Match Report
Botev Vratsa, 9th on 9 points, faced a 15-point deficit to CSKA Sofia (2nd, 24). Per game in the league, CSKA Sofia were scoring 2.4 and conceding 0.7, Botev Vratsa 0.9 and 1.9, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Botev Vratsa — three in succession. CSKA Sofia had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Botev Vratsa, 4.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 5 for CSKA Sofia, 0 for Botev Vratsa and 2 drawn, at 2.86 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 71% of the meetings won by the home side. Recent meetings have been cagier — 2 goals per game across the last five against 2.86 historically.
The match was played at Stadion Vasil Levski (capacity 22,015). On the scoreboard, CSKA Sofia led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 5-0.
Goal scorers
CSKA Sofia: Joël Zwarts (12'), Petko Panayotov (38'), Teodor Ivanov (65'), Joël Zwarts (72'), Leandro Godoy (79')
Key stats
Possession: CSKA Sofia 48% · Botev Vratsa 52% · Total shots: 18-11 · On target: 11-2 · Corners: 7-5