Sabah 1-0 KuPS: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Champions League · Tuesday 21 July 2026 · Bank Respublika Arena, Masazyr · referee ?. Kuźma · full time
Full time: Sabah 1-0 KuPS
Sabah 1-0 KuPS: Sabah took the points in Champions League on Tuesday 21 July 2026 at Bank Respublika Arena. The goals: Veljko Simic 45+1'.
How Sabah won it
The opening goal came in the 45th minute (+1): Veljko Simic for Sabah, set up by Ivan Lepinjica.
It was 1-0 at half-time, and nothing changed after the break.
The referee, ?. Kuźma, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Sabah and 2 to KuPS.
Sabah: V. Dambrauskas, 4-2-3-1 · KuPS: M. Nuutinen, 4-2-2-2.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
Sabah had 4 shots on target, KuPS 1.
Sabah had 64% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Sabah came into it with 9 Champions League matches played, scoring 2.0 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.01 expected goals for and – against, and had won 67% of their matches.
KuPS came into it with 4 Champions League matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.5 a match, and had won 25% of their matches.
Sabah vs KuPS: the match in numbers
| Sabah | Match statistics | KuPS |
|---|---|---|
| 64% | Ball possession | 36% |
| 13 | Total shots | 3 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 5 | Corners | 0 |
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Veljko Simic (Sabah), rated 6.7 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
Sabah
- Veljko Simic 6.7 1 goal
- Ivan Lepinjica 6.6 1 assist
- Steve Solvet 6.5
- Rahman Dashdamirov 6.5
- Umarali Rakhmonaliev 6.5
KuPS
- Niilo Kujasalo 6.5
- Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba 6.5
- Saikou Touray 6.5
- Taneli Hämäläinen 6.5
- Gustav Engvall 6.5
The lowest-rated starter was Johannes Kreidl at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Sabah: Sabah vs Slavia Praha Tuesday 13 October 2026 · Champions League
- KuPS: KuPS vs Trabzonspor Thursday 15 October 2026 · Europa Conference League
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Questions about Sabah vs KuPS
What was the score in Sabah vs KuPS?
Sabah 1-0 KuPS (half-time 1-0), Champions League, Tuesday 21 July 2026.
Who scored in Sabah vs KuPS?
Veljko Simic 45+1'.
Did Moneyball predict Sabah vs KuPS correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Sabah vs KuPS?
Veljko Simic, rated 6.7 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Sabah vs KuPS?
?. Kuźma.
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