The New Saints vs Sabah FA Prediction

The New Saints
1-2
Finished
HT 0-2
Sabah FA
Park Hall, Oswestry·M. Busquets 14/07/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Partial
Match Importance
6.6 / 10
Value Analysis
78%Trust
Goals O/U
Under 3.5 Goals
1.50
SignalSTRONGModel45%SurpriseMediumGap+15.6%
The New Saints Rest
7 days
Sabah FA Rest
7 days

The New Saints vs Sabah FA: result, form and history

Sabah FA beat The New Saints 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League on 14 Jul 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Referee M. Busquets averages 5.75 cards a game, 0.91 more than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
26%5.00
X
20%4.10
2
54%1.57
Double Chance
1X
46%2.30
X2
73%1.14
Both Teams to Score
Yes
47%1.65
No
53%2.10
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.46 + 1.24 = 2.70
Over 1.5
73%1.18
Over 2.5
53%1.59
Over 3.5
24%2.50
Under 1.5
27%4.34
Under 2.5
47%2.23
Under 3.5
76%1.50
Corners

Corner forecasts not available for this match

Cards

Card forecasts not available for this match

Match Events

5'Ivan LepinjicaFoul
28'J. MickelsAssist: A. Malouda
42'R. DashdamirovAssist: T. Puchacz
46'D. Williams IND. Davies out
48'Rhys HughesFoul
60'E. Farrell INB. Clark out
60'L. Smith INI. Jefferies out
69'J. Mickels INO. Mbina out
70'I. Lepinjica INR. Fernandes out
72'Ryan BrobbelFoul
74'R. Brobbel INJ. Lock out
76'A. Malouda INK. Parris out
77'V. Simic INY. Lachaab out
82'A. Isayev INX. Severina out
83'D. Redmond INZ. Nolan out
89'J. Lock

Lineups

The New Saints
4-4-2Coach: Craig Harrison
Sabah FA
4-2-3-1Coach: Valdas Dambrauskas
Nathan Shepperd1N. Shepperd
Daniel Williams14D. Williams
Dynel Simeu16D. Simeu
Jack Bodenham6J. Bodenham
Daniel Redmond10D. Redmond
Leo Smith21L. Smith
Eoin Farrell15E. Farrell
Dominic Corness4D. Corness
Rhys Hughes20R. Hughes
Jordan Williams17J. Williams
Ryan Brobbel8R. Brobbel
Stas Pokatilov92S. Pokatilov
Akim Zedadka80A. Zedadka
Júnior Almeida33J. Almeida
Rahman Dashdamirov5R. Dashdamirov
Tymoteusz Puchacz27T. Puchacz
Umarali Rakhmonaliev7U. Rakhmonaliev
Ivan Lepinjica13I. Lepinjica
Veljko Simić21V. Simić
Aleksey Isayev10A. Isayev
Aaron Malouda19A. Malouda
Joy Lance Mickels20J. Lance Mickels

The New Saints Substitutes

22Danny Davies46'for D. Williams
19Ben Clark60'for E. Farrell
37Isaac Jefferies60'for L. Smith
34Joshua Lock74'for R. Brobbel89'
23Zach Nolan83'for D. Redmond
44George Jenkins
31Ben Woollam
12Harvey Godsmark-Ford
24Jack Nadin
27Jake Canavan
26Louis Phillips
7Daniel Barton

Sabah FA Substitutes

88Rodrigo Fernandes70'for I. Lepinjica
99Patrick Orphe M'Bina69'for J. Mickels
11Kaheem Parris76'for A. Malouda
23Younes Lachaab77'for V. Simic
34Xander Severina82'for A. Isayev
1Amin Ramazanov
94Ravan Mirzammadov
4Aden McCarthy
17Tellur Mutallimov
6Abdulakh Khaybulaev
16Rauf Rustamli
89Cafar Mukhtarov

Match Stats

The New SaintsSabah FA
46%Ball Possession54%
3Corner Kicks3
2Yellow Cards1
10Total Shots12
4Shots on Goal6
6Shots off Goal6
0Blocked Shots0
0Free Kicks0

