Early sportsbook action signal CSKA 1948 Sofia edge when facing Arda

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Fri 13.May
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Slavija (2000 seats)

CSKA 1948 Sofia have taken 21 of their 30 in total here in familiar surroundings. How will they do against Arda?

Insights:
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Arda have scored away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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CSKA 1948 Sofia form and stats

CSKA 1948 Sofia have played 13 Parva Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Sofia drew their last game, also a home match. Beroe was the opponent, 2-2 the score. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Chochev, having found the net in three games in a row.

Before that, CSKA 1948 Sofia had a home game versus Lokomotiv Plovdiv which ended with a victory 1-0.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier CSKA 1948 Sofia matches with similar probabilities have ended with five wins, one draw and zero defeats (from six games).

A decent goal production from CSKA 1948 Sofia in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 13 league matches. On the other hand, Sofia have conceded 17 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Arda form and stats

There's been little loot from Arda's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 13 away games in the Parva Liga. Arda only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. Arda has drawn their two previous away games.

Arda delivered a 4-4 draw playing at home against Lokomotiv Plovdiv in their previous match. It looked so good for Arda vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 4-1 lead was turned into a 4-4 draw. Kokonov has found the net for this side three fixtures in a row. The skill!

Before that, Arda travelled to Beroe and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

The attacking power of Arda when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 13 league matches away. As opposed to that, Arda have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these sides get together this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Arda - CSKA 1948 Sofia 3-6. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one CSKA 1948 Sofia victories, four draws and five Arda wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CSKA 1948 SofiaI. Chochev
I. Chochev
11 goals
SofiaG. Ivanov
G. Ivanov
9 goals
ArdaT. Yordanov
T. Yordanov
9 goals

CSKA 1948 Sofia missing players

Arda missing players

CSKA 1948 Sofia Arda
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 6 15 30
10 7 3 Won W 1 2 7
7 4 1 Drew D 4 5 11
13 4 0 Lost L 1 8 12
45 27 8 Scored S 5 11 36
43 19 2 Conceded C 4 20 46
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 80% 83%
70% 73% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 70%
50% 47% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 33% 43%
40% 47% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 20% 30%
20% 27% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 20%
47% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 40% 43%
33% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 27% 30%
27% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 53% 43%
 
5 5.8 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 4.7 4.9
4.2 4.3 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.1 4.6
2.6 2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.5 2.5
8 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.4 12.1 12 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 9.3 10.4
4 4.4 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.7 4.3
37% 41% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 20% 28%
 
9.3 8 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 10.6 9.8
4.1 3.7 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.9 3.9
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Arda have scored away.
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 26 21 1 4 64 23 13 12 0 1 37 9 13 9 1 3 27 14 41 64
2 CSKA Sofia 26 15 7 4 39 25 13 10 2 1 21 8 13 5 5 3 18 17 14 52
3 Botev Plovdiv 26 13 7 6 34 28 13 11 0 2 24 13 13 2 7 4 10 15 6 46
4 Cherno More 26 12 9 5 35 18 13 6 5 2 18 7 13 6 4 3 17 11 17 45
5 Levski Sofia 26 12 6 8 33 25 13 7 3 3 18 11 13 5 3 5 15 14 8 42
6 Slavia Sofia 26 9 9 8 30 26 13 6 4 3 15 10 13 3 5 5 15 16 4 36
7 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 9 7 10 30 35 13 6 4 3 18 15 13 3 3 7 12 20 -5 34
8 Beroe 26 9 5 12 23 27 13 6 5 2 11 8 13 3 0 10 12 19 -4 32
9 CSKA 1948 Sofia 26 8 6 12 36 37 13 6 3 4 24 17 13 2 3 8 12 20 -1 30
10 Arda 26 7 8 11 27 34 13 5 5 3 18 16 13 2 3 8 9 18 -7 29
11 OFK Pirin 26 7 6 13 34 41 13 5 3 5 20 20 13 2 3 8 14 21 -7 27
12 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 26 6 7 13 22 42 13 6 3 4 15 17 13 0 4 9 7 25 -20 25
13 Botev Vratsa 26 5 7 14 23 48 13 3 6 4 11 17 13 2 1 10 12 31 -25 22
14 Tsarsko selo 26 3 7 16 15 36 13 3 3 7 10 17 13 0 4 9 5 19 -21 16

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.