Salzburg 1–0 Pafos FC
- Tabakovic 88'
- Sema 90+3'
6 August 2026
The match in data
Salzburg got the better of Pafos FC, 1–0, on 6 August 2026, in the 2026-27 Europa League (3rd Qualifying Round).
Player of the match: Nikolas Veratschnig (Salzburg), rated 61, thanks above all to 2 big chances created and 4 interceptions. Veratschnig produced 1.2 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.
For Pafos FC, the highest-rated player was David Goldar, with 53.
Ken Sema was sent off at 90+3'.
Nikolas Veratschnig
Salzburg · 90'
Produced 1.19× and cost 0.57× their position's average
- 2 big chances created 4.0×
- 4 interceptions 4.0×
- 6 recoveries 1.4×
- 8 misplaced passes 1.2×
- 4 duels lost 0.9×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haris Tabakovic | Forward | 20 | 67 |
| Soumaïla Diabaté | Midfielder | 58 | 62 |
| Nikolas Veratschnig ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 61 |
| Abubakr Barry | Midfielder | 90 | 47 |
| Yorbe Vertessen | Forward | 65 | 46 |
| Christian Zawieschitzky | Goalkeeper | 90 | 44 |
| Enrique Aguilar | Forward | 20 | 44 |
| Valentin Zabransky | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Kévin Boma | Defender | 90 | 41 |
| Edmund Baidoo | Forward | 70 | 41 |
| Bartosz Mazurek | Midfielder | 32 | 36 |
| Gaoussou Diakité | Forward | 70 | 35 |
| Damir Redzic | Midfielder | 65 | 33 |
| Karim Konaté | Forward | 25 | 29 |
| Dominik Schmid | Defender | 90 | 28 |
| Sota Kitano | Midfielder | 25 | 16 |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Goldar | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Biel | Forward | 90 | 52 |
| Nikolas Ioannou | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Radoslaw Majecki | Goalkeeper | 90 | 40 |
| Vlad Dragomir | Midfielder | 89 | 39 |
| Alexandre Brito | Midfielder | 80 | 39 |
| Ivan Šunjić | Midfielder | 90 | 37 |
| Lelê | Forward | 90 | 37 |
| David Luiz | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Domingos Quina | Midfielder | 42 | 31 |
| Guga | Midfielder | 90 | 29 |
| Ken Sema | Midfielder | 48 | 22 |
| Murad Mammadov | Forward | 10 | no rating |
| Pêpê | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Salzburg player recovered the most balls?
Gaoussou Diakité, with 7 recoveries. Next: Nikolas Veratschnig 6, Abubakr Barry 5.
In the tight 1–0 win against Pafos FC, Gaoussou Diakité led Salzburg with 7 ball recoveries. Nikolas Veratschnig followed with 6, while Abubakr Barry registered 5.
Which Pafos FC player won the most duels?
Biel, with 11 duels won. Next: David Luiz 4, David Goldar 3.
Despite Pafos FC's 1–0 defeat, Biel stood out in physical battles by winning 11 duels. That total more than doubled the tallies of David Luiz (4) and David Goldar (3).
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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