Botev Plovdiv cannot await any pleasantries from hosts CSKA 1948 Sofia in this Parva Liga game. Here's our broad preview!
- 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 Botev Plovdiv have scored away.
Botev Plovdiv play their home fixtures on artifical turf, while this match will be played on grass. The latest statistics for Botev Plovdiv when featuring on grass are 12 wins, 11 draws and 21 defeats from 44 matches. They have scored 42 goals and conceded 63 times in these fixtures.
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.
CSKA 1948 Sofia form and stats
CSKA 1948 Sofia have collected 17 points from their Parva Liga home games so far after 5-2-4.
A good away victory last time out for Sofia, who won 2-0 against Tsarsko selo (placed 14th).
Preceding that match was the home game against Levski Sofia that was lost 0-2.A decent goal production from CSKA 1948 Sofia in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sofia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Botev Plovdiv form and stats
2-6-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Botev Plovdiv in their Parva Liga matches away.
Botev Plovdiv go into this game after a win, the home game against Lokomotiv Plovdiv that ended 2-1.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Beroe.The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Botev Plovdiv as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The last head-to-head encounter ended Botev Plovdiv - Sofia 3-1, earlier this season. Head to head totals (for the former six meetings): CSKA 1948 Sofia won two games, zero matches ended in a draw and Botev Plovdiv got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / zeroTop Goalscorers
  I. Chochev 8 goals |  G. Rusev 5 goals |   T. Nedelev 5 goals |
CSKA 1948 Sofia missing players
Botev Plovdiv missing players
| CSKA 1948 Sofia | Botev Plovdiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 30 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 28 |
| 34 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 73% | 86% |
| 77% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 77% |
| 50% | 36% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 9% | 45% |
| 36% | 36% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 18% |
| 23% | 36% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 50% | 55% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | 59% |
| 32% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 45% | 27% |
| 23% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 27% |
| 4.9 | 5.6 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.6 | 12.4 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| 34% | 37% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| 9.2 | 8.5 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 13.7 | 12.2 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
- Botev Plovdiv have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- CSKA 1948 Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Botev Plovdiv 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 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 51 |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 48 |
| 3 | Botev Plovdiv | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 39 |
| 4 | Cherno More | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Levski Sofia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Slavia Sofia | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Beroe | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -4 | 25 |
| 10 | OFK Pirin | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 23 |
| 11 | Arda | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 22 |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -16 | 19 |
| 13 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 19 |
| 14 | Tsarsko selo | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -21 | 11 |
