Football betting preview: Sozopol vs CSKA 1948 Sofia II

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Competition: Bulgaria Vtora Liga
Competition: Fri 11.November
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Gradski stadion (18037 seats)

Sozopol will cross fingers that their home support is enough to get a result from this rough meeting, versus passionate CSKA 1948 Sofia II.

Insights:
  • Sozopol have the most conceded goals (29) in Vtora Liga
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the the best goal difference (+17) in Vtora Liga

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Sozopol form and stats

Sozopol have played 7 Vtora Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).

and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Sozopol haven't scored in 188 minutes.

No payout for Sozopol in their previous match, an away game at FK Minyor Pernik that ended in defeat 0-2.

In the match before that, Sozopol hosted Belasitsa and drew the game 0-0.

An interesting fact: 8 of the latest 10 league games from this club have had goals from both sides.

Sozopol have conceded 8 in these home matches.

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CSKA 1948 Sofia II form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Vtora Liga travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

The Sofia goalkeeper Gennady Ganev is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 393 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

CSKA 1948 Sofia II are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the fixture against Maritsa Plovdiv (placed 9th).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Dunav 2010 that ended 0-0.

The travelling fans enjoy CSKA 1948 Sofia II's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Sozopol wins - draws - CSKA 1948 Sofia II wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less. The games between these teams have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 2 red cards from the last two duels.

Top Goalscorers

CSKA 1948 Sofia IIV. Yoskov
V. Yoskov
11 goals
CSKA 1948 Sofia IID. Aleksandrov
D. Aleksandrov
4 goals
SozopolV. Gyuzelev
V. Gyuzelev
3 goals

Sozopol missing players

CSKA 1948 Sofia II missing players

Sozopol CSKA 1948 Sofia II
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 7 2 Played P 0 7 16
3 2 0 Won W 0 3 9
4 3 1 Drew D 0 3 5
9 2 1 Lost L 0 1 2
13 7 0 Scored S 0 12 26
29 8 2 Conceded C 0 4 9
94% 86% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 71% 88%
88% 86% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 71% 69%
50% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 57% 44%
19% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 12%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 6%
56% 71% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 44%
6% 14% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 57% 50%
44% 29% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 19%
 
3.8 5.3 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.9 4.6
6.2 4.2 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 4.4
2.8 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.7
3 3 2 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
4.6 4.8 3 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10.1 9.9
1.5 2 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.1 4.2
50% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 41% 37%
 
9.8 6.3 7 Shots against (avg) S A 0 8.7 7.5
3.8 2.5 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.1 2.8
Key stats in Vtora Liga this season:
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Vtora Liga
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the most scored goals (12) away in Vtora Liga
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the the best goal difference (+17) in Vtora Liga
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Vtora Liga
  • Sozopol have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Sozopol have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Vtora Liga
  • Sozopol have the most conceded goals (29) in Vtora Liga
  • Sozopol have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Vtora Liga
  • Sozopol have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Vtora Liga
  • Sozopol have won significantly more corners at home than 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 16 9 5 2 26 9 9 6 2 1 14 5 7 3 3 1 12 4 17 32
2 Etar 16 8 5 3 19 9 8 5 1 2 11 5 8 3 4 1 8 4 10 29
3 Spartak Pleven 16 8 4 4 25 16 9 6 2 1 16 8 7 2 2 3 9 8 9 28
4 Belasitsa 16 8 4 4 17 10 9 6 2 1 10 3 7 2 2 3 7 7 7 28
5 Sportist Svoge 16 8 4 4 26 20 9 4 2 3 16 15 7 4 2 1 10 5 6 28
6 Levski Krumovgrad 16 8 3 5 19 17 7 4 1 2 10 7 9 4 2 3 9 10 2 27
7 Montana 16 7 4 5 21 15 9 6 0 3 18 11 7 1 4 2 3 4 6 25
8 Lovech 16 6 4 6 18 14 8 4 3 1 13 5 8 2 1 5 5 9 4 22
9 Maritsa Plovdiv 16 6 4 6 15 19 7 5 2 0 10 2 9 1 2 6 5 17 -4 22
10 FK Minyor Pernik 16 5 5 6 19 16 9 4 3 2 14 7 7 1 2 4 5 9 3 20
11 Ludogorets II 16 6 2 8 12 21 7 5 2 0 9 3 9 1 0 8 3 18 -9 20
12 Dunav 2010 16 5 4 7 23 22 7 3 2 2 12 6 9 2 2 5 11 16 1 19
13 Strumska slava 16 4 7 5 14 21 9 3 3 3 6 11 7 1 4 2 8 10 -7 19
14 Vitosha Bistritsa 16 4 5 7 17 22 9 2 5 2 10 9 7 2 0 5 7 13 -5 17
15 Yantra 1919 16 3 7 6 10 15 7 2 3 2 5 5 9 1 4 4 5 10 -5 16
16 Botev Plovdiv II 16 4 3 9 10 22 7 3 2 2 7 6 9 1 1 7 3 16 -12 15
17 Dobrudzha 1919 16 3 4 9 17 24 7 3 1 3 9 8 9 0 3 6 8 16 -7 13
18 Sozopol 16 3 4 9 13 29 7 2 3 2 7 8 9 1 1 7 6 21 -16 13

Read more about Vtora Liga

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.