KuPS vs Vardar Skopje — UEFA Champions League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow2 clips- 24′KuPS, yellow card:A. PuukkoHolding
- 24′KuPS, yellow card:Foul
- 44′KuPS, yellow card:Foul
- 44′Vardar Skopje, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time
- 46′KuPS, substitution:offA. Puukko
- 58′KuPS, substitution:off
- 58′KuPS, substitution:off
- 59′Vardar Skopje, own goal:0–1Own goal
- 74′Vardar Skopje, substitution:offMiguel Pires
- 74′Vardar Skopje, substitution:off
- 85′Vardar Skopje, substitution:off
- 87′Vardar Skopje, yellow card:Foul
- 88′Vardar Skopje, yellow card:C. Fabbiani
- 90′Vardar Skopje, penalty goal:0–2Penalty
- 90+5′Vardar Skopje, substitution:off
- 90+6′KuPS, yellow card:Foul
- 90+11′KuPS, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time0 – 2
- 93′Vardar Skopje, substitution:F. Cvetkovskioff
- 100′KuPS, goal:1–2assist
- 102′Vardar Skopje, goal:1–3assist
- 105′KuPS, penalty goal:2–3Penalty
- 105+2′KuPS, substitution:offT. Jyry
- Half-time · E.T.2 – 3
- 106′Vardar Skopje, substitution:off
- 111′KuPS, substitution:off
- 111′KuPS, substitution:off
- 113′Vardar Skopje, yellow card:Foul
- 120+2′Vardar Skopje, yellow card:Filip CvetkovskiFoul
Lineups
Starting lineups
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KuPS
4-2-3-1
Vardar Skopje
5-4-1
Top Performers
Goals
Assists
Videos
Match report
KuPS vs Vardar Skopje — the facts
Vardar Skopje won 3–2 away against KuPS (half-time 0–0).
KuPS met Vardar Skopje in the UEFA Champions League (1st Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Tuesday, 14 July 2026, 15:00 UTC at Savon Sanomat Areena. Referee: Matthew MacDermid.
Team pages: KuPS · Vardar Skopje · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 59' Goal (own goal): Saku Savolainen — 0–1 · Watch Saku Savolainen's goal video (59')
- 90' Goal (penalty): Goran Zakarić — 0–2 · Watch Goran Zakarić's goal video (90')
- 100' Goal: Bob Nii Armah (assist: Clinton Antwi) — 1–2
- 102' Goal: Ian Puleio (assist: Goran Zakarić) — 1–3
- 105' Goal (penalty): Piotr Parzyszek — 2–3
Starting line-ups
KuPS (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Johannes Kreidl
- 25 Clinton Antwi
- 4 Kasim Adams
- 28 Brahima Magassa
- 29 Akseli Puukko
- 29 A. Puukko
- 10 Valentín Gasc
- 8 Petteri Pennanen
- 24 Bob Nii Armah
- 9 Gustav Engvall
- 16 Tommi Jyry
- 11 Jaime Moreno
Vardar Skopje (5-4-1)
- 95 Davor Taleski
- 3 Mihail Manevski
- 4 Mislav Matić
- 14 Darko Velkovski
- 5 Filip Najdovski
- 21 Georgije Jankulov
- 7 Gerson Rodrigues
- 32 Diego Castañeda
- 8 Boban Nikolov
- 71 Miguel Pires
- 9 Azer Omeragić
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave KuPS 56%, the draw 29%, Vardar Skopje 15%. It finished KuPS 0–2 Vardar Skopje.
KuPS' rating edge, but the draw is in play — KuPS are the stronger side on our strength rating, and their control of the ball on top gives KuPS a clear lead. The draw at 29% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why KuPS at 56%?
KuPS sit 116 points higher on our strength rating — 1389 to 1273. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.2% of 12,544 such games. KuPS hold 8 more possession points (50 to 42 in recent games) across a 116-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.7% of 8,527 such games where the class table expected 41.3%. The 300 most similar past games finished 52–23–25.
Why only 56%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 56% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 29% and Vardar Skopje at 15%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Vardar Skopje win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.1%. These teams' recent games average 2.3 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 17,997. The goals environment adds 3.2 points to the draw. The control factor adds 1.2 points to the draw.
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About this match
On this page: the KuPS vs Vardar Skopje 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 the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from KuPS 2–3 Vardar Skopje. Explore more on the KuPS and Vardar Skopje team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.