UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 Qualifying rounds Wed, Jul 29 · 19:15 Štadión Tehelné pole, Bratislava
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Away travel2,284 kmRest days8.1 · 8.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
Real contextStrength only
Slovan Bratislava—%
Draw—%
Saburtalo—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Bratislava)

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Referee · AustriaChristian-Petru Ciochirca
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.33
  • Matches 15

Team strength

Slovan BratislavaSaburtalo
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
20 Current StrengthIn forecast 6
18 AttackIn forecast 7
22 DefenceIn forecast 7
— 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

Slovan Bratislava

Attack—
Defense risk—

Saburtalo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Slovan BratislavaSaburtalo
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.67
— Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext 67%
— Clean sheetsContext 0%
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
— Yellow cardsContext 2.33
— Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 0 and 3 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.67
0.84 xGVia Att/Def —
1.47 xG allowedVia Att/Def —
+0.16 Goals minus xGContext —
70% Scored inContext 56%
30% Clean sheetsContext 22%
10.78 ShotsContext —
4.29 Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
31% On target shareContext —
6.86 Shots in the boxContext —
66% Box shareContext —
8% ConversionContext —
1.86 OffsidesContext —
13.67 Shots allowedContext —
5.11 On target allowedVia Att/Def —
4.00 BlocksContext —
3.78 Goalkeeper savesContext —
74% Save rateContext —
49% PossessionIn forecast —
437 PassesContext —
356 Accurate passesContext —
81% Pass accuracyContext —
6.90 Team ratingContext —
13.00 FoulsContext —
14.67 Fouls sufferedContext —
2.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.78
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.11
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 9 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

Slovan Bratislava
Rest8.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km4,567 km in 14d
Schedule load10%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Saburtalo
Rest8.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel2,284 km0 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
Slovan Bratislava Saburtalo
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 10Moderate · 20
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.1UEFA Champions League 2026-2027, 21 Jul8.1UEFA Champions League 2026-2027, 21 Jul
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km2,284 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways4,567 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 10 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one5.921.9

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

Slovan Bratislava Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1A. Popović(G)
57Sandro Cruz 15S. Marković 12K. Bajrič 28C. Blackman
8A. Gajdoš 3P. Pokorný 70C. Martinez
14A. Yirajang 9M. Kukharevych 29A. Maroš
Saburtalo Confirmed XI
4-3-3
31G. Makaridze(G)
40G. Kobuladze 25A. Amisulashvili 4V. Selimović 5J. Jinjolava
6N. Dadiani 8B. Kardava 27G. Kutsia
19N. Sikharulashvili 10Zviad Natchkebia 18Lucas Brune

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
Slovan Bratislava Absences are shown before kick-off
Saburtalo Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Slovan Bratislava · Home No home games yet this season.
Saburtalo · Away No away games yet this season.

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

1 Slovan Bratislava wins0 draws0 Saburtalo wins
Goals per game2.00 – 0.00 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets100% · 0%
  • 21 Jul 2026Saburtalo0–2Slovan Bratislava

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 · Christian-Petru Ciochirca Austria · 15 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.87league 4.36
Red cards0.20league 0.25
Cards 5+53%league 44%
Fouls21.1league 25.9
Penalties0.33league 0.33
Home wins47%league 49%
Slovan Bratislava

No previous matches with this referee.

Saburtalo

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

Slovan Bratislava1 games · scored 2 · conceded 0
0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
Saburtalo3 games · scored 5 · conceded 6
1 0-15
2 2 16-30
1 1 31-45
46-60
1 2 61-75
1 76-90
Slovan Bratislava10 games · scored 10 · conceded 13
1 1 0-15
2 3 16-30
2 6 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 61-75
2 1 76-90
Saburtalo9 games · scored 9 · conceded 15
1 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
2 1 31-45
1 4 46-60
1 4 61-75
2 3 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.