Hebar 1918 expected to fight losing battle when facing CSKA Sofia

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sat 15.October
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Bâlgarska Armija (22015 seats)

Nothing but a win will suffice for the CSKA Sofia supporters in this Stadion Bâlgarska Armija clash with Hebar 1918, seeing as they have a solid lead on the opposition in the Parva Liga standings.

Insights:
  • CSKA Sofia have the most points (21) at home in Parva Liga
  • Hebar 1918 have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in Parva Liga

Both teams have had adequate rest since their previous competitive action. Let's aim for an enthusiastic game!

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CSKA Sofia form and stats

CSKA Sofia, who have the most points (21) at home in Parva Liga, have been very solid at home in the Parva Liga so far, with 21 points collected from 7 matches (7-0-0). This has contributed greatly to their 3rd position in the table. It’s been three wins in a row for Sofia here at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

CSKA Sofia lost their last game at Ludogorets (placed 2nd) after a 1-2 scoreline.

Ahead of that match, CSKA Sofia won a home game hosting OFK Pirin (2-1).

It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how CSKA Sofia have performed as huge favourites like they are today: 4 games found in the database showing 3 Sofia wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.

CSKA Sofia are traveling soon after this match as the Parva Liga match at Botev Plovdiv awaits in four days.

The Sofia manager Ilić has got the team scoring with 16 from 7 home games in the league. Defensively CSKA Sofia have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Hebar 1918 form and stats

There's been little loot from Hebar 1918's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Parva Liga. Hebar 1918 only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 0 draws. A depressing four defeats in a row for Hebar in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Spartak Varna.

Hebar 1918 won their last game, 3-2 versus Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 played at home. Eureka; their first win in the league after seven rounds not winning.

Prior to that match, the Hebar manager Pea faced defeat when travelling to Arda and losing 0-1.

Nobody expects Hebar 1918 to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 12 times before, with the overall statistics of won 5, draw 1 and lost 6. When defeated, 4 matches have been lost by two or more goals.

Take note: 9 of the latest 10 league games involving this team have ended with only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).

Hebar are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {3 goals} from 7 away games. Hebar 1918 has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

CSKA SofiaM. Garcez
M. Garcez
6 goals
CSKA SofiaI. Turitsov
I. Turitsov
2 goals
CSKA SofiaD. Nazon
D. Nazon
2 goals

CSKA Sofia missing players

Hebar 1918 missing players

CSKA Sofia Hebar 1918
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 7 2 Played P 3 7 13
8 7 2 Won W 0 2 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 0 0 Lost L 3 5 9
19 16 3 Scored S 1 3 7
8 3 1 Conceded C 12 14 25
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
73% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 43% 54%
45% 57% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 43% 46%
9% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 29% 31%
9% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 14% 15%
45% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 14% 23%
45% 57% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 23%
9% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 57% 62%
 
4.6 4.7 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 2.3 1.8
2.7 2.4 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 6.1 6
2.8 2.6 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.9 2.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.9 10.6 9 Shots (avg) S ( 5.3 5.3 5.5
4.2 4.4 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.6 2.5
41% 52% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 17% 22%
 
6.4 4.9 7 Shots against (avg) S A 17.7 17.4 15.6
2.4 1.7 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.7 5.7 5.4
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • CSKA Sofia have created more than twice as many corners as Hebar 1918.
  • 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 in all their home matches so far.
  • CSKA Sofia have scored more than double the goals of Hebar 1918.
  • CSKA Sofia have the most points (21) at home in Parva Liga
  • CSKA Sofia have won all their matches at home so far.
  • CSKA Sofia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Hebar 1918 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Hebar 1918 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Hebar 1918 have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in Parva Liga
  • Hebar 1918 have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Hebar 1918 haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 CSKA 1948 Sofia 13 8 3 2 22 10 7 5 2 0 15 4 6 3 1 2 7 6 12 27
2 Ludogorets 11 8 2 1 32 7 5 4 1 0 16 2 6 4 1 1 16 5 25 26
3 CSKA Sofia 11 8 1 2 19 8 7 7 0 0 16 3 4 1 1 2 3 5 11 25
4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 12 8 1 3 14 9 6 5 0 1 10 5 6 3 1 2 4 4 5 25
5 Levski Sofia 10 8 0 2 20 4 6 6 0 0 15 0 4 2 0 2 5 4 16 24
6 Cherno More 12 7 2 3 14 11 5 4 0 1 7 4 7 3 2 2 7 7 3 23
7 Slavia Sofia 11 7 0 4 13 8 4 4 0 0 7 2 7 3 0 4 6 6 5 21
8 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 13 6 3 4 18 14 7 4 2 1 10 6 6 2 1 3 8 8 4 21
9 Arda 13 6 3 4 12 11 6 4 1 1 6 3 7 2 2 3 6 8 1 21
10 Beroe 13 3 3 7 11 22 7 3 2 2 9 7 6 0 1 5 2 15 -11 12
11 Botev Vratsa 13 3 2 8 13 23 6 2 1 3 4 9 7 1 1 5 9 14 -10 11
12 Botev Plovdiv 12 3 1 8 14 19 6 3 0 3 9 8 6 0 1 5 5 11 -5 10
13 Hebar 1918 13 3 1 9 7 25 6 1 1 4 4 11 7 2 0 5 3 14 -18 10
14 Septemvri Sofia 13 2 3 8 11 20 7 1 3 3 5 10 6 1 0 5 6 10 -9 9
15 OFK Pirin 13 1 5 7 7 16 6 1 2 3 4 9 7 0 3 4 3 7 -9 8
16 Spartak Varna 13 1 2 10 9 29 7 1 1 5 5 11 6 0 1 5 4 18 -20 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.