Derry City vs CSKA Sofia

CSKA Sofia won 2-1 at Derry City in the Europe Europa League on Thursday 16 July 2026, 0-0 at half-time. In their last 2 meetings, including this one, CSKA Sofia won 2, Derry City won 0 and 0 were drawn.

Europe Europa League Thu 16 Jul 2026, 18:30 Save

Derry City

HT 0-0

CSKA Sofia

The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Northern Ireland Jasmin Šabotić

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48%Derry City 24%Draw 27%CSKA Sofia

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Derry City or draw 73%
CSKA Sofia or draw 52%
Derry City or CSKA Sofia 76%

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Derry City vs CSKA Sofia key moments

46' Ángelo Martino Yellow card · Foul, CSKA Sofia
47' Ellis Chapman 1-0 Goal · Assist Brandon Fleming · Field Goal, Derry City
74' Ioannis Pittas 1-1 Goal · Assist Dimitar Ivanov Evtimov · Field Goal, CSKA Sofia
75' Teodor Valentinov Ivanov Yellow card · Foul, CSKA Sofia
79' Christy Grogan Yellow card · Foul, Derry City
90+4' Facundo Santiago Rodríguez Fábregas Yellow card · Foul, CSKA Sofia
90+13' Stefano Sensi Yellow card · Foul, CSKA Sofia
90+18' Barry Noel Cotter 1-2 Own goal · Own Goal, CSKA Sofia

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0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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Match stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Derry CityCSKA Sofia

44% Possession 56%

80 Attacks 100

58 Dang. Attacks 64

6 Shots 10

2 Shots On Target 5

11 Corners 6

13 Fouls 17

1 Yellow Cards 4

3 Offsides 2

Derry City vs CSKA Sofia lineups

Confirmed

Derry City 4-3-3

1 Brian Maher

22 Conor Barr
25 Christy Grogan
3 Patrick McClean
19 Brandon Fleming

8 Adam O'Reilly
28 James Olayinka
14 Ellis Chapman

2 Barry Noel Cotter
7 Michael Duffy
21 Kevin Santos

Substitutes

4 Jamie Stott 89'
6 Rob Slevin
13 Tom Norcott
15 James Clarke 89'
16 James McClean
17 Nick Twisk 46'
23 Cameron Dummigan 78'
26 Shea Callister
32 Terence Doherty
35 Liam Kelly

CSKA Sofia 3-5-2

25 Dimitar Ivanov Evtimov

32 Facundo Santiago Rodríguez Fábregas
30 Petko Hristov Panayotov
14 Teodor Valentinov Ivanov

17 Ángelo Martino
8 Stefano Sensi
6 Bruno André Cavaco Jordão
94 Isaac Solet Bomawoko
2 David Samuel Custódio Lima

9 Santiago Leandro Godoy
28 Ioannis Pittas

Substitutes

3 Tamimou Ouorou
5 Jean-Philippe Gbamin 78'
10 Joël Zwarts 70'
11 Mohamed Amine Brahimi 90'
19 Andrey Yordanov Yordanov
31 Daniel Nikolaev Nikolov
34 Vasil Stanislavov Kaymakanov
38 Leonardo Augusto dos Santos Pereira
77 Alejandro Piedrahita
80 Georgi Brankov Chorbadzhiyski
91 Aleks Aleksandrov Tunchev
99 James Armel Eto'o Eyenga 70'

Derry City and CSKA Sofia player stats

Derry City player stats

1 Brian Maher GK	90	0	0
2 Barry Noel Cotter DEF	90	0	0
3 Patrick McClean DEF	90	0	0
19 Brandon Fleming DEF	90	0	1
22 Conor Barr DEF	90	0	0
25 Christy Grogan DEF	89	0	0
7 Michael Duffy MID	90	0	0
8 Adam O'Reilly MID	90	0	0
28 James Olayinka MID	89	0	0
14 Ellis Chapman MID	78	1	0
21 Kevin Santos MID	46	0	0
4 Jamie Stott DEF Sub	1	0	0
23 Cameron Dummigan DEF Sub	1	0	0
17 Nick Twisk MID Sub	44	0	0
15 James Clarke FWD Sub	12	0	0

CSKA Sofia player stats

25 Dimitar Ivanov Evtimov GK	90	0	1
14 Teodor Valentinov Ivanov DEF	90	0	0
2 David Samuel Custódio Lima DEF	90	0	0
17 Ángelo Martino DEF	90	0	0
32 Facundo Santiago Rodríguez Fábregas DEF	90	0	0
6 Bruno André Cavaco Jordão MID	90	0	0
8 Stefano Sensi MID	90	0	0
94 Isaac Solet Bomawoko MID	78	0	0
30 Petko Hristov Panayotov MID	70	0	0
28 Ioannis Pittas FWD	90	1	0
9 Santiago Leandro Godoy FWD	70	0	0
5 Jean-Philippe Gbamin DEF Sub	12	0	0
99 James Armel Eto'o Eyenga MID Sub	20	0	0
10 Joël Zwarts FWD Sub	20	0	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Form

Derry City L L W D L

CSKA Sofia W W L L D

Last 5 results in all competitions before kick-off, most recent first.

CSKA Sofia vs Derry City head to head

2 CSKA Sofia wins 0 draws 0 Derry City wins

4.0 goals per game 100% both teams scored 100% over 2.5 goals

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Match info

Venue: The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Londonderry Capacity 7,700
Weather: 19°C, clear sky Wind 6 km/h · Humidity 82%
Managers: Tiernan Lynch Derry City Hristo Yanev CSKA Sofia
Officials: Referee Jasmin Šabotić 1st Assistant J. Da Silva 2nd Assistant T. Hansen 4th Official R. Morais

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