Levski Sofia and CSKA 1948 Sofia fans eagerly anticipate First League meet at Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Sat 15.Jul
Match begins: 15:45 (UTC)
Venue: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov (25000 seats)

A new First League adventure is about to start and this is the first real fixture for Levski Sofia and CSKA 1948 Sofia. Get this show on the road!

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.

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Levski Sofia form and stats

In the previous season, Levski Sofia's league results were 15 wins, 9 draws and 6 losses, leading to 4th place in the First League. During these 30 matches they scored {38 goals} and conceded 14. Performing at home in the previous season Levski Sofia managed 10-3-2 (win-draw-lost) with {23 goals} and 4 conceded.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Levski Sofia have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 0 and lost 2.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Levski Sofia, who have participated in seven training matches. Levski Sofia have won 5 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 1 game.

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CSKA 1948 Sofia form and stats

Let's have a look at how CSKA 1948 Sofia performed last season in the First League: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 8 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 49 and conceded {22 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 6 and lost 3 with 24/14 goals scored/conceded.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 4 similar matches played by CSKA 1948 Sofia in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for CSKA 1948 Sofia, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

It's a day of discovery for CSKA 1948 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 CSKA 1948 Sofia have played six with the results W3-D1-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Sofia has scored {10 goals} and conceded 6 times.

Head 2 Head

Data for the preceeding seven meetings involving these two teams are: two wins for Levski Sofia, four draws and one win for CSKA 1948 Sofia. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

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Total First Half Second Half
Levski Sofia CSKA 1948 Sofia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Levski Sofia Last season CSKA 1948 Sofia
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   17 35
18 12   Won W   6 17
10 3   Drew D   8 13
8 3   Lost L   3 5
49 27   Scored S   26 55
22 7   Conceded C   16 28
83% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 89%
58% 61%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 63%
31% 22%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 37%
17% 11%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 29%
8% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 9%
25% 17%   BTTS BTTS   59% 46%
64% 72%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 43%
28% 22%   Failed to Score F T   24% 23%
 
6.7 7.1   Corners for (avg) C F   5.5 5.8
3.4 3.3   Corners against (avg) C A   5.9 5.3
2.1 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.8
3 2   Red cards R C   2 7
 
14.2 15.3   Shots (avg) S (   12.1 11.2
5.1 5.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.4 4.5
27% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 35%
 
6.1 5.8   Shots against (avg) S A   11.3 9.9
2.2 2.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.5 3.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Beroe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Botev Plovdiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Botev Vratsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Cherno More 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 CSKA 1948 Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 CSKA Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Etar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Hebar 1918 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Levski Krumovgrad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Levski Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Ludogorets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 OFK Pirin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Slavia Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 5 3 2 0 81 27 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 54 85
2 CSKA Sofia 5 3 2 0 65 17 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 48 84
3 CSKA 1948 Sofia 5 0 5 0 55 28 3 0 3 0 4 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 27 64
4 Levski Sofia 5 2 1 2 47 22 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 7 5 25 61
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 5 1 1 3 35 34 2 1 0 1 2 4 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 54
6 Cherno More 5 0 1 4 39 35 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 3 2 6 4 54

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Beroe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Botev Plovdiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Botev Vratsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Cherno More 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 CSKA 1948 Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 CSKA Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Etar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Hebar 1918 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Levski Krumovgrad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Levski Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Ludogorets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 OFK Pirin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Slavia Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.