Soccer game guide: Home crowds with high hopes before CSKA Sofia - Cherno More

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 18:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Bâlgarska Armija (22015 seats)

CSKA Sofia confront Cherno More for recognition and football prosperity.

Insights:
  • CSKA Sofia have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Cherno More have the most scored goals (15) in First League

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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CSKA Sofia form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for CSKA Sofia's two home games in the First League so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija.

A good away victory last time out for CSKA Sofia, who won 2-0 against Botev Vratsa (placed 13th).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Ludogorets (0-3).

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 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats (from 6 games).

At Stadion Bâlgarska Armija, CSKA Sofia has the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Cherno More form and stats

The seven points Cherno More have gathered from their first three away trips in the First League is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.

Impressive finishing from Panov secured the home win 1-0 against Ludogorets in their previous game.

Prior to that result Cherno More won their away game at Slavia Sofia. The scoreline was 5-1.

Cherno are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (11 goals from 3 away games). In the opposite end, Cherno More have conceded 5 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - two - one (CSKA Sofia wins - draws - Cherno More wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cherno MoreM. Ferreira
M. Ferreira
4 goals
Cherno MoreA. Iliev
A. Iliev
3 goals
SofiaT. Heintz
T. Heintz
2 goals

CSKA Sofia missing players

Cherno More missing players

CSKA Sofia Cherno More
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 2 3 6
2 1 0 Won W 1 2 5
2 1 0 Drew D 1 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
4 2 0 Scored S 6 11 15
4 1 0 Conceded C 4 5 6
80% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
20% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 67% 33%
20% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 67%
60% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
40% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.2 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 3.3 3.7
2.2 2.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4 2.7
2.8 3.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.2 11 0 Shots (avg) S ( 14 13.3 13.7
4.6 4.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 5 4.3
17% 22% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 73% 58%
 
7.6 6 0 Shots against (avg) S A 8 8 7.2
3.2 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.7 3.3
Key stats in First League this season:
  • All of Cherno More's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • CSKA Sofia have not yet lost a game at home.
  • CSKA Sofia have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • CSKA Sofia have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Cherno More have not yet lost a game.
  • Cherno More have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Cherno More have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Cherno More have scored more than double the goals of CSKA Sofia.
  • Cherno More have the most points (7) away in First League
  • Cherno More have the most scored goals (11) away in First League
  • Cherno More have the most scored goals (15) in First League
  • Cherno More have the most scored goals in the second half (10) in First League
  • Cherno More have the the best goal difference (+6) away in First League
  • Cherno More haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 6 5 1 0 15 6 3 3 0 0 4 1 3 2 1 0 11 5 9 16
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 6 5 1 0 13 4 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 9 16
3 Beroe 6 4 1 1 10 4 3 3 0 0 6 0 3 1 1 1 4 4 6 13
4 Hebar 1918 6 3 2 1 4 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 11
5 Ludogorets 5 3 0 2 14 4 2 2 0 0 8 0 3 1 0 2 6 4 10 9
6 Levski Sofia 5 3 0 2 12 5 3 2 0 1 8 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 7 9
7 Levski Krumovgrad 6 3 0 3 7 8 3 2 0 1 5 4 3 1 0 2 2 4 -1 9
8 CSKA Sofia 5 2 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 0 8
9 CSKA 1948 Sofia 4 2 1 1 6 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 7
10 Arda 5 2 1 2 6 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 1 0 2 2 2 1 7
11 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 6 2 0 4 5 12 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 0 0 2 0 7 -7 6
12 Slavia Sofia 5 1 1 3 3 11 1 0 0 1 1 5 4 1 1 2 2 6 -8 4
13 Botev Vratsa 6 1 0 5 2 13 3 1 0 2 2 7 3 0 0 3 0 6 -11 3
14 Botev Plovdiv 6 0 2 4 3 9 3 0 0 3 2 7 3 0 2 1 1 2 -6 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

Read more about First League

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.