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The First League clash at Stadion Balgarska Armia on Monday sees home side CSKA Sofia do battle with opponents Botev.
All CSKA Sofia v Botev game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below - as well as the best betting odds.
CSKA Sofia will play in this match after a 0-0 First League drawn match versus Slavia Sofia.
It’s not been often in recent times where CSKA Sofia have shown defensive steel. In fact, CSKA Sofia have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 7 goals along the way. Despite that, we will just have to wait and see whether the trend shall be maintained in this upcoming game.
Their prior results show that CSKA Sofia:
Last time out, Botev drew 1-1 in the First League tie with Lokomotiv Sofia.
The only name on the scoresheet from Botev was Meotti (79'). Dimitar Kostadinov (49') scored for Lokomotiv Sofia.
Looking at their form, and Botev have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 9 goals in total. In defence, Botev seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly.
Analysis of their past results shows that Botev:
Looking at their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 30/08/2024 tells us that CSKA Sofia have won 4 of these & Botev 1, with the number of drawn matches being 1.
In all, 16 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 13 of them from The Army Men and 3 being from The Canaries. The average goals per game has been 2.67.
The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was First League match day 16 on 22/11/2025 which finished with the scoreline of CSKA Sofia 2-1 Botev.
The referee was Gero Piskov.
In this game, CSKA Sofia will likely get the win and a possible clean sheet when they meet Botev, who could well struggle getting on the scoresheet.
Our selection here is for a decent 2-0 win for CSKA Sofia at the end of the 90 minutes.
Turning to the betting odds in the full-time result market, putting your money on CSKA Sofia is best priced at 1.56, a bet on the draw is 3.9 and staking on victory for Botev gets you 5.75. They are the best of the prices being offered as of now.
Peter Guest, 09:05 23/07/2026
🏟️ Team Focus:
CSKA Sofia
Formed: 1948
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia (18,540)
Captain: Bruno Jordão
Chairman: Valter Papazki
Manager: Hristo Yanev
Competitions: First League position 11
| CSKA Sofia |
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Botev |
| Botev |
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CSKA Sofia |
| Botev |
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CSKA Sofia |
| CSKA Sofia |
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Botev |
| Botev |
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CSKA Sofia |
| CSKA Sofia |
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Botev |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | LDWDW |
| 2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | WDLWW |
| 3 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | LDWDD |
| 4 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | WLWWD |
| 5 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | LWWWD |
| 6 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | WWLLD |
| 7 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | DDWLD |
| 8 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | LLWLD |
| 9 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | DWWWD |
| 10 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | DWWDD |
| 11 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | WDLLD |
| 12 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | LLLWD |
| 13 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L |
| 14 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | WLLWL |
| Slavia Sofia |
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CSKA Sofia |
| Derry City |
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CSKA Sofia |
| CSKA Sofia |
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Derry City |
| Ludogorets Razgrad |
|
CSKA Sofia |
| Levski Sofia |
|
CSKA Sofia |
| CSKA Sofia |
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CSKA 1948 |
| Botev |
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Lokomotiv Sofia |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
|
Botev |
| Botev |
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Cherno More Varna |
| Botev |
|
Arda Kardzhali |
| Cherno More Varna |
|
Botev |
| Botev |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| CSKA Sofia |
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CSKA 1948 |
| CSKA Sofia |
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Ludogorets Razgrad |
| CSKA Sofia |
|
Levski Sofia |
| CSKA Sofia |
|
Levski Sofia |
| CSKA Sofia |
|
Dobrudzha Dobrich |
| CSKA Sofia |
|
Lokomotiv Sofia |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
|
Botev |
| Cherno More Varna |
|
Botev |
| Arda Kardzhali |
|
Botev |
| Dobrudzha Dobrich |
|
Botev |
| Slavia Sofia |
|
Botev |
| CSKA 1948 |
|
Botev |
| Ioannis Pittas | 3 |
| Bruno Jordão | 1 |
| Carlos Meotti | 1 |
| Qarabağ |
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CSKA Sofia |
| CSKA Sofia |
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Botev |
| CSKA Sofia |
|
Qarabağ |
| CSKA Sofia |
|
Dunav Ruse |
| Septemvri Sofia |
|
CSKA Sofia |
| CSKA Sofia |
|
Botev Vratsa |
| Lokomotiv Sofia |
|
CSKA Sofia |
| CSKA Sofia |
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Cherno More Varna |
| Spartak Varna |
|
CSKA Sofia |
| CSKA Sofia |
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Arda Kardzhali |
| CSKA Sofia |
|
Botev |
| Botev |
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Cherno More Varna |
| Botev |
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Spartak Varna |
| Ludogorets Razgrad |
|
Botev |
| Botev Vratsa |
|
Botev |
| Botev |
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Levski Sofia |
| Arda Kardzhali |
|
Botev |
| Botev |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| Septemvri Sofia |
|
Botev |
| Botev |
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Slavia Sofia |
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