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First LeagueMatchweek 24THE MATCH CENTRE

CSKA Sofia vs Botev Vratsa match centre

CSKA Sofia badgeCSKA SofiaHome · 4 in league
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Momentum↘ Falling74/100OlderLatest
90′ · Live
1:0
UK time · Europe/London
Botev Vratsa badgeBotev VratsaAway · 10 in league
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Momentum↗ Rising23/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
L. Godoy69′
National Stadium Vasil Levski · SofiaSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

Awaiting usable data

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

Our model: Unavailable · Calculated Not supplied.

Odds updated Not supplied · Older or incompletely timed snapshot. Match-winner reference: 0 bookmakers. Market probabilities remove each bookmaker’s margin before averaging; double chance combines match-result probabilities.

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MATCHDAY LIVE

Inside the game

Every chance. Every turning point.

90′ IN PLAY
KICKOFF EDGE LIVE READING

What the match state suggests now

GOOD DATA
Current result estimate96.8%CSKA Sofia
Draw3.2%at full time
Current result estimate0.1%Botev Vratsa
Another goal8.0%before full time

Next goal: CSKA Sofia 4.7% · no further goal 92.0% · Botev Vratsa 3.3%.

Experimental model combining the pre-match forecast with score, time, shots, shots on target, possession, corners and red cards. This is not live xG or bookmaker odds.
CSKA SofiaBotev Vratsa
10Corner Kicks4
5Fouls7
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
1Goalkeeper Saves6
571Total passes250
488Passes accurate191

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

IF THE SCORE HOLDS

Provisional table

A PFG: Regular season

Illustrative positions after applying the current score to the latest stored standings. Official tables can also change as other live matches finish.

#TeamPGDPtsMove
1Levski Sofia30+4270—
2Ludogorets30+3760—
3CSKA Sofia31+2159↑ 1
4CSKA 194830+1959↓ 1
5Lokomotiv Plovdiv30-346—
6Cherno More Varna30+744—
7Arda Kardzhali30+644—
8Botev Plovdiv30+340—
9Slavia Sofia30+339—
10Botev Vratsa31-338—
11Lokomotiv Sofia30+137—
12Spartak Varna30-2527—
13Dobrudzha30-2026—
14Septemvri Sofia30-3326—
15Beroe30-2523—
16Montana30-3017—
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

CSKA Sofia 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Botev Vratsa 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

HOME PERSPECTIVE

CSKA Sofia

7/10Wins
1.6Goals / game
0.8Conceded / game

Keep in view: 2 losses in that sample. At home, 8 wins from 10 available matches.

Inspect CSKA Sofia’s results
AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Botev Vratsa

1/9Wins
0.8Goals / game
1.0Conceded / game

Keep in view: 2 losses in that sample. At away venues, 0 wins from 2 available matches.

Inspect Botev Vratsa’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare CSKA Sofia at home with Botev Vratsa away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 02:36 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

First League · 2025/26 · all league matches

CSKA SofiaBotev Vratsa
23Matches played23
40Points earned28
11Wins6
1.4Goals scored / match0.7
0.8Goals conceded / match0.8
7Clean sheets12
7Failed to score12

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares CSKA Sofia at home with Botev Vratsa away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

CSKA Sofia

Confirmed formation4-3-3Hristo Yanev
  1. 21F. Lapoukhov
  2. 2PastorD
  3. 5L. DellovaD
  4. 14T. IvanovD
  5. 17A. MartinoD
  6. 10M. EbongM
  7. 6B. JordaoM
  8. 30P. PanayotovM
  9. 77A. PiedrahitaF
  10. 9L. GodoyF
  11. 38Leo PereiraF
Substitutes (9)

25 · D. Evtimov

3 · A. Yordanov

4 · A. Lapena

11 · M. Brahimi

28 · I. Pittas

32 · F. Rodriguez

73 · I. Iliev

94 · I. Solet

99 · J. Eto'o

Botev Vratsa

Confirmed formation5-4-1Todor Simov
  1. 1L. VasilevG
  2. 97V. NaydenovD
  3. 36M. StoevD
  4. 55D. JovicicD
  5. 88L. BoyanovD
  6. 44I. GoranovD
  7. 24M. SmolenskiM
  8. 21R. TsonevM
  9. 8A. StoyanovM
  10. 79M. PetkovM
  11. 9D. GenovF
Substitutes (9)

25 · V. Stoyanov

94 · M. Orlinov

2 · E. M. Petrov

4 · M. Tsonev

12 · I. Yurukov

17 · J. Gallegos

20 · M. Ntelo

81 · K. Hadji

91 · D. Polonskyi

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

CSKA Sofia

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Fedor Lapoukhov907.000—280
Pastor907.3001590
Lumbardh Dellova907.6003932
Teodor Ivanov907.200—800
Ángelo Martino907.9002701
Max Ebong837.0001380
Bruno Jordão907.3001681
Petko Panayotov627.6003290
Alejandro Piedrahita627.500—200
Leandro Godoy837.510370
Léo Pereira906.9002270
James Eto'o357.2011360
Mohamed Brahimi357.000—82
Isaac Solet146.900—70
Ioannis Pittas146.300—10
Ilian Iliev6—00—00

Botev Vratsa

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Lyubomir Vasilev907.700—80
Vladislav Naydenov906.200—210
Milen Stoev907.000—300
Đorđe Jovičić906.600—240
Lazar Boyanov857.000—180
Ivan Goranov906.200—240
Martin Smolenski786.3001101
Radoslav Tsonev907.200—440
Antoan Stoyanov906.3001290
Martin Petkov785.9001171
Daniel Genov626.700—91
José Gallegos356.300—80
Kassim Hadji206.200—10
Mitchy Ntelo206.300—20
Danilo Gennadievich Polonsky136.300—50
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