CSKA Sofia
WWD
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16.08.2026 · 19:00
BulgariaFirst League
5-0Full time
Botev Vratsa
LLD
League table snapshot
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Where the two clubs stand
First League · Season 2026
First LeagueCSKA Sofia
#5
Played3
Points7
GD+2
W-D-L2-1-0
D
W
W
Position 5 of 14
First LeagueBotev Vratsa
#11
Played3
Points1
GD-2
W-D-L0-1-2
D
L
L
Position 11 of 14
Table positions are for this fixture’s competition and season. Updated 9 Aug 2026, 00:00.
How the two teams have been playing
CSKA Sofia
WWD
Last 6: 12 goals scored, 6 conceded, 3 clean sheets.
Botev Vratsa
LLD
Last 6: 6 goals scored, 10 conceded, 1 clean sheets.
Lineups
Starting elevens, formations and benches
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Coach
Hristo Yanev
▦Formation4-1-4-1
11Starting XI11 players
21
Fedor Lapoukhov
19
Andrey Yordanov
14
Teodor Ivanov
5
Jean-Philippe Gbamin
11
Mohamed Amine Brahimi
6
Bruno Jordão
30
Petko Panayotov
94
Isaac Solet
99
James Eto'o
94
Cătălin Itu
10
Joël Zwarts
Fedor Lapoukhov
G · #21
Mohamed Amine Brahimi
M · #11
Jean-Philippe Gbamin
D · #5
Teodor Ivanov
D · #14
Andrey Yordanov
D · #19
Bruno Jordão
M · #6
Cătălin Itu
M · #94
James Eto'o
M · #99
Isaac Solet
M · #94
Petko Panayotov
M · #30
Joël Zwarts
F · #10
Bench
Substitutes
Facundo Rodríguez#32 · D
Léo Pereira#38 · M
Pastor#2 · D
Dimitar Evtimov#25 · G
Aleks Tunchev#15 · D
Georgi Chorbadzhiyski#80 · M
Max Ebong#7 · M
Vasil Kaymakanov#34 · M
Stefano Sensi#8 · M
Leandro Godoy#9 · F
Ioannis Pittas#28 · F
Coach
Todor Simov
▦Formation4-2-3-1
11Starting XI11 players
98
Lyubomir Vasilev
97
Vladislav Naydenov
55
Đorđe Jovičić
88
Lazar Boyanov
8
Antoan Stoyanov
12
Iliya Yurukov
24
Martin Smolenski
9
Daniel Genov
10
José Gallegos
81
Kassim Hadji
99
Preslav Borukov
Lyubomir Vasilev
G · #98
Antoan Stoyanov
M · #8
Lazar Boyanov
D · #88
Đorđe Jovičić
D · #55
Vladislav Naydenov
M · #97
Martin Smolenski
M · #24
Iliya Yurukov
M · #12
Kassim Hadji
M · #81
José Gallegos
M · #10
Daniel Genov
M · #9
Preslav Borukov
F · #99
Bench
Substitutes
Martin Dimitrov#48 · D
Martin Petkov#79 · F
Samuil Mechev#17 · F
Luboslav Stoyanov#23 · G
Miroslav Tsonev#2 · M
Recent patterns to know
- CSKA Sofia are unbeaten in their last 3 matches on record.
- 2 of the last 10 meetings between these two have ended level.
Previous meetings
CSKA Sofia wins
8
Draws
2
Botev Vratsa wins
0
Avg goals
3.2
Both scored
40%
Over 2.5
50%
First-half avg
1.5
Meetings
10
04.03.2026CSKA Sofia vs Botev Vratsa1–0
22.09.2025Botev Vratsa vs CSKA Sofia1–1
05.04.2025Botev Vratsa vs CSKA Sofia1–1
24.10.2024CSKA Sofia vs Botev Vratsa2–0
18.02.2024CSKA Sofia vs Botev Vratsa3–0
19.08.2023Botev Vratsa vs CSKA Sofia0–2
08.05.2023CSKA Sofia vs Botev Vratsa5–1
23.10.2022Botev Vratsa vs CSKA Sofia0–4
Timeline
- 13'⚽J. ZwartsGoal · C. Itu
- 26'🟨I. SoletYellow card
- 32'🟨D. JovicicYellow card
- 38'⚽P. PanayotovGoal · C. Itu
- 42'↔A. StoyanovSubstitution · M. Dimitrov
- 45+5'🟥C. ItuRed card
- HT · 2-0
- 46'↔J. GbaminSubstitution · F. Rodriguez
- 46'↔J. Eto'oSubstitution · Leo Pereira
- 54'↔I. SoletSubstitution · Pastor
- 59'↔D. JovicicSubstitution · M. Petkov
- 62'🟨M. DimitrovYellow card
- 65'⚽T. IvanovGoal
- 71'↔D. GenovSubstitution · S. Mechev
- 72'⚽J. ZwartsGoal
- 74'↔J. ZwartsSubstitution · L. Godoy
- 74'↔M. BrahimiSubstitution · V. Kaymakanov
- 80'⚽L. GodoyGoal
- 82'🟨P. BorukovYellow card
- FT · 5-0
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