Parva Liga: CSKA Sofia expected to win home game against Tsarsko selo

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sun 01.November
Match begins: 14:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Bâlgarska Armija (22015 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Parva Liga table so far. Here's the CSKA Sofia - Tsarsko selo latest:

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Europa League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Roma.

This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.

D D L D D

CSKA Sofia form and stats

2 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what CSKA Sofia have to build on here at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija in the Parva Liga. The last three games played by Sofia, regardless of arena, have all ended draws. Sofia have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

CSKA Sofia drew their last game, 0-0 away at Roma. Before that, Sofia played out a Parva Liga draw 1-1 when visiting Arda.

CSKA Sofia's goalie Gustavo Busatto played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Roma with a stunning six saves.

There will be little rest for Sofia after this match as they are travelling to Young Boys for a Europa League game in only four days.

Sofia have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Sofia have conceded 4 in these home matches.

L W D D W

Tsarsko selo form and stats

As the visiting team in Parva Liga matches, Tsarsko selo, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Parva Liga, have produced an overall stat of 1-2-1 so far.

Tsarsko selo failed to get anything from their last game, a Parva Liga home match vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-3. Prior to that result Tsarsko selo won their away game at Kariana Erden in the Bulgarian Cup. The scoreline was 1-0.

The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for Tsarsko we find three games. Results are zero Tsarsko selo wins, one draw and two defeats.

Goals are few and far between in Tsarsko's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. Tsarsko selo are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Sofia, one draw and one win for Tsarsko selo. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

CSKA Sofia missing players

Tsarsko selo missing players

CSKA Sofia Tsarsko selo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 4 1 Played P 1 4 10
3 2 1 Won W 0 1 3
6 2 0 Drew D 1 2 4
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 3
15 6 2 Scored S 0 2 7
13 4 1 Conceded C 0 2 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 75% 70%
90% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 25% 40%
60% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 30%
30% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
90% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 20%
10% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 60%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 50%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
142 47 15 Total Shots T S 11 30 93
51 22 7 Shots on Target S O 5 13 31
29% 27% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 15% 23%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • CSKA Sofia have not yet lost a game at home.
  • CSKA Sofia have scored in all their matches so far.
  • CSKA Sofia have scored more than double the goals of Tsarsko selo.
  • CSKA Sofia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Tsarsko selo has the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Parva Liga
  • Tsarsko selo has the fewest conceded goals (7) in Parva Liga
  • Tsarsko selo has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Parva Liga
  • Tsarsko selo has the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Parva Liga
  • Tsarsko selo has the most clean sheets (6) in Parva Liga
  • Tsarsko selo has the most matches under the total-line (7) in Parva Liga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 10 7 1 2 18 10 4 3 1 0 6 3 6 4 0 2 12 7 8 22
2 Ludogorets 9 6 2 1 21 9 4 3 1 0 9 2 5 3 1 1 12 7 12 20
3 Beroe 10 5 3 2 22 11 4 2 1 1 11 3 6 3 2 1 11 8 11 18
4 CSKA 1948 Sofia 10 4 4 2 19 9 6 4 1 1 19 6 4 0 3 1 0 3 10 16
5 CSKA Sofia 10 3 6 1 15 13 4 2 2 0 6 4 6 1 4 1 9 9 2 15
6 Arda 9 3 5 1 12 10 4 2 2 0 7 5 5 1 3 1 5 5 2 14
7 Cherno More 10 4 2 4 15 14 4 2 1 1 7 5 6 2 1 3 8 9 1 14
8 Tsarsko selo 10 3 4 3 7 7 6 2 2 2 5 5 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 13
9 Botev Plovdiv 10 3 3 4 14 18 6 3 3 0 10 5 4 0 0 4 4 13 -4 12
10 Botev Vratsa 10 3 3 4 9 14 5 2 2 1 6 3 5 1 1 3 3 11 -5 12
11 Levski Sofia 10 3 2 5 12 10 6 2 1 3 6 6 4 1 1 2 6 4 2 11
12 Montana 10 3 2 5 10 19 6 3 1 2 10 12 4 0 1 3 0 7 -9 11
13 Slavia Sofia 10 2 1 7 6 18 5 2 1 2 3 5 5 0 0 5 3 13 -12 7
14 Etar 10 0 2 8 8 26 5 0 1 4 5 14 5 0 1 4 3 12 -18 2

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.