The home side, CSKA 1948 Sofia, should be expected winners in this fixture, but Arda have revealed both smartness and courage. Learn more about the fixture!
- CSKA 1948 Sofia have not yet lost a game at home.
- CSKA 1948 Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Arda have scored away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
CSKA 1948 Sofia form and stats
CSKA 1948 Sofia have been outstanding at home so far in the First League with 8 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses. There’s a good atmosphere here at Stadion Vitosha after three straight home wins.
In their previous game, the manager Yanchev led his Sofia to a defeat away at Botev Vratsa. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Vitosha. Until that game this team had gone nine consecutive league matches without a loss.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Hebar 1918 in a game that was won 2-0.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier CSKA 1948 Sofia matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats (from 4 games).
Trench warfare? In this club's last 11 league matches, 9 have contained less than three goals (under 2.5).
The Sofia manager Yanchev has got the team scoring with 21 from 10 home games in the league. From these home matches, CSKA 1948 Sofia have conceded only 5 goals.
Arda form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their First League travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
The Arda goalkeeper Anatoliy Gospodinov is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 248 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Arda are travelling after their nice 5-0 home win in the match against Lokomotiv Plovdiv (placed 5th). As you can tell from the results above, Arda was very dominant against Lokomotiv Plovdiv, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-0 (!) with Borukov, N'Diaye (2), Sako and Tsonev providing the goals.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Septemvri Sofia.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Arda as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league. Arda have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
CSKA 1948 Sofia have not lost in the last 4 games (3-1-0) against Arda.These teams met each other earlier this match year: Arda - CSKA 1948 Sofia 0-1.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Chochev 15 goals |   L. N'Diaye 5 goals |  G. Rusev 4 goals |
CSKA 1948 Sofia missing players
Arda missing players
| CSKA 1948 Sofia | Arda | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 30 | 21 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 24 |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| 90% | 90% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 65% | 70% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 60% |
| 30% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 20% | 35% |
| 20% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 25% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 40% | 30% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 30% | 35% |
| 50% | 70% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 40% |
| 20% | 10% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 35% |
| 6.4 | 6.9 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.1 | 4.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.9 | 11.3 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 6.3 | 9.2 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| 30% | 47% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 32% |
| 9.8 | 7.8 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11.2 | 9.3 |
| 3.2 | 2.4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
- Arda have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- CSKA 1948 Sofia have not yet lost a game at home.
- CSKA 1948 Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- CSKA 1948 Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- CSKA 1948 Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Arda have scored 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 Sofia | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 30 | 50 |
| 2 | Ludogorets | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 36 | 49 |
| 3 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 39 |
| 4 | Slavia Sofia | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 35 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | Cherno More | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | Arda | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Levski Sofia | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Botev Plovdiv | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Beroe | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -17 | 20 |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -18 | 19 |
| 13 | Septemvri Sofia | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 14 | OFK Pirin | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 13 |
| 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 |
