Borac Banja Luka 2-0 KuPS: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Borac Banja Luka won it

Stefan Savic put Borac Banja Luka ahead in the 29th minute. Matej Deket made it 2-0 to Borac Banja Luka in the 50th minute, set up by Luka Juricic.

It was 1-0 at half-time.

The referee, ?. Kristjánsson, showed 3 yellow cards: 2 to Borac Banja Luka and 1 to KuPS.

Borac Banja Luka: V. Marinović, 4-4-2 · KuPS: M. Nuutinen, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

A Borac Banja Luka win was the estimate's call at 44%, and it came in. The exact score was another matter: 1-1 was the likeliest, 2-0 the real one.

On goals the estimate was close: about 2.6 expected, 2 scored.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 47%; with 2 goals the under came in, as the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 52%; they did not both score, against the estimate.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-22, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

Borac Banja Luka had 11 shots on target, KuPS 3.

KuPS's goalkeeper made 9 saves.

KuPS had 60% of the ball, but Borac Banja Luka took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Borac Banja Luka came into it with 3 Europa Conference League matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 0.40 expected goals for and – against, and had won 33% of their matches.

KuPS came into it with 3 Europa Conference League matches played, scoring 0.7 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 0.80 expected goals for and – against, and had won 0% of their matches.

Borac Banja Luka vs KuPS: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Johannes Kreidl (KuPS), rated 8.8 by Sportmonks.

Borac Banja Luka

• Sebastián Herrera 8.0
• Bart Meijers 7.5
• Milos Jojic 7.5
• Ante Roguljic 7.5
• Sinisa Sanicanin 7.4

KuPS

• Johannes Kreidl 8.8
• Julius Eskesen 7.5
• Brahima Magassa 7.2
• Jorginho 6.8
• Niilo Kujasalo 6.8

The lowest-rated starter was Ayman Aiki at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Borac Banja Luka: Borac Banja Luka vs Atalanta Thursday 26 November 2026 · Europa Conference League
• KuPS: Sporting Braga vs KuPS Thursday 26 November 2026 · Europa Conference League

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Borac Banja Luka vs KuPS

What was the score in Borac Banja Luka vs KuPS?

Borac Banja Luka 2-0 KuPS (half-time 1-0), Europa Conference League, Thursday 22 October 2026.

Who scored in Borac Banja Luka vs KuPS?

Stefan Savic 29', Matej Deket 50'.

Did Moneyball predict Borac Banja Luka vs KuPS correctly?

A Borac Banja Luka win was the estimate's call at 44%, and it came in. The exact score was another matter: 1-1 was the likeliest, 2-0 the real one.

Who was man of the match in Borac Banja Luka vs KuPS?

Johannes Kreidl, rated 8.8 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Borac Banja Luka vs KuPS?

?. Kristjánsson.