Maccabi Tel Aviv vs CSKA Sofia — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow3 clips- 9′CSKA Sofia, goal:0–1assist
- 18′CSKA Sofia, yellow card:Holding
- 29′CSKA Sofia, goal:0–2assist
- 31′Maccabi Tel Aviv, yellow card:Holding
- 43′Maccabi Tel Aviv, yellow card:Holding
- Half-time0 – 2
- 46′Maccabi Tel Aviv, substitution:off
- 46′Maccabi Tel Aviv, substitution:off
- 54′CSKA Sofia, yellow card:Holding
- 66′CSKA Sofia, substitution:off
- 66′CSKA Sofia, substitution:off
- 66′Maccabi Tel Aviv, substitution:off
- 66′Maccabi Tel Aviv, substitution:off
- 77′Maccabi Tel Aviv, substitution:off
- 78′CSKA Sofia, substitution:off
- 85′CSKA Sofia, yellow card:Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 85′Maccabi Tel Aviv, yellow card:Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 90′CSKA Sofia, goal:0–3assist
- 90+1′CSKA Sofia, substitution:off
- 90+4′CSKA Sofia, yellow card:Tripping
- Full-time0 – 3
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Match report
CSKA Sofia rout Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-0 at Bloomfield Stadium
CSKA Sofia secured a comfortable 3-0 win away to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, played at Bloomfield Stadium. The visitors were already 2-0 ahead by half-time and added a third late on to complete a one-sided contest against a Maccabi side that had shown Kenny Miller little defensive solidity.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
CSKA made the early breakthrough through Max Ebong in the 9th minute, finishing off a Santiago Godoy assist to put Hristo Yanev's side ahead. Godoy turned provider into scorer in the 29th minute, converting a chance created by Ioannis Pittas to double the advantage before the break. Maccabi could not find a response either side of half-time.
With the game already settled, Joël Zwarts added a third for CSKA in the 90th minute, finishing from a Pastor assist to round off the scoreline. CSKA's efficiency in front of goal was stark given that Maccabi actually shaded possession at 51 per cent, but the away side's seven shots on target compared with Maccabi's two told the real story of the match.
Godoy was directly involved in two of CSKA's three goals, setting up the opener before scoring the second himself.
CSKA managed seven shots on target to Maccabi's two, a telling gap given how even the possession split was.
CSKA Sofia won 3–0 away against Maccabi Tel Aviv (half-time 0–2).
Maccabi Tel Aviv met CSKA Sofia in the UEFA Europa League (3rd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Thursday, 6 August 2026, 16:00 UTC at Batumi Arena. Referee: Manfredas Lukjancukas.
Team pages: Maccabi Tel Aviv · CSKA Sofia · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 9' Goal: Max Ebong (assist: Santiago Godoy) — 0–1 · Watch Max Ebong's goal video (9')
- 29' Goal: Santiago Godoy (assist: Ioannis Pittas) — 0–2 · Watch Santiago Godoy's goal video (29')
- 90' Goal: Joël Zwarts (assist: Pastor) — 0–3 · Watch Joël Zwarts's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Maccabi Tel Aviv (4-2-3-1)
- 22 Ofek Melika
- 25 Shahar Rosen
- 13 Raz Shlomo
- 5 Mohamed Camara
- 41 Itay Ben Hamo
- 36 Ido Shahar
- 30 Itamar Noy
- 29 Hélio Varela
- 42 Dor Peretz
- 28 Issouf Sissokho
- 34 Saied Farhi
CSKA Sofia (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Maccabi Tel Aviv 50%, the draw 27%, CSKA Sofia 23%. It finished Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–3 CSKA Sofia.
Maccabi Tel Aviv's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Maccabi Tel Aviv are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and UEFA Europa League home advantage on top gives Maccabi Tel Aviv the lean. The draw at 27% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Maccabi Tel Aviv at 50%?
Maccabi Tel Aviv sit 94 points higher on our strength rating — 1630 to 1536. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.6% of 10,326 such games. UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (22.8% vs 24.9% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 47.5% of 4,391 games vs 44.9% across all 98,781 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 50%?
CSKA Sofia hold 7 more possession points (51 to 44 in recent games) across a 94-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 42.6% of 8,559 such games where the class table expected 41.3%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the CSKA Sofia win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,490. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.1 points off. The goals environment adds 1.3 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Maccabi Tel Aviv sit -0.45 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0.
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About this match
On this page: the Maccabi Tel Aviv vs CSKA Sofia 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 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 Max Ebong's goal against Maccabi Tel Aviv (9').
- Watch Santiago Godoy's goal against Maccabi Tel Aviv (29').
- Watch Joël Zwarts's goal against Maccabi Tel Aviv (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–3 CSKA Sofia. Explore more on the Maccabi Tel Aviv and CSKA Sofia team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.