CSKA Sofia vs OFK Pirin preview: Away team face a back-breaking 90 minutes at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Mon 03.October
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Bâlgarska Armija (22015 seats)

Only three points will satisfy the CSKA Sofia club members in this Stadion Bâlgarska Armija clash with OFK Pirin, as they enjoy a healthy lead on their opponents in the Parva Liga table.

Insights:
  • CSKA Sofia have the most points (18) at home in Parva Liga
  • OFK Pirin have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Parva Liga

CSKA Sofia and OFK Pirin should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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CSKA Sofia form and stats

CSKA Sofia have been outstanding at home so far in the Parva Liga with 6 wins, 0 draws and only 0 losses. Two home wins in a row for Sofia bring valid hopes of a third.

In their previous game, the manager Ilić led his CSKA Sofia to a defeat away at Levski Sofia. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija. Up until that defeat this team had gone nine consecutive league games without losing.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Slavia Sofia in a game that was won 2-0.

CSKA Sofia can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 14 times. CSKA Sofia have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.

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OFK Pirin form and stats

OFK Pirin have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Parva Liga, after 0-3-3 (6 played). Visiting Pirin has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

The attacking players of OFK Pirin have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 202 minutes.

OFK Pirin might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 proved too strong as OFK Pirin slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion Hristo Botev. That loss was their first after three consecutive league games winning points.

Before that, OFK Pirin travelled to Arda and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

A new game in only four days for Pirin, the Parva Liga home match versus Beroe. Busy days.

OFK Pirin are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 6 away games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).

Head 2 Head

CSKA Sofia have pulled off a sequence of 14 consecutive games without defeat (7-7-0) when facing OFK Pirin.

Top Goalscorers

SofiaM. Garcez
M. Garcez
6 goals
CSKA SofiaI. Turitsov
I. Turitsov
2 goals
OFK PirinP. Yordanov
P. Yordanov
2 goals

CSKA Sofia missing players

OFK Pirin missing players

CSKA Sofia OFK Pirin
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 6 1 Played P 2 6 11
7 6 1 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 3 4
1 0 0 Lost L 2 3 6
16 14 1 Scored S 1 2 6
5 2 0 Conceded C 3 5 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 82%
67% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 33% 55%
33% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 17% 36%
11% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 9%
11% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 45%
56% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 18%
11% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 67% 55%
 
4.7 4.8 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 1.8 2.7
3.1 2.5 1 Corners against (avg) C A 4 6.2 5.8
2.8 2.5 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 3.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.2 11.3 12 Shots (avg) S ( 7 6.8 7.5
4.1 4.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.3 2.5
43% 52% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 14% 21%
 
5.8 4.2 5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 10.8 10.5
2.3 1.7 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3 3.3
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • 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 OFK Pirin.
  • CSKA Sofia have the most points (18) 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.
  • OFK Pirin have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • OFK Pirin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • OFK Pirin have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Parva Liga
  • OFK Pirin have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • OFK Pirin 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 Ludogorets 9 7 2 0 30 5 4 3 1 0 14 1 5 4 1 0 16 4 25 23
2 CSKA 1948 Sofia 11 7 2 2 19 9 6 5 1 0 15 4 5 2 1 2 4 5 10 23
3 CSKA Sofia 9 7 1 1 16 5 6 6 0 0 14 2 3 1 1 1 2 3 11 22
4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 10 7 1 2 11 6 5 5 0 0 9 2 5 2 1 2 2 4 5 22
5 Cherno More 10 6 1 3 12 10 4 3 0 1 5 3 6 3 1 2 7 7 2 19
6 Levski Sofia 8 6 0 2 18 4 5 5 0 0 14 0 3 1 0 2 4 4 14 18
7 Slavia Sofia 9 6 0 3 12 7 3 3 0 0 6 2 6 3 0 3 6 5 5 18
8 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 11 5 3 3 15 11 6 3 2 1 9 6 5 2 1 2 6 5 4 18
9 Arda 11 5 2 4 11 11 5 3 1 1 5 3 6 2 1 3 6 8 0 17
10 Beroe 11 3 2 6 11 21 6 3 2 1 9 6 5 0 0 5 2 15 -10 11
11 Botev Vratsa 11 3 1 7 12 21 5 2 0 3 4 9 6 1 1 4 8 12 -9 10
12 Septemvri Sofia 11 2 2 7 10 18 6 1 2 3 4 9 5 1 0 4 6 9 -8 8
13 Botev Plovdiv 10 2 1 7 13 18 5 2 0 3 8 8 5 0 1 4 5 10 -5 7
14 OFK Pirin 11 1 4 6 6 14 5 1 1 3 4 9 6 0 3 3 2 5 -8 7
15 Hebar 1918 11 2 1 8 4 22 5 0 1 4 1 9 6 2 0 4 3 13 -18 7
16 Spartak Varna 11 1 1 9 8 26 6 1 1 4 5 9 5 0 0 5 3 17 -18 4

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.