UEFA Europa League Matchday 1 Wed, Sep 16 2026 · 17:45 Neo GSP, Levkosía
Omonia Nicosia
1–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 0.32 – 1.14
Celta Vigo
  • J. Balkovec 88’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Balkovec’s late goal settles it for Omonia Nicosia

Omonia Nicosia won 1–0 through a Balkovec goal. Omonia Nicosia won despite the lower xG; Celta Vigo created the better chances (1.14 vs 0.32). On the chances created, Celta Vigo deserved more: 2.0 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Omonia Nicosia ✓35%
Draw27%
Celta Vigo38%

Model vs reality

Omonia Nicosia goals
1
Model 1.25 · xG 0.32
Celta Vigo goals
0
Model 1.32 · xG 1.14
Total goals
1
Model 2.57 · xG 1.46
Score 1–0
9%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 48%
Both scored
No
Model 52%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJ. BalkovecOmonia Nicosia · 1 goal
8.5
  • RefereeBalazs Berke
  • CoachesHenning Berg · Claudio Giraldez
  • VenueNeo GSP
  • Weather at kick-off28°C · Clear · wind 7 km/h Heat stress

Timeline

  1. Half time · 0–0
  2. ⇄ Hugo GonzálezFor Ferran Jutglà
    56’
  3. ⇄ W. SwedbergFor C. Driouech
    56’
  4. ⇄ L. BrouwersFor M. Tankovic
    63’
  5. W. SwedbergYellow card · Roughing
    68’
  6. ⇄ Hugo ÁlvarezFor Pablo Durán
    72’
  7. ⇄ Aleix FebasFor H. Burcio
    72’
  8. ⇄ A. KakoullisFor S. Coulibaly
    75’
  9. ⇄ Borja IglesiasFor Alvaro Núñez
    78’
  10. J. Balkovec 1–0
    88’
  11. ⇄ F. TănaseFor Ewandro
    90+3’
  12. ⇄ M. MayambelaFor J. Montnor
    90+4’
  13. Full time · 1–0

Team stats

Omonia Nicosia11 shots · 3 in box, 8 outside
Celta Vigo18 shots · 11 in box, 7 outside
Omonia NicosiaCelta Vigo
47% Possession 53%
0.32 Expected goals (xG) 1.14
0.64 Expected points (xPts) 2.04
11 Shots 18
5 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 5
1 Blocked shots 8
3 Shots inside the box 11
8 Shots outside the box 7
480 Passes 535
87% Pass accuracy 92%
3 Corners 9
4 Goalkeeper saves 4
4 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.18 Team rating 6.62

Line-ups

Omonia Nicosia 4-2-3-1

407.5 Fabiano(G)
298.5★ J. Balkovec 377.2 Ľ. Šatka 57.7 S. Coulibaly ↓75’ 937.9 J. Duverne
146.9 M. Marić 747.0 P. Andreou
76.3 J. Montnor ↓90’ 226.6 M. Tankovic ↓63’ 117.2 Ewandro ↓90’
996.3 L. Diony
  • 40Fabiano (G)7.5
  • 29J. Balkovec ★8.5
  • 37Ľ. Šatka7.2
  • 5S. Coulibaly↓75’7.7
  • 93J. Duverne7.9
  • 14M. Marić6.9
  • 74P. Andreou7.0
  • 7J. Montnor↓90’6.3
  • 22M. Tankovic↓63’6.6
  • 11Ewandro↓90’7.2
  • 99L. Diony6.3

Substitutes used

  • 20L. Brouwers↑63’6.9
  • 9A. Kakoullis↑75’6.7
  • 17F. Tănase↑90’
  • 21M. Mayambela↑90’

Unused: T. Kaminski, P. Michael, S. Simič, L. Nego, C. Konstantinidis, C. Panagiotis, A. Christou, A. Neophytou

Coach: Henning Berg

Celta Vigo 3-4-1-2

137.7 I. Radu(G)
37.0 Marcos Alonso 26.7 C. Starfelt 206.7 Javi Rodríguez
246.3 C. Driouech ↓56’ 56.2 Sergio Carreira 86.2 Miguel Román 157.0 Alvaro Núñez ↓78’
306.6 H. Burcio ↓72’
96.2 Ferran Jutglà ↓56’ 116.3 Pablo Durán ↓72’
  • 13I. Radu (G)7.7
  • 3Marcos Alonso7.0
  • 2C. Starfelt6.7
  • 20Javi Rodríguez6.7
  • 24C. Driouech↓56’6.3
  • 5Sergio Carreira6.2
  • 8Miguel Román6.2
  • 15Alvaro Núñez↓78’7.0
  • 30H. Burcio↓72’6.6
  • 9Ferran Jutglà↓56’6.2
  • 11Pablo Durán↓72’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 16Hugo González↑56’6.3
  • 19W. Swedberg↑56’6.3
  • 14Aleix Febas↑72’6.3
  • 23Hugo Álvarez↑72’6.3
  • 7Borja Iglesias↑78’6.3

Unused: A. Bayındır, A. Faye, Yoel Lago, S. Cáceres, Javi Galán, I. Moriba, Javi Rueda

Coach: Claudio Giraldez

Player stats

Top rated
J. BalkovecOmonia Nicosia8.5
2nd
J. DuverneOmonia Nicosia7.9
3rd
S. CoulibalyOmonia Nicosia7.7

Omonia Nicosia

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Fabiano G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 86% 22 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.5
J. Balkovec D 90 1 0 2 (1) 1 79% 68 0 1 0/0 0/1 8.5
Ľ. Šatka D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 57 0 3 0/0 0/0 7.2
S. Coulibaly D 75 0 0 2 (0) 0 94% 69 1 1 1/2 0/0 7.7
J. Duverne D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 88% 32 3 2 1/1 0/3 7.9
M. Marić M 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 92% 73 0 1 1/1 0/2 6.9
P. Andreou M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 53 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.0
J. Montnor F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 32 1 0 1/4 3/0 6.3
M. Tankovic F 63 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 19 0 0 1/1 0/2 6.6
Ewandro M 90 0 0 1 (1) 3 76% 37 1 2 1/2 0/1 7.2
L. Diony F 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
L. Brouwers M 27 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 10 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.9
A. Kakoullis F 15 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 4 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.7
F. Tănase M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
M. Mayambela F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Celta Vigo

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
I. Radu G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 70% 10 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.7
Marcos Alonso D 90 0 0 2 (0) 2 95% 93 1 1 0/1 0/1 7.0
C. Starfelt D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 99% 74 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Javi Rodríguez D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 96% 90 2 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
C. Driouech F 56 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 22 1 0 1/3 2/0 6.3
Sergio Carreira D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 92% 48 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.2
Miguel Román M 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 90% 58 0 0 0/0 3/0 6.2
Alvaro Núñez M 78 0 0 1 (0) 3 93% 41 0 1 1/1 1/2 7.0
H. Burcio M 72 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 41 1 0 1/2 1/0 6.6
Ferran Jutglà F 56 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 12 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
Pablo Durán F 72 0 0 1 (1) 1 80% 15 1 1 1/2 2/0 6.3
Hugo González M 34 0 0 0 (0) 2 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
W. Swedberg M 34 0 0 0 (0) 1 91% 11 0 0 0/1 3/0 6.3
Aleix Febas M 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Hugo Álvarez M 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 9 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Borja Iglesias F 12 0 0 1 (1) 1 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

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.