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CSKA Sofia vs Maccabi Tel Aviv: Match Preview

CSKA Sofia

1-3

HT 0-1

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Date

13 August 2026

Kickoff

21:00

Venue

National Stadium Vasil Levski

Round

3rd Qualifying Round

Status

Full time

Scheduled match window: approximately 21:00–23:00 EAT. Actual duration can vary because of added time, extra time, delays or interruptions.

Fixtures Hub's Pick

CSKA Sofia or draw

Medium Confidence This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 1 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Match overview

Medium confidence

CSKA Sofia face Maccabi Tel Aviv in UEFA Europa League in World. The match is scheduled for Thursday, 13 August 2026 at 21:00 at National Stadium Vasil Levski.

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 1 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Key match trends

CSKA Sofia are unbeaten in their last 5 matches on record.

Maccabi Tel Aviv have won 2 of their last 3 matches.

Head-to-head summary

CSKA Sofia wins

Draws

Maccabi Tel Aviv wins

Average goals

Both scored

Over 2.5 goals

100%

First-half goals

Meetings analysed

CSKA Sofia

Rating 7.8/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

33%

Clean sheets

Points rate

7.8/10

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Rating 6.7/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

17%

Clean sheets

Points rate

6.7/10

Team lineups

Starting players, substitutes and coaching staff where available.

CSKA Sofia

21 F. Lapoukhov

2 Pastor

14 T. Ivanov

32 F. Rodriguez

19 A. Yordanov

5 J. Gbamin

6 B. Jordao

8 S. Sensi

7 M. Ebong

9 L. Godoy

28 I. Pittas

Coach

Hristo Yanev

Substitutes

D. Evtimov

D. Nikolov

J. Zwarts

M. Brahimi

P. Panayotov

V. Kaymakanov

Leo Pereira

A. Piedrahita

G. B. Chorbadzhiyski

I. Solet

J. Eto'o

A. Tunchev

Maccabi Tel Aviv

22 O. Melika

6 T. Asante

5 M. Camara

13 R. Shlomo

3 R. Revivo

42 D. Peretz

28 I. Sissokho

36 I. Shahar

77 O. Davida

9 E. Sokler

29 H. Varela

Coach

Kenny Miller

Substitutes

R. Mishpati

K. Andrade

D. Glazer

E. Madmon

N. Ben Harush

O. N. Azo

N. Schwartz

S. Rosen

I. Noy

S. Abu Farkhi

I. Ben Hamo

I. Ben Simon

CSKA Sofia

Formation

Starting XI

21F. Lapoukhov
2Pastor
14T. Ivanov
32F. Rodriguez
19A. Yordanov
5J. Gbamin
6B. Jordao
8S. Sensi
7M. Ebong
9L. Godoy
28I. Pittas

Substitutes

25D. Evtimov
31D. Nikolov
10J. Zwarts
11M. Brahimi
30P. Panayotov
34V. Kaymakanov
38Leo Pereira
77A. Piedrahita
80G. B. Chorbadzhiyski
94I. Solet
99J. Eto'o
91A. Tunchev

Coach

Hristo Yanev

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Formation

Starting XI

22O. Melika
6T. Asante
5M. Camara
13R. Shlomo
3R. Revivo
42D. Peretz
28I. Sissokho
36I. Shahar
77O. Davida
9E. Sokler
29H. Varela

Substitutes

90R. Mishpati
10K. Andrade
18D. Glazer
19E. Madmon
21N. Ben Harush
23O. N. Azo
24N. Schwartz
25S. Rosen
30I. Noy
34S. Abu Farkhi
41I. Ben Hamo
60I. Ben Simon

Coach

Kenny Miller

CSKA SofiaMaccabi Tel Aviv

⚽ Goal
Maccabi Tel Aviv
7'
⚽ Goal
Maccabi Tel Aviv
⚽ Goal
D. Peretz · O. Davida
12'
⚽ Goal
D. Peretz · O. Davida
🟨 Yellow card
B. Jordao
26'
🟨 Yellow card
B. Jordao
🟨 Yellow card
D. Peretz
31'
🟨 Yellow card
D. Peretz
HT 0-1
↔ Sub
B. Jordao · J. Eto'o
46'
↔ Sub
B. Jordao · J. Eto'o
↔ Sub
M. Camara · N. Ben Harush
54'
↔ Sub
M. Camara · N. Ben Harush
🟨 Yellow card
S. Sensi
56'
🟨 Yellow card
S. Sensi
⚽ Goal
E. Sokler · O. Davida
61'
⚽ Goal
E. Sokler · O. Davida
⚽ Goal
S. Sensi · J. Eto'o
66'
⚽ Goal
S. Sensi · J. Eto'o
↔ Sub
L. Godoy · J. Zwarts
69'
↔ Sub
L. Godoy · J. Zwarts
⚽ Own goal
F. Lapoukhov
69'
⚽ Own goal
F. Lapoukhov
↔ Sub
A. Yordanov · M. Brahimi
73'
↔ Sub
A. Yordanov · M. Brahimi
↔ Sub
O. Davida · E. Madmon
78'
↔ Sub
O. Davida · E. Madmon
↔ Sub
E. Sokler · S. Abu Farkhi
78'
↔ Sub
E. Sokler · S. Abu Farkhi
🟨 Yellow card
I. Sissokho
80'
🟨 Yellow card
I. Sissokho
🟨 Yellow card
E. Madmon
82'
🟨 Yellow card
E. Madmon
↔ Sub
I. Shahar · K. Andrade
84'
↔ Sub
I. Shahar · K. Andrade
🟨 Yellow card
M. Ebong
88'
🟨 Yellow card
M. Ebong
FT 1-3

CSKA Sofia recent results

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Maccabi Tel Aviv recent results

LMaccabi Tel Aviv v CSKA Sofia0-3 WMaccabi Tel Aviv v Sheriff Tiraspol1-0 WSheriff Tiraspol v Maccabi Tel Aviv0-5 WHapoel Beer Sheva v Maccabi Tel Aviv1-3 LIMT Novi Beograd v Maccabi Tel Aviv1-0 WMaccabi Tel Aviv v Alashkert1-0

Our Pick

CSKA Sofia or draw

Medium

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 1 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Data snapshot

Recent form and H2H context

CSKA Sofia

7.8/10

Maccabi Tel Aviv

6.7/10

H2H matches

H2H avg goals

Recent form and H2H figures are calculated from recorded fixtures in the primary match feed and do not guarantee a future result.

Match analysis summary

CSKA Sofia are unbeaten in their last 5 matches on record.
Maccabi Tel Aviv have won 2 of their last 3 matches.

Match information

Competition: UEFA Europa League
Country: World
Date: 13 August 2026
Kickoff: 21:00
Season: 2026
Round: 3rd Qualifying Round
Referee: D. Schlager
Venue: National Stadium Vasil Levski

Match preview guide

CSKA Sofia vs Maccabi Tel Aviv: form, H2H and match context

This UEFA Europa League match page combines the scheduled kickoff, recent results, head-to-head meetings, available lineups, match events and team statistics in one place. The sections above compare CSKA Sofia and Maccabi Tel Aviv, with supported live updates and the final result added as the fixture progresses.

How to read recent form

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What H2H tells you

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