CSKA Sofia perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Botev Vratsa can look both up and down from their 9th position.
- CSKA Sofia have not yet lost a game at home.
- Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for CSKA Sofia and Botev Vratsa.
CSKA Sofia form and stats
CSKA Sofia have performed here at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija this season with 4 wins from 6 Parva Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija.
Nothing to worry about in defence for CSKA Sofia, as their goalkeeper Gustavo Busatto has completely shut out the opponents for 192 minutes in the Parva Liga.
A nice win for Sofia last time playing, versus Roma. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1 with Ali Sowe (2) and Tiago Rodrigues scoring for the victors. In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Botev Plovdiv.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for CSKA Sofia home games with this odds we find nine games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in seven wins, one draw and one defeat. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.
A decent goal production from Sofia in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. CSKA Sofia have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Botev Vratsa form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Botev Vratsa so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-5 (win-draw-lose). With the Vratsa losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on A. Zdravkov, the Vratsa manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
The manager A. Zdravkov was unhappy after their last game, a Parva Liga match played at their home ground Stadion Hristo Botev. Botev Vratsa suffered a 1-2 loss to Slavia Sofia (placed 13th). A loss against Lokomotiv Plovdiv was the result prior to that, in a home game.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Botev Vratsa played away with similar odds. This revealed two games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, zero were draws and the home team won as expected two times.
The attacking power of Vratsa when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Vratsa have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
CSKA Sofia and Botev Vratsa have met before this season: Botev Vratsa - CSKA Sofia 1-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: CSKA Sofia won ten, Botev Vratsa won zero and zero draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Sowe 5 goals |  D. Genov 5 goals |  Y. Sankharé 3 goals |
CSKA Sofia missing players
Botev Vratsa missing players
| CSKA Sofia | Botev Vratsa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 23 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 80% |
| 86% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 73% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 60% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 71% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 53% |
| 29% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.1 | 10.7 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5.9 | 7.9 |
| 5.1 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| 32% | 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 31% | 37% |
- Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Botev Vratsa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- CSKA Sofia have not yet lost a game at home.
- CSKA Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- CSKA Sofia have scored in all their matches so far.
- CSKA Sofia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ludogorets | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 32 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 30 |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Arda | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Beroe | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | Cherno More | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Tsarsko selo | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 16 |
| 9 | Botev Vratsa | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -5 | 15 |
| 10 | Levski Sofia | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Botev Plovdiv | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | -13 | 14 |
| 12 | Montana | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -14 | 12 |
| 13 | Slavia Sofia | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -14 | 12 |
| 14 | Etar | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -20 | 10 |