CSKA Sofia v Arda

4:1
Full time

CSKA Sofia v Arda in Bulgarian First League ended 4:1. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: CSKA Sofia v Arda

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · CSKA Sofia at 42.5% - the match finished 4:1, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · CSKA Sofia X 2 · Arda Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 40.7% 29.5% 29.8% Home win · CSKA Sofia ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 42.5% 21.0% 36.4% Home win · CSKA Sofia ✔ Correct
Final score 4:1 Home win · CSKA Sofia
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 1.76 on a CSKA Sofia win, 3.22 on the draw and 4.78 on a Arda win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
CSKA Sofia win 1.76 1.80 1xBet 56.8% 42.5%
Draw 3.22 3.50 Bet365 31.1% 21%
Arda win 4.78 5.83 Pinnacle 20.9% 36.4%
Over 2.5 goals 2.10 2.18 Unibet 47.6% 62.9%
Under 2.5 goals 1.70 1.73 Bet365 58.8% 37.2%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.94 2.00 Bet365 51.5% 61.1%
Both teams to score - No 1.76 1.82 Betano 56.8% 38.9%
Updated: 09.09.2026 11:22 · Average odds across 10 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: CSKA Sofia v Arda

  1. 2′Birsent Karagaren · Goal
  2. 34′Dominik Yankov · Yellow card
  3. 41′Stefano Sensi · Penalty
  4. 42′Vyacheslav Velev · Yellow card
  5. 45′Jean-Philippe Gbamin · Yellow card
  6. 46′Cătălin Itu · Substitution (off: Leonardo Augusto dos Santos Pereira)
  7. 46′Dominik Yankov · Substitution (off: Adama Ardile Traore)
  8. 48′Leonardo Augusto dos Santos Pereira · Goal
  9. 53′Joel·Zwarts · Goal
  10. 66′Stefano Sensi · Substitution (off: petko panayotov)
  11. 66′James Eto'o · Substitution (off: mohamed brahimi)
  12. 66′Birsent Karagaren · Substitution (off: Atanas Kabov)
  13. 66′Georgi Nikolaev Nikolov · Substitution (off: Preslav·Bachev)
  14. 71′Joel·Zwarts · Substitution (off: Santiago Godoy)
  15. 72′Ioannis Pittas · Penalty
  16. 82′David Samuel Custódio Lima · Substitution (off: Barry Cotter)
  17. 85′ · Yellow card
  18. 86′ · Yellow card
  19. 89′Viktor Popov · Substitution (off: Dimitar Velkovski)
  20. 90+3′ · Yellow card

Match statistics: CSKA Sofia v Arda

Statistic CSKA Sofia Arda
Possession 57% 43%
Shots on target 9 6
Total shots 17 7
Shots off target 8 1
Blocked shots 0 0
Corners 4 3
Yellow cards 1 5
Red cards 0 0

Line-ups: CSKA Sofia v Arda

CSKA Sofia 4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

  1. 2 Pastor
  2. 5 J. Gbamin
  3. 6 Bruno Jordão
  4. 8 S. Sensi
  5. 10 J. Zwarts
  6. 14 T. Ivanov
  7. 19 A. Yordanov
  8. 21 F. Lapoukhov
  9. 28 I. Pittas
  10. 67 C. Itu
  11. 99 J. Eto'o
Substitutes (11)
  1. 4 Dinis Almeida
  2. 9 S. Godoy
  3. 11 M. Brahimi
  4. 25 D. Evtimov
  5. 30 P. Panayotov
  6. 32 Facundo Santiago Rodríguez
  7. 34 V. Kaymakanov
  8. 37 B. Cotter
  9. 38 Léo Pereira
  10. 80 G. Chorbadzhiyski
  11. 94 I. Solet Bomawoko

Arda 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 A. Gospodinov
  2. 5 V. Lyubenov
  3. 6 V. Popov
  4. 8 D. Yankov
  5. 9 G. Nikolov
  6. 10 S. Kovachev
  7. 21 V. Velev
  8. 24 M. Paskalev
  9. 80 L. Kotev
  10. 91 S. Ivanov
  11. 99 B. Karagaren
Substitutes (8)
  1. 11 A. Kabov
  2. 16 P. Bachev
  3. 18 S. Vasilev
  4. 22 Y. Georgiev
  5. 26 B. Akandzha
  6. 35 D. Velkovski
  7. 39 A. Vutov
  8. 44 Adama Ardile Traoré

Form and head-to-head: CSKA Sofia v Arda

CSKA Sofia

WDWLL

Arda

LWWWW

Head-to-head – last 1 meetings

CSKA Sofia wins: 1; draws: 0; Arda wins: 0.

Date Home Score Away Competition
CSKA Sofia 3–1 Arda Bulgarian First League

Bulgarian First League standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Levski Sofia 9 8 1 0 +17 25 DWWWW
2 Ludogorets 9 7 2 0 +9 23 WWDDW
3 CSKA Sofia 8 6 2 0 +15 20 WDWWW
4 CSKA 1948 Sofia 9 6 1 2 +8 19 WLWLW
5 Arda 9 5 1 3 +3 16 LLWWW
6 Botev Plovdiv 9 4 1 4 -1 13 WWLLL
7 Slavia Sofia 9 2 5 2 +2 11 DWLDD
8 Spartak Varna 9 2 4 3 -4 10 DDDLL
9 Botev Vratsa 9 2 2 5 -10 8 DWLWL
10 Septemvri Sofia 9 2 2 5 -7 8 LLDWW
11 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 9 2 0 7 -8 6 LWLLL
12 Cherno More 9 1 2 6 -9 5 DLLWL
13 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 8 0 4 4 -6 4 DLDLL
14 Dunav 2010 9 1 1 7 -9 4 LLDLW

Managers: CSKA Sofia v Arda

Daniel Morales
CSKA SofiaManagerDaniel Morales
A. Tunchev
ArdaManagerA. Tunchev

Match information: CSKA Sofia v Arda

Kick-off
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Competition
Bulgarian First League
Round
Regular Season – 9
City
Karlovo
Surface
grass
Capacity
43,230