Parva Liga preview and data: CSKA Sofia - Levski Sofia at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sun 26.September
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Bâlgarska Armija (22015 seats)

CSKA Sofia get ready to host Levski Sofia for another interesting Parva Liga fixture here at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija.

Insights:
  • CSKA Sofia have not yet lost a game.
  • Levski Sofia have yet to win a game 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 Sofia and Levski Sofia.

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

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CSKA Sofia form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for CSKA Sofia's two home games in the Parva Liga so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija.

A nice win for CSKA Sofia last time playing, versus Hebar 1918. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0.

Before that match, a Parva Liga win away at Botev Vratsa.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from CSKA Sofia's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won two matches, drawn one and lost zero.

Early season league goal statistics from CSKA Sofia's 2 home games: 2 goals, 1 conceded.

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Levski Sofia form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Parva Liga for Levski Sofia with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.

It's the second away game in a row for Levski Sofia, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Marek in the Bulgarian Cup last time out.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting CSKA 1948 Sofia in the Parva Liga.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Levski playing away, we found two games. Results were zero away wins, one draw and one home win.

The visiting Levski Sofia have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 3 goals from 3 games. The Levski Sofia manager S. Stoilov has some worries about the defense as 7 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings involving these two teams are: four wins for Sofia, four draws and two wins for Levski Sofia. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

SofiaJ. Caicedo Medina
J. Caicedo Medina
4 goals
CSKA SofiaY. Bai
Y. Bai
2 goals
CSKA SofiaG. Yomov
G. Yomov
2 goals

CSKA Sofia missing players

Levski Sofia missing players

CSKA Sofia Levski Sofia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 2 1 Played P 1 3 8
4 1 1 Won W 0 0 2
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
0 0 0 Lost L 1 2 4
11 2 1 Scored S 1 3 9
5 1 0 Conceded C 3 7 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
60% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 88%
40% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 62%
40% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 67% 38%
40% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 62%
40% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 38%
 
7.2 9 7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.3 3.1
4 1 1 Corners against (avg) C A 8 7.3 5.9
3 3 6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
15.2 16 13 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7.3 9.5
7.2 7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.7 4
31% 14% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 27% 28%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • All of Levski Sofia's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • CSKA Sofia have created more than twice as many corners as Levski Sofia.
  • CSKA Sofia have not yet lost a game.
  • CSKA Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • CSKA Sofia have scored in all their matches so far.
  • CSKA Sofia have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • CSKA Sofia have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • CSKA Sofia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Levski Sofia have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Levski Sofia have yet to win a 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 Botev Plovdiv 8 5 2 1 11 7 5 5 0 0 10 4 3 0 2 1 1 3 4 17
2 Slavia Sofia 8 5 2 1 10 6 4 3 1 0 6 3 4 2 1 1 4 3 4 17
3 Ludogorets 6 5 0 1 16 3 3 3 0 0 10 0 3 2 0 1 6 3 13 15
4 CSKA Sofia 5 4 1 0 11 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 9 4 6 13
5 Cherno More 8 3 3 2 8 6 4 1 2 1 3 2 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 12
6 Beroe 8 4 0 4 10 11 4 3 0 1 3 2 4 1 0 3 7 9 -1 12
7 Botev Vratsa 8 2 3 3 8 12 5 1 3 1 5 5 3 1 0 2 3 7 -4 9
8 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 7 2 3 2 6 10 2 2 0 0 3 1 5 0 3 2 3 9 -4 9
9 Arda 6 2 2 2 7 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 1 1 2 3 3 3 8
10 Levski Sofia 8 2 2 4 9 13 5 2 1 2 6 6 3 0 1 2 3 7 -4 8
11 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 7 1 3 3 5 7 3 0 1 2 3 6 4 1 2 1 2 1 -2 6
12 Tsarsko selo 8 1 3 4 3 8 5 1 2 2 2 4 3 0 1 2 1 4 -5 6
13 CSKA 1948 Sofia 8 1 2 5 12 18 4 1 1 2 10 9 4 0 1 3 2 9 -6 5
14 OFK Pirin 7 1 0 6 9 15 3 1 0 2 7 7 4 0 0 4 2 8 -6 3

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.