Can Etar surprise CSKA 1948 Sofia in their own stadium?

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Mon 21.Aug
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Vitosha (2500 seats)

CSKA 1948 Sofia open their doors to Etar for another absorbing First League fixture here at Stadion Vitosha.

Insights:
  • Etar have the fewest clean sheets (0) in First League

CSKA 1948 Sofia and Etar should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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CSKA 1948 Sofia form and stats

Only two First League home games for CSKA 1948 Sofia so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

The supporters are hoping that CSKA 1948 Sofia will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Levski Krumovgrad (placed 9th). The first setback in the shape of a loss after going unbeaten through three league fixtures.

In the match before that, Sofia hosted Hebar 1918 and drew the game 1-1.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the CSKA 1948 Sofia at home in the league. 4 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Etar form and stats

It's not happening yet for Etar on their First League travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different?

There were no winners in Etar's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Beroe (placed 3rd).

Prior to that match, the Etar manager Lukanov faced defeat when travelling to Cherno More and losing 1-2.

Etar have the goal stats of 1-7 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Data for the preceeding four meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Sofia, one draw and one win for Etar. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

CSKA 1948 SofiaP. Oliveira dos Santos
P. Oliveira dos Santos
3 goals
CSKA 1948 SofiaG. Rusev
G. Rusev
1 goals
CSKA 1948 SofiaH. dos Santos
H. dos Santos
1 goals

CSKA 1948 Sofia missing players

Etar missing players

CSKA 1948 Sofia Etar
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 0 2 4
2 1 1 Won W 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 2 3
6 4 3 Scored S 0 1 3
3 1 0 Conceded C 0 7 10
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 75%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 75%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 25%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
25% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 50%
 
4.5 5.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.5 4.2
3.8 4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 9.5 7.2
2 1.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.8 15.5 17 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6.5 7.8
3.8 5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 3.2
40% 40% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 23%
 
7.2 6 7 Shots against (avg) S A 0 24.5 16.5
2.5 3 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5.5 4.2
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Etar have the fewest clean sheets (0) in First League
  • Etar have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in First League
CSKA 1948 Sofia Last season Etar
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
35 18   Played P   17 34
17 11   Won W   7 18
13 5   Drew D   8 9
5 2   Lost L   2 7
55 29   Scored S   21 47
28 12   Conceded C   10 22
89% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   76% 88%
63% 56%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   53% 62%
37% 39%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   29% 35%
29% 28%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 15%
9% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 3%
46% 33%   BTTS BTTS   41% 38%
43% 56%   Clean Sheets C S   53% 50%
23% 22%   Failed to Score F T   29% 24%
 
5.8 6.1   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 4.4
5.3 4.8   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 4.1
2.8 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.7
7 5   Red cards R C   5 6
 
11.2 10.4   Shots (avg) S (   7.6 9.4
4.5 3.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 4.1
35% 43%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 35%
 
9.9 8.6   Shots against (avg) S A   9.1 7.7
3.3 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.9 2.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cherno More 5 4 1 0 14 6 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 2 1 0 11 5 8 13
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 5 4 1 0 12 4 3 2 1 0 7 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 8 13
3 Beroe 5 3 1 1 7 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 10
4 Ludogorets 4 3 0 1 14 3 2 2 0 0 8 0 2 1 0 1 6 3 11 9
5 Levski Sofia 5 3 0 2 12 5 3 2 0 1 8 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 7 9
6 Hebar 1918 5 2 2 1 3 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 8
7 CSKA 1948 Sofia 4 2 1 1 6 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 7
8 Arda 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 7
9 Levski Krumovgrad 5 2 0 3 5 7 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 6
10 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 5 2 0 3 5 11 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 0 0 2 0 7 -6 6
11 CSKA Sofia 4 1 2 1 2 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 -2 5
12 Slavia Sofia 4 1 1 2 3 8 1 0 0 1 1 5 3 1 1 1 2 3 -5 4
13 Botev Vratsa 5 1 0 4 2 11 2 1 0 1 2 5 3 0 0 3 0 6 -9 3
14 Botev Plovdiv 5 0 2 3 2 7 2 0 0 2 1 5 3 0 2 1 1 2 -5 2
15 Etar 4 0 1 3 3 10 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 7 -7 1
16 OFK Pirin 5 0 1 4 1 8 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 -7 1
Last season 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 35 26 7 2 81 27 18 13 4 1 43 14 17 13 3 1 38 13 54 85
2 CSKA Sofia 35 26 6 3 65 17 18 13 4 1 34 8 17 13 2 2 31 9 48 84
3 CSKA 1948 Sofia 35 17 13 5 55 28 18 11 5 2 29 12 17 6 8 3 26 16 27 64
4 Levski Sofia 35 17 10 8 47 22 17 11 3 3 25 7 18 6 7 5 22 15 25 61
5 Cherno More 35 15 9 11 39 35 17 8 5 4 21 16 18 7 4 7 18 19 4 54
6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 35 15 9 11 35 34 17 11 2 4 24 15 18 4 7 7 11 19 1 54
Last season 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 II 34 22 8 4 60 17 17 12 4 1 25 5 17 10 4 3 35 12 43 74
2 Etar 34 18 9 7 47 22 17 11 1 5 26 12 17 7 8 2 21 10 25 63
3 Levski Krumovgrad 34 17 9 8 43 33 17 10 5 2 23 13 17 7 4 6 20 20 10 60
4 Ludogorets II 34 17 6 11 42 35 17 11 6 0 28 10 17 6 0 11 14 25 7 57
5 Sportist Svoge 34 14 10 10 41 40 17 9 4 4 25 18 17 5 6 6 16 22 1 52
6 Dunav 2010 34 13 11 10 47 38 17 8 5 4 28 17 17 5 6 6 19 21 9 50
7 Maritsa Plovdiv 34 14 5 15 36 46 17 11 2 4 25 13 17 3 3 11 11 33 -10 47
8 Lovech 34 11 11 12 32 28 17 7 6 4 21 12 17 4 5 8 11 16 4 44
9 Montana 34 12 8 14 37 39 17 7 4 6 22 17 17 5 4 8 15 22 -2 44
10 Yantra 1919 34 11 11 12 31 34 17 7 4 6 20 18 17 4 7 6 11 16 -3 44
11 Spartak Pleven 34 10 12 12 44 44 17 8 6 3 25 14 17 2 6 9 19 30 0 42
12 Belasitsa 34 12 5 17 33 41 17 8 2 7 21 18 17 4 3 10 12 23 -8 41
13 Dobrudzha 1919 34 10 9 15 38 40 17 7 5 5 24 17 17 3 4 10 14 23 -2 39
14 Strumska slava 34 9 12 13 35 44 17 7 3 7 15 18 17 2 9 6 20 26 -9 39
15 FK Minyor Pernik 34 9 11 14 33 35 17 8 6 3 25 12 17 1 5 11 8 23 -2 38
16 Sozopol 34 9 11 14 32 52 17 6 7 4 20 21 17 3 4 10 12 31 -20 38
17 Vitosha Bistritsa 34 9 9 16 34 50 17 6 7 4 21 19 17 3 2 12 13 31 -16 36
18 Botev Plovdiv II 34 7 7 20 25 52 17 5 5 7 19 23 17 2 2 13 6 29 -27 28

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The First Professional Football League, also known as the Parva Liga, is the top level of football in Bulgaria. It has 14 teams playing a regular season of 26 fixtures to set a league table. The top six then enter a championship playoff, the bottom eight a relegation group.