FC Copenhagen vs Saburtalo — UEFA Europa Conference League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 5′Saburtalo, yellow card:Holding
- 7′FC Copenhagen, yellow card:Tripping
- 18′Saburtalo, yellow card:Tripping
- 19′FC Copenhagen, penalty goal:1–0Penalty
- 22′FC Copenhagen, own goal:2–0Own goal
- 30′Saburtalo, goal:2–1
- 44′Saburtalo, yellow card:Holding
- Half-time2 – 1
- 46′FC Copenhagen, substitution:off
- 46′FC Copenhagen, substitution:off
- 53′Saburtalo, goal:
- 53′Saburtalo, goal disallowed:Goal Disallowed - Foul
- 63′FC Copenhagen, substitution:off
- 73′FC Copenhagen, yellow card:Holding
- 74′Saburtalo, substitution:off
- 76′Saburtalo, yellow card:Roughing
- 77′FC Copenhagen, substitution:off
- 80′Saburtalo, substitution:off
- 84′FC Copenhagen, substitution:off
- 89′Saburtalo, substitution:off
- 89′Saburtalo, substitution:off
- 90+4′Saburtalo, yellow card:Roughing
- Full-time2 – 1
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Match report
FC Copenhagen hold off Saburtalo fightback to win 2-1 at Parken
FC Copenhagen beat Saburtalo 2-1 at Parken Stadium on matchday 3 of the UEFA Europa Conference League league stage, building a two-goal lead inside 22 minutes and then absorbing a response from the Georgian visitors before the interval.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Mohamed Elyounoussi converted a penalty in the 19th minute to open the scoring. Three minutes later the lead doubled when Vahid Selimović turned the ball into his own net, leaving Saburtalo with an early deficit that looked likely to grow.
Amiran Dzagania gave the visitors a way back in the 30th minute, making it 2-1, and that remained the score through half-time and to the final whistle. Copenhagen had slightly more of the ball, with 53 per cent possession, and managed nine shots to five, three of them on target against two for Saburtalo.
The visitors, managed by Levan Korghalidze, collected four yellow cards to Copenhagen's two. Copenhagen next play Brøndby at home in the Danish Superliga on Sunday 8 November, while Saburtalo host Getafe in this competition on Thursday 26 November.
Mohamed Elyounoussi struck the 19th-minute penalty that put Copenhagen ahead and earned a match-high rating of 8.2. Amiran Dzagania's goal for Saburtalo brought him a rating of 7.7.
Copenhagen had nine shots to Saburtalo's five.
FC Copenhagen beat Saburtalo 2–1 (half-time 2–1).
FC Copenhagen met Saburtalo in the UEFA Europa Conference League (League Stage - 3). Kick-off was Thursday, 5 November 2026, 20:00 UTC at Parken Stadium. Referee: Robert Hennessy.
Team pages: FC Copenhagen · Saburtalo · UEFA Europa Conference League
Key moments
- 19' Goal (penalty): Mohamed Elyounoussi — 1–0
- 22' Goal (own goal): Vahid Selimović — 2–0
- 30' Goal: Amiran Dzagania — 2–1
Starting line-ups
FC Copenhagen (4-4-2)
Saburtalo (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave FC Copenhagen 87%, the draw 9%, Saburtalo 4%. It finished FC Copenhagen 2–1 Saburtalo.
A big strength gap makes Copenhagen clear favourites — We give FC Copenhagen 87% mainly because they sit 431 points higher on our strength rating, 1667 to 1236, and the usual home advantage adds a little more. The draw sits at 9%, right at the usual draw rate for a strength gap this size, with nothing listed moving it either way.
Why FC Copenhagen at 87%?
FC Copenhagen sit 431 points higher on our strength rating — 1667 to 1236. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge at home won 79.6% of 5,982 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 90–7–3.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 87% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 9% and Saburtalo at 4%.
Why is the draw only 9%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 8.9%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.4% of 30,389.
What did we measure but not count?
Saburtalo are 1 game into a new manager (Levan Korghalidze), appointed 14 days ago. The famous new-manager bounce doesn't survive its receipt: sides with a new manager beat their rating by 0.9 points over 33,420 games — but sides on an equally bad run who kept their manager beat it by 2.4 over 31,777. FC Copenhagen's last five: W-D-D-D-W — the hotter side across the games we track. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.0% of 2059 games when clearly hotter and 43.8% of 3979 when clearly colder.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the FC Copenhagen vs Saburtalo final score and result, 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.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the FC Copenhagen and Saburtalo team pages or the UEFA Europa Conference League page.