UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 Qualifying rounds Tue, Aug 11 · 17:00 Bank Respublika Arena, Masazir
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Away travel3,354 kmRest days6 · 6Matches / 14d1 · 2
Real contextStrength only
Sabah FA—%
Draw—%
Aarhus—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Masazir)

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Referee · FranceWilly Delajod
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.40
  • Matches 110

Team strength

Sabah FAAarhus
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
26 Current StrengthIn forecast 38
30 AttackIn forecast 36
27 DefenceIn forecast 31
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Sabah FA

Attack—
Defense risk—

Aarhus

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Sabah FAAarhus
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
0.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.67
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
100% Scored inContext 100%
60% Clean sheetsContext 33%
13.50 ShotsContext 11.67
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.33
37% On target shareContext 37%
— Shots in the boxContext 6.67
— Box shareContext 56%
11% ConversionContext 17%
— OffsidesContext 2.00
10.00 Shots allowedContext 16.67
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.67
— BlocksContext 4.00
— Goalkeeper savesContext 4.67
33% Save rateContext 70%
55% PossessionIn forecast 46%
— PassesContext 401
— Accurate passesContext 318
— Pass accuracyContext 79%
— Team ratingContext 6.96
— FoulsContext 12.67
— Fouls sufferedContext 11.67
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 2.33
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.33
This league season, per match · 5 and 3 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
— xGVia Att/Def 1.52
— xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.08
— Goals minus xGContext +0.38
70% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
— ShotsContext 13.70
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.60
37% On target shareContext 41%
— Shots in the boxContext 8.30
— Box shareContext 62%
11% ConversionContext 14%
— OffsidesContext 1.63
— Shots allowedContext 13.90
— On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.40
— BlocksContext 3.40
— Goalkeeper savesContext 4.10
33% Save rateContext 76%
— PossessionIn forecast 50%
— PassesContext 420
— Accurate passesContext 345
— Pass accuracyContext 82%
— Team ratingContext 7.04
— FoulsContext 10.90
— Fouls sufferedContext 14.00
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Sabah FA
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km6,709 km in 14d
Schedule load10%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Aarhus
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel3,354 km1,206 km in 14d
Schedule load20%Moderate
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Sabah FA Aarhus
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 10Moderate · 20
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6UEFA Champions League 2026-2027, 5 Aug6UEFA Champions League 2026-2027, 5 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km3,354 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways6,709 km1,206 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 41 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one8.19.1

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Sabah FA Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
92S. Pokatilov(G)
27T. Puchacz 5R. Daşdəmirov 3S. Solvet 80A. Zedadka
13I. Lepinjica 7U. Rahmonaliyev
20J. Mickels 10A. Isaev 21V. Simić
99P. Mbina
Aarhus Confirmed XI
3-1-4-2
21Mads Hedenstad(G)
19E. Kahl 25C. Rösler 26J. Andersen
16J. Jønsson
11N. Links 10Kristian Arnstad 4M. Knudsen 29R. Carstensen
28James Bogere 31T. Bech

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Sabah FA Absences are shown before kick-off
Aarhus Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Sabah FA · Home 3.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
2-0-0
Scored
1.50
Conceded
0.00
Aarhus · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
3.00
Conceded
0.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 1 of 1 meetings

0 Sabah FA wins0 draws1 Aarhus wins
Goals per game1.00 – 2.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 5 Aug 2026Aarhus2–1Sabah FA

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Willy Delajod France · 110 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.51league 4.27
Red cards0.25league 0.22
Cards 5+37%league 42%
Fouls24.6league 25.4
Penalties0.40league 0.33
Home wins41%league 51%
Sabah FA

No previous matches with this referee.

Aarhus

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Sabah FA5 games · scored 8 · conceded 3
0-15
1 16-30
2 1 31-45
1 46-60
3 1 61-75
1 1 76-90
Aarhus2 games · scored 3 · conceded 5
0-15
1 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 3 61-75
76-90
Sabah FA10 games · scored 13 · conceded 13
2 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 3 46-60
5 1 61-75
1 5 76-90
Aarhus9 games · scored 16 · conceded 12
2 1 0-15
3 1 16-30
3 2 31-45
2 46-60
2 3 61-75
4 5 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.