Battling Botev Vratsa will hope to pull off an upset when they host high-flying CSKA 1948 Sofia in the upcoming league match. It’s 12th vs 3rd and the home fans will have low expectations.
- Botev Vratsa have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Parva Liga
- CSKA 1948 Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
Both participants have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's wish for an energetic match!
Botev Vratsa form and stats
The story so far in the Parva Liga for Botev Vratsa at their home stadium (Stadion Hristo Botev) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Vratsa are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 316 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Hristov). Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Krasimir Kostov not having conceded a league goal in 186 minutes.
An away draw last time out for Botev Vratsa, facing Lokomotiv Plovdiv in a game that ended 0-0.
Before that, a defeat in the away fixture against Vitosha Bistritsa in the Bulgarian Cup.
It should be taken into account that a peek at the 10 most recent league fixtures shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Botev Vratsa have scored {6 league goals} here from 9 matches, not a lot. Botev Vratsa have conceded 13 in these home matches. When Vratsa hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Septemvri Sofia, OFK Pirin, Beroe, Hebar 1918 and Spartak Varna), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
CSKA 1948 Sofia form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Parva Liga travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. It's three draws from CSKA 1948 Sofia's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Sofia go into this game after a win, the home game against Hebar 1918 that ended 2-0.
Ahead of that, the Bulgarian Cup win away at Beroe.
Few goals the story here? 8 of this club's last 10 league fixtures have contained two goals or less.
CSKA 1948 Sofia are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
CSKA 1948 Sofia have been victorious in all of the 4 most recent battles against this side. Will the streak continue?The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides face each other this season, as the results database show this recent fixture: CSKA 1948 Sofia - Botev Vratsa 5-2.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Chochev 15 goals |   B. Perea Vargas 6 goals |  G. Rusev 4 goals |
Botev Vratsa missing players
CSKA 1948 Sofia missing players
| Botev Vratsa | CSKA 1948 Sofia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 30 |
| 34 | 13 | 9 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 84% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 68% | 56% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 68% |
| 47% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 32% |
| 26% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 37% | 11% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 42% |
| 32% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 53% |
| 47% | 67% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 16% |
| 4 | 4.8 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 5.8 | 6.4 |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 8.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9.3 | 10.1 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 22% | 18% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 20% | 34% |
| 13.3 | 12.4 | 18.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 12.2 | 9.9 |
| 4.7 | 3.7 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
- Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Botev Vratsa have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Parva Liga
- Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Parva Liga
- Botev Vratsa have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Parva Liga
- CSKA 1948 Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CSKA Sofia | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 28 | 47 |
| 2 | Ludogorets | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 35 | 46 |
| 3 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 39 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Slavia Sofia | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Cherno More | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Levski Sofia | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 30 |
| 8 | Arda | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 29 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| 10 | Botev Plovdiv | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 20 |
| 11 | Beroe | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -17 | 19 |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -19 | 16 |
| 13 | Septemvri Sofia | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 15 |
| 14 | OFK Pirin | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 12 |
| 15 | Hebar 1918 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | -26 | 12 |
| 16 | Spartak Varna | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -25 | 8 |
