CSKA Sofia vs Dunav Ruse

2 August 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2026/27 · Referee Volen Chinkov

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

Joël Zwarts 17’
Facundo Rodríguez 79’

Radoslav Apostolov 9’

Match summary

CSKA Sofia came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Dunav Ruse. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Radoslav Apostolov put Dunav Ruse ahead in the 9th minute, Joël Zwarts equalised in the 17th minute, and Facundo Rodríguez won it in the 79th minute.

The chances backed that up: CSKA Sofia created 1.81 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Dunav Ruse's 0.34 from 3.

Match stats

75% Possession 25%

18 Shots 3

8 Shots on target 2

5 Corners 2

175 Attacks 64

136 Dangerous attacks 45

708 Passes 236

87.0% Pass accuracy 68.2%

3 Tackles 4

10 Fouls 9

3 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 1

Key events

CSKA Sofia Dunav Ruse

Kick-off

10’

Radoslav Apostolov

0-1

Joël ZwartsLeft foot shot

1-1

17’

Alejandro PiedrahitaShot on target

17’

Petko PanayotovShot on target

22’

Alejandro Piedrahita

31’

Second half underway

Half-time1-1

Jean-Philippe GbaminTeodor Ivanov

46’

Stefano SensiBruno Jordão

46’

Ioannis PittasAlejandro Piedrahita

46’

63’

Vladan Vidaković

Vasil KaymakanovLéo Pereira

65’

PastorMohamed Amine Brahimi

65’

Joël ZwartsShot on target

68’

74’

Stefan GavrilovKristiyan Boychev

Stefano SensiShot on target

74’

Ioannis PittasShot on target

76’

Facundo RodríguezLeft foot shot

2-1

79’

80’

Ibrahim KeitaA. V. Navasal

85’

Ilker BudinovMario Ivanov Dilchovski

James Eto'oShot on target

88’

Vasil Kaymakanov

90+2’

Ibrahim KeitaShot on target

Ioannis Pittas

90+3’

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.

CSKA Sofia 1.81 xGDunav Ruse 0.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Dunav Ruse attacking CSKA Sofia attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players


Fedor Lapoukhov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Facundo Rodríguez	90′	1	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Teodor Ivanov Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Andrey Yordanov	90′	–	–	1	0.00	–	–	–
Bruno Jordão Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mohamed Amine Brahimi Taken off	65′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
James Eto'o	90′	–	–	3	0.02	–	–	–
Petko Panayotov	90′	–	–	2	0.18	–	–	–
Léo Pereira Taken off	65′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Alejandro Piedrahita Taken off	46′	–	–	2	0.39	–	–
Joël Zwarts	90′	1	–	3	0.88	–	–	–
Jean-Philippe Gbamin Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Stefano Sensi Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	3	0.18	–	–	–
Ioannis Pittas Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	2	0.11	–	–
Pastor Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vasil Kaymakanov Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	–


Teodor Kanev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Andre Alves	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kyriakos Antoniou	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jose Cabarcas	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dimitar Todorov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vladan Vidaković	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mario Ivanov Dilchovski Taken off	85′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Radoslav Apostolov	90′	1	–	2	0.06	–	–	–
Kristiyan Boychev Taken off	74′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Denislav Minchev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Alexander Valino Navasal	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Stefan Gavrilov Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ibrahim Keita Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	1	0.28	–	–	–
Ilker Budinov Came on as a substitute	5′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 D L L D W

Dunav Ruse L L

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Dunav Ruse vs CSKA Sofia, 01 Dec 26 (upcoming) All CSKA Sofia vs Dunav Ruse meetings

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