CSKA Sofia welcomes Slavia Sofia to this second leg of the Bulgarian Cup Semi-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
It's no vacation for neither Sofia nor Slavia Sofia as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
CSKA Sofia form and stats
CSKA Sofia's previous match was also a home event, the defeat 0-2 versus Slavia Sofia (in Bulgarian Cup).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Parva Liga home game that ended 0-0 versus Levski Sofia.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier CSKA Sofia matches with similar probabilities have ended with four wins, one draw and two defeats (from seven games).
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the CSKA Sofia friendly games in pre-season: Sofia played seven friendlies, won 5, drew 1 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that CSKA Sofia scored 17 goals and conceded 8 in these seven games.
Slavia Sofia form and stats
Last season their Bulgarian Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals against Arda.Two away games in a row for Slavia Sofia, whose coach Zagorčić could celebrate last time after the Bulgarian Cup win against CSKA Sofia.
It was a Parva Liga defeat before that one as the away game against Ludogorets wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Slavia when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing zero times, drawing one and winning three games.
It's a day of discovery for Slavia Sofia as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Slavia Sofia have played five with the results W2-D0-L3 (win-draw-lost). In these games Slavia Sofia has scored 7 goals and conceded 13 times.
Head 2 Head
The latest recorded result between these squads is the Slavia Sofia - CSKA Sofia 0-2 played previously this season. Head to head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Sofia won seven games, two matches ended with a draw and Slavia Sofia got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  J. Caicedo Medina 15 goals | G. Yomov 6 goals |  T. Tasev 6 goals |
CSKA Sofia missing players
Slavia Sofia missing players
| CSKA Sofia | Slavia Sofia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 17 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | ||
| 40 | 31 | Scored | S | 16 | 31 | ||
| 23 | 13 | Conceded | C | 16 | 37 | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 41% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 59% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 28% | ||
| 6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11.5 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 8.1 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | ||
| 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 39% | ||
| 7.1 | 6.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 10.2 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
