Botev Vratsa will pray that their home advantage is enough to get a good result from this difficult battle, versus passionate CSKA Sofia.
- Botev Vratsa have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Parva Liga
- CSKA Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
CSKA Sofia could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Parva Liga game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Botev Plovdiv. 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.
Botev Vratsa form and stats
When playing at home in the Parva Liga, Botev Vratsa have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 6 games.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 261 minutes without scoring a league goal. Marinov was the last player to find the net.
In their previous game, the manager Morales led his Botev Vratsa to a defeat away at Lokomotiv Sofia 1929. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Hristo Botev.
In the match before that, Vratsa hosted Arda and drew the game 0-0.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 Botev Vratsa have been in this position before, they have won 1, drawn 0 and lost 4 from 5 games. 3 defeats by at least two goals.
Botev Vratsa have scored {4 league goals} here from 6 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Vratsa defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
CSKA Sofia form and stats
Playing away, CSKA Sofia have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Parva Liga this season.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. CSKA Sofia goalkeeper Gustavo Busatto is eager to challenge this, with his 191 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Two travels in a row for CSKA Sofia, whose manager Ilić could celebrate last time after the win against Botev Plovdiv. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Ilić when Nazon scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Hebar 1918.The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
The 14 most recent games involving these sides have all ended as CSKA Sofia wins. Another one?Top Goalscorers
  B. Perea Vargas 6 goals |   M. Garcez 6 goals | D. Nazon 5 goals |
Botev Vratsa missing players
CSKA Sofia missing players
| Botev Vratsa | CSKA Sofia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| 24 | 9 | 7 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 93% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 69% |
| 50% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 46% |
| 21% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 50% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 38% |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 40% | 54% |
| 36% | 67% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 8% |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 3.4 | 2.8 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.1 | 10.3 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 8 | 9.8 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 28% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 25% | 44% |
| 13.4 | 14 | 20.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 8.4 | 6 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 6.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 2.2 |
- Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Botev Vratsa have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Parva Liga
- Botev Vratsa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- CSKA Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- CSKA Sofia 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 | CSKA Sofia | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 2 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
| 3 | Ludogorets | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 29 | 29 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Levski Sofia | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 25 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | Cherno More | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| 8 | Slavia Sofia | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Arda | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Botev Plovdiv | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 13 |
| 11 | Beroe | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -15 | 12 |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 11 |
| 13 | Septemvri Sofia | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 14 | Hebar 1918 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -22 | 10 |
| 15 | OFK Pirin | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 8 |
| 16 | Spartak Varna | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -22 | 5 |
