CSKA Sofia vs Botev Vratsa Prediction

CSKA Sofia
5-0
Finished
HT 2-0
Botev Vratsa
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia· Nikola Popov, Bulgaria 16/08/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Partial
Match Importance
4.0 / 10
AI Best Pick
81%Trust
1X2
Home Win
1.33
SignalSTRONGModel72%RiskMediumGap+6.1%
Value Analysis
60%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 2.5 Goals
1.85
SignalHIGHModel55%RiskMediumGap+9.5%
CSKA Sofia Rest
2 days
Botev Vratsa Rest
6 days

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
86%1.33
X
7%4.50
2
7%9.25
Double Chance
1X
93%1.04
X2
14%3.10
Both Teams to Score
Yes
49%2.20
No
51%1.60
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.98 + 0.87 = 2.85
Over 1.5
81%1.25
Over 2.5
59%1.85
Over 3.5
32%3.13
Under 1.5
19%3.52
Under 2.5
41%1.89
Under 3.5
68%1.31
Corners

Corner forecasts not available for this match

Cards

Card forecasts not available for this match

Match Events

13'J. ZwartsAssist: C. Itu
26'I. Solet
32'D. Jovicic
38'P. PanayotovAssist: C. Itu
42'A. Stoyanov INM. Dimitrov out
45+5'C. Itu
46'J. Eto'o INLeo Pereira out
46'J. Gbamin INF. Rodriguez out
54'I. Solet INPastor out
59'D. Jovicic INM. Petkov out
62'M. Dimitrov
65'T. Ivanov
71'D. Genov INS. Mechev out
72'J. Zwarts
74'M. Brahimi INV. Kaymakanov out
74'J. Zwarts INL. Godoy out
80'L. Godoy
82'P. Borukov

Lineups

CSKA Sofia
4-1-4-1Coach: Hristo Yanev
Botev Vratsa
4-2-3-1Coach: Todor Simov
Fedor Lapoukhov21F. LapoukhovFedor Lapoukhov
Mohamed Amine Brahimi11M. Amine BrahimiMohamed Amine Brahimi
Jean-Philippe Gbamin5J. GbaminJean-Philippe Gbamin
Teodor Ivanov14T. IvanovTeodor Ivanov
Andrey Yordanov19A. YordanovAndrey Yordanov
Bruno Jordão6B. JordãoBruno Jordão
Cătălin Itu94C. ItuCătălin Itu
James Eto'o99J. Eto'oJames Eto'o
Isaac Solet94I. SoletIsaac Solet
Petko Panayotov30P. PanayotovPetko Panayotov
Joël Zwarts10J. ZwartsJoël Zwarts
Lyubomir Vasilev98L. VasilevLyubomir Vasilev
Antoan Stoyanov8A. StoyanovAntoan Stoyanov
Lazar Boyanov88L. BoyanovLazar Boyanov
Đorđe Jovičić55Đ. JovičićĐorđe Jovičić
Vladislav Naydenov97V. NaydenovVladislav Naydenov
Martin Smolenski24M. SmolenskiMartin Smolenski
Iliya Yurukov12I. YurukovIliya Yurukov
Kassim Hadji81K. HadjiKassim Hadji
José Gallegos10J. GallegosJosé Gallegos
Daniel Genov9D. GenovDaniel Genov
Preslav Borukov99P. BorukovPreslav Borukov

CSKA Sofia Substitutes

32Facundo RodríguezD
38Léo PereiraM
2PastorD
25Dimitar EvtimovG
15Aleks TunchevD
80Georgi ChorbadzhiyskiM
7Max EbongM
34Vasil KaymakanovM
8Stefano SensiM
9Leandro GodoyF
28Ioannis PittasF

Botev Vratsa Substitutes

48Martin DimitrovD
79Martin PetkovF
17Samuil MechevF
23Luboslav StoyanovG
2Miroslav TsonevM

Team Comparison

CSKA SofiaCSKA Sofia
Botev VratsaBotev Vratsa
1679Elo Rating 1498
2.69Attack 0.85
1.63Defense 1.45
66%Hit Rate 39%
21.2Shots per Game 5.4
8.6Shots on Target 2.9
6.5Corners per Game 2.5
1.8Cards per Game 1.7

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+180 Elo
High Goal Expectancy2.85 goals
💎Value Analysis Identified

Game State Tendencies

CSKA SofiaCSKA Sofia
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.9 vs 0.8 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
Botev VratsaBotev Vratsa
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Based on 5 historical meetings

CSKA Sofia 58%Draw 42%0% Botev Vratsa
1.87Avg Goals
42%BTTS Rate
14%Over 2.5

Referee Profile

Nikola Popov, Bulgaria · 10 matches analysed

4.4Avg Yellows
4.5Avg Cards
23.8Avg Fouls
Stricter than 42% of referees analysed

League Table

First League 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Levski SofiaLevski Sofia981021:4+1725DWWWW
2LudogoretsLudogorets972016:7+923WWDDW
3CSKA SofiaCSKA Sofia862021:6+1520WDWWW
4CSKA 1948CSKA 1948961217:9+819WLWLW
5Arda KardzhaliArda Kardzhali951314:11+316LLWWW
6Botev PlovdivBotev Plovdiv941413:14-113WWLLL
7Slavia SofiaSlavia Sofia92528:6+211DWLDD
8Spartak VarnaSpartak Varna924310:14-410DDDLL
9Botev VratsaBotev Vratsa92257:17-108DWLWL
10Septemvri SofiaSeptemvri Sofia92258:15-78LLDWW
11Lokomotiv PlovdivLokomotiv Plovdiv92074:12-86LWLLL
12Cherno More VarnaCherno More Varna912610:19-95DLLWL
13Lokomotiv SofiaLokomotiv Sofia804410:16-64DLDLL
14Dunav RuseDunav Ruse91178:17-94LLDLW
#TeamMPGPts
1Levski SofiaLevski Sofia921:425
2LudogoretsLudogorets916:723
3CSKA SofiaCSKA Sofia821:620
4CSKA 1948CSKA 1948917:919
5Arda KardzhaliArda Kardzhali914:1116
6Botev PlovdivBotev Plovdiv913:1413
7Slavia SofiaSlavia Sofia98:611
8Spartak VarnaSpartak Varna910:1410
9Botev VratsaBotev Vratsa97:178
10Septemvri SofiaSeptemvri Sofia98:158
11Lokomotiv PlovdivLokomotiv Plovdiv94:126
12Cherno More VarnaCherno More Varna910:195
13Lokomotiv SofiaLokomotiv Sofia810:164
14Dunav RuseDunav Ruse98:174
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CSKA Sofia vs Botev Vratsa Prediction

Our AI model has analysed this First League fixture using team Elo ratings, recent form, projected goals and head-to-head history. The forecasts cover six independent markets - each probability is a separate model calculation, not derived from the match winner result.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive or open market; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

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Key Factors for This Match

CSKA Sofia and Botev Vratsa have met 5 times recently, averaging 1.87 goals per game in those meetings. Some underlying data for this fixture is limited, which the model accounts for with a lower confidence rating.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.