Spartak Varna will hope that their home comfort is enough to get a victory from this difficult duel, against fiery CSKA 1948 Sofia.
- Spartak Varna have the most conceded goals (54) in First League
- CSKA 1948 Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
CSKA 1948 Sofia could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a First League game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Cherno More. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Spartak Varna form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the First League this season. Spartak Varna have only managed 3 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses from their games here at Stadion Spartak.
In their previous game, the manager Dimitrov led his Spartak Varna to a defeat away at Lokomotiv Plovdiv. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Spartak.
Before that, Spartak Varna had a home game versus Septemvri Sofia which ended with a victory 2-0.Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When Spartak have been in this position before, they have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 from 5 games. 0 defeats by at least two goals.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Spartak Varna as they are travelling to their away game against Cherno More in the First League. That match is four days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Spartak Varna here at Stadion Spartak in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 14 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded.
CSKA 1948 Sofia form and stats
As the visiting team in First League matches, CSKA 1948 Sofia have produced an overall stat of 6-5-3 so far.
The CSKA 1948 Sofia goalkeeper Daniel Naumov is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 225 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Cherno More (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
Earlier, the Bulgarian Cup win away at Lokomotiv Sofia 1929.
A new game in only three days for Sofia, the First League home match versus Slavia Sofia. Busy days.
CSKA 1948 Sofia are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 21 times in 14 away games so far. CSKA 1948 Sofia are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H match ended CSKA 1948 Sofia - Spartak 2-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - zero - three (Spartak Varna wins - draws - CSKA 1948 Sofia wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Chochev 19 goals |  G. Rusev 5 goals |  D. Balanyuk 4 goals |
Spartak Varna missing players
CSKA 1948 Sofia missing players
| Spartak Varna | CSKA 1948 Sofia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 21 | 46 |
| 54 | 22 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| 93% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 89% |
| 75% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 64% | 61% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 36% | 36% |
| 39% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 29% | 25% |
| 14% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 50% | 39% |
| 11% | 14% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 36% | 50% |
| 46% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 29% | 21% |
| 4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 8.4 | 9.6 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 12.6 | 11.6 |
| 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.4 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| 27% | 28% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 26% | 34% |
| 13.6 | 11.6 | 12.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.2 | 11.4 | 9.6 |
| 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
- CSKA 1948 Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- CSKA 1948 Sofia have scored more than double the goals of Spartak Varna.
- Spartak Varna have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Spartak Varna have the most conceded goals (54) in First League
- Spartak Varna have the the worst goal difference (-32) in First League
| 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 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 48 | 68 |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 35 | 67 |
| 3 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 28 | 58 |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 51 |
| 5 | Cherno More | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 49 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 46 |
| 7 | Slavia Sofia | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| 8 | Arda | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 37 |
| 10 | Botev Plovdiv | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -2 | 29 |
| 11 | Beroe | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -18 | 27 |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 34 | -29 | 25 |
| 13 | Septemvri Sofia | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -17 | 22 |
| 14 | OFK Pirin | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 17 | -17 | 21 |
| 15 | Hebar 1918 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 47 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -30 | 20 |
| 16 | Spartak Varna | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -32 | 16 |
