CSKA 1948 vs Arda

31 July 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2026/27 · Referee Dimitar Dimitrov

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Mamadou Diallo 6’, 57’
  • Birsent Karagaren 21’

Match summary

CSKA 1948 won 2-1 at home to Arda. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Mamadou Diallo put CSKA 1948 ahead in the 6th minute, Birsent Karagaren equalised from a corner in the 21st minute, and Diallo won it with a header in the 57th minute.

Arda can feel hard done by, creating 1.73 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to CSKA 1948's 1.04 from 8. CSKA 1948 had a player sent off.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%
8 Shots 19
3 Shots on target 6
2 Corners 2
353 Passes 476
82.7% Pass accuracy 85.1%
0 Tackles 2
8 Fouls 13
1 Yellow cards 0
1 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 2

Key events

CSKA 1948 Arda
Kick-off
Mamadou DialloLeft foot shot1-0 (CSKA 1948)
6’
17’
Antonio VutovShot on target
21’
Birsent KaragarenRight foot shot1-1 (Arda)
21’
Antonio VutovShot on target
24’
Lachezar KotevShot on target
32’
Svetoslav KovachevShot on target
Half-time1-1
Frédéric MacielBorislav Tsonev
46’
Elias FrancoDanylo Tarasenko
46’
Second half underway
Kostadin Iliev
50’
Mamadou DialloHeader2-1 (CSKA 1948)
57’
Atanas IlievMamadou Diallo
58’
Jules MeyerFlorian Krebs
58’
63’
Dominik YankovAntonio Vutov
Andre Hoffmann
67’
Egor ParkhomenkoGeorgi Rusev
71’
74’
Atanas KabovIdowu David Akintola
78’
Georgi NikolovPreslav Bachev
Jules MeyerShot on target
90+5’
90+5’
Birsent KaragarenShot on target
Full-time2-1

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 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.04 1.73 6’ Mamadou Diallo (CSKA 1948), 1-0 6’ 21’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), 1-1 21’ 57’ Mamadou Diallo (CSKA 1948), 2-1 57’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.04 1.73 6’ Mamadou Diallo (CSKA 1948), 1-0 Diallo 6’ 21’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), 1-1 Karagaren 21’ 57’ Mamadou Diallo (CSKA 1948), 2-1 Diallo 57’
CSKA 1948 1.04 xGArda 1.73 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arda attacking CSKA 1948 attacking 
17’ Antonio Vutov (Arda), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 60’ Atanas Iliev (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 48’ Preslav Bachev (Arda), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 57’ Mamadou Diallo (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 21’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), from a corner, 0.23 xG, goal 6’ Mamadou Diallo (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 85’ Georgi Nikolov (Arda), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 21’ Antonio Vutov (Arda), set piece, 0.17 xG, saved 45’ Dragan Grivić (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 83’ Svetoslav Kovachev (Arda), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 35’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 36’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 5’ Georgi Rusev (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 28’ Antonio Vutov (Arda), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 17’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Svetoslav Kovachev (Arda), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Lachezar Kotev (Arda), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Vyacheslav Velev (Arda), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Georgi Rusev (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+5’ Jules Meyer (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 62’ Antonio Vutov (Arda), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Kostadin Iliev (CSKA 1948), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Atanas Kabov (Arda), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 32’ Svetoslav Kovachev (Arda), set piece, 0.00 xG, saved 69’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target 24’ Lachezar Kotev (Arda), open play, 0.00 xG, saved 17’ Antonio Vutov (Arda), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 60’ Atanas Iliev (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 48’ Preslav Bachev (Arda), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 57’ Mamadou Diallo (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 21’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), from a corner, 0.23 xG, goal 6’ Mamadou Diallo (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 85’ Georgi Nikolov (Arda), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 21’ Antonio Vutov (Arda), set piece, 0.17 xG, saved 45’ Dragan Grivić (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 83’ Svetoslav Kovachev (Arda), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 35’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 36’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 5’ Georgi Rusev (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 28’ Antonio Vutov (Arda), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 17’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Svetoslav Kovachev (Arda), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Lachezar Kotev (Arda), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Vyacheslav Velev (Arda), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Georgi Rusev (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+5’ Jules Meyer (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 62’ Antonio Vutov (Arda), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Kostadin Iliev (CSKA 1948), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Atanas Kabov (Arda), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 32’ Svetoslav Kovachev (Arda), set piece, 0.00 xG, saved 69’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target 24’ Lachezar Kotev (Arda), open play, 0.00 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

CSKA 1948 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Marinov
Soltani
Hoffmann
Iliev
Grivić
Krebs 58’
Vitanov
Tsonev 46’
Tarasenko 46’
Rusev 71’
Diallo 2 58’
Arda 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Gospodinov
Velkovski
Traoré
Lyubenov
Velev
Akintola 74’
Kotev
Vutov 63’
Kovachev
Karagaren
Bachev 78’

Player stats

Players16 players
Petar Marinov
90′ – – – – – – –
Dragan Grivić
90′ – – 1 0.13 – – –
Andre Hoffmann Sent off
67′ – – – – – –
Kostadin Iliev
90′ – – 1 0.01 – –
Fourat Soltani
90′ – – – – – – –
Florian Krebs Taken off
58′ – – – – – – –
Petar Vitanov
90′ – – – – – – –
Danylo Tarasenko Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Georgi Rusev Taken off
71′ – – 2 0.12 – – –
Borislav Tsonev Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Mamadou Diallo Taken off
58′ 2 – 2 0.49 – – –
Elias Franco Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Frédéric Maciel Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Jules Meyer Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Atanas Iliev Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 1 0.29 – – –
Egor Parkhomenko Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – –
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

CSKA 1948 DWDDW
Arda WWWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Arda 3-0 CSKA 1948, 22 Nov 25 Next meeting: Arda vs CSKA 1948, 29 Nov 26 (upcoming)  All CSKA 1948 vs Arda 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.