Debrecen
In the first leg of the UEFA Conference League third qualifying round, Hungarian side Debrecen host Danish side Copenhagen at Nagyerdei Stadion 6 August 2026 at 18:00 BST.
Debrecen do not qualify for European competition every year, and most often limit themselves to the weakest of those tournaments, so it is no surprise that even at home they are underdogs against experienced Copenhagen.
After two rounds of the Hungarian NB I, Debrecen sit alone at the bottom of the table with zero points, while they reached the Conference League third qualifying round thanks to just one goal. How are they supposed to compete with Copenhagen?
What is more, in their domestic competition Debrecen lost to teams who did not qualify for Europe. They conceded at least two goals against each of them. What is the problem? They do not have an overloaded injury list. The squad is not the strongest — only sixth in Hungary. The problems with breaking down opponents' defensive blocks really do exist. Loki not only scored just one goal against Pyunik over 180 minutes despite 36 shots and 3.30 xG, but three years ago they were also beaten by a much stronger Rapid Vienna side (0:0 away and 0:5 at home).
And Rapid Vienna are much closer to Copenhagen than Pyunik. With that kind of wastefulness, Debrecen have little chance against the leaders of Danish football, who may have slipped up in the Superliga last season but still reached the league phase of the Champions League. Across eight rounds, Copenhagen picked up the same number of points and scored 12 goals. The Lions were not afraid to push forward even against the giants, which is why six of those matches saw Over 3.5 land.
Debrecen are not Barcelona, to whom Copenhagen lost 1:4 in their most recent Champions League away match. In the second qualifying round of this Conference League, they again scored plenty — 3:3 and 2:1 against Polissya. And they put three away on the road. It is hard to believe the Hungarian side will score as many as the Ukrainian one did, so the bet on the Danish side to win should come in.
Enea Jorgji (Albania)
Matches – 10 (International matches, 2024–2026);
Average fouls per match – 26;
Average yellow cards per match (including second yellow cards) – 4.3;
Matches with a red card – 3 of 10;
Matches with a penalty – 4 of 10.
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Gert Remmel
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Plamen Plamenov Andreev
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Bence Batik
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Josua Antonio Mejías García
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Rotem Moshe Keller
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Ádám Lang
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Balázs Dzsudzsák
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Blaž Bošković
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Csanád Vilmos Dénes
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Flórián Cibla
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Márk Szécsi
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Sohan Roger Franck Loic Baldoni
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Dávid Hermann
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0 | 0 | |
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B. Erdélyi
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Adrián Guerrero Aguilar
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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E. Kusnyír
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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B. Vajda
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Balázs Csaba Sain
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Dávid Patai
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Máté Macsó
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Imre Egri
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Leon Darius Myrtaj
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Shedrach Daniel Kaye
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Ákos Szendrei
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Bo Svensson
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Dominik Kotarski
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Birger Meling
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Felix Olof Allan Nelson Beijmo
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Gabriel Pereira
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Marcos López
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Alex Král
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Mads Madsen
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Mohamed Elyounoussi
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Robert Silva
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Thomas Delaney
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Andreas Cornelius
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Mustapha Nyassi
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0 | 0 | |
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Rúnar Rúnarsson
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Tobias Breum-Harild
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Kenay Myrie Reyes
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Munashe Garan'anga
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Ákos Markgráf
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Gunnar Orri Olsen
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Marvin Nasnas
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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William Clem
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Geovanni Vianney Aboh Ndjee
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Youssoufa Moukoko
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
Pyunik
Debrecen
Debrecen
Pyunik
Debrecen
Rapid Wien
Rapid Wien
Debrecen
Debrecen
Alashkert
Alashkert
Debrecen
Debrecen
Torino
Debrecen
Torino
Torino
Debrecen
Torino
Debrecen
Copenhagen
Polissya Zhytomyr
Polissya Zhytomyr
Copenhagen
Barcelona
Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Napoli
Villarreal
Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Kairat
Tottenham Hotspur
Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Borussia Dortmund
Qarabağ
Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Bayer 04
| # | Team | Form | Matches played | W | D | L | G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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Lugano
|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:4 | 9 |
|
2
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Panathinaikos
|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:3 | 9 |
|
3
|
Twente
|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:2 | 9 |
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4
|
Monaco
|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:1 | 9 |
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5
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:0 | 7 |
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6
|
Brann
|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7:3 | 7 |
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7
|
Copenhagen
|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7:3 | 7 |
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8
|
Universitatea
|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6:2 | 7 |
|
9
|
Mjällby
|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:1 | 7 |
|
10
|
Sint-Truidense
|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4:1 | 7 |
|
11
|
Ajax
|
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9:3 | 6 |
|
12
|
Trabzonspor
|
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:3 | 6 |
