OFI Crete vs CSKA Sofia - Live Stream
View the live stream and TV coverage details and live score for the 2026/2027 UEFA Europa League play-off Match - OFI Crete vs CSKA Sofia.
Stadium in Sint-Truiden, Belgium, on Thursday, August 20, 2026, for the first leg of their UEFA Europa League play-off. Kick-off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. local time/CEST (7:00 p.m. CET) and 2:00 p.m. US Eastern Time. STVV enter their first major UEFA tie after earning a surprise third-place finish in Belgium last season, although Frédéric De Meyer’s side have begun the new domestic campaign with consecutive draws against Lommel and Cercle Brugge. Omonia arrive with greater European match sharpness after defeating Kairat Almaty on penalties in Champions League qualifying and then overcoming Lincoln Red Imps 2-1 on aggregate. The Cypriot champions are unbeaten in normal time across their four European qualifiers and have conceded only twice, pointing towards a closely contested opening leg before the return match in Nicosia on August 27.
How to watch OFI Crete vs CSKA Sofia - UEFA Europa League play-off match
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Team news
Sint-Truiden
Sint-Truiden have no players currently listed as unavailable and could retain the side that earned a 3-3 draw away to Cercle Brugge.
Ryan Merlen scored twice in that match and should continue as the central attacking midfielder. Ilias Sebaoui, who has contributed one goal and two assists across his last five appearances, is expected to operate from the left.
Twenty-year-old striker Frédéric Soelle Soelle remains without a goal in his first two league starts but should retain his place at centre-forward. Leo Kokubo is expected to start in goal behind a defence featuring Ryoya Hata, Dylan Mbe Soh, Visar Musliu and Joedrick Pupe.
Omonia Nicosia
Left-back Fotios Kitsos is listed as unavailable through injury. Omonia otherwise have no major newly reported absences and should make only limited changes to the side that defeated Lincoln Red Imps.
Summer signing Loïs Diony is expected to lead the attack after scoring his first goal for Omonia in the second leg against Lincoln. Muamer Tanković should occupy the number-10 role, with Willy Semedo Costa and Virgiliu Postolachi Montnor on the flanks.
Greek international Anastasios Chatzigiovanis is another candidate to start on the left. Captain Fabiano should continue in goal behind Loïc Nego, Senou Coulibaly, Nikolas Panagiotou and Jure Balkovec.
Predicted line-ups
- Sint-Truiden (4-2-3-1): Kokubo; Hata, Mbe Soh, Musliu, Pupe; Sissako, Ishiwatari; Vanwesemael, Merlen, Sebaoui; Soelle Soelle.
- Omonia Nicosia (4-2-3-1): Fabiano; Nego, Coulibaly, Panagiotou, Balkovec; Marić, Andreou; Costa, Tanković, Montnor; Diony.