Spartak Varna v CSKA Sofia

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

Prediction and probabilities: Spartak Varna v CSKA Sofia

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Away win · CSKA Sofia at 48.0% - the match finished 1:1, so the prediction was wrong.

Model	1 · Spartak Varna	X	2 · CSKA Sofia	Prediction	Result
ELO + Poisson	35.5%	31.3%	33.2%	Home win · Spartak Varna	✘ Missed
Pro AI (XGBoost)	28.6%	23.4%	48.0%	Away win · CSKA Sofia	✘ Missed
Data Providers	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	Away win · CSKA Sofia	✘ Missed
Final score	1:1			Draw

Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Match events: Spartak Varna v CSKA Sofia

19′Ioannis Pittas · Goal
32′Boubacar Hanne · Goal
36′Ángelo Martino · Yellow card
46′Facundo Rodriguez · Substitution (off: Jean-Philippe Gbamin)
51′anton ivanov · Yellow card
57′Max Ebong · Substitution (off: Cătălin Itu)
58′Joao Lopes · Substitution (off: angel gomes)
58′ricardo sousa · Substitution (off: mikhailov tsvetoslav marinov)
65′Plamen Iliev · Yellow card
70′David Valverde · Substitution (off: Deyan Lozev)
71′James Eto'o · Substitution (off: Isaac Solet Bomawoko)
77′David Samuel Custódio Lima · Yellow card
77′anton ivanov · Substitution (off: Bua)
78′Ahmed Ahmedov · Substitution (off: Tsvetelin Chunchukov)
81′Bruno Jordão · Substitution (off: Leonardo Augusto dos Santos Pereira)
90+2′ · Yellow card

Match statistics: Spartak Varna v CSKA Sofia

Statistic	Spartak Varna	CSKA Sofia
Possession	31%	69%
Shots on target	2	8
Total shots	4	27
Shots off target	2	19
Blocked shots	0	0
Corners	2	10
Yellow cards	2	3
Red cards	0	0

Line-ups: Spartak Varna v CSKA Sofia

Spartak Varna 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

4 B. Ivanov
6 José Ricardo Gomes Sousa
10 J. Lopes
11 Boubacar Hanne
19 S. Major
23 P. Iliev
44 A. Granchov
45 J. Tshitoku
70 A. Ahmedov
76 David Valverde
77 A. Ivanov

Substitutes (11)

1 Pedro Victor
3 Mateo Jurić-Petrašilo
7 Bua
9 T. Chunchukov
14 Daniel Pavlov
17 T. Marinov
20 D. Lozev
72 Vasco Oliveira
80 A. Gomes
82 Tomás Silva
99 G. Trifonov

CSKA Sofia 4-1-3-2

Starting XI

2 Pastor
6 Bruno Jordão
7 M. Ebong
8 S. Sensi
9 S. Godoy
14 T. Ivanov
17 Á. Martino
21 F. Lapoukhov
28 I. Pittas
32 Facundo Santiago Rodríguez
99 J. Eto'o

Substitutes (11)

3 Tamimou Ouorou
4 Dinis Almeida
5 J. Gbamin
19 A. Yordanov
25 D. Evtimov
30 P. Panayotov
34 V. Kaymakanov
38 Léo Pereira
67 C. Itu
80 G. Chorbadzhiyski
94 I. Solet Bomawoko

Form and head-to-head: Spartak Varna v CSKA Sofia

Spartak Varna

DDLLL

13 Sep 2026ASlavia Sofia0–0D
30 Aug 2026HLudogorets1–1D
22 Aug 2026ALevski Sofia0–6L
17 August 2026HSeptemvri Sofia0–1L
10 Aug 2026ABotev Plovdiv2–3L

CSKA Sofia

WWWLL

12 Sep 2026HArda4–1W
9 Sep 2026ALevski Sofia4–2W
30 Aug 2026HCherno More3–1W
27 Aug 2026HOFI0–2L
20 Aug 2026AOFI0–3L

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	CSKA Sofia	8	6	2	0	+15	20	WDWWW
3	Ludogorets	8	6	2	0	+8	20	WDDWW
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	8	2	2	4	-6	8	LDWWL
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: Spartak Varna v CSKA Sofia

Spartak VarnaManagerV. PetrovBulgaria

CSKA SofiaManagerHristo Yanev

Match information: Spartak Varna v CSKA Sofia

Kick-off: Sat 5 Sep · 16:00
Competition: Bulgarian First League
Round: Regular Season – 8
Venue: Stadion Spartak
City: Ryazan'
Surface: grass
Capacity: 6,000