Ludogorets vs CSKA Sofia

3 - 0

🕒 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:45 Europe/London 📍 Huvepharma Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Lyuboslav Lyubomirov 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 26

Regular Season Table

Ludogorets 2 · CSKA Sofia 4

Referee Stats

Lyuboslav Lyubomirov

14 matches · 4.07 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.07
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.29
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	43%
Draws	36%
Away wins	21%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Team Overview

Ludogorets (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-2

Goals For / Against

31 / 12

Avg: 1.72 / 0.67

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

CSKA Sofia (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-7

Goals For / Against

18 / 17

Avg: 1.00 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 1.39

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.00

PPG

1.39

1.72

1.00

0.67

0.94

53%

O2.5

27%

47%

BTTS

27%

47%

Score 1st

60%

League-position context

Ludogorets rank2nd

CSKA Sofia rank4th

Ludogorets points60

CSKA Sofia points56

Ludogorets: #2 · 60 pts · GD +37

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 22 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

CSKA Sofia: #4 · 56 pts · GD +20

4 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ludogorets last 5 home

D W W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals8-1

Record3-2-0

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.

CSKA Sofia last 5 away

W W L L W

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals6-5

Record3-0-2

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.

Ludogorets trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.527%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

CSKA Sofia trend breakdown

Over 2.527%

BTTS27%

BTTS + O2.57%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Ludogorets score at home87%

Ludogorets clean sheet at home53%

CSKA Sofia score away67%

CSKA Sofia clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

Ludogorets score first47%

Ludogorets win after scoring first100%

CSKA Sofia score first60%

CSKA Sofia win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Ludogorets 80% · CSKA Sofia 17%

Avg first goal minute: Ludogorets 34.6' · CSKA Sofia 39.0'

Vs league average

Ludogorets score at home1.72 vs 1.25

Ludogorets concede at home0.67 vs 1.06

CSKA Sofia score away1.00 vs 1.06

CSKA Sofia concede away0.94 vs 1.25

Ludogorets score 38% above league average, while CSKA Sofia score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Ludogorets are 37% below league average at home, and CSKA Sofia are 25% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Ludogorets goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

16-30 5

61-75 5

31-45 3

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

31-45 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

61-75 0

CSKA Sofia goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19'

19' O. Verdon

28'

28' A. Nedyalkov

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Duah

Normal Goal · Assist: Erick Marcus

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

P. Stanić

Normal Goal

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ M. Brahimi

1st substitution · For: I. Solet Bomawoko

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ M. Ebong

2nd substitution · For: A. Piedrahita

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ K. Duah

1st substitution · For: Rwan Cruz

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

Rwan Cruz

Penalty

79'

79' Deroy Duarte

79'

79' A. Piedrahita

80'

80' Rwan Cruz

80'

80' J. Eto'o

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Pastor

3rd substitution · For: I. Turitsov

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Bruno Jordão

4th substitution · For: P. Panayotov

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ I. Chochev

2nd substitution · For: A. Salido Tajero

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ A. Nedyalkov

3rd substitution · For: Son

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Rwan Cruz

4th substitution · For: Vinícius Nogueira

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Erick Marcus

5th substitution · For: B. Tekpetey

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ T. Ivanov

5th substitution · For: Facundo Santiago Rodríguez

90+1'

90+1' Dinis Almeida

Ludogorets vs CSKA Sofia 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Ludogorets beat CSKA Sofia 3-0 on Saturday, 14 March 2026 in First League. The match was refereed by Lyuboslav Lyubomirov. It was played at Huvepharma Arena.

First half: O. Verdon received a yellow card for Ludogorets at 19'. A. Nedyalkov received a yellow card for Ludogorets at 28'. Ludogorets took the lead at 31' when K. Duah scored, with the assist credited to Erick Marcus, making the score 1-0. Ludogorets extended the lead at 42' when P. Stanić scored, making the score 2-0.

Second half: CSKA Sofia made their 1st substitution at 64', with M. Brahimi replacing I. Solet Bomawoko. CSKA Sofia made their 2nd substitution at 64', with M. Ebong replacing A. Piedrahita. Ludogorets made their 1st substitution at 67', with K. Duah replacing Rwan Cruz. Ludogorets extended the lead at 70' when Rwan Cruz scored (Penalty), making the score 3-0. Deroy Duarte received a yellow card for Ludogorets at 79'. A. Piedrahita received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 79'. Rwan Cruz received a yellow card for Ludogorets at 80'. J. Eto'o received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 80'. CSKA Sofia made their 3rd substitution at 81', with Pastor replacing I. Turitsov. CSKA Sofia made their 4th substitution at 81', with Bruno Jordão replacing P. Panayotov. Ludogorets made their 2nd substitution at 82', with I. Chochev replacing A. Salido Tajero. Ludogorets made their 3rd substitution at 82', with A. Nedyalkov replacing Son. Ludogorets made their 4th substitution at 87', with Rwan Cruz replacing Vinícius Nogueira. Ludogorets made their 5th substitution at 87', with Erick Marcus replacing B. Tekpetey. CSKA Sofia made their 5th substitution at 90', with T. Ivanov replacing Facundo Santiago Rodríguez. Dinis Almeida received a yellow card for Ludogorets at 90+1'.

Ludogorets used 5 substitutions while CSKA Sofia used 5 substitutions. Ludogorets got 5 yellow cards, while CSKA Sofia got 2 yellow cards.