UEFA Europa League Matchday 1 Thu, Sep 17 2026 · 17:45 Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia
Levski Sofia
0–1 Full time · HT 0–1
Red Bull Salzburg
  • 39’ H. Tabaković
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Tabaković goal decides it for Red Bull Salzburg

Red Bull Salzburg entered as narrow favourites and won 1–0 through a Tabaković goal.

Levski Sofia33%
Draw25%
Red Bull Salzburg ✓42%

Model vs reality

Levski Sofia goals
0
Model 1.35
Red Bull Salzburg goals
1
Model 1.56
Total goals
1
Model 2.91
Score 0–1
8%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 56%
Both scored
No
Model 58%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchT. DrexlerRed Bull Salzburg
7.6
  • RefereeMohammad Al-Emara
  • CoachesJulio Velázquez · D. Röhl
  • VenueVivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov

Timeline

  1. H. Tabaković 0–1
    39’
  2. S. KitanoYellow card · Foul
    41’
  3. Half time · 0–1
  4. Álex CentellesYellow card · Foul
    55’
  5. H. TabakovićYellow card
    56’
  6. ⇄ D. KussoFor Álex Centelles
    58’
  7. B. MazurekYellow card · Foul
    60’
  8. ⇄ D. RedzicFor S. Kitano
    63’
  9. Y. VertessenYellow card · Foul
    65’
  10. ⇄ K. KonatéFor Y. Vertessen
    69’
  11. ⇄ J. PereaFor Reinaldo
    76’
  12. ⇄ M. SoulaFor A. Oko-Flex
    77’
  13. ⇄ S. StoyanchovFor Everton Bala
    88’
  14. ⇄ A. MitkovFor C. Makoun
    88’
  15. ⇄ F. KrätzigFor E. Baidoo
    89’
  16. A. BarryYellow card · Dissent
    90+3’
  17. Full time · 0–1

Team stats

Levski Sofia14 shots · 9 in box, 5 outside
Red Bull Salzburg12 shots · 9 in box, 3 outside
Levski SofiaRed Bull Salzburg
46% Possession 54%
14 Shots 12
0 Shots on target 7
6 Shots off target 3
8 Blocked shots 2
9 Shots inside the box 9
5 Shots outside the box 3
459 Passes 469
86% Pass accuracy 86%
5 Corners 4
6 Goalkeeper saves 0
9 Fouls 21
1 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 0
6.74 Team rating 6.99

Line-ups

Levski Sofia 4-2-3-1

927.6 S. Vutsov(G)
36.9 Maicon 46.9 C. Makoun ↓88’ 507.0 K. Dimitrov 217.1 Aldair
186.6 G. Trdin 357.2 Serginho
205.8 Álex Centelles ↓58’ 116.2 A. Oko-Flex ↓77’ 176.4 Everton Bala ↓88’
76.2 Reinaldo ↓76’
  • 92S. Vutsov (G)7.6
  • 3Maicon6.9
  • 4C. Makoun↓88’6.9
  • 50K. Dimitrov7.0
  • 21Aldair7.1
  • 18G. Trdin6.6
  • 35Serginho7.2
  • 20Álex Centelles↓58’5.8
  • 11A. Oko-Flex↓77’6.2
  • 17Everton Bala↓88’6.4
  • 7Reinaldo↓76’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 27D. Kusso↑58’6.6
  • 10A. Mitkov↑88’6.3
  • 22M. Soula↑77’6.3
  • 28S. Stoyanchov↑88’6.7
  • 9J. Perea↑76’6.1

Unused: M. Grujić, Hevertton Santos, M. Lukov, O. Vladimirov

Coach: Julio Velázquez

Red Bull Salzburg 4-2-3-1

526.5 C. Zawieschitzky(G)
317.1 D. Schmid 217.6★ T. Drexler 447.5 K. Boma 187.3 N. Veratschnig
157.2 B. Mazurek 327.2 A. Barry
116.4 Y. Vertessen ↓69’ 86.0 S. Kitano ↓63’ 206.4 E. Baidoo ↓89’
97.5 H. Tabaković
  • 52C. Zawieschitzky (G)6.5
  • 31D. Schmid7.1
  • 21T. Drexler ★7.6
  • 44K. Boma7.5
  • 18N. Veratschnig7.3
  • 15B. Mazurek7.2
  • 32A. Barry7.2
  • 11Y. Vertessen↓69’6.4
  • 8S. Kitano↓63’6.0
  • 20E. Baidoo↓89’6.4
  • 9H. Tabaković7.5

Substitutes used

  • 23D. Redzic↑63’6.5
  • 13F. Krätzig↑89’7.0
  • 19K. Konaté↑69’6.6

Unused: A. Camara, N. Šarčević, L. Morgalla, J. Mellberg, J. Lindstrøm, S. Lainer, C. Früchtl, E. Aguilar, U. Tohumcu

Coach: D. Röhl

Player stats

Top rated
T. DrexlerRed Bull Salzburg7.6
2nd
S. VutsovLevski Sofia7.6
3rd
K. BomaRed Bull Salzburg7.5

Levski Sofia

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
S. Vutsov G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 70% 30 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.6
Maicon D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 89% 53 2 1 2/4 0/1 6.9
C. Makoun D 88 0 0 0 (0) 2 89% 71 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
K. Dimitrov D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 62 2 1 0/0 0/0 7.0
Aldair D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 91% 47 2 3 1/3 0/4 7.1
G. Trdin M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 43 0 1 0/0 0/3 6.6
Serginho M 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 88% 60 1 2 0/1 1/5 7.2
Álex Centelles D 58 0 0 2 (0) 1 68% 22 1 2 0/0 1/0 5.8
A. Oko-Flex F 77 0 0 2 (0) 0 94% 16 1 0 2/4 1/2 6.2
Everton Bala F 88 0 0 3 (0) 2 88% 16 1 0 0/0 1/1 6.4
Reinaldo F 76 0 0 0 (0) 1 78% 9 0 0 0/2 0/1 6.2
D. Kusso F 32 0 0 2 (0) 0 77% 13 2 1 1/1 2/1 6.6
A. Mitkov M 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 25% 4 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
M. Soula F 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 8 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
S. Stoyanchov F 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
J. Perea F 14 0 0 1 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.1

Red Bull Salzburg

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
C. Zawieschitzky G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 80% 35 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
D. Schmid D 90 0 0 1 (1) 2 78% 41 1 2 0/1 2/0 7.1
T. Drexler D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 63 3 1 0/0 0/0 7.6
K. Boma D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 58 0 2 0/0 1/0 7.5
N. Veratschnig D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 90% 41 2 1 0/1 0/2 7.3
B. Mazurek M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 89% 63 5 0 5/6 4/4 7.2
A. Barry M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 94% 67 6 1 0/0 0/0 7.2
Y. Vertessen F 69 0 0 2 (1) 0 67% 15 0 0 1/4 3/1 6.4
S. Kitano F 63 0 0 1 (1) 1 65% 20 0 0 0/0 4/0 6.0
E. Baidoo F 89 0 0 3 (1) 1 76% 33 0 0 1/4 1/0 6.4
H. Tabaković F 90 1 0 2 (2) 0 62% 13 0 0 0/0 3/0 7.5
D. Redzic F 27 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 10 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.5
F. Krätzig D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
K. Konaté F 21 0 0 0 (0) 1 89% 9 1 0 0/0 2/0 6.6

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.