Arda vs CSKA Sofia

18 September 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2025/26 · Referee Georgi Ginchev

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • F. E. Eboa 89’

Match summary

Arda won 1-0 at home to CSKA Sofia, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

F. E. Eboa put Arda ahead with a header in the 89th minute.

CSKA Sofia can feel hard done by, creating 0.58 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Arda's 0.16 from 5.

Match stats

36% Possession 64%
5 Shots 7
2 Shots on target 4
4 Corners 2
306 Passes 532
71.2% Pass accuracy 81.8%
0 Tackles 4
14 Fouls 15
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Arda CSKA Sofia
Kick-off
S. Kovachev
4’
17’
L. GodoyShot on target
24’
P. PanayotovShot on target
32’
Á. Martino
40’
B. JordãoShot on target
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
58’
M. A. BrahimiI. Turitsov
58’
PastorK. Dodaj
PatrickA. Kabov
58’
A. ShinyashikiS. Kovachev
58’
67’
I. IlievB. Jordão
A. VutovS. Yussein
68’
A. VutovShot on target
71’
I. TilevB. Karagaren
76’
76’
L. GodoyShot on target
I. D. Akintola
87’
F. E. EboaHeader1-0 (Arda)
89’
90+1’
M. A. Brahimi
Full-time1-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.16 0.58 89’ F. E. Eboa (Arda), 1-0 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.16 0.58 89’ F. E. Eboa (Arda), 1-0 Eboa 89’
Arda 0.16 xGCSKA Sofia 0.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 CSKA Sofia attacking Arda attacking 
75’ L. Dellova (CSKA Sofia), set piece, 0.17 xG, blocked 76’ L. Godoy (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 24’ P. Panayotov (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 17’ L. Godoy (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 89’ F. E. Eboa (Arda), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 40’ B. Jordão (CSKA Sofia), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ D. Velkovski (Arda), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ B. Karagaren (Arda), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ A. Vutov (Arda), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Á. Martino (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ J. Eto'o (CSKA Sofia), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 84’ Patrick (Arda), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 75’ L. Dellova (CSKA Sofia), set piece, 0.17 xG, blocked 76’ L. Godoy (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 24’ P. Panayotov (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 17’ L. Godoy (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 89’ F. E. Eboa (Arda), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 40’ B. Jordão (CSKA Sofia), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ D. Velkovski (Arda), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ B. Karagaren (Arda), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ A. Vutov (Arda), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Á. Martino (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ J. Eto'o (CSKA Sofia), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 84’ Patrick (Arda), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Arda 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Gospodinov
Velev
Eboa
Huseynov
Velkovski
Akintola
Kotev
Kovachev 58’
Yussein 68’
Kabov 58’
Karagaren 76’
CSKA Sofia 4-4-2 Starting XI
Lapoukhov
Turitsov 58’
Lapeña
Dellova
Martino
Dodaj 58’
Eto'o
Panayotov
Jordão 67’
Pittas
Godoy

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
A. Gospodinov
90′ 4 0 13 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
V. Velev
90′ – 1 – 8 3 39 3 – – –
F. E. Eboa
90′ – 6 – 3 2 29 1 1 – –
J. Huseynov
90′ – 2 – 6 3 29 – – – –
D. Velkovski
90′ – 3 – 6 1 45 2 – – –
Midfielders7 players
I. D. Akintola
90′ – – 23 – – – 2 5 2 2 –
L. Kotev
90′ – – 34 1 – – – 5 1 3 –
S. Kovachev Taken off
58′ – – 11 – – – 1 4 2 1 –
S. Yussein Taken off
90′ – – 27 1 – – – 6 – 1 –
A. Kabov
58′ – – 12 – – – – 9 – 1 –
A. Shinyashiki Came on as a substitute
37′ – – 16 – – – – 3 1 – –
A. Vutov Came on as a substitute
27′ – 1 7 2 – – – 3 – – –
Forwards2 players
B. Karagaren Taken off
77′ – – 1 – 0.03 – – 4 1 15 –
I. Tilev Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – – 1 – 2 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Arda WDLDL
CSKA Sofia LDLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: CSKA Sofia 2-0 Arda, 16 Feb 25 Next meeting: CSKA Sofia 3-1 Arda, 06 Feb 26  All Arda vs CSKA Sofia meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.