CSKA Sofia vs Arda

12 September 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2026/27 · Referee Mihael Pavlov

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

Stefano Sensi 41’ (pen)
Léo Pereira 48’
J. Zwarts 52’
Ioannis Pittas 72’ (pen)

Birsent Karagaren 1’

Match summary

CSKA Sofia came from behind to win 4-1 at home to Arda. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Birsent Karagaren put Arda ahead with a header in the first minute and Stefano Sensi equalised from the penalty spot in the 41st minute. In the second half, Léo Pereira put CSKA Sofia in front in the 48th minute, J. Zwarts made it 3-1 in the 52nd minute, and Ioannis Pittas made it 4-1 from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute.

The chances backed that up: CSKA Sofia created 3.10 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Arda's 0.87 from 8.

Match stats

101 Attacks 92

56 Dangerous attacks 35

1 Yellow cards 5

0 Red cards 0

Possession, shots and other detailed statistics are not available for this match.

Key events

CSKA Sofia Arda

Kick-off

2’

Birsent Karagaren

0-1

8’

Svetoslav KovachevShot on target

14’

Stanislav IvanovShot on target

15’

Georgi NikolovShot on target

Cătălin ItuShot on target

20’

Stefano SensiShot on target

26’

Shot on target

31’

34’

Dominik Yankov

Shot on target

35’

Stefano SensiPenalty

1-1

41’

42’

Vyacheslav Velev

Jean-Philippe Gbamin

45’

Half-time1-1

Léo PereiraCătălin Itu

46’

Adama Ardile TraoréDominik Yankov

Léo PereiraLeft foot shot

2-1

48’

PastorShot on target

48’

Svetoslav KovachevShot on target

Second half underway

J. Zwarts

3-1

53’

Petko PanayotovStefano Sensi

67’

M. BrahimiJames Eto'o

67’

Preslav BachevGeorgi Nikolov

67’

Atanas KabovBirsent Karagaren

Leandro GodoyJ. Zwarts

71’

Ioannis PittasPenalty

4-1

72’

B. CotterPastor

82’

85’

Unknown

86’

Unknown

89’

Dimitar VelkovskiViktor Popov

90+3’

Antonio Vutov

Full-time4-1

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.

CSKA Sofia 3.10 xGArda 0.87 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Arda attacking CSKA Sofia attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Fedor Lapoukhov	90′	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Pastor	82′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Teodor Ivanov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Facundo Rodríguez	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ángelo Martino	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Bruno Jordão	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
James Eto'o	67′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Max Ebong	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Stefano Sensi Taken off	67′	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Léo Pereira Came on as a substitute	44′	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Petko Panayotov Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Leandro Godoy	90′	–	–	–	–	0.34	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ioannis Pittas	90′	1	–	–	–	0.97	–	–	–	–	–	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Anatoli Gospodinov	90′	0	4	–	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Viktor Popov Taken off	89′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Adama Ardile Traoré	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Viktor Lyubenov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vyacheslav Velev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dimitar Velkovski Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Lachezar Kotev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Svetoslav Kovachev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dominik Yankov Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Stanislav Ivanov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Birsent Karagaren Taken off	67′	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Atanas Kabov Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Preslav Bachev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 Sofia W W W W D

Arda W W W W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: CSKA Sofia 3-1 Arda, 06 Feb 26 Next meeting: Arda vs CSKA Sofia, 13 Mar 27 (upcoming) All CSKA Sofia vs Arda meetings

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