Nothing but a win will be enough for the CSKA Sofia club members in this Stadion Bâlgarska Armija clash with Botev Vratsa, as they enjoy a healthy lead on their opponents in the Parva Liga table.
- CSKA Sofia have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Parva Liga
- Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Parva Liga
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 Sofia form and stats
CSKA Sofia have been very solid at home in the Parva Liga so far, with 25 points collected from 10 matches (8-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. After failing to beat Lokomotiv Plovdiv here at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija, Sofia has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
CSKA Sofia are returning here after visiting Slavia Sofia and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Koch, Youga and Caicedo scored the goal(s).
Preceding that game was the away draw at Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 that finished 1-1.Everyone expects Sofia to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found four games: four home wins, zero draws and zero defeats. CSKA Sofia have won with at least two goals margin two times in similar situations.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for CSKA Sofia, as the Bulgarian Cup home game vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv is only four days away.
CSKA Sofia have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija with 16 goals in 10 league matches. Sofia are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 10 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Botev Vratsa form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Botev Vratsa so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-7 (win-draw-lose).
Botev Vratsa's previous game was their home loss versus CSKA 1948 Sofia (0-4).
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Beroe.Nobody expects Vratsa to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath seven times before, with the overall statistics of won two, draw zero and lost five. When defeated, two matches have been lost by two or more goals.
Botev Vratsa find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Botev Vratsa have conceded 21 goals in these games. Vratsa has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The latest past scoreline involving both these teams is the Botev Vratsa - CSKA Sofia 2-4 played previously this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: ten - zero - zero (Sofia wins - draws - Botev Vratsa wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Caicedo Medina 13 goals | G. Yomov 5 goals |
CSKA Sofia missing players
Botev Vratsa missing players
| CSKA Sofia | Botev Vratsa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 34 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 20 |
| 21 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 32 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 75% |
| 75% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 60% |
| 45% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 50% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 30% | 20% |
| 60% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 50% |
| 35% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 35% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 40% |
| 6 | 6.7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 4.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 13.2 | 13.9 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 31% | 29% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 35% | 29% |
| 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.5 | 15.7 | 14.5 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
- Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Botev Vratsa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals (21) away in Parva Liga
- Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Parva Liga
- CSKA Sofia have scored in all their home matches so far.
- CSKA Sofia have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Parva Liga
- CSKA Sofia have the most points from losing position (17) in Parva Liga
- CSKA 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 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 33 | 48 |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 44 |
| 3 | Botev Plovdiv | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 35 |
| 4 | Cherno More | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Slavia Sofia | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Levski Sofia | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
| 7 | Beroe | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -4 | 22 |
| 10 | Arda | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 22 |
| 11 | Botev Vratsa | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -12 | 19 |
| 12 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -12 | 19 |
| 13 | OFK Pirin | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 16 |
| 14 | Tsarsko selo | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -18 | 11 |
