The Botev Vratsa manager A. Zdravkov attacks this game with the team placed 5th so far. In the visitors dressing room CSKA Sofia and their manager S. Belchev are in 2nd place before this match.
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.
Botev Vratsa form and stats
The hosts won their first Parva Liga game here at Stadion Hristo Botev, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Botev Vratsa last season were 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from 1 games.
No payout for Vratsa in their previous match, an away game at Lokomotiv Plovdiv that ended in defeat 1-2. Before that, Vratsa had a home game versus Ludogorets which ended with a victory 3-1.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Botev Vratsa at home in the league. 3 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
CSKA Sofia form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Parva Liga away game of the season. During their previous season 2 away games resulted in 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
CSKA Sofia had fun at their own home (Stadion Hristo Botev) last time out, beating Botev Plovdiv 2-1. Stefano Beltrame and Younousse Sankharé scored. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to CSKA 1948 Sofia.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager S. Belchev when Stefano Beltrame scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 64th minute. Late drama in the previous game, when Stefano Beltrame scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time to defeat Botev Plovdiv.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sirens in just four days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, CSKA Sofia has managed 2 goals and let in 2 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Vratsa won zero games, zero matches ended with a draw and CSKA Sofia has ten wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  V. Domovchiyski 2 goals |  P. Atanasov 1 goals |  D. Genov 1 goals |
Botev Vratsa missing players
CSKA Sofia missing players
| Botev Vratsa | CSKA Sofia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.5 | 9 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 13 | 28 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 57% | 60% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| Botev Vratsa | Last season | CSKA Sofia | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 31 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 31 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Scored | S | 18 | 52 | ||
| 50 | 18 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | ||
| 84% | 73% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 71% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 65% | ||
| 52% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 29% | ||
| 13% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | ||
| 42% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 39% | ||
| 29% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 58% | ||
| 45% | 53% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 19% | ||
| 4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 281 | 158 | Total Shots | T S | 184 | 374 | ||
| 130 | 76 | Shots on Target | S O | 81 | 151 | ||
| 22% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Tsarsko selo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Beroe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | CSKA Sofia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Botev Vratsa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Ludogorets | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Botev Plovdiv | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 9 | Arda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Montana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Levski Sofia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 13 | Slavia Sofia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 14 | Etar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 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 | Botev Plovdiv | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 36 |
| 2 | Arda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 35 |
| 3 | Botev Vratsa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 |
| 4 | Dunav 2010 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 22 |