Team Comparison

The New SaintsThe New Saints
Sabah FASabah FA
1786Elo Rating 1798
5.97Attack 2.00
2.44Defense 2.32
100%Hit Rate 56%
-Shots per Game 13.0
-Shots on Target 4.8
-Corners per Game 3.6
-Cards per Game 3.6

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend

Game State Tendencies

The New SaintsThe New Saints
  • Leads at half-time in 80% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (3.6 vs 2.3 in first half)
Sabah FASabah FA
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.2 vs 0.8 in first half)

Head to Head

1 previous meeting, all competitions

The New SaintsThe New Saints0Wins · 0%
Draws00%
Sabah FASabah FA1Wins · 100%
2.0Avg Goals
0%Both teams scored0 of 1
0%3+ goals0 of 1

Recent Form

The New SaintsThe New Saints
6W1D3L
07/07/2026
Sabah FAThe New Saints
20
L
26/06/2026
H&W WeldersThe New Saints
12
W
24/06/2026
GlentoranThe New Saints
11
D
18/04/2026
Barry TownThe New Saints
01
W
03/04/2026
The New SaintsGAP Connah S Quay FC
21
W
27/03/2026
Caernarfon TownThe New Saints
04
W
20/03/2026
The New SaintsColwyn Bay
02
L
14/03/2026
PenybontThe New Saints
12
W
03/03/2026
GAP Connah S Quay FCThe New Saints
12
W
28/02/2026
The New SaintsBarry Town
02
L
Sabah FASabah FA
5W2D3L
07/07/2026
Sabah FAThe New Saints
20
W
02/07/2026
PolessyaSabah FA
41
L
28/06/2026
Ferencvarosi TCSabah FA
11
D
24/06/2026
Universitatea CraiovaSabah FA
11
D
22/05/2026
TuranSabah FA
12
W
17/05/2026
Sabah FANeftchi Baku
12
L
13/05/2026
Sabah FAZira
21
W
08/05/2026
Sabah FAKapaz
01
L
03/05/2026
Şamaxı FKSabah FA
03
W
27/04/2026
Sabah FAKarvan
20
W

Referee Profile

M. Busquets127 matches

5.75Cards per match
5.37Yellow cards per match
0.38Red cards per match
25.8Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

M. Busquets5.75
Other referees4.84

5.75 cards a match, 0.91 more than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.84).

Cards come from 95 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

UEFA Champions League 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Paris Saint GermainParis Saint Germain330014:5+99WWW
2Aston VillaAston Villa330012:3+99WWW
3LiverpoolLiverpool330012:7+59WWW
4Real MadridReal Madrid330010:5+59WWW
5Real BetisReal Betis33007:4+39WWW
6VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart32107:2+57DWW
7ArsenalArsenal32106:2+47DWW
8BarcelonaBarcelona320111:6+56LWW
9ComoComo320110:5+56WLW
10Manchester CityManchester City32019:5+46WLW
11Club Brugge KVClub Brugge KV32019:6+36WWL
12Sporting CPSporting CP32017:4+36LWW
13Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund32015:4+16WLW
14Bayern MünchenBayern München312010:5+55DDW
15AS RomaAS Roma31118:5+34WLD
16Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid31114:3+14DWL
17Shakhtar DonetskShakhtar Donetsk31114:3+14LWD
18PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven31112:204WLD
19VillarrealVillarreal31028:803LWL
20InterInter31025:6-13WLL
21Manchester UnitedManchester United31025:6-13LLW
22NapoliNapoli31025:7-23WLL
23GalatasarayGalatasaray31026:9-33WLL
24Lask LinzLask Linz31026:9-33WLL
25Sabah FASabah FA31023:6-33LWL
26FeyenoordFeyenoord31024:8-43LWL
27LensLens31023:7-43LLW
28Bodo/GlimtBodo/Glimt31024:9-53LWL
29AEK Athens FCAEK Athens FC31023:8-53LLW
30RB LeipzigRB Leipzig31023:8-53LWL
31FenerbahçeFenerbahçe30213:9-62DLD
32Slavia PrahaSlavia Praha30124:7-31DLL
33VikingViking30125:9-41LDL
34FC PortoFC Porto30032:6-40LLL
35LilleLille30034:10-60LLL
36Slovan BratislavaSlovan Bratislava30031:13-120LLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Paris Saint GermainParis Saint Germain314:59
2Aston VillaAston Villa312:39
3LiverpoolLiverpool312:79
4Real MadridReal Madrid310:59
5Real BetisReal Betis37:49
6VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart37:27
7ArsenalArsenal36:27
8BarcelonaBarcelona311:66
9ComoComo310:56
10Manchester CityManchester City39:56
11Club Brugge KVClub Brugge KV39:66
12Sporting CPSporting CP37:46
13Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund35:46
14Bayern MünchenBayern München310:55
15AS RomaAS Roma38:54
16Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid34:34
17Shakhtar DonetskShakhtar Donetsk34:34
18PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven32:24
19VillarrealVillarreal38:83
20InterInter35:63
21Manchester UnitedManchester United35:63
22NapoliNapoli35:73
23GalatasarayGalatasaray36:93
24Lask LinzLask Linz36:93
25Sabah FASabah FA33:63
26FeyenoordFeyenoord34:83
27LensLens33:73
28Bodo/GlimtBodo/Glimt34:93
29AEK Athens FCAEK Athens FC33:83
30RB LeipzigRB Leipzig33:83
31FenerbahçeFenerbahçe33:92
32Slavia PrahaSlavia Praha34:71
33VikingViking35:91
34FC PortoFC Porto32:60
35LilleLille34:100
36Slovan BratislavaSlovan Bratislava31:130

