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CSKA Sofia vs Derry City match stats & report

3–2 Full time

UEFA Europa League · 1st Qualifying Round · Vasil Levski National Sports Academy, Sofia · Ref Visar Kastrati, Kosovo

CSKA Sofia stats & fixtures · Derry City stats & fixtures

CSKA Sofia beat Derry City 3–2 in the UEFA Europa League (1st Qualifying Round) on 9 July 2026.

CSKA Sofia vs Derry City match statistics

CSKA SofiaDerry City

Goals and cards

  1. 19' Goal Ioannis Pittas (assist Leandro Godoy) CSKA Sofia
  2. 31' Goal L. Boyce (assist M. Duffy) Derry City
  3. 41' Goal Bruno Jordão (assist Stefano Sensi) CSKA Sofia
  4. 53' Goal Ioannis Pittas (assist Pastor) CSKA Sofia
  5. 75' Yellow card B. Cotter Derry City
  6. 88' Goal J. Olayinka (assist Patrick McClean) Derry City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

CSKA Sofia

Confirmed 4-3-1-2 Hristo Yanev

Bench Dimitar Evtimov , Tamimou Ouorou , Jean-Philippe Gbamin , Joël Zwarts , M. Brahimi , Andrey Yordanov , Vasil Kaymakanov , Léo Pereira , A. Piedrahita , Georgi Brankov Chorbadzhiyski , Aleks Tunchev , James Eto'o

Derry City

Confirmed 4-4-2 Tiernan Lynch

Bench Tom Norcott , S. Callister , J. Stott , J. McClean , N. Twisk , C. Winchester , Kévin Santos , T. Doherty , L. Kelly

Form guide

CSKA Sofia at home

7–0–3 in 10 matches

Scored
2.5 per game
Conceded
1.4 per game
Clean sheets
2 / 10
Corners
8.5 per game
Shots on target
5.5 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Derry City away

2–3–5 in 10 matches

Scored
1.3 per game
Conceded
1.7 per game
Clean sheets
2 / 10
Corners
5.5 per game
Shots on target
5.0 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.