Published October 23, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk
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Match report
Levski Sofia left Plzen with a victory in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, October 22, as a 2-1 win for Levski Sofia over Plzen. The interval score was 0-1; by the final whistle, Plzen had scored one goal and Levski Sofia two goals. The outcome gives the match a clear shape in the record: the side that led at half-time went on to win, while the final margin was a single goal. That is what the scoreline establishes, without revealing the sequence of the scoring or how the balance of play developed.
At Doosan Arena, the result settled the points in Levski Sofia's favour. Plzen finished with a goal, but that was not enough to draw level or change the outcome. The final score is the decisive measure here; the available information gives no account of possession, chances or other events from the match, so the analysis rests on the score and the model's pre-match view.
How it unfolded
The first confirmed checkpoint is half-time, when Plzen were behind 0-1. The score then changed before full-time to 1-2. The facts establish the interval and final scores, but not the timing or order of the goals after the break, so no more detailed scoring sequence can be set out. No red-card information is available.
What can be said from the recorded scores is that Plzen got on the scoresheet after the interval, while Levski Sofia ended the match with two goals. Those details explain the final result without implying when either goal arrived or describing the play that produced them. The match therefore finished with Levski Sofia ahead, and Plzen unable to bring the scores level.