Pomorie vs CSKA 1948 Sofia: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Bulgaria B PFG
Competition: Sun 08.March
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Gradski Stadion (9730 seats)

Struggling Pomorie will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying CSKA 1948 Sofia in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike CSKA 1948 Sofia's home stadium. The visitors last one game on artifical turf have ended in 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses.

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Pomorie form and stats

Pomorie's struggle is real here at Gradski Stadion with only 5 points collected from 10 B PFG games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-7.

Pomorie drew their last game, also a home match. Chernomorets Balchik (placed 13th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Preceding that match was the home game against Lovech that was lost 2-3.

Pomorie have scored 7 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded.

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CSKA 1948 Sofia form and stats

The away team, who have the most scored goals (59) in B PFG, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the B PFG. CSKA 1948 Sofia have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena. CSKA 1948 Sofia has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Kariana Erden.

The CSKA 1948 Sofia goalkeeper Daniel Naumov is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 209 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

CSKA 1948 Sofia are travelling again after losing away to Lokomotiv Plovdiv in their previous match (0-2). Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Montana in the B PFG.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, CSKA 1948 Sofia are regular goalscorers on their travels. CSKA 1948 Sofia have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: CSKA 1948 Sofia - Pomorie 5-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Pomorie won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and CSKA 1948 Sofia has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / zero

Top Goalscorers

CSKA 1948 Sofia
A. Gushterov
27 goals
CSKA 1948 Sofia
V. Shopov
8 goals
CSKA 1948 Sofia
V. Yoskov
5 goals

Pomorie missing players

CSKA 1948 Sofia missing players

Pomorie CSKA 1948 Sofia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 2 9 20
2 1 0 Won W 2 7 17
3 2 0 Drew D 0 0 1
12 5 2 Lost L 0 2 2
15 7 1 Scored S 5 21 56
33 11 4 Conceded C 1 14 18
88% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
65% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 85%
53% 38% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 55%
41% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 56% 50%
24% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 56% 40%
59% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 45%
24% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 22% 50%
29% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 5%
 
4.1 5.1 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7.5 5.9 6.2
5.4 4.9 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 1 3 2.8
2.9 2.9 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 2.6 1.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
101 60 13 Total Shots T S 29 103 214
36 23 7 Shots on Target S O 17 55 103
39% 30% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 36% 44%
Key stats in B PFG this season:
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia has the most scored goals (24) away
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia has the most scored goals (59)
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia has the most scored goals in the first half (26)
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia has the most scored goals in the second half (30)
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia has the the best goal difference (+41)
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia have scored more than double the goals of Pomorie.
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Pomorie has the fewest points from losing position (0)
  • Pomorie has the most conceded goals (45)
  • Pomorie has the most conceded goals in the first half (21)
  • Pomorie has the most dropped points from leading position (11)
  • Pomorie have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Pomorie have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 1948 Sofia 21 18 1 2 59 18 11 10 1 0 35 4 10 8 0 2 24 14 41 55
2 Septemvri Sofia 20 17 1 2 47 19 10 9 1 0 29 11 10 8 0 2 18 8 28 52
3 Montana 20 12 3 5 38 17 10 8 0 2 28 9 10 4 3 3 10 8 21 39
4 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 21 12 3 6 34 18 10 7 1 2 18 7 11 5 2 4 16 11 16 39
5 Hebar 1918 20 10 3 7 34 24 10 6 1 3 16 9 10 4 2 4 18 15 10 33
6 Neftohimik 21 10 3 8 35 29 11 7 2 2 19 9 10 3 1 6 16 20 6 33
7 Lovech 20 9 5 6 29 15 10 5 2 3 16 6 10 4 3 3 13 9 14 32
8 Kariana Erden 20 9 5 6 30 24 10 5 4 1 18 10 10 4 1 5 12 14 6 32
9 Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa 20 7 5 8 26 29 10 5 2 3 16 12 10 2 3 5 10 17 -3 26
10 OFK Pirin 20 6 7 7 24 29 10 3 4 3 14 17 10 3 3 4 10 12 -5 25
11 Botev Galabovo 21 6 7 8 23 32 11 6 2 3 16 15 10 0 5 5 7 17 -9 25
12 Ludogorets II 20 5 9 6 20 23 10 3 5 2 11 11 10 2 4 4 9 12 -3 24
13 Chernomorets Balchik 20 6 4 10 15 27 10 5 2 3 11 6 10 1 2 7 4 21 -12 22
14 Strumska slava 21 7 1 13 21 34 10 5 1 4 13 14 11 2 0 9 8 20 -13 22
15 Spartak Varna 21 2 4 15 6 42 10 2 2 6 4 16 11 0 2 9 2 26 -36 10
16 Spartak Pleven 21 2 4 15 10 41 11 1 2 8 5 17 10 1 2 7 5 24 -31 7
17 Pomorie 21 2 3 16 15 45 10 1 2 7 7 17 11 1 1 9 8 28 -30 6

Read more about B PFG

The Second Professional First League (or Vtora Liga, earlier B Group or B Professional Football Group) is the second-highest level of football in Bulgaria. It has 16 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 30 fixtures to set the final league table.