Bulgaria - First LeagueStadion SlavijaData current as of 18 September 2026

Slavia Sofia vs CSKA 1948 Sofia: match statistics

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Slavia Sofia vs CSKA 1948 Sofia: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Slavia Sofia play CSKA 1948 Sofia in First League (Bulgaria). The match date is 18 September 2026. Venue: Stadion Slavija.

Current form

Slavia Sofia: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match. CSKA 1948 Sofia: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Slavia Sofia scores 0.89 and concedes 0.67 goals per match. CSKA 1948 Sofia scores 1.89 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.68 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Slavia Sofia 44%, CSKA 1948 Sofia 67%. Over 2.5: Slavia Sofia 22%, CSKA 1948 Sofia 67%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

CSKA 1948 Sofia has higher xG: 1.41 vs 0.98. Slavia Sofia: 6.1 shots per match, CSKA 1948 Sofia: 10.0.

Match halves

Slavia Sofia: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.67. CSKA 1948 Sofia: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.33.

Goals by minute

Slavia Sofia: 46-60 (3 goals). CSKA 1948 Sofia: 76-90+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First League: 2.68 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-2. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(4.50)
(3.35)
(1.74)

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.

Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
0.89Goals scored / match1.89
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
0.67Goals conceded / match1
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
42%Average possession56%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
2.67Shots on target / match4.56
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

6.11Shots per match10
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
2.67Shots on target4.56
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
14.5%Shot conversion18.9%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
42%Possession56%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
0.98xG for1.41
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
1.44xG against1.39
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia

Shooting quality

Slavia Sofia: Counter-attackingCSKA 1948 Sofia: Efficient finishing
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
Accuracy (shots on target)44%46%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.160.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.41

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 1948 Sofia is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Slavia Sofia · 1.8 pts / match - CSKA 1948 Sofia

Slavia Sofia
DDLWD
Season result split
22% W56% D22% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-5-2
1.22 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-4-1
Last 5 at home
0-4-1
DDDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.03Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
CSKA 1948 Sofia
WLWLW
Season result split
67% W11% D22% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-1-2
2.11 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-2
Last 5 away
1-1-2
DWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.12BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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 1948 Sofia is 112% better for: goals scored per match.

0.89 goals / match - Slavia Sofia · 1.89 goals / match - CSKA 1948 Sofia

Slavia Sofia is 49% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.67 goals / match - Slavia Sofia · 1 goals / match - CSKA 1948 Sofia

Slavia Sofia scoring profile: very strong

Slavia Sofia scores in 67% of matches (6 of 9 matches), while CSKA 1948 Sofia keeps a clean sheet in 11% (1 of 9 matches).

CSKA 1948 Sofia scoring profile: strong

CSKA 1948 Sofia scores in 78% of matches (7 of 9 matches), while Slavia Sofia keeps a clean sheet in 44% (4 of 9 matches).

8Goals scored (season)17
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
6Goals conceded (season)9
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
1.56Average goals in match2.89
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
4Goals scored (last 5)8
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
4Goals conceded (last 5)4
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal78%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
11%2 goals78%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
11%3 goals22%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
0%4 goals11%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia

How often they concede at least...

56%1 goal89%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
11%2 goals11%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
0%3 goals0%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
0%4 goals0%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia

* 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.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time22%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
0%Scored in both halves56%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia

BTTS and goal count

11%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
60%BTTS - last 540%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia

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

22%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
22%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia

2nd half

56%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia

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 1948 Sofia is 56% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Slavia Sofia · 1.56 pts / match - CSKA 1948 Sofia

Slavia Sofia - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing
CSKA 1948 Sofia - half-time state
33% leading56% draw11% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.56
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
0.22Goals scored (1st half)0.56
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
0.22Goals conceded (1st half)0.44
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
0.44Average goals (1st half)1
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
78%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
78%No goal before half-time44%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia

After half-time (2nd half)

1.22Points per match (2nd half)1.89
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)1.33
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
0.44Goals conceded (2nd half)0.56
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
1.11Average goals (2nd half)1.89
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
67%Clean sheet after half-time44%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia
56%No goal after half-time22%
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948 Sofia

Slavia Sofia - second-half results

22% W56% D22% L
9
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.2

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

CSKA 1948 Sofia - second-half results

56% W22% D22% L
14
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.56
PPG before half-time
Lead holding203%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 67%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Slavia Sofia - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.20
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.41.2
1 goal20%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
CSKA 1948 Sofia - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.40
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.81.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

CSKA 1948 Sofia
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
1
1
16-30
2
1
31-45
4
3
46-60
2
1
61-75
6
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* 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

2.23
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
83%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+35%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Slavia Sofia

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.46
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.68
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.77
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
58%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
59%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

CSKA 1948 Sofia

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.87
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.48
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
166%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
65%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.8
Late goals
35% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
35%

* 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 (First League).

Teams vs league

Slavia SofiaLigaCSKA 1948 Sofia
Average goals in match 1.562.68 2.89
Both teams scored 44%56% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 22%52% 67%
Clean sheets 44%25% 11%
Goal before half-time 22%68% 67%
Goal after half-time 56%79% 100%

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

2.68
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.54
Home goals / match
1.14
Away goals / match
+35%
Home attack advantage
+26%
Home defence advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
3%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Slavia Sofia 0 - 0 - 2 CSKA 1948 Sofia. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

PFC Slavia Sofia
0 : 2
FK CSKA 1948 Sofia
FK CSKA 1948 Sofia
3 : 1
PFC Slavia Sofia

FAQ

When do Slavia Sofia and CSKA 1948 Sofia play?

Slavia Sofia face CSKA 1948 Sofia on 18 September 2026 in First League at Stadion Slavija. 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 Slavia Sofia and CSKA 1948 Sofia?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Slavia Sofia won 0, CSKA 1948 Sofia won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Slavia Sofia vs CSKA 1948 Sofia?

Slavia Sofia score 0.89 goals per game on average and CSKA 1948 Sofia 1.89. The First League average is 2.68 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Slavia Sofia's matches and 67% of CSKA 1948 Sofia's.

What form are Slavia Sofia and CSKA 1948 Sofia in?

Over the last 5 games Slavia Sofia have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and CSKA 1948 Sofia 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Slavia Sofia vs CSKA 1948 Sofia?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Slavia Sofia vs CSKA 1948 Sofia: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.