Monaco vs 27.08.26 16:454 – 1Full TimeAgg: 7 – 3
Gornik Zabrze — UEFA Europa Conference League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Monaco overwhelm Gornik Zabrze in Conference League playoff
Monaco eased into the next stage of the UEFA Europa Conference League playoff round with a 4-1 victory over Gornik Zabrze at the Stade Louis II. The result never looked in doubt after the hosts raced into a two-goal cushion inside the first half, leaving the visitors chasing the game from early on.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Paris Josua Brunner opened the scoring in the 30th minute, finishing off a move set up by Mamadou Coulibaly, and Coulibaly returned the favour just before the break, converting an assist from Flávio Nazinho to make it 2-0 at half-time. Aleksandr Golovin extended the lead five minutes into the second half, and Mika Biereth added a fourth in the 78th minute to put the outcome beyond doubt. Janis Antiste, set up by Josema Sánchez, pulled one back for Gornik in the 83rd minute, but it proved no more than a consolation.
Monaco dominated territory and chances throughout, holding 67 percent of possession and firing 14 shots to Gornik's five, six of which were on target compared with the visitors' three. Gornik picked up two yellow cards to Monaco's none, reflecting the pressure they were under for long spells.
Coulibaly was involved in both of Monaco's first-half goals, scoring once and setting up another, and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 9.3.
Monaco's control was evident in their 67 percent share of possession against Gornik's 33 percent.
Monaco beat Gornik Zabrze 4–1 (half-time 2–0).
Monaco met Gornik Zabrze in the UEFA Europa Conference League (Playoff round). Kick-off was Thursday, 27 August 2026, 16:45 UTC at Stade Louis II. Referee: Vassilis Fotias.
Team pages: Monaco · Gornik Zabrze · UEFA Europa Conference League
Key moments
- 30' Goal: Paris Josua Brunner (assist: Mamadou Coulibaly) — 1–0 · Watch Paris Josua Brunner's goal video (30')
- 43' Goal: Mamadou Coulibaly (assist: Flávio Nazinho) — 2–0 · Watch Mamadou Coulibaly's goal video (43')
- 50' Goal: Aleksandr Golovin — 3–0 · Watch Aleksandr Golovin's goal video (50')
- 78' Goal: Mika Biereth — 4–0 · Watch Mika Biereth's goal video (78')
- 83' Goal: Janis Antiste (assist: Josema Sánchez) — 4–1 · Watch Janis Antiste's goal video (83')
Starting line-ups
Monaco (4-2-3-1)
Gornik Zabrze (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Monaco 86%, the draw 9%, Gornik Zabrze 5%. It finished Monaco 4–1 Gornik Zabrze.
Monaco's rating gap decides it — Monaco are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Monaco's 86%. The draw at 9% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Monaco at 86%?
Monaco sit 438 points higher on our strength rating — 1854 to 1416. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge at home won 79.7% of 5,090 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 88–8–4.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 86% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 9% and Gornik Zabrze at 5%.
Why is the draw only 9%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 9.4%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,882.
What did we measure but not count?
Monaco's last five: W-L-L-W-W — the hotter side across the games we track. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.7% of 2194 games when clearly hotter and 42.9% of 4007 when clearly colder. Gornik Zabrze have 9 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 Monaco vs Gornik Zabrze 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 Paris Josua Brunner's goal against Gornik Zabrze (30').
- Watch Mamadou Coulibaly's goal against Gornik Zabrze (43').
- Watch Aleksandr Golovin's goal against Gornik Zabrze (50').
- Watch Mika Biereth's goal against Gornik Zabrze (78').
- Watch Janis Antiste's goal against Monaco (83').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Monaco 4–1 Gornik Zabrze. Explore more on the Monaco and Gornik Zabrze team pages or the UEFA Europa Conference League page.