Bulgaria - Second LeagueStadion Bâlgarska ArmijaData current as of 31 August 2026

CSKA Sofia II vs Spartak Pleven: match statistics

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CSKA Sofia II vs Spartak Pleven: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

CSKA Sofia II play Spartak Pleven in Second League (Bulgaria). The match date is 3 September 2026. Venue: Stadion Bâlgarska Armija.

Current form

CSKA Sofia II: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Spartak Pleven: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

CSKA Sofia II scores 1.67 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Spartak Pleven scores 1.00 and concedes 1.50. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: CSKA Sofia II 50%, Spartak Pleven 33%. Over 2.5: CSKA Sofia II 33%, Spartak Pleven 50%. League level: BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

CSKA Sofia II has higher xG: 1.47 vs 1.33. CSKA Sofia II: 12.0 shots per match, Spartak Pleven: 10.8.

Match halves

CSKA Sofia II: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 1.50. Spartak Pleven: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.67.

Goals by minute

CSKA Sofia II: 76-90+ (4 goals). Spartak Pleven: 61-75 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Second League: 2.57 goals per match, BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 3.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
1.67Goals scored / match1
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
1Goals conceded / match1.5
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
52%Average possession46%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
4.5Shots on target / match2.5
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12Shots per match10.83
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
4.5Shots on target2.5
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
13.9%Shot conversion9.2%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
52%Possession46%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
1.47xG for1.33
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
1.37xG against1.65
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven

Shooting quality

CSKA Sofia II: Efficient finishingSpartak Pleven: Balanced
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
Accuracy (shots on target)38%23%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.40

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

CSKA Sofia II is 150% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - CSKA Sofia II · 0.8 pts / match - Spartak Pleven

CSKA Sofia II
WWWDL
Season result split
50% W33% R17% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-1
1.83 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-0
Last 5 at home
1-1-0
WD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Spartak Pleven
WDLLL
Season result split
33% W17% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-3
1.17 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 away
1-1-1
WDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.28Opponent xG: 1.70BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

CSKA Sofia II is 67% better for: goals scored per match.

1.67 goals / match - CSKA Sofia II · 1 goals / match - Spartak Pleven

CSKA Sofia II is 50% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - CSKA Sofia II · 1.5 goals / match - Spartak Pleven

CSKA Sofia II scoring profile: very strong

CSKA Sofia II scores in 83% of matches (5 of 6 matches), while Spartak Pleven keeps a clean sheet in 17% (1 of 6 matches).

Spartak Pleven scoring profile: mixed

Spartak Pleven scores in 50% of matches (3 of 6 matches), while CSKA Sofia II keeps a clean sheet in 33% (2 of 6 matches).

10Goals scored (season)6
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
6Goals conceded (season)9
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
2.67Average goals in match2.5
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
9Goals scored (last 5)4
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
5Goals conceded (last 5)9
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal50%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
33%2 goals50%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
33%3 goals0%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
17%4 goals0%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal83%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
17%2 goals50%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
17%3 goals17%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
0%4 goals0%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

46%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time17%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
0%BTTS in both halves17%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
0%Scored in both halves33%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven

BTTS and goal count

17%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
40%BTTS - last 540%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

33%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
67%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

CSKA Sofia II is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.17 pts / match - CSKA Sofia II · 1 pts / match - Spartak Pleven

CSKA Sofia II - half-time state
17% leading67% draw17% trailing
Spartak Pleven - half-time state
17% leading50% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.17Points per match (1st half)1
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
0.17Goals scored (1st half)0.33
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
0.5Average goals (1st half)1
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
83%Clean sheet before half-time50%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
83%No goal before half-time67%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)1
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
1.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.83
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
2.17Average goals (2nd half)1.5
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
33%Clean sheet after half-time33%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven
33%No goal after half-time50%
CSKA Sofia IISpartak Pleven

CSKA Sofia II - second-half results

33% W50% R17% P
7
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding294%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Spartak Pleven - second-half results

17% W50% R33% P
6
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding194%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

CSKA Sofia II - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.21.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.62.2
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-1+5
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Spartak Pleven - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.60
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

CSKA Sofia II
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
1
0
16-30
0
1
31-45
3
1
46-60
2
0
61-75
4
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Spartak Pleven
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
1
2
16-30
0
1
31-45
1
2
46-60
2
2
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (2 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
42%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+35%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

CSKA Sofia II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.57
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.37
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
116%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.3
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

Spartak Pleven

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.33
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
104%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.37
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Second League).

Teams vs league

CSKA Sofia IILigaSpartak Pleven
Average goals in match 2.672.57 2.50
Both teams scored 50%46% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%43% 50%
Clean sheets 33%30% 17%
Goal before half-time 33%61% 67%
Goal after half-time 83%78% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.57
Average goals per match
46%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.44
Home goals / match
1.13
Away goals / match
+27%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): CSKA Sofia II 1 - 0 - 1 Spartak Pleven. Average goals 3.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

PFC CSKA Sofia II
4 : 0
OFK Spartak Pleven
OFK Spartak Pleven
2 : 1
PFC CSKA Sofia II

FAQ

When do CSKA Sofia II and Spartak Pleven play?

CSKA Sofia II face Spartak Pleven on 3 September 2026 in Second League at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between CSKA Sofia II and Spartak Pleven?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches CSKA Sofia II won 1, Spartak Pleven won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before CSKA Sofia II vs Spartak Pleven?

CSKA Sofia II score 1.67 goals per game on average and Spartak Pleven 1.00. The Second League average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 50% of CSKA Sofia II's matches and 33% of Spartak Pleven's.

What form are CSKA Sofia II and Spartak Pleven in?

Over the last 5 games CSKA Sofia II have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Spartak Pleven 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for CSKA Sofia II vs Spartak Pleven?

The statistical background for CSKA Sofia II vs Spartak Pleven — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.