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Conference League · League phase, matchday 2 Match report

Nordsjælland 2-2 CSKA Sofia: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Nordsjælland crest Nordsjælland
2-2Full time
CSKA Sofia crest CSKA Sofia
Right to Dream Park, Farum

Our picks against the result

7 of 12 right

  • Result Nordsjælland win68% 2-2
  • Double chance Nordsjælland or draw (1X)88% 2-2
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.557% 4 goals
  • More corners Nordsjælland67% Nordsjælland (5-2)
  • Yellow cards Above average 7 yellow cards · league 3.1
  • Yellow cards 7 yellow cards 3.5 Over53% 4.5 Under66% 5.5 Under81%
  • Corners Around average 7 corners · league 9.7
  • Corners 7 corners 8.5 Over57% 9.5 Under54% 10.5 Under64%

Match stats

Nordsjælland CSKA Sofia
  • 2 Goals 2
  • 3 Yellow cards 4
  • 1 Red cards 0
  • 5 Corners 2

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Nordsjælland vs CSKA Sofia opens matchday 2 of the Conference League league phase at Right to Dream Park on Thursday 22 October 2026, and our model backs a Nordsjælland win, with Nordsjælland win or draw as the double chance.

Why this pick?

Our model goes with Nordsjælland, and the starting point is the gap in quality: our strength rating places them well above CSKA Sofia, who sit clearly below the Conference League average. Playing at Right to Dream Park adds to that, and their recent attacking play — shots, big chances and time in the opposition box — has run above the Superligaen average. CSKA's argument is an orderly defensive record in their own league, conceding few shots and few clear chances, but they create little themselves, and the difference in level is wide enough to make this a clear call.

Form guide

Nordsjælland

  • D 3-3 at Lyngby (A) Superligaen · 18 Oct
  • D 1-1 at Heart of Midlothian (A) Conference League · 15 Oct
  • D 0-0 vs OB (H) Superligaen · 9 Oct
  • L 1-4 at Viborg (A) Superligaen · 20 Sep
  • W 2-0 vs AGF (H) Superligaen · 13 Sep

CSKA Sofia

  • L 1-2 vs Monaco (H) Conference League · 15 Oct
  • W 3-2 at CSKA 1948 (A) First Professional League · 11 Oct
  • D 1-1 at Lokomotiv Plovdiv (A) First Professional League · 20 Sep
  • W 2-0 at PFC Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 (A) First Professional League · 16 Sep
  • W 4-1 vs Arda Kardzhali (H) First Professional League · 12 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

NordsjællandCSKA Sofia
Attack 66 29 1.0 goals per match this season1.0 goals per match this season
Defence 63 29 1.0 conceded per match this season2.0 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Conference League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

Nordsjælland and CSKA Sofia have not met in our records since 2010.

Conference League so far

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
20 Nordsjælland 1 010 1:1 0 1
27 CSKA Sofia 1 001 1:2 -1 0

Positions in our table of 36 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
Conference League, League phase, matchday 2
Kick-off
Venue
Right to Dream Park, Farum

Questions and answers

What was the score of Nordsjælland vs CSKA Sofia?

Nordsjælland 2-2 CSKA Sofia in the Conference League (League phase, matchday 2) on Thursday 22 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Nordsjælland vs CSKA Sofia right?

No: our result pick was Nordsjælland win, and the score after 90 minutes was 2-2. 7 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Nordsjælland vs CSKA Sofia?

7 yellow cards (Nordsjælland 3, CSKA Sofia 4), 1 red card (Nordsjælland 1, CSKA Sofia 0) and 7 corners (Nordsjælland 5, CSKA Sofia 2).

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