofia score first25%

CSKA Sofia win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Derry City 0% · CSKA Sofia 50%

Avg first goal minute: Derry City 47.0' · CSKA Sofia 9.0'

Vs league average

Derry City score at home1.00 vs 1.62

Derry City concede at home2.00 vs 1.24

CSKA Sofia score away1.25 vs 1.24

CSKA Sofia concede away1.00 vs 1.62

Derry City score 38% below league average, while CSKA Sofia score 1% above league average.

Defensive side: Derry City are 61% above league average at home, and CSKA Sofia are 38% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals4.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Derry City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

CSKA Sofia goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

—

Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

—

Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

—

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

46'

46' Á. Martino

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Kévin Santos

1st substitution · For: N. Twisk

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

E. Chapman

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Fleming

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

I. Pittas

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Evtimov

75'

75' T. Ivanov

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ S. Godoy

1st substitution · For: J. Zwarts

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ P. Panayotov

2nd substitution · For: J. Eto'o

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Christy Grogan

2nd substitution · For: J. Stott

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ J. Olayinka

3rd substitution · For: C. Dummigan

79'

79' Christy Grogan

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

B. Cotter

Own Goal

90+4'

90+4' Facundo Santiago Rodríguez

90+10' ↑↓

↑↓

90+10' ⇄ E. Chapman

4th substitution · For: J. Clarke

90+10' ↑↓

↑↓

90+10' ⇄ I. Solet Bomawoko

3rd substitution · For: J. Gbamin

90+13'

90+13' S. Sensi

90+16' ↑↓

↑↓

90+16' ⇄ I. Pittas

4th substitution · For: M. Brahimi

Derry City vs CSKA Sofia 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

CSKA Sofia beat Derry City 2-1 on Thursday, 16 July 2026 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Jasmin Sabotic. It was played at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Á. Martino received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 46'. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 46', with Kévin Santos replacing N. Twisk. Derry City took the lead at 47' when E. Chapman scored, with the assist credited to B. Fleming, making the score 1-0. CSKA Sofia leveled the score at 74' when I. Pittas scored, with the assist credited to D. Evtimov, making the score 1-1. T. Ivanov received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 75'. CSKA Sofia made their 1st substitution at 75', with S. Godoy replacing J. Zwarts. CSKA Sofia made their 2nd substitution at 75', with P. Panayotov replacing J. Eto'o. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 77', with Christy Grogan replacing J. Stott. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 77', with J. Olayinka replacing C. Dummigan. Christy Grogan received a yellow card for Derry City at 79'. CSKA Sofia took the lead at 90' when B. Cotter scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-2. Facundo Santiago Rodríguez received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 90+4'. Derry City made their 4th substitution at 90+10', with E. Chapman replacing J. Clarke. CSKA Sofia made their 3rd substitution at 90+10', with I. Solet Bomawoko replacing J. Gbamin. S. Sensi received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 90+13'. CSKA Sofia made their 4th substitution at 90+16', with I. Pittas replacing M. Brahimi.

Derry City used 4 substitutions while CSKA Sofia used 4 substitutions. Derry City got 1 yellow card, while CSKA Sofia got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Derry City vs CSKA Sofia Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

16 Jul 2026 Derry City vs CSKA Sofia 1 - 2 09 Jul 2026 CSKA Sofia vs Derry City 3 - 2