Football background guide: Ludogorets odds-on when CSKA Sofia arrive

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Mon 10.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Huvepharma Arena

Fasten your seatbelt before the show! The leading heroes are Ludogorets and CSKA Sofia, a win is the target and 1 1/2 hours the length.

Insights:
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals (30) in Parva Liga
  • CSKA Sofia have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Parva Liga

Not a lot of time to rest for the hosting team, as they featured in a Europa League match only four days back. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at HJK.

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Ludogorets form and stats

Ludogorets have played 4 Parva Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).

The Ludogorets boss Šimundža and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus HJK in the Europa League. Before that match this team had gone nine consecutive league matches without a defeat. Defender Nedyalkov got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.82/10. Nedyalkov hit one key pass and won 6 of 7 duels.

A Parva Liga defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Lokomotiv Sofia 1929.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Europa League game versus HJK in only three days. This game is also played here at Huvepharma Arena.

Ludogorets always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Huvepharma Arena with 14 goals in 4 league games. As for guarding their own goal, Ludogorets have only let in {1 goals} at home.

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CSKA Sofia form and stats

CSKA Sofia are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Parva Liga, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).

Moreno and Nazon scored in Sofia's previous match, the home game against OFK Pirin that ended 2-1.

A 0-2 defeat away at Levski Sofia before that.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting CSKA Sofia as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Ludogorets victories, three draws and three CSKA Sofia wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been hostile, having seen 8 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

CSKA SofiaM. Garcez
M. Garcez
6 goals
LudogoretsB. Tekpetey
B. Tekpetey
5 goals
LudogoretsC. Oliveira Souza
C. Oliveira Souza
4 goals

Ludogorets missing players

CSKA Sofia missing players

Ludogorets CSKA Sofia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 4 1 Played P 0 3 10
7 3 1 Won W 0 1 8
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
30 14 2 Scored S 0 2 18
6 1 0 Conceded C 0 3 6
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
90% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 70%
70% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 40%
60% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 10%
30% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
30% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 40%
60% 75% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 50%
10% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 10%
 
7.9 8.2 11 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.3 4.6
3.4 2.2 6 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.3 3
1.8 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.3 2.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
16.7 16.8 14 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8 9.8
6.4 6.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.3 4.1
47% 52% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 44%
 
7 4.5 5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9 6.1
2.3 1.5 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.7 2.3
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • All of Ludogorets's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • CSKA Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • CSKA Sofia have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Parva Liga
  • CSKA Sofia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Ludogorets have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Ludogorets have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ludogorets have scored at least twice as many goals at home as CSKA Sofia have scored away.
  • Ludogorets have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Ludogorets have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals (30) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the the best goal difference (+24) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Ludogorets haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 12 8 2 2 22 10 6 5 1 0 15 4 6 3 1 2 7 6 12 26
2 CSKA Sofia 10 8 1 1 18 6 7 7 0 0 16 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 12 25
3 Ludogorets 10 7 2 1 30 6 4 3 1 0 14 1 6 4 1 1 16 5 24 23
4 Cherno More 11 7 1 3 14 11 5 4 0 1 7 4 6 3 1 2 7 7 3 22
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 11 7 1 3 12 9 6 5 0 1 10 5 5 2 1 2 2 4 3 22
6 Levski Sofia 9 7 0 2 19 4 5 5 0 0 14 0 4 2 0 2 5 4 15 21
7 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 12 6 3 3 16 11 7 4 2 1 10 6 5 2 1 2 6 5 5 21
8 Arda 12 6 2 4 12 11 6 4 1 1 6 3 6 2 1 3 6 8 1 20
9 Slavia Sofia 10 6 0 4 12 8 3 3 0 0 6 2 7 3 0 4 6 6 4 18
10 Beroe 12 3 2 7 11 22 7 3 2 2 9 7 5 0 0 5 2 15 -11 11
11 Botev Plovdiv 11 3 1 7 14 18 6 3 0 3 9 8 5 0 1 4 5 10 -4 10
12 Botev Vratsa 12 3 1 8 13 23 5 2 0 3 4 9 7 1 1 5 9 14 -10 10
13 Septemvri Sofia 12 2 3 7 11 19 7 1 3 3 5 10 5 1 0 4 6 9 -8 9
14 OFK Pirin 12 1 4 7 7 16 5 1 1 3 4 9 7 0 3 4 3 7 -9 7
15 Hebar 1918 12 2 1 9 4 23 5 0 1 4 1 9 7 2 0 5 3 14 -19 7
16 Spartak Varna 12 1 2 9 9 27 6 1 1 4 5 9 6 0 1 5 4 18 -18 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.