Parva Liga match preview: Botev Vratsa versus CSKA Sofia

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Date: Sat 23.November
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hristo Botev Stadium (12000 seats)

The visiting CSKA Sofia side should be favourites in this visit to Botev Vratsa, as the away team holds a 18 point advantage from their 16 league games this season.

Botev Vratsa and CSKA Sofia should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Botev Vratsa form and stats

2-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Parva Liga numbers at home for Botev Vratsa so far this season.

The fans are hoping that Botev Vratsa will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Parva Liga game against Lokomotiv Plovdiv (placed 2nd). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Vitosha Bistritsa that ended 1-1.

Botev Vratsa has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. On the other hand, Botev Vratsa have conceded 11 goals.

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CSKA Sofia form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Parva Liga travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but CSKA Sofia are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

CSKA Sofia are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Parva Liga against Slavia Sofia (placed 5th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Cherno More at their stadium, the result 2-0.

CSKA Sofia have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. CSKA Sofia are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Botev Vratsa and CSKA Sofia have met before this season: CSKA Sofia - Botev Vratsa 1-0. Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: 0 wins for Botev Vratsa, 1 draw and 7 wins for CSKA Sofia. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.

Top Goalscorers

CSKA SofiaEvandro
Evandro
8 goals
CSKA SofiaA. Sowe
A. Sowe
7 goals
Botev VratsaV. Domovchiyski
V. Domovchiyski
5 goals

Botev Vratsa missing players

CSKA Sofia missing players

Botev Vratsa CSKA Sofia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 8 2 Played P 2 8 16
3 2 0 Won W 1 4 9
4 3 0 Drew D 1 2 4
9 3 2 Lost L 0 2 3
15 9 1 Scored S 2 11 28
28 11 5 Conceded C 1 5 14
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
81% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 69%
56% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 56%
31% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 38%
6% 12% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
50% 62% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 44%
19% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 50%
38% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 12%
 
4.2 5 1.5 Corners For (avg) C F 6 4.4 5.8
4.2 4.2 6.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 1.5 3 2.8
3.4 3 3.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0.5 2.5 2.2
3 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • CSKA Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • CSKA Sofia have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • CSKA Sofia have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 16 13 3 0 26 5 8 6 2 0 13 1 8 7 1 0 13 4 21 42
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 16 11 3 2 37 17 8 6 2 0 15 5 8 5 1 2 22 12 20 36
3 Levski Sofia 16 11 2 3 32 12 8 7 0 1 18 6 8 4 2 2 14 6 20 35
4 CSKA Sofia 16 9 4 3 28 14 8 5 2 1 17 9 8 4 2 2 11 5 14 31
5 Slavia Sofia 16 6 5 5 18 18 8 3 2 3 12 13 8 3 3 2 6 5 0 23
6 Arda 16 6 4 6 20 23 8 3 2 3 9 12 8 3 2 3 11 11 -3 22
7 Cherno More 16 5 6 5 17 15 8 3 3 2 10 7 8 2 3 3 7 8 2 21
8 Beroe 16 7 0 9 24 25 8 5 0 3 14 8 8 2 0 6 10 17 -1 21
9 Etar 16 4 5 7 15 27 8 3 3 2 7 13 8 1 2 5 8 14 -12 17
10 Dunav 2010 16 4 4 8 15 23 8 2 2 4 8 11 8 2 2 4 7 12 -8 16
11 Botev Plovdiv 16 4 4 8 13 22 8 3 1 4 7 8 8 1 3 4 6 14 -9 16
12 Tsarsko selo 16 4 3 9 17 24 8 2 2 4 9 11 8 2 1 5 8 13 -7 15
13 Botev Vratsa 16 3 4 9 15 28 8 2 3 3 9 11 8 1 1 6 6 17 -13 13
14 Vitosha Bistritsa 16 1 1 14 10 34 8 1 0 7 6 18 8 0 1 7 4 16 -24 4

Read more about Parva Liga

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.