The manager M. Kruščić looks to inspire CSKA Sofia win against Beroe

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sat 07.March
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Bâlgarska Armija (22015 seats)

CSKA Sofia perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Beroe can look both up and down from their 7th position.

The hosts CSKA Sofia saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Bulgarian Cup. This match was also played here at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Beroe have had more rest.

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CSKA Sofia form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija as CSKA Sofia have scored 22 goals to get 24 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Parva Liga are 7-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for CSKA Sofia bring valid hopes of a third.

CSKA Sofia's previous game was a Bulgarian Cup match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Botev Vratsa (placed 13th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Tsarsko selo (1-2).

The victory against Botev Vratsa came after A. Ahmedov's winning goal. The CSKA Sofia manager M. Kruščić was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 65th minute.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 11 games), CSKA Sofia's attacking play is working. CSKA Sofia have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Beroe form and stats

4-0-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Beroe in their Parva Liga matches away. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Beroe hope to make it five in this match.

Martin Kamburov and Gaius Makouta scored in Beroe's previous match, the home game against Lokomotiv Plovdiv that ended 2-0. Preceding that game was the away victory against Vitosha Bistritsa with the score of 2-1.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Beroe have scored 16 goals in 11 league games away. Beroe have conceded 21 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: CSKA Sofia - Beroe 2-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): CSKA Sofia won seven games, two matches ended with a draw and Beroe has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

BeroeM. Kamburov
M. Kamburov
11 goals
CSKA Sofia
A. Sowe
9 goals
CSKA Sofia
E. da Silva
8 goals

CSKA Sofia missing players

Beroe missing players

CSKA Sofia Beroe
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 11 4 Played P 3 11 23
12 7 3 Won W 1 4 12
7 3 0 Drew D 0 0 1
4 1 1 Lost L 2 7 10
37 22 6 Scored S 4 16 37
16 9 5 Conceded C 7 21 30
83% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
61% 64% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 91%
52% 64% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 91% 61%
30% 55% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 45% 30%
4% 9% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
35% 36% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 73% 52%
61% 64% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 35%
22% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 18% 13%
 
5.5 6.4 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.9 5.3
3.3 3.2 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 4.1 3.8
2.2 1.9 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 3.2 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
277 131 44 Total Shots T S 26 105 241
117 53 18 Shots on Target S O 12 50 109
32% 42% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 34%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • All of Beroe's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Beroe has the fewest matches under the total-line (9)
  • Beroe has the most matches over the total-line (14)
  • Beroe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Beroe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • CSKA Sofia has the most scored goals in the second half (27)
  • CSKA Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • CSKA Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

  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 22 15 7 0 37 9 11 8 3 0 22 3 11 7 4 0 15 6 28 52
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 23 13 6 4 45 21 11 7 4 0 19 5 12 6 2 4 26 16 24 45
3 Levski Sofia 23 13 6 4 40 17 12 9 1 2 23 8 11 4 5 2 17 9 23 45
4 CSKA Sofia 23 12 7 4 37 16 11 7 3 1 22 9 12 5 4 3 15 7 21 43
5 Slavia Sofia 23 11 6 6 29 22 11 4 3 4 16 16 12 7 3 2 13 6 7 39
6 Cherno More 24 9 10 5 30 21 12 5 5 2 18 11 12 4 5 3 12 10 9 37
7 Beroe 23 12 1 10 37 30 12 8 1 3 21 9 11 4 0 7 16 21 7 37
8 Botev Plovdiv 23 8 6 9 24 25 12 5 3 4 13 10 11 3 3 5 11 15 -1 30
9 Arda 22 7 7 8 24 28 11 4 3 4 11 13 11 3 4 4 13 15 -4 28
10 Etar 23 5 8 10 25 39 11 3 5 3 9 17 12 2 3 7 16 22 -14 23
11 Tsarsko selo 24 6 4 14 22 39 12 4 3 5 14 17 12 2 1 9 8 22 -17 22
12 Dunav 2010 23 4 6 13 17 39 12 2 3 7 8 19 11 2 3 6 9 20 -22 18
13 Botev Vratsa 23 4 6 13 20 45 11 3 3 5 12 17 12 1 3 8 8 28 -25 18
14 Vitosha Bistritsa 23 1 2 20 14 50 12 1 1 10 10 29 11 0 1 10 4 21 -36 5

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.