Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — CSKA 1948 Sofia 1st with 92 points, Balkan Botevgrad 10th with 41, 51 apart. Balkan Botevgrad ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 10th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.44/1.74 for Balkan Botevgrad and 2.79/0.47 for CSKA 1948 Sofia (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.43.
CSKA 1948 Sofia arrived on a run of seven straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Balkan Botevgrad 8/15, CSKA 1948 Sofia 15/15.
The match was played at Stadion Hristo Botev in Vratsa (capacity 12,000).


