Match report
Sabah FA vs KuPS — the facts
Sabah FA beat KuPS 1–0 (half-time 1–0).
Sabah FA met KuPS in the UEFA Champions League (2nd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Tuesday, 21 July 2026, 16:00 UTC at Bank Respublika Arena. Referee: Lukasz Kuzma.
Team pages: Sabah FA · KuPS · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 45' Goal: Veljko Simić (assist: Ivan Lepinjica) — 1–0 · Watch Veljko Simić's goal video (45')
Starting line-ups
Sabah FA (4-2-3-1)
- 92 Stas Pokatilov
- 27 Tymoteusz Puchacz
- 5 Rəhman Daşdəmirov
- 3 Steve Solvet
- 80 Akim Zedadka
- 7 U. Rakhmonaliyev
- 13 Ivan Lepinjica
- 21 Veljko Simić
- 10 Aleksey Isaev
- 11 Kaheem Parris
- 20 Joy-Lance Mickels
KuPS (4-2-2-2)
- 1 Johannes Kreidl
- 25 Clinton Antwi
- 4 Kasim Adams
- 28 B. Magassa
- 29 A. Puukko
- 29 Akseli Puukko
- 8 Petteri Pennanen
- 10 Valentín Gasc
- 24 Bob Armah
- 16 T. Jyry
- 9 Gustav Engvall
- 20 Piotr Parzyszek
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Sabah FA 48%, the draw 30%, KuPS 22%. It finished Sabah FA 1–0 KuPS.
Sabah FA's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Sabah FA are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and that is most of Sabah FA's 48%. The draw at 30% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why Sabah FA at 48%?
Sabah FA sit 50 points higher on our strength rating — 1423 to 1373. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.5% of 10,262 such games.
Why only 48%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 48% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 30% and KuPS at 22%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the KuPS win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.2 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,007. The goals environment adds 3.6 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Sabah FA have 16 fully-tracked matches with us — under our usual 25-game bar — but their strength rating is anchored to the long-run European club ratings list, which carries their wider competitive history into the number. Clubs from leagues we don't fully cover play too few tracked games for a record built from scratch, so their rating chain starts from published long-run club ratings instead of a blind first guess.
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About this match
On this page: the Sabah FA vs KuPS 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 Sabah FA 1–0 KuPS. Explore more on the Sabah FA and KuPS team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Sabah FA vs KuPS?
Sabah FA beat KuPS 1–0 (half-time 1–0).
›Who scored in Sabah FA vs KuPS?
Veljko Simić (45') for Sabah FA.
›Where can I watch Sabah FA vs KuPS highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Sabah FA 1–0 KuPS are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Sabah FA and KuPS?
Sabah FA and KuPS have met 1 time — 1 win for Sabah FA, 0 wins for KuPS and 0 draws.