CSKA 1948 Sofia II welcome Ludogorets II as obvious favourites: Read our football preview

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Competition: Bulgaria Second League
Competition: Mon 20.February
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tsarsko selo Complex (2000 seats)

CSKA 1948 Sofia II get everything set for another game after their 3-1 result vs Yantra 1919, a match that produced some answers. Will they show it against Ludogorets II?

Insights:
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the most scored goals (34) in Second League
  • Ludogorets II have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Second League

Both participants have had plenty of rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's aim for an animated fixture!

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CSKA 1948 Sofia II form and stats

CSKA 1948 Sofia II are steadily winning Second League games and points here at Tsarsko selo Complex. 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. There’s a good atmosphere here at Tsarsko selo Complex after three straight home wins.

CSKA 1948 Sofia II enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Yantra 1919's place. The match ended 3-1.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Sozopol with a 5-0 scoreline.

CSKA 1948 Sofia II have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Tsarsko selo Complex with 14 goals in 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sofia are not conceding a lot of goals here at Tsarsko selo Complex in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 9 matches.

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Ludogorets II form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ludogorets II so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-8 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Zhivondov, the Ludogorets II manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Ludogorets goalkeeper Damyan Hristov Hristov is eager to challenge this, with his 193 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Ludogorets II are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the game against FK Minyor Pernik (placed 15th). Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three games in a row for the away side? The correct answer is Viana and that is quite the accomplishment!

A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Belasitsa.

A tale of few goals? 9 of this club's most recent 12 league matches have had two or less goals.

Goals are few and far between in Ludogorets's away league games. Only {3 goals} from 9 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Ludogorets II - CSKA 1948 Sofia II 0-0. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - two - zero (CSKA 1948 Sofia II wins - draws - Ludogorets II wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Ludogorets IIH. Kelyovluev
H. Kelyovluev
5 goals
Ludogorets IIT. Dimitrov
T. Dimitrov
3 goals
SofiaN. Borisov Borisov
N. Borisov Borisov
2 goals

CSKA 1948 Sofia II missing players

Ludogorets II missing players

CSKA 1948 Sofia II Ludogorets II
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 3 9 18
11 6 3 Won W 1 1 8
5 2 0 Drew D 0 0 2
2 1 0 Lost L 2 8 8
34 14 8 Scored S 1 3 16
10 5 1 Conceded C 4 18 21
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
72% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 56% 50%
50% 33% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 33%
22% 11% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 17%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 6%
44% 44% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 22% 28%
50% 44% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 11% 39%
17% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 67% 39%
 
5.1 5.2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 2.6 4.5
4.5 3.9 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.6 4.6
2.6 2.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.1 9.6 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 6.9 9.6
4.3 4.2 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.1 3.5
42% 32% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 20% 29%
 
7.1 6.4 6 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 12.3 10.5
2.6 2.5 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 5.3 4
Key stats in Second League this season:
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have scored more than double the goals of Ludogorets II.
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Second League
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the most scored goals (34) in Second League
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Second League
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the the best goal difference (+24) in Second League
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II is in the best form (5-1-0) in Second League
  • Ludogorets II have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Ludogorets II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Ludogorets II have the fewest points (3) away in Second League
  • Ludogorets II have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Second League
  • Ludogorets II have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Ludogorets II 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 II 18 11 5 2 34 10 9 6 2 1 14 5 9 5 3 1 20 5 24 38
2 Etar 19 9 7 3 22 10 9 6 1 2 13 5 10 3 6 1 9 5 12 34
3 Sportist Svoge 19 9 5 5 29 26 10 5 2 3 17 15 9 4 3 2 12 11 3 32
4 Levski Krumovgrad 18 9 4 5 22 19 9 5 2 2 13 9 9 4 2 3 9 10 3 31
5 Spartak Pleven 19 8 5 6 27 21 10 6 3 1 16 8 9 2 2 5 11 13 6 29
6 Belasitsa 18 8 5 5 18 14 9 6 2 1 10 3 9 2 3 4 8 11 4 29
7 Montana 19 8 4 7 26 22 9 6 0 3 18 11 10 2 4 4 8 11 4 28
8 Maritsa Plovdiv 19 8 4 7 19 22 9 6 2 1 12 4 10 2 2 6 7 18 -3 28
9 Ludogorets II 18 8 2 8 16 21 9 7 2 0 13 3 9 1 0 8 3 18 -5 26
10 Dunav 2010 19 6 6 7 28 25 10 4 4 2 17 9 9 2 2 5 11 16 3 24
11 Lovech 19 6 6 7 21 18 10 4 4 2 15 8 9 2 2 5 6 10 3 24
12 Strumska slava 19 5 8 6 18 25 10 3 3 4 6 12 9 2 5 2 12 13 -7 23
13 Yantra 1919 19 5 7 7 13 18 9 3 3 3 7 8 10 2 4 4 6 10 -5 22
14 Botev Plovdiv II 19 6 3 10 16 24 9 5 2 2 13 7 10 1 1 8 3 17 -8 21
15 FK Minyor Pernik 19 5 5 9 19 19 10 4 3 3 14 8 9 1 2 6 5 11 0 20
16 Dobrudzha 1919 19 5 5 9 25 27 9 4 2 3 16 11 10 1 3 6 9 16 -2 20
17 Vitosha Bistritsa 19 4 5 10 20 31 10 2 5 3 11 13 9 2 0 7 9 18 -11 17
18 Sozopol 19 3 6 10 15 36 9 2 4 3 9 15 10 1 2 7 6 21 -21 15

Read more about Second League

The Second Professional First League (or Vtora Liga, earlier B Group or B Professional Football Group) is the second-highest level of football in Bulgaria. It has 16 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 30 fixtures to set the final league table.