Lokomotiv Sofia vs CSKA 1948 Prediction

First LeagueBulgaria Bulgaria · Regular Season - 4
Lokomotiv Sofia
1-3
Finished
HT 0-0
CSKA 1948
Stadion Lokomotiv, Sofia· Todor Nedyalkov Kirov, Bulgaria 08/08/2026
Lokomotiv SofiaLokomotiv Sofia
1-3
Finished
CSKA 1948CSKA 1948

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
Double Chance
Draw or Away Win
1.37
SignalGOODModel51%RiskMediumGap+8.4%
Lokomotiv Sofia Rest
8 days
CSKA 1948 Rest
2 days

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
19%2.83
X
27%3.16
2
54%2.41
Double Chance
1X
46%1.50
X2
81%1.37
Both Teams to Score
Yes
42%1.70
No
58%2.02
Goals
Projected Goals: 0.89 + 1.33 = 2.22
Over 1.5
54%1.29
Over 2.5
30%1.94
Over 3.5
14%3.25
Under 1.5
46%3.25
Under 2.5
70%1.80
Under 3.5
86%1.29
Corners

Corner forecasts not available for this match

Cards

Card forecasts not available for this match

Match Events

13'Fourat Soltani
15'Reyan Daskalov
46'Erol Dost INMohamed Medfai out
46'Nikolas Penev INAdil Taoui out
52'Georgi Minchev
53'Elias Franco
54'Mohamed Medfai
60'Borislav Tsonev INFrédéric Maciel out
60'Mamadou Diallo INAtanas Iliev out
60'José Martínez INGeorgi Rusev out
60'Benaissa Benamar INKostadin Iliev out
70'Georgi Minchev INMark Emilio Papazov out
73'Frédéric Maciel
77'Spas Delev
81'Florian Krebs INJules Meyer out
85'Dimitar Kostadinov INCaue Caruzo Alves out
85'Reyan Daskalov INEirô out
87'Frédéric Maciel
90+2'Kostadin Iliev

Lineups

Lokomotiv Sofia
4-2-3-1Coach: Lyuboslav Penev
CSKA 1948
4-2-3-1Coach: Yuriy Vasev
Martin Velichkov99M. VelichkovMartin Velichkov
Reyan Daskalov22R. DaskalovReyan Daskalov
Bozhidar Katsarov44B. KatsarovBozhidar Katsarov
Ryan Bidounga91R. BidoungaRyan Bidounga
Angel Lyaskov14A. LyaskovAngel Lyaskov
Krasimir Stanoev31K. StanoevKrasimir Stanoev
Erol Dost5E. DostErol Dost
Nikolas Penev71N. PenevNikolas Penev
Dimitar Kostadinov20D. KostadinovDimitar Kostadinov
Spas Delev7S. DelevSpas Delev
Georgi Minchev10G. MinchevGeorgi Minchev
Aleks Bozhev31A. BozhevAleks Bozhev
Dragan Grivić96D. GrivićDragan Grivić
Egor Parkhomenko6E. ParkhomenkoEgor Parkhomenko
Benaissa Benamar5B. BenamarBenaissa Benamar
Fourat Soltani15F. SoltaniFourat Soltani
Petar Vitanov34P. VitanovPetar Vitanov
Florian Krebs23F. KrebsFlorian Krebs
José Martínez17J. MartínezJosé Martínez
Borislav Tsonev10B. TsonevBorislav Tsonev
Elias Franco77E. FrancoElias Franco
Mamadou Diallo93M. DialloMamadou Diallo

Lokomotiv Sofia Substitutes

11Adil TaouiM
16Mohamed MedfaiM
17Mark Emilio PapazovM
6EirôD
77Caue Caruzo AlvesF
24Aleksandar LyubenovG
3Kaloyan KostovD
42Nikola NeychevD
19Mitko MitkovD
21Kristian ChachevM
26Krasimir MiloshevM

CSKA 1948 Substitutes

70Kostadin IlievD
67Frédéric MacielM
11Georgi RusevM
9Atanas IlievF
30Jules MeyerM
13Dimitar SheytanovG
22Ognjen GaševićD
14Kaloyan StrinskiM
19Marto BoychevM
18Boris DimitrovF
71Danylo TarasenkoF

Team Comparison

Lokomotiv SofiaLokomotiv Sofia
CSKA 1948CSKA 1948
1461Elo Rating 1654
1.46Attack 1.49
0.69Defense 2.19
0%Hit Rate 61%
7.1Shots per Game 9.7
3.0Shots on Target 3.6
3.6Corners per Game 7.0
3.8Cards per Game 0.9

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend63% in H2H
💎Value Analysis Identified

Game State Tendencies

Lokomotiv SofiaLokomotiv Sofia
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 67% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.2 vs 0.2 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
CSKA 1948CSKA 1948
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.9 vs 0.6 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Based on 5 historical meetings

Lokomotiv Sofia 36%Draw 14%50% CSKA 1948
2.99Avg Goals
63%BTTS Rate
63%Over 2.5

Recent Form

Lokomotiv SofiaLokomotiv Sofia
0W4D1L
31/07/2026
Slavia SofiaLokomotiv Sofia
11
D
25/07/2026
Lokomotiv SofiaLevski Sofia
12
L21/07/2026
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia
11
D
11/07/2026
Lokomotiv SofiaTeuta Durrës
00
D
04/07/2026
Lokomotiv SofiaDukagjini
33
D
CSKA 1948CSKA 1948
3W2D0L
05/08/2026
PanathinaikosCSKA 1948
11
D
31/07/2026
CSKA 1948Arda Kardzhali
21
W
28/07/2026
CSKA 1948Spartak Trnava
5030
W25/07/2026
CSKA 1948Botev Vratsa
21
W22/07/2026
Spartak TrnavaCSKA 1948
00
D

Referee Profile

Todor Nedyalkov Kirov, Bulgaria · 8 matches analysed

4.0Avg Yellows
4.1Avg Cards
22.1Avg Fouls
Stricter than 13% 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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Lokomotiv Sofia vs CSKA 1948 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.

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Key Factors for This Match

Lokomotiv Sofia and CSKA 1948 have met 5 times recently, averaging 2.99 goals per game in those meetings. Some underlying data for this fixture is limited, which the model accounts for with a lower confidence rating.

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