European club tournament research 2026/27 snapshot Generated 30 Aug 2026
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Europa League · 2026/27

Union SG

Joseph Marien Stadium · Forest · provisional competition venue

Path difficulty25.1Rank 21 of 36
Opponent coefficient293.409Rank 19 of 36
Round-trip travel9,558 kmRank 24 of 36
Estimated controls21 of 4 away trips
Club coefficient48Frozen at the draw

Club schedule

Fixtures & results

Official home/away ordering, Central European kick-off times and verified scores for 2026/27.

Europa League

2026/27 match programme

All competition fixtures
Home team: Viktoria Plzeň
Away team: Union SG
VenueStadion města PlzněPlzen
ScheduledAway
Home team: Union SG
Away team: Real Sociedad
VenueDen DreefLeuven
ScheduledHome
Home team: Union SG
Away team: H. Beer-Sheva
VenueDen DreefLeuven
ScheduledHome
Home team: Celta
Away team: Union SG
VenueESTADIO BALAIDOSVigo
ScheduledAway
Home team: Union SG
Away team: Lech Poznań
VenueDen DreefLeuven
ScheduledHome
Home team: Lyon
Away team: Union SG
VenueOL StadiumDécines
ScheduledAway
Home team: Beşiktaş
Away team: Union SG
VenueBeşiktaş StadiumIstanbul
ScheduledAway
Home team: Union SG
Away team: Celtic
VenueDen DreefLeuven
ScheduledHome

League-phase draw

8 roads, 8 opponents

Opponent coefficient values use the same frozen snapshot as the competition ranking.

H

At the assigned home venue

Home opponents

Real Sociedad

Anoeta Stadium · San Sebastián

Club coefficient
57
Travel
Estimated controls

Celtic

Celtic Park · Glasgow City

Club coefficient
44
Travel
Estimated controls

Lech Poznań

Enea Stadion · Poznań

Club coefficient
27.25
Travel
Estimated controls

H. Beer-Sheva

Stadionul Rapid-Giulești · Bucharest

Club coefficient
14
Travel
Estimated controls
A

Travel required

Away opponents

Lyon

Parc Olympique Lyonnais · Metropolis of Lyon

Club coefficient
65.75
Return travel
1,128 km
Estimated controls
0

Viktoria Plzeň

Doosan Arena · Plzeň

Club coefficient
50.5
Return travel
1,308 km
Estimated controls
0

Celta

Abanca Balaídos Stadium · Vigo

Club coefficient
19.409
Return travel
2,761 km
Estimated controls
0

Beşiktaş

Beşiktaş Stadium · Beşiktaş

Club coefficient
15.5
Return travel
4,361 km
Estimated controls
2

Assigned competition venues

The away map

Great-circle distances are estimates. The map shows the venue assignments currently held in the draw snapshot.

4 away routes9,558 km estimated return travel
Away opponentAssigned venueCityOne wayReturnControls
awayLyonParc Olympique LyonnaisMetropolis of Lyon564 km1,128 km0
awayViktoria PlzeňDoosan ArenaPlzeň654 km1,308 km0
awayCeltaAbanca Balaídos StadiumVigo1,380 km2,761 km0
awayBeşiktaşBeşiktaş StadiumBeşiktaş2,181 km4,361 km2

Path Difficulty Index v1

Why this path scores 25.1

The score is relative to clubs in this competition and is not comparable across competitions.

Competition rank21 / 36

Easier than the competition median.

  1. Rival strength65% weight25.7 · 16.7 pts
  2. Round-trip travel25% weight23.4 · 5.9 pts
  3. Estimated controls10% weight25 · 2.5 pts
Published formula

65% opponent coefficient total, 25% round-trip travel and 10% estimated routine arrival controls after min-max normalization within Europa League.

Methodology

Tournament participation

Edition record

Europa League · 2026/27

SeasonCompetitionPublished stagePosition / result
2026/27Europa LeagueLeague-phase fixtures8 fixtures

Published matches

Final record

No final recorded for this edition

The published record for this edition does not include a final appearance for this club.

Tournament history

Other editions

Explore Union SG’s other published tournament appearances.