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FK Qarabag v PFC CSKA Sofia : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 23rd Jul, 17:00 BST, Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu, Baku

PFC CSKA Sofia pay Europa League counterparts FK Qarabag a visit on Thursday evening, as Hristo Angelov Yanev leads his side into an away clash with Qurban Qurbanov & co. at the Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu. You'll find stats supporting our top of under 3.5 goals below, but don't forget to explore 16 other betting markets we're covering too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with Europa League performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means that there will be no more than 3 goals scored by Qarabag and CSK Sofia combined during a standard 90 mins. Latest form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to this prediction, and we think there's a 75% chance of it being right on the money. The best price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.25.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Qarabag are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 58% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.57.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Qarabag
58%
4/7
5%
-
Draw
23%
3/1
3%
-
CSK Sofia
18%
4/1
15%
-
Qarabag 1-0
13%
11/2
7%
-
Qarabag 2-0
11%
6/1
13%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
7/1-
Qarabag 2-1
10%
8/1
6%
-
Draw 0-0
7%
9/1
9%
-
Qarabag 3-0
7%
11/1
8%
-
CSK Sofia 1-0
6%
11/1
8%
-
Qarabag 3-1
6%
14/1-
CSK Sofia 2-1
5%
16/1
13%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
20/1
24%
-
Qarabag 4-0
3%
22/1-
CSK Sofia 2-0
3%
22/1-
Qarabag 4-1
2%
28/1
12%
-
Qarabag 3-2
2%
28/1
12%
-
CSK Sofia 3-1
1%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
19/20
5%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
17/20
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
56%
8/15-
Away 1st Goal
39%
7/4
5%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
9/1
9%
-
BTTS - Yes
48%
1/1
9%
-
BTTS - No
52%
8/11
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
23%
3/1
7%
-
BTTS - Draw
16%
5/1
9%
-
BTTS - Away Win
8%
9/1
18%
-
Home/draw
82%
1/7
5%
-
Away/draw
42%
5/4
2%
-
Home/away
77%
2/9
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
2/7
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
5/2
7%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
9/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
1/3-
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
5/1
9%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/9
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
9/1
11%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/40
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/20
3%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
15/2
23%
-
Home DNB
75%
1/4
3%
-
Away DNB
35%
11/4
7%
-
Qarabag win to nil
35%
6/4
9%
-
CSK Sofia win to nil
10%
7/1-
Qarabag / Qarabag
33%
6/4-
Qarabag / CSK Sofia
2%
40/1-
Qarabag / Draw
5%
16/1-
Draw / Qarabag
19%
10/3
4%
-
Draw / CSK Sofia
8%
9/1-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2
8%
-
CSK Sofia / Qarabag
3%
25/1
13%
-
CSK Sofia / CSK Sofia
10%
15/2
13%
-
CSK Sofia / Draw
5%
16/1-
Win / draw / win Europa League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Qarabag
CSK Sofia
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Vestri 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
-
-
2
CSK Sofia 
Jul 23
Jul 30
-
-
3
Derry 
-
-
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-2A
4
Qarabag 
-
-
Jul 30
Jul 23
Win / draw / win form
Qarabag
league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
CSK Sofia
league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
Goal Statistics

FK Qarabag's fans will be hoping for goals on Thursday evening, not least because PFC CSKA Sofia have conceded in each of their last 5 Europa League outings. A PG of 1.7 for Q. Qurbanov's side suggests that run should continue.

Qarabag CSK Sofia
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Qarabag will score 1 or more goals
0
42%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of CSK Sofia scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2026/2027 season
Qarabag
PG (predicted goals)
CSK Sofia
1.7
0.9
Attack rating
37%
better
FKQ
view stats
Games scored17
10
Failed to score3
10
Scored first10
8
Goals scored39
22
Avg. goals scored2
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal5
8
Conversion rate for21
13
Avg. XG for1.1
0
KickOff rating
+37%
Defence rating
FKQ
11%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
14
Clean sheets6
6
Conceded first10
10
Goals conceded41
30
Avg. goals conceded2.1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against19%
18%
Avg. XG against2.5
0
KickOff rating
+11%

The line-ups for the Europa League match between Qarabag v CSK Sofia will show here when available.

Qarabag Europa League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2230
M KochalskiZ. SawoZ. Sawo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Kochalski GLK2
-
B. Várkonyi DEF2
-
B Langa DEF2
-
M Silva DEF2
-
B Hüseynov DEF2
-
P Bicalho MID21
-
M Jankovic MID2
-
K Borges  MID21
-
S Lobato MID2
-
Z. Sawo FWD223
-
R Cephas FWD21
-
J Mouaddib FWD21
-
O Kashchuk FWD21
-
A Zoubir FWD21
-
C Makreckis DEF1
-
D Bolt DEF1
-
E Cafarquliyev DEF1
-
CSK Sofia Europa League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2311
T. Valentinov IvanovI PittasPastorT. Valentinov Ivanov
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T. Valentinov Ivanov DEF2
1
-
Pastor DEF21
-
Ángelo Martino DEF2
1
-
F Rodríguez DEF2
1
-
S Sensi  MID21
1
-
P. Hristov Panayotov MID2
-
I. Solet Bomawoko MID2
-
B Jordão MID21
-
J Zwarts FWD2
-
I Pittas FWD23
-
S Godoy FWD2
-
F Lapoukhov GLK1
-
D Evtimov GLK11
-
J Gbamin DEF1
-
J Eto'o MID1
-
M Brahimi FWD1
-
A Piedrahita FWD1
-