Parva Liga preview: Home supporters expecting a win when CSKA Sofia host Dunav 2010

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Date: Sat 14.December
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Balgarska Armiya Stadium (22015 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and 11th place in the table will show on the pitch.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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CSKA Sofia form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Balgarska Armiya Stadium as CSKA Sofia have scored 17 goals to get 18 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Parva Liga are 5-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. T. Rodrigues was the last player to find the net. CSKA Sofia are confident in defense, having played 614 minutes without conceding a goal.

CSKA Sofia manager M. Kruščić and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Arda (placed 7th) in the Parva Liga. Before that match, a Bulgarian Cup win away at Arda.

CSKA Sofia are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Balgarska Armiya Stadium with maximum points. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. 13 earlier games are comparable to this one, and CSKA Sofia has won 11 times, drawn 0 and lost 2. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that CSKA Sofia has won by at least two goals 8 times when in this position.

CSKA Sofia have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Balgarska Armiya Stadium with 17 goals in 9 league matches. CSKA Sofia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Dunav 2010 form and stats

Dunav 2010 have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Parva Liga, after 2-3-4 (9 played).

Dunav 2010 failed to get anything from their last game, a Parva Liga home match vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 0-3. A 1-1 draw at Vitosha Bistritsa's stadium before that.

Dunav 2010 are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found eleven matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 1 win, 1 draw and 9 defeats. Of the defeats, 7 games were lost by at least two goals margin.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Dunav 2010 have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Dunav 2010 - CSKA Sofia 1-1 entered in the official records. CSKA Sofia-Dunav 2010 H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: CSKA Sofia 7 wins, Dunav 2010 2 wins, 1 draw. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

CSKA SofiaEvandro
Evandro
8 goals
CSKA SofiaA. Sowe
A. Sowe
8 goals
Dunav 2010A. Ahmedov
A. Ahmedov
6 goals

CSKA Sofia missing players

Dunav 2010 missing players

CSKA Sofia Dunav 2010
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 9 4 Played P 2 9 19
10 5 3 Won W 0 2 4
6 3 1 Drew D 0 3 5
3 1 0 Lost L 2 4 10
31 17 10 Scored S 1 8 16
14 9 2 Conceded C 5 13 30
84% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 89%
63% 67% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 84%
53% 67% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 42%
32% 56% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 22% 21%
5% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
37% 44% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 47%
58% 56% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 21%
21% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 42%
 
5.7 6.8 7.5 Corners For (avg) C F 4.5 3.8 3.6
3 2.7 2.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 6 7.8 6.4
2.3 2.1 0.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 2.1 2.3
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
233 108 54 Total Shots T S 14 63 159
99 44 22 Shots on Target S O 4 27 56
31% 39% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 30% 29%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • CSKA Sofia has the most scored goals in the second half (24)
  • 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.
  • CSKA Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dunav 2010 have scored away.
  • CSKA Sofia have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Dunav 2010 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.

  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 19 14 5 0 29 7 10 7 3 0 16 3 9 7 2 0 13 4 22 47
2 Levski Sofia 19 13 3 3 37 13 10 9 0 1 22 6 9 4 3 2 15 7 24 42
3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 19 12 4 3 41 19 9 6 3 0 15 5 10 6 1 3 26 14 22 40
4 CSKA Sofia 19 10 6 3 31 14 9 5 3 1 17 9 10 5 3 2 14 5 17 36
5 Slavia Sofia 19 8 5 6 22 19 9 3 2 4 12 14 10 5 3 2 10 5 3 29
6 Cherno More 19 7 7 5 23 17 9 4 3 2 14 8 10 3 4 3 9 9 6 28
7 Arda 19 7 6 6 22 23 10 4 3 3 11 12 9 3 3 3 11 11 -1 27
8 Beroe 19 8 1 10 29 29 9 5 1 3 15 9 10 3 0 7 14 20 0 25
9 Botev Plovdiv 19 7 4 8 21 23 10 5 1 4 12 9 9 2 3 4 9 14 -2 25
10 Etar 19 4 6 9 17 33 9 3 3 3 7 15 10 1 3 6 10 18 -16 18
11 Dunav 2010 19 4 5 10 16 30 10 2 2 6 8 17 9 2 3 4 8 13 -14 17
12 Tsarsko selo 19 4 4 11 19 31 10 2 3 5 11 16 9 2 1 6 8 15 -12 16
13 Botev Vratsa 19 3 4 12 16 37 10 2 3 5 9 16 9 1 1 7 7 21 -21 13
14 Vitosha Bistritsa 19 1 2 16 11 39 9 1 1 7 7 19 10 0 1 9 4 20 -28 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.