Spartak Varna vs CSKA Sofia

Spartak Varna

1 - 1

CSKA Sofia

🕒 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Spartak 🧑‍⚖️ Rumen Gidzhenov 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Spartak Varna 8 · CSKA Sofia 2

Referee Stats

Rumen Gidzhenov

6 matches · 2.83 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.83
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	50%
Draws	33%
Away wins	17%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
CSKA Sofia outshot their opponent (4-27).
CSKA Sofia controlled possession (69%).

Team Overview

Spartak Varna (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-3-1

Goals For / Against

5 / 5

Avg: 1.00 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.20

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

CSKA Sofia (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-0

Goals For / Against

6 / 1

Avg: 1.50 / 0.25

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this First League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.20

PPG

2.00

1.00

1.50

1.00

0.25

20%

O2.5

25%

60%

BTTS

25%

60%

Score 1st

75%

League-position context

Spartak Varna rank8th

CSKA Sofia rank2nd

Spartak Varna points10

CSKA Sofia points23

Spartak Varna: #8 · 10 pts · GD -4

13 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

CSKA Sofia: #2 · 23 pts · GD +17

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Spartak Varna last 5 home

D D L W D

Points6/15

Weighted index36

Goals5-5

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

CSKA Sofia last 5 away

W D W D

Points8/12

Weighted index73

Goals6-1

Record2-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Spartak Varna trend breakdown

Over 2.520%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.520%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 20%

CSKA Sofia trend breakdown

Over 2.525%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 75% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Spartak Varna score at home80%

Spartak Varna clean sheet at home20%

CSKA Sofia score away75%

CSKA Sofia clean sheet away75%

First-goal patterns

Spartak Varna score first60%

Spartak Varna win after scoring first33%

CSKA Sofia score first75%

CSKA Sofia win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Spartak Varna 50% · CSKA Sofia 0%

Avg first goal minute: Spartak Varna 28.7' · CSKA Sofia 34.0'

Vs league average

Spartak Varna score at home1.00 vs 1.51

Spartak Varna concede at home1.00 vs 1.19

CSKA Sofia score away1.50 vs 1.19

CSKA Sofia concede away0.25 vs 1.51

Spartak Varna score 34% below league average, while CSKA Sofia score 26% above league average.

Defensive side: Spartak Varna are 16% below league average at home, and CSKA Sofia are 83% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Spartak Varna goal timing (home)

1H scored: 80% 2H scored: 20% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

31-45 2

61-75 1

16-30 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

CSKA Sofia goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

31%

69%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

—

Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

—

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19' ⚽

⚽

19' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

I. Pittas

Normal Goal

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Boubacar Hanne

Normal Goal

36'

36' Á. Martino

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Facundo Santiago Rodríguez

1st substitution · For: J. Gbamin

51'

51' A. Ivanov

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ M. Ebong

2nd substitution · For: C. Itu

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Jota Lopes

1st substitution · For: A. Gomes

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ José Ricardo Gomes Sousa

2nd substitution · For: T. Marinov

65'

65' P. Iliev

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ David Valverde Juan

3rd substitution · For: D. Lozev

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. Eto'o

3rd substitution · For: I. Solet Bomawoko

77'

77' Pastor

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ A. Ivanov

4th substitution · For: Bua

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ A. Ahmedov

5th substitution · For: T. Chunchukov

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Bruno Jordão

4th substitution · For: Léo Pereira

Spartak Varna vs CSKA Sofia 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Spartak Varna drew 1-1 with CSKA Sofia on Saturday, 05 September 2026 in First League. The match was refereed by Rumen Gidzhenov. It was played at Stadion Spartak.

First half: CSKA Sofia took the lead at 19' when I. Pittas scored, making the score 0-1. Spartak Varna leveled the score at 32' when Boubacar Hanne scored, making the score 1-1. Á. Martino received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 36'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. CSKA Sofia made their 1st substitution at 46', with Facundo Santiago Rodríguez replacing J. Gbamin. A. Ivanov received a yellow card for Spartak Varna at 51'. CSKA Sofia made their 2nd substitution at 57', with M. Ebong replacing C. Itu. Spartak Varna made their 1st substitution at 58', with Jota Lopes replacing A. Gomes. Spartak Varna made their 2nd substitution at 58', with José Ricardo Gomes Sousa replacing T. Marinov. P. Iliev received a yellow card for Spartak Varna at 65'. Spartak Varna made their 3rd substitution at 70', with David Valverde Juan replacing D. Lozev. CSKA Sofia made their 3rd substitution at 71', with J. Eto'o replacing I. Solet Bomawoko. Pastor received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 77'. Spartak Varna made their 4th substitution at 77', with A. Ivanov replacing Bua. Spartak Varna made their 5th substitution at 78', with A. Ahmedov replacing T. Chunchukov. CSKA Sofia made their 4th substitution at 81', with Bruno Jordão replacing Léo Pereira.

Spartak Varna used 5 substitutions while CSKA Sofia used 4 substitutions. Spartak Varna got 2 yellow cards, while CSKA Sofia got 2 yellow cards.