|
13
|
Hajduk Split
|
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3:2 | 6 |
|
14
|
Freiburg
|
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4:5 | 6 |
|
15
|
Crvena Zvezda
|
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6:6 | 4 |
|
16
|
Atalanta
|
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4:4 | 4 |
|
17
|
Sporting Braga
|
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | 4 |
|
18
|
Gent
|
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1:2 | 4 |
|
19
|
FC Riga
|
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3:3 | 3 |
|
20
|
FC Thun
|
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:3 | 3 |
|
21
|
Borac Banja Luka
|
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:4 | 3 |
|
22
|
Lincoln Red Imps
|
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:6 | 3 |
|
23
|
Jablonec
|
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3:4 | 2 |
|
24
|
Aarhus
|
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1:2 | 2 |
|
25
|
Nordsjælland
|
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3:5 | 2 |
|
26
|
Egnatia Rrogozhine
|
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2:4 | 2 |
|
27
|
Kairat
|
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3:7 | 2 |
|
28
|
CSKA Sofia
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4:6 | 1 |
|
29
|
Iberia 1999
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:5 | 1 |
|
30
|
Pafos
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:7 | 1 |
|
31
|
Getafe
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:7 | 1 |
|
32
|
Hearts
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:6 | 1 |
|
33
|
KuPS
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:6 | 1 |
|
34
|
Midtjylland
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:8 | 1 |
|
35
|
Inter Club d'Escaldes
|
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:7 | 0 |
|
36
|
FK Kauno Zalgiris
|
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:11 | 0 |
| # | Team | Form | Matches played | W | D | L | G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Lugano
|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:2 | 6 |
|
2
|
Panathinaikos
|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:2 | 6 |
|
3
|
Twente
|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:1 | 6 |
|
4
|
Monaco
|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:0 | 6 |
|
5
|
Copenhagen
|
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:1 | 6 |
|
6
|
Mjällby
|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 6 |
|
7
|
Universitatea
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|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:1 | 4 |
|
8
|
Sint-Truidense
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:1 | 4 |
|
9
|
Crvena Zvezda
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:3 | 4 |
|
10
|
Atalanta
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:2 | 4 |
|
11
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 3 |
|
12
|
Brann
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
|
13
|
Ajax
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 |
|
14
|
Trabzonspor
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:1 | 3 |
|
15
|
Hajduk Split
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
|
16
|
Freiburg
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
|
17
|
Sporting Braga
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 |
|
18
|
Gent
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
|
19
|
FC Thun
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:2 | 3 |
|
20
|
Borac Banja Luka
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 |
|
21
|
Lincoln Red Imps
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 | 3 |
|
22
|
FC Riga
|
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2:2 | 2 |
|
23
|
Aarhus
|
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1:1 | 2 |
|
24
|
Jablonec
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 1 |
|
25
|
Nordsjælland
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2:2 | 1 |
|
26
|
Egnatia Rrogozhine
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
|
27
|
Iberia 1999
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
|
28
|
Pafos
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
|
29
|
Hearts
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
|
30
|
KuPS
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:4 | 1 |
|
31
|
Kairat
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:5 | 0 |
|
32
|
CSKA Sofia
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
33
|
Getafe
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:6 | 0 |
|
34
|
Midtjylland
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:7 | 0 |
|
35
|
Inter Club d'Escaldes
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 | 0 |
|
36
|
FK Kauno Zalgiris
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:4 | 0 |
| # | Team | Form | Matches played | W | D | L | G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
|
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1:0 | 4 |
|
2
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Brann
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5:2 | 4 |
|
3
|
Lugano
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:2 | 3 |
|
4
|
Panathinaikos
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:1 | 3 |
|
5
|
Twente
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:1 | 3 |
|
6
|
Monaco
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
|
7
|
Universitatea
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 3 |
|
8
|
Sint-Truidense
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
|
9
|
Ajax
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:3 | 3 |
|
10
|
Trabzonspor
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:2 | 3 |
|
11
|
Hajduk Split
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1:1 | 3 |
|
12
|
Freiburg
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 | 3 |
|
13
|
Kairat
|
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2:2 | 2 |
|
14
|
Copenhagen
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2:2 | 1 |
|
15
|
Mjällby
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
|
16
|
Sporting Braga
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0:3 | 1 |
|
17
|
Gent
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0:2 | 1 |
|
18
|
FC Riga
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|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
|
19
|
Jablonec
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3:4 | 1 |
|
20
|
Nordsjælland
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:3 | 1 |
|
21
|
Egnatia Rrogozhine
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:3 | 1 |
|
22
|
CSKA Sofia
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3:4 | 1 |
|
23
|
Getafe
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
|
24
|
Midtjylland
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
|
25
|
Crvena Zvezda
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 0 |
|
26
|
Atalanta
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 |
|
27
|
FC Thun
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 |
|
28
|
Borac Banja Luka
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:4 | 0 |
|
29
|
Lincoln Red Imps
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
30
|
Aarhus
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 |
|
31
|
Iberia 1999
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:4 | 0 |
|
32
|
Pafos
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:6 | 0 |
|
33
|
Hearts
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:5 | 0 |
|
34
|
KuPS
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 |
|
35
|
Inter Club d'Escaldes
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:4 | 0 |
|
36
|
FK Kauno Zalgiris
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:7 | 0 |
