National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's CSKA Sofia or Arda that keep their silverware dream alive.
Sofia have less rest than Arda in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Parva Liga game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Beroe, so at least CSKA Sofia are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
CSKA Sofia form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what CSKA Sofia have to build on here at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija in the Parva Liga. Sofia has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the CSKA 1948 Sofia defeat 159 days ago.
CSKA Sofia travelled for their previous game, a trip to Beroe that ended 0-0.
Preceding that match was a Europa Conference League defeat to Zorya (0-1).Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Parva Liga game versus Lokomotiv Plovdiv in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija.
A decent goal production from CSKA Sofia in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. Sofia have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Arda form and stats
Arda's mission in Bulgarian Cup last season failed in the final.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Arda so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-2 (win-draw-lose). Arda has drawn their two previous away games.
There were no winners in Arda's previous match, a Parva Liga home game that ended 1-1 vs Slavia Sofia.
A 0-0 draw at Lokomotiv Plovdiv's stadium before that.Arda have another match away from home in just four nights, a Parva Liga fixture versus CSKA 1948 Sofia. A strenuous itinerary for the guests!
The attacking power of Arda when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Last seven meetings featuring these squads: Sofia won four, Arda triumphed in zero and we saw three draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Caicedo Medina 7 goals | G. Yomov 3 goals |  T. Yordanov 3 goals |
CSKA Sofia missing players
Arda missing players
| CSKA Sofia | Arda | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 33 | 19 | Scored | S | 15 | 29 | ||
| 29 | 8 | Conceded | C | 16 | 29 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | ||
| 6.2 | 7.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11.9 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3 | ||
| 27% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | ||
| 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 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 27 |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Botev Plovdiv | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Slavia Sofia | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | Cherno More | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | Beroe | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 17 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Levski Sofia | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 14 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -6 | 13 |
| 10 | Arda | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 11 |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 11 |
| 13 | Tsarsko selo | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -9 | 9 |
| 14 | OFK Pirin | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -8 | 8 |