CSKA Sofia vs Spartak Varna

5 - 0
🕒 Tue, 13 May 2025 18:15 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Georgi Benkovski 🧑‍⚖️ Marian Grebencharski 🔁 Conference League Play-off Group - 4 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Conference League Play-off Group - 4
Conference League Play-off Group Table
CSKA Sofia 1 · Spartak Varna 4
Referee Stats
12 matches · 5.25 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.25
Reds avg 0.33
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 67%
Home wins 33%
Draws 33%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • CSKA Sofia outshot their opponent (21-7).
  • CSKA Sofia controlled possession (68%).
  • CSKA Sofia had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

CSKA Sofia (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 10-5-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 15
Avg: 1.83 / 0.83

Points

35
Avg: 1.94

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

3
Spartak Varna (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 5-4-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 33
Avg: 1.11 / 1.83

Points

19
Avg: 1.06

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this First League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.94
PPG
1.06
1.83
GF
1.11
0.83
GA
1.83
100%
O2.5
100%
33%
BTTS
67%
67%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

CSKA Sofia rank1st
Spartak Varna rank4th
CSKA Sofia points18
Spartak Varna points3
CSKA Sofia: #1 · 18 pts · GD +17
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. Inside the play-off places. Currently in the relegation zone.
Spartak Varna: #4 · 3 pts · GD -9
4 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. Currently in the relegation zone.
15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

CSKA Sofia last 5 home

W W W
Points9/9
Weighted index100
Goals10-1
Record3-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Spartak Varna last 5 away

L L L
Points0/9
Weighted index0
Goals3-11
Record0-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

CSKA Sofia trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS33%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 33%

Spartak Varna trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.567%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 67%

Scoring reliability

CSKA Sofia score at home100%
CSKA Sofia clean sheet at home67%
Spartak Varna score away67%
Spartak Varna clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

CSKA Sofia score first67%
CSKA Sofia win after scoring first100%
Spartak Varna score first0%
Spartak Varna win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: CSKA Sofia 100% · Spartak Varna 0%
Avg first goal minute: CSKA Sofia 20.0' · Spartak Varna —

Vs league average

CSKA Sofia score at home1.83 vs 1.67
CSKA Sofia concede at home0.83 vs 1.83
Spartak Varna score away1.11 vs 1.83
Spartak Varna concede away1.83 vs 1.67
CSKA Sofia score 10% above league average, while Spartak Varna score 39% below league average.
Defensive side: CSKA Sofia are 55% below league average at home, and Spartak Varna are 10% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 4.

CSKA Sofia goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
46-60 3
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Spartak Varna goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
0-15 0
46-60 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
46-60 3
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
2
Total Shots
21
7
Shots off Goal
11
2
Blocked Shots
2
3
Shots Inside Box
10
1
Shots Outside Box
11
6
Ball Possession
68%
32%
Corner Kicks
6
5
Fouls
5
10
Offsides
0
0
Yellow Cards
3
4
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
629
268
Passes Accurate
573
207
Passes %
91%
77%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
28'
28' Goal · 1-0
S. Shopov
Normal Goal
41'
41' I. Pittas
43'
43' I. Iliev
43'
43' V. Mitev
53'
53' Goal · 2-0
I. Pittas
Normal Goal
55'
55' Goal · 3-0
S. Sanyang
Normal Goal
59'
59' Y. Baurenski
59'
59' D. Mitkov
1st substitution · For: A. Georgiev
59'
59' Berna
2nd substitution · For: D. Ivanov
61'
61' Goal · 4-0
I. Iliev
Normal Goal
62'
62' M. Phaëton
1st substitution · For: M. Carreazo
63'
63' J. Lindseth
2nd substitution · For: O. Skarsem
63'
63' I. Iliev
3rd substitution · For: Z. Bytyqi
63'
63' S. Shopov
4th substitution · For: P. Panayotov
65'
65' A. Vutov
67'
67' F. Lapoukhov
68'
68' F. Strauß
68'
68' A. Vutov
3rd substitution · For: P. Konaté
70'
70' I. Pittas
5th substitution · For: Y. Bornosuzov
76'
76' Xande
4th substitution · For: A. Yanchev
83'
83' Goal · 5-0
Z. Bytyqi
Normal Goal

CSKA Sofia vs Spartak Varna 5-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

CSKA Sofia beat Spartak Varna 5-0 on Tuesday, 13 May 2025 in First League. The match was refereed by Marian Grebencharski. It was played at Stadion Georgi Benkovski.

First half: CSKA Sofia took the lead at 28' when S. Shopov scored, making the score 1-0. I. Pittas received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 41'. I. Iliev received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 43'. V. Mitev received a yellow card for Spartak Varna at 43'.

Second half: CSKA Sofia extended the lead at 53' when I. Pittas scored, making the score 2-0. CSKA Sofia extended the lead at 55' when S. Sanyang scored, making the score 3-0. Y. Baurenski received a yellow card for Spartak Varna at 59'. Spartak Varna made their 1st substitution at 59', with D. Mitkov replacing A. Georgiev. Spartak Varna made their 2nd substitution at 59', with Berna replacing D. Ivanov. CSKA Sofia extended the lead at 61' when I. Iliev scored, making the score 4-0. CSKA Sofia made their 1st substitution at 62', with M. Phaëton replacing M. Carreazo. CSKA Sofia made their 2nd substitution at 63', with J. Lindseth replacing O. Skarsem. CSKA Sofia made their 3rd substitution at 63', with I. Iliev replacing Z. Bytyqi. CSKA Sofia made their 4th substitution at 63', with S. Shopov replacing P. Panayotov. A. Vutov received a yellow card for Spartak Varna at 65'. F. Lapoukhov received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 67'. F. Strauß received a yellow card for Spartak Varna at 68'. Spartak Varna made their 3rd substitution at 68', with A. Vutov replacing P. Konaté. CSKA Sofia made their 5th substitution at 70', with I. Pittas replacing Y. Bornosuzov. Spartak Varna made their 4th substitution at 76', with Xande replacing A. Yanchev. CSKA Sofia extended the lead at 83' when Z. Bytyqi scored, making the score 5-0.

CSKA Sofia used 5 substitutions while Spartak Varna used 4 substitutions. CSKA Sofia got 3 yellow cards, while Spartak Varna got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • CSKA Sofia outshot their opponent (21-7).
  • CSKA Sofia controlled possession (68%).
  • CSKA Sofia had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins6
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (25.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)

CSKA Sofia vs Spartak Varna Head-to-Head History by Season