Bracket

Qualifying Round 1
Qualifying Round 2
Qualifying Round 3
Play-offs
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
Seeded
Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
Seeded
Union St. Gilloise
Seeded
Bodo/Glimt
Seeded
Olympiakos Piraeus
Seeded
NEC Nijmegen
Seeded
Sparta Praha
Seeded
Lyon
Seeded
Slovan Bratislava
Seeded
Mjallby AIF
Seeded
Aarhus
Seeded
Lech Poznan
Seeded
Fenerbahçe
Seeded
Gornik Zabrze
Seeded
FC Thun
Seeded
Dinamo Zagreb
Seeded
Sturm Graz
Seeded
Heart Of Midlothian
Seeded
FK Crvena Zvezda
Seeded
Hapoel Beer Sheva
Seeded
Omonia Nicosia
Seeded
Celje
Seeded
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
Seeded
Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
Seeded
Union St. Gilloise
Seeded
Bodo/Glimt
Seeded
Olympiakos Piraeus
Seeded
NEC Nijmegen
Seeded
Sparta Praha
Seeded
Lyon
Seeded
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
Seeded
Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
Seeded
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
Seeded
Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
Seeded
Union St. Gilloise
Seeded
Bodo/Glimt
Seeded
Olympiakos Piraeus
Seeded
NEC Nijmegen
Seeded
Sparta Praha
Seeded
Lyon
Seeded
Slovan Bratislava
Seeded
Mjallby AIF
Seeded
Aarhus
Seeded
Lech Poznan
Seeded
Fenerbahçe
Seeded
Gornik Zabrze
Seeded
FC Thun
Seeded
Dinamo Zagreb
Seeded
Sturm Graz
Seeded
Heart Of Midlothian
Seeded
FK Crvena Zvezda
Seeded
Hapoel Beer Sheva
Seeded
Omonia Nicosia
Seeded
Celje
Seeded

About the The New Saints vs Sabah FA forecast

This is a UEFA Champions League cup fixture; the forecasts combine team ratings, recent form and scoring data, with the cup context taken into account.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

About UEFA Champions League

More UEFA Champions League fixtures and forecasts are on the UEFA Champions League Predictions page.

Key Factors for This Match

The New Saints have led at half-time in 80% of their recent matches. The New Saints and Sabah FA have met only 1 time recently, with 2.0 goals in that meeting. Some underlying data for this fixture is limited, which the model accounts for with a lower confidence rating.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.