CSKA Sofia have played really well so far this season, proven by 1st position in the table. Botev Plovdiv have an outlook both up and down the table from their 10th position.
- CSKA Sofia have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Parva Liga
- CSKA Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Botev Plovdiv have scored away.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Botev Plovdiv have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 6-13-15 (win-draw-loss) from 34 matches.
Both participants have had a decent time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's have faith in that this will be an in-your-face fixture!
CSKA Sofia form and stats
CSKA Sofia have been outstanding at home so far in the Parva Liga with 8 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses.
CSKA Sofia enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Beroe's place. The match ended 4-1 with de Nooijer, Nazon and Turitsov scoring.
In the game before, a nice away victory at Septemvri Sofia. A Bulgarian Cup match. The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Sofia home games with this odds we find 10 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 8 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 4 matches were won by at least two goals.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (20 in 9 games), CSKA Sofia's attacking play is working. Sofia have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {3 goals}.
Botev Plovdiv form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Botev Plovdiv so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-7 (win-draw-lose).
Botev Plovdiv played 0-0 against Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 in their previous match.
A loss, in the Bulgarian Cup away at Slavia Sofia, before that.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Botev Plovdiv as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. Plovdiv have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have fought previously this season: Botev Plovdiv - CSKA Sofia 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - two - one (CSKA Sofia wins - draws - Botev Plovdiv wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Baroan 10 goals |   D. Nazon 7 goals | M. Garcez 6 goals |
CSKA Sofia missing players
Botev Plovdiv missing players
| CSKA Sofia | Botev Plovdiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 38 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 26 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 25 |
| 95% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 68% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 63% |
| 47% | 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 42% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 32% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 37% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 42% |
| 58% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 11% | 11% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 44% | 42% |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| 2.9 | 2.1 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.8 | 12.1 |
| 4.5 | 5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| 44% | 44% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 31% |
| 6.7 | 4.7 | 3.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.1 | 10.7 |
| 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4 | 4.3 |
- Botev Plovdiv have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Botev Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Botev Plovdiv haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- CSKA Sofia have not yet lost a game at home.
- CSKA Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- CSKA Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- CSKA Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Botev Plovdiv have scored away.
- CSKA Sofia have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Parva Liga
- CSKA Sofia have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Parva Liga
- CSKA Sofia have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Parva Liga
- CSKA Sofia have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Parva Liga
- CSKA Sofia have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- CSKA Sofia is in the best form (5-1-0) in Parva Liga
| 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 |
