Sabah FA vs 07.07.26 16:002 – 0Full Time
The New Saints — UEFA Champions League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Sabah FA vs The New Saints — the facts
Sabah FA beat The New Saints 2–0 (half-time 0–0).
Sabah FA met The New Saints in the UEFA Champions League (1st Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Tuesday, 7 July 2026, 16:00 UTC at Bank Respublika Arena. Referee: Patryk Gryckiewicz.
Team pages: Sabah FA · The New Saints · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 66' Goal: Veljko Simić (assist: Tymoteusz Puchacz) — 1–0 · Watch Veljko Simić's goal video (66')
- 84' Goal: Kaheem Parris (assist: Veljko Simić) — 2–0 · Watch Kaheem Parris's goal video (84')
- 90+2' Red card: Akim Zedadka
- 90+2' Red card: Steve Solvet
Starting line-ups
Sabah FA (4-3-3)
- 92 Stas Pokatilov
- 27 Tymoteusz Puchacz
- 5 Rəhman Daşdəmirov
- 3 Steve Solvet
- 80 Akim Zedadka
- 13 Ivan Lepinjica
- 10 Aleksey Isaev
- 7 Umarali Rakhmonaliev
- 19 Aaron Malouda
- 20 Joy-Lance Mickels
- 21 Veljko Simić
The New Saints (4-3-3)
- 1 Nathan Shepperd
- 10 Daniel Redmond
- 6 Jack Bodenham
- 16 Dynel Simeu
- 14 Daniel Williams
- 15 Eoin Farrell
- 4 Dominic Corness
- 21 Leo Smith
- 19 Ben Clark
- 17 Jordan Williams
- 20 Rhys Hughes
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Sabah FA 45%, the draw 28%, The New Saints 27%. It finished Sabah FA 2–0 The New Saints.
Level sides, only home ground separates them — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Sabah FA's 45% is home ground and little else. The draw at 28% is what level sides usually produce.
Why Sabah FA in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1440 to 1401. Sides this close won 45.8% of 14,732 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.8%).
Why only 45%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 28% and The New Saints at 27%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the The New Saints win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,350. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Sabah FA arrive with 14 fully-tracked matches, so their strength number is a first estimate that will move quickly; The New Saints bring a 64-game record. New-to-the-record sides are where our rating knows least.
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About this match
On this page: the Sabah FA vs The New Saints final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Veljko Simić's goal against The New Saints (66').
- Watch Kaheem Parris's goal against The New Saints (84').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Sabah FA 2–0 The New Saints. Explore more on the Sabah FA and The New Saints team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Sabah FA vs The New Saints?
Sabah FA beat The New Saints 2–0 (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Sabah FA vs The New Saints?
Veljko Simić (66') for Sabah FA; Kaheem Parris (84') for Sabah FA.
›Where can I watch Sabah FA vs The New Saints highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Sabah FA 2–0 The New Saints are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Sabah FA and The New Saints?
Sabah FA and The New Saints have met 1 time — 1 win for Sabah FA, 0 wins for The New Saints and 0 draws.