Vardar Skopje vs Riga — UEFA Europa Conference League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow4 clips- 15′Vardar Skopje, yellow card:Foul
- 20′Riga, yellow card:Foul
- 21′Riga, yellow card:Foul
- 28′Vardar Skopje, goal:1–0
- 35′Riga, goal:1–1assist
- 39′Riga, goal:1–2assist
- 43′Riga, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time1 – 2
- 52′Riga, yellow card:Foul
- 57′Riga, substitution:Caio Ferreiraoff
- 59′Vardar Skopje, substitution:off
- 59′Vardar Skopje, substitution:offMiguel Pires
- 66′Vardar Skopje, goal:2–2assist
- 67′Riga, substitution:offR. Aouani
- 67′Riga, substitution:off
- 81′Riga, goal:2–3assist
- 87′Riga, substitution:off
- 90+1′Vardar Skopje, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time2 – 3
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Vardar Skopje vs Riga — the facts
Riga won 3–2 away against Vardar Skopje (half-time 1–2).
Vardar Skopje met Riga in the UEFA Europa Conference League (2nd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Wednesday, 22 July 2026, 18:00 UTC at Gradski Park. Referee: Philip Farrugia.
Team pages: Vardar Skopje · Riga · UEFA Europa Conference League
Key moments
- 28' Goal: Diego Castañeda — 1–0 · Watch Diego Castañeda's goal video (28')
- 35' Goal: Orlando Galo (assist: Raivis Jurkovskis) — 1–1 · Watch Orlando Galo's goal video (35')
- 39' Goal: Iago Siqueira (assist: Orlando Galo) — 1–2 · Watch Iago Siqueira's goal video (39')
- 66' Goal: Gerson Rodrigues (assist: Goran Zakarić) — 2–2 · Watch Gerson Rodrigues's goal video (66')
- 81' Goal: Iago Siqueira (assist: Andrés Salazar) — 2–3
Starting line-ups
Vardar Skopje (4-3-3)
- 95 Davor Taleski
- 3 Mihail Manevski
- 4 Mislav Matić
- 5 Filip Najdovski
- 21 Georgije Jankulov
- 32 Diego Castañeda
- 6 David Babunski
- 8 Boban Nikolov
- 7 Gerson Rodrigues
- 9 Azer Omeragić
- 71 Miguel Pires
Riga (3-5-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Vardar Skopje 39%, the draw 28%, Riga 33%. It finished Vardar Skopje 2–3 Riga.
Home ground outweighs Riga's rating edge — Riga are the stronger side on our strength rating, but home ground gives Vardar Skopje the lean. The draw at 28% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Vardar Skopje at 39%?
Home ground, against the rating. Riga sit 80 points higher on our strength rating — 1289 to 1369. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge on the road won 32.9% of 10,423 such games.
Why only 39%?
Because Riga are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 28% and Riga at 33%.
Why the draw at 28%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 28.3%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.5% of 24,578.
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About this match
On this page: the Vardar Skopje vs Riga 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 Europa Conference 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 Diego Castañeda's goal against Riga (28').
- Watch Orlando Galo's goal against Vardar Skopje (35').
- Watch Iago Siqueira's goal against Vardar Skopje (39').
- Watch Gerson Rodrigues's goal against Riga (66').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Vardar Skopje 2–3 Riga. Explore more on the Vardar Skopje and Riga team pages or the UEFA Europa Conference League page.