Derry City vs CSKA SofiaLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Europa League

2026/2027

Derry City

Chapman47'

-FT

Jul 16, 2026

The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium

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CSKA Sofia

Pittas74'

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Ioannis Pittas

CSKA Sofia

Goals

6.8

Goal!

1-2

Barry Cotter

90'+18·CSKA Sofia

⚽

90'+16Substitution

Mohamed Brahimi· In

Ioannis Pittas· Out

CSKA Sofia

90'+13Yellow Card

Stefano Sensi

CSKA Sofia

90'+4Yellow Card

Facundo Rodríguez

CSKA Sofia

89'Substitution

James Clarke· In

Ellis Chapman· Out

Derry City

89'Substitution

Jamie Stott· In

Christy Grogan· Out

Derry City

79'Yellow Card

Christy Grogan

Derry City

78'Substitution

Cameron Dummigan· In

James Olayinka· Out

Derry City

78'Substitution

Jean-Philippe Gbamin· In

Isaac Solet· Out

CSKA Sofia

75'Yellow Card

Teodor Ivanov

CSKA Sofia

Goal!

1-1

Ioannis Pittas

74'·CSKA Sofia

⚽

70'Substitution

James Eto'o· In

Petko Panayotov· Out

CSKA Sofia

70'Substitution

Joël Zwarts· In

Leandro Godoy· Out

CSKA Sofia

Goal!

1-0

Ellis Chapman

47'·Derry City

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46'Substitution

Nick Twisk· In

Kevin Santos· Out

Derry City

46'Yellow Card

Ángelo Martino

CSKA Sofia

Statistics of the Game

Derry City

CSKA Sofia

44%Ball Possession56%

6Shots Total10

2Shots On Target4

11Corners6

13Fouls17

1Yellow Cards4

1Offsides2

1Shots Off Target5

80Attacks100

58Dangerous Attacks64

1Goals2

20Free Kicks17

6Substitutions9

Derry City

Manager: Tiernan Lynch

Starting XI

5.9

6.0

6.3

6.0

6.4

6.3

6.4

6.6

6.1

6.3

6.5

Substitutes

6.4

6.3

Manager: Hristo Yanev

Starting XI

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.4

6.4

6.3

ÁM

Ángelo Martino

6.3

Ioannis Pittas

6.8

Leandro Godoy

6.5

Substitutes

6.5

6.5

Georgi Chorbadzhiyski

Alex Tunchev

James Eto'o

6.5

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Ellis Chapman MF	6.6	78'	1	0	-	-	-	-
Kevin Santos MF	6.5	46'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Brandon Fleming MF	6.4	90'	0	1	-	-	-	-
James Olayinka MF	6.4	89'	0	0	-	-	-	-
James Clarke MF	6.4	12'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Michael Duffy MF	6.3	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Adam O'Reilly MF	6.3	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Nick Twisk MF	6.3	44'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Christy Grogan DF	6.3	89'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Barry Cotter MF	6.1	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Patrick McClean DF	6.0	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Conor Barr DF	6.0	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Brian Maher GK	5.9	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Jamie Stott DF	-	1'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Cameron Dummigan DF	-	1'	0	0	-	-	-	-

Derry City vs CSKA Sofia — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Derry City	L2	0	2	7	2	4/15	8-10
CSKA Sofia	W3	3	0	3	1	9/15	9-9

Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.

Derry City — last 5 games

L1-2 @ Galway United2026-06-19
D1-1 @ Shamrock Rovers2026-06-22
W2-0 vs Drogheda United2026-06-26
L2-4 vs Waterford United2026-07-03
L2-3 @ CSKA Sofia2026-07-09

CSKA Sofia — last 5 games

L0-1 @ Ludogorets2026-05-25
L0-4 vs Polissya Zhytomyr2026-06-24
W3-2 @ Odra Opole2026-06-28
W3-0 vs Marek2026-07-03
W3-2 vs Derry City2026-07-09

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 3
Derry City wins: 0
Draws: 1
CSKA Sofia wins: 2
Avg goals per meeting: 2.67
Over 2.5 goals: 33%
Both teams scored: 67%
Home side won: 67%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 3 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-07-09	CSKA Sofia	3-2	Derry City
2009-08-06	Derry City	1-1	CSKA Sofia
2009-07-30	CSKA Sofia	1-0	Derry City

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-07-16

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Last 2 matches

Won 0%

(0/2)

Draw 0%

(0/2)

Won 100%

(2/2)

Goals

3-5

Total matches

Recent matches

Europa League•Jul 16, 2026

Derry City

1-2

CSKA Sofia

Europa League•Jul 9, 2026

CSKA Sofia

3-2

Derry City

Head to Head

Last 4 matches

Derry City wins

Draws

CSKA Sofia wins

Goals Scored

4 - 7

Jul 16, 2026 • Europa League

Derry City

1-2

CSKA Sofia

Jul 9, 2026 • Europa League

CSKA Sofia

3-2

Derry City

Aug 6, 2009 • Europa League

Derry City

1-1

CSKA Sofia

Match Report

CSKA Sofia entered with three wins in a row.

Goal scorers

Derry City: Ellis Chapman (47') · CSKA Sofia: Ioannis Pittas (74'), Barry Cotter (90')

Key stats

Possession: Derry City 44% · CSKA Sofia 56% · Total shots: 6-10 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 11-6

More details:

Derry City — live results and schedule CSKA Sofia — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Derry City vs CSKA Sofia?

Derry City 1-2 CSKA Sofia. Europa League match played on 16 Jul 2026.

What league is Derry City vs CSKA Sofia in?

This match is part of the Europa League. The match takes place at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Derry City and CSKA Sofia?

In 3 meetings between 2009 and 2026: Derry City has 0 wins, 1 draws, and 2 losses against CSKA Sofia.

Where is Derry City vs CSKA Sofia being played?

The match is being played at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Derry City vs CSKA Sofia — computed insights

Last Matches

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 4 matches

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions