National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's CSKA 1948 Sofia or Arda that keep their silverware dream alive.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Parva Liga match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Botev Plovdiv, so at least Sofia are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
CSKA 1948 Sofia form and stats
CSKA 1948 Sofia participated in Bulgarian Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.CSKA 1948 Sofia have performed here at Arena Arda this season with 6 wins from 10 Parva Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.
Sofia lost their last game at Botev Plovdiv after a 2-3 scoreline. Heartbreak before that as CSKA 1948 Sofia lost 1-3 at Etar's place.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Parva Liga game versus Botev Vratsa in only four days. This game is also played here at Arena Arda.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 10 games), CSKA 1948 Sofia's attacking play is working. 10 goals have been conceded.
Arda form and stats
They also participated in Bulgarian Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Parva Liga travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. Arda seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
It might be tough going out on the road again for Arda, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Ludogorets. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Cherno More.
Late heartbreak for Arda in the Ludogorets match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Arda playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were one Arda win, five draws and zero defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Arda are hosting Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the Parva Liga only three days away.
The visiting Arda have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 11 games. Arda are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's zero Sofia victories, two draws and two Arda wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Kokonov 8 goals |  G. Ivanov 6 goals |
CSKA 1948 Sofia missing players
Arda missing players
| CSKA 1948 Sofia | Arda | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 6 | ||
| 44 | 23 | Scored | S | 17 | 38 | ||
| 30 | 11 | Conceded | C | 17 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.1 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.9 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 46% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ludogorets | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 31 | 51 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 40 |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 40 |
| 4 | Arda | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 38 |
| 5 | Beroe | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 33 |
| 6 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | Cherno More | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | Levski Sofia | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Tsarsko selo | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Botev Plovdiv | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 28 | -18 | 20 |
| 11 | Slavia Sofia | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 19 |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -12 | 18 |
| 13 | Montana | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -17 | 18 |
| 14 | Etar | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 24 | -24 | 16 |