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CSKA 1948 vs CSKA Sofia Live Stream, Predictions
The First League clash at Stadion Bistritsa on Saturday will see home side CSKA 1948 take to the field against CSKA Sofia.
Our tips, poll and stats for CSKA 1948 v CSKA Sofia can all be found here including the latest game odds.
📊 Form Guide
CSKA 1948
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CSKA 1948 will be hoping to bounce back here following the 2-0 First League defeat last time out to Ludogorets Razgrad.
In that match, CSKA 1948 managed 37% possession and 9 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. For their opponents, Ludogorets got 18 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Aslak Fonn Witry (42') and Jakub Piotrowski (53') scored for Ludogorets Razgrad.
It’s been seldom in recent times where CSKA 1948 have shown defensive steel. It will be a concern for them that CSKA 1948 have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 8 goals during that time.
Looking at their past form shows that CSKA 1948:
- have not emerged victorious against CSKA Sofia in their last 6 league matches.
- have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches at home.
CSKA Sofia
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CSKA Sofia will go into this match following on from a 3-0 First League win over Beroe Stara Zagora in their previous match.
In that game, CSKA Sofia managed 64% possession and 23 attempts on goal with 10 on target. For CSKA Sofia, the scorers were Stanislav Shopov (3', 48') and Matthias Phaëton (32'). Beroe got 6 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.
A tendency of at least one team not scoring a goal in games featuring CSKA Sofia has been evident of late. A glance at their last six outings shows that this has happened 5 times. During these clashes, opposing sides have managed a goal total of 3 and CSKA Sofia have scored 9. Even so, we will just have to wait and see if the trend will be sustained in this match or not.
Taking a look at their past results, CSKA Sofia:
- remain undefeated by CSKA 1948 when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
- are without an away win for the past 2 matches in the league.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Looking over past results between these clubs going back to 25/07/2021 tells us that these fixtures have ended in disappointment for CSKA 1948. They have not been able to get themselves any wins at all whereas CSKA Sofia have just been stronger than them, running out winners in 83 per cent of those matches.
In all, 15 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 4 from CSKA and 11 netted by The Army Men. That’s an average goals per game of 2.5.
The previous league contest between these clubs was First League match day 9 on 17/09/2023 which ended up with the score at CSKA Sofia 2-0 CSKA 1948.
On that occasion, CSKA Sofia managed 55% possession and 16 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Duckens Nazon (74', 81').
For their opponents, CSKA 1948 got 2 attempts at goal with 1 on target.
The match was refereed by Georgi Kabakov.
ℹ️ Team News: CSKA 1948
The CSKA 1948 boss Nikolay Panaytov has a full complement, with no fitness worries at all ahead of this clash thanks to a fully injury-free group available to select from.
ℹ️ Team News: CSKA Sofia
Due to a fully healthy squad to pick from, the CSKA Sofia manager Nestor El Maestro does not have any fitness worries at all coming into this clash.
🧠 Prediction
We feel that CSKA 1948 might have a difficult job to break down this CSKA Sofia team who we think will likely be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.
That’s why our selection here is for a hard-fought 0-1 victory for CSKA Sofia when the full-time whistle blows.
Should be an interesting one.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura, 12:05 09/03/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
CSKA 1948
Formed: 2016
Stadium: Stadion Bistritsa (2,500)
Captain: Daniel Naumov
Chairman: Dobrin Gyonov
Manager: Nikolay Panaytov
Competitions: First League position 6, Supercup (Final)
⭐ Key Man: Birsent Karagaren
Usually played in the Right Wing position, Birsent Karagaren was born in Bulgaria. Having made a first senior appearance for Etar 1924 in the 2012 - 2013 season, the gifted Forward has scored 3 league goals in the First League 2023 - 2024 season so far in 20 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 51 | WWWWW |
2 |
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23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 51 | WWLWW |
3 |
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23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 48 | DLWLW |
4 |
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23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 44 | WWWWW |
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24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 44 | WWLLW |
6 |
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22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 37 | LWDDL |
7 |
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23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 33 | WWWWW |
8 |
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23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 33 | WWLWD |
9 |
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23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 32 | WLLLD |
10 |
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24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 29 | LWDDW |
11 |
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24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -20 | 25 | LWLWL |
12 |
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23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -16 | 25 | LDLLL |
13 |
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23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 23 | LLLWL |
14 |
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23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -18 | 20 | DLLWD |
15 |
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23 | 4 | 1 | 18 | -31 | 13 | LLLLL |
16 |
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24 | 2 | 4 | 18 | -31 | 10 | DDLLL |
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Goals scored | 1.1 |
Goals conceded | 0.7 |
Time first goal scored | 46 |
Time first goal conceded | 42 |
Yellow cards | 2 |
Red cards | 0.4 |
Subs used | 4.4 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Goals scored | 1.5 |
Goals conceded | 0.7 |
Time first goal scored | 37 |
Time first goal conceded | 57 |
Yellow cards | 3 |
Red cards | 0.2 |
Subs used | 4 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Ivaylo Chochev | 6 |
Pedrinho | 6 |
Birsent Karagaren | 3 |
Georgi Rusev | 3 |
Héliton | 2 |
Duckens Nazon | 7 |
Jonathan Lindseth | 6 |
Michael Estrada | 4 |
Tobias Heintz | 4 |
Matthias Phaëton | 4 |
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