FC ST. Gallen vs 27.08.26 18:002 – 3Full TimeAgg: 2 – 4
FC Nordsjaelland — UEFA Europa Conference League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Nordsjaelland edge five-goal thriller at ST. Gallen despite red card
FC Nordsjaelland won 3-2 away at FC ST. Gallen in the Playoff round of the UEFA Europa Conference League, in a match that swung repeatedly before the visitors struck late to settle it. The scoreline had already produced four goals by half-time at Kybunpark.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Nordsjaelland struck first when Juho Lähteenmäki converted after 14 minutes, assisted by Lamine Sadio. ST. Gallen levelled through a Lukas Görtler penalty in the 21st minute, only for Prince Amoako to restore the visitors' lead three minutes later with an assist from Nicklas Røjkjær. Aliou Balde then equalised for the hosts in the 28th minute, finishing off a Chima Okoroji assist to make it 2-2.
ST. Gallen's afternoon worsened just past the half-hour mark when Mihailo Stevanovic was sent off in the 39th minute, leaving the hosts to play the rest of the contest a man down. The deadlock held until the 82nd minute, when Milan Rasmussen, teed up by Alexander Lind, put Nordsjaelland ahead for good at 3-2, a lead they held to the final whistle.
ST. Gallen had the greater share of possession and produced more shots and shots on target despite playing over 50 minutes with ten men, underlining how open and end-to-end the contest remained even after the red card.
Balde scored ST. Gallen's equaliser and finished as the match's top-rated performer with an 8.2 rating, while Sadio's assist for Nordsjaelland's opener also stood out.
ST. Gallen out-shot Nordsjaelland 21 to 11 despite finishing the match with ten men following Stevanovic's red card.
FC Nordsjaelland won 3–2 away against FC ST. Gallen (half-time 2–2).
FC ST. Gallen met FC Nordsjaelland in the UEFA Europa Conference League (Playoff round). Kick-off was Thursday, 27 August 2026, 18:00 UTC at Kybunpark. Referee: Orel Grinfeld.
Team pages: FC ST. Gallen · FC Nordsjaelland · UEFA Europa Conference League
Key moments
- 14' Goal: Juho Lähteenmäki (assist: Lamine Sadio) — 0–1
- 21' Goal (penalty): Lukas Görtler — 1–1
- 24' Goal: Prince Amoako (assist: Nicklas Røjkjær) — 1–2
- 28' Goal: Aliou Balde (assist: Chima Okoroji) — 2–2
- 39' Red card: Mihailo Stevanovic
- 82' Goal: Milan Rasmussen (assist: Alexander Lind) — 2–3
Starting line-ups
FC ST. Gallen (3-4-3)
FC Nordsjaelland (3-4-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave FC ST. Gallen 31%, the draw 26%, FC Nordsjaelland 43%. It finished FC ST. Gallen 2–3 FC Nordsjaelland.
FC Nordsjaelland's rating edge outweighs FC ST. Gallen's home ground — FC Nordsjaelland are the stronger side on our strength rating, and their control of the ball on top gives FC Nordsjaelland the lean. The draw at 26% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why FC Nordsjaelland at 43%?
FC Nordsjaelland sit 140 points higher on our strength rating — 1532 to 1672. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,099 such games. FC Nordsjaelland hold 10 more possession points (59 to 49 in recent games) across a 140-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 8,629 such games where the class table expected 41.3%. The 300 most similar past games finished 29–31–40.
Why only 43%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 43% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 26% and FC ST. Gallen at 31%.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.7 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,007. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. The control factor adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
FC Nordsjaelland scored +0.83 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,795 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.1% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. FC Nordsjaelland have gained 82 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.4% of 12,235 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the FC ST. Gallen vs FC Nordsjaelland 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 the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from FC ST. Gallen 2–3 FC Nordsjaelland. Explore more on the FC ST. Gallen and FC Nordsjaelland team pages or the UEFA Europa Conference League page.