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First LeagueMatchweek 26THE MATCH CENTRE

Ludogorets vs CSKA Sofia match centre

Ludogorets badgeLudogoretsHome · 2 in league
LLDWW
Momentum↗ Rising55/100OlderLatest
90′ · Live
3:0
UK time · Europe/London
CSKA Sofia badgeCSKA SofiaAway · 4 in league
WWLWW
Momentum↗ Rising80/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
K. Duah31′
P. Stanic42′
Rwan Cruz70′ (pen)
Huvepharma Arena · RazgradSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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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 estimate100.0%Ludogorets
Draw0.0%at full time
Current result estimate0.0%CSKA Sofia
Another goal8.1%before full time

Next goal: Ludogorets 4.0% · no further goal 91.9% · CSKA Sofia 4.1%.

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.
LudogoretsCSKA Sofia
0Corner Kicks4
9Fouls11
5Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
3Goalkeeper Saves1
416Total passes330
351Passes accurate258

— 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—
2Ludogorets31+4063—
3CSKA 194830+1959—
4CSKA Sofia31+1756—
5Lokomotiv Plovdiv30-346—
6Cherno More Varna30+744—
7Arda Kardzhali30+644—
8Botev Plovdiv30+340—
9Slavia Sofia30+339—
10Botev Vratsa30-238—
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.

Ludogorets 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

CSKA Sofia 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

Ludogorets

6/10Wins
1.4Goals / game
0.9Conceded / game

Keep in view: 3 losses in that sample. At home, 6 wins from 8 available matches.

Inspect Ludogorets’s results
AWAY PERSPECTIVE

CSKA Sofia

7/10Wins
1.5Goals / game
0.6Conceded / game

Keep in view: 2 losses in that sample. At away venues, 1 wins from 4 available matches.

Inspect CSKA Sofia’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 Ludogorets at home with CSKA Sofia 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, 04:51 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

First League · 2025/26 · all league matches

LudogoretsCSKA Sofia
25Matches played25
50Points earned46
14Wins13
1.8Goals scored / match1.5
0.7Goals conceded / match0.7
14Clean sheets9
4Failed to score7

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Ludogorets at home with CSKA Sofia 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.

Ludogorets

Confirmed formation4-2-3-1Per-Mathias Hogmo
  1. 39H. BonmannG
  2. 2J. AnderssonD
  3. 24O. VerdonD
  4. 4D. AlmeidaD
  5. 3A. NedyalkovD
  6. 26F. KalocM
  7. 23D. DuarteM
  8. 77Erick MarcusM
  9. 14P. StanicM
  10. 18I. ChochevM
  11. 9K. DuahF
Substitutes (9)

29 · E. Bile

12 · Rwan Cruz

37 · B. Tekpetey

82 · I. Yordanov

1 · S. Padt

7 · A. Salido Tajero

27 · Vinicius Nogueira

15 · E. Kurtulus

17 · Son

CSKA Sofia

Confirmed formation4-1-4-1Hristo Yanev
  1. 21F. Lapoukhov
  2. 2PastorD
  3. 5L. DellovaD
  4. 14T. IvanovD
  5. 17A. MartinoD
  6. 6B. JordaoM
  7. 11M. BrahimiM
  8. 99J. Eto'o
  9. 10M. EbongM
  10. 38Leo PereiraM
  11. 28I. PittasF
Substitutes (9)

3 · A. Yordanov

25 · D. Evtimov

94 · I. Solet

32 · F. Rodriguez

4 · A. Lapena

19 · I. Turitsov

77 · A. Piedrahita

30 · P. Panayotov

9 · L. Godoy

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Ludogorets

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Hendrik Bonmann907.500—300
Joel Andersson906.700—440
Olivier Verdon907.000—630
Dinis Almeida907.000—430
Anton Nedyalkov847.200—270
Filip Kaloč906.300—450
Deroy Duarte906.900—531
Erick Marcus897.501—231
Petar Stanić907.2101290
Ivajlo Chochev847.6001222
Kwadwo Duah687.0102181
Rwan Cruz217.310131
Son126.300—70
Alberto Salido126.700—40
Vinicius Nogueira7—00—30
Bernard Tekpetey7—00—20

CSKA Sofia

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Fedor Lapoukhov906.200—230
Pastor835.900—250
Lumbardh Dellova905.600—543
Teodor Ivanov906.300—441
Ángelo Martino906.700—400
Bruno Jordão836.900—301
Mohamed Brahimi666.300—100
James Eto'o906.3001300
Max Ebong666.000191
Léo Pereira907.2002180
Ioannis Pittas906.9002130
Isaac Solet306.300170
Alejandro Piedrahita306.500170
Ivan Turitsov136.600—90
Petko Panayotov136.900161
Facundo Rodríguez5—00—50
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