CSKA Sofia vs Spartak Varna

13 May 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2024/25 · Referee Marijan Grebencharski

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

Stanislav Shopov 28’
Ioannis Pittas 53’
Sainey Sanyang 55’
Ilian Iliev 61’
Zymer Bytyqi 83’

Match summary

CSKA Sofia won comfortably, 5-0 at home to Spartak Varna. CSKA Sofia led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Stanislav Shopov put CSKA Sofia ahead in the 28th minute. In the second half, Ioannis Pittas made it 2-0 in the 53rd minute, Sainey Sanyang made it 3-0 in the 55th minute, Ilian Iliev made it 4-0 in the 61st minute, and Zymer Bytyqi made it 5-0 in the 83rd minute.

The chances backed that up: CSKA Sofia created 1.88 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Spartak Varna's 0.20 from 7.

Key events

CSKA Sofia Spartak Varna

Kick-off

Matthias PhaëtonShot on target

20’

Viktor MitevShot on target

Stanislav ShopovLeft foot shot

1-0

28’

Ioannis PittasFoul

41’

Ilian Iliev

43’

Viktor MitevFoul

Half-time1-0

Second half underway

47’

Viktor MitevShot on target

Stanislav ShopovShot on target

49’

Ioannis PittasRight foot shot

2-0

53’

Sainey SanyangLeft foot shot

3-0

55’

59’

Yoan BaurenskiFoul

59’

Daniel IvanovDimitar Mitkov

59’

Aleksandar GeorgievBernardo Couto

Ilian IlievLeft foot shot

4-0

61’

Olaus SkarsemMatthias Phaëton

63’

Zymer BytyqiJonathan Lindseth

63’

Petko PanayotovStanislav Shopov

63’

Marcelino CarreazoIlian Iliev

63’

65’

Antonio VutovFoul

Fedor LapoukhovFoul

67’

68’

Pa KonateAntonio Vutov

68’

Felix StraussArgument

Yoan BornosuzovIoannis Pittas

70’

76’

Aleksandar YanchevXandy

Zymer BytyqiRight foot shot

5-0

83’

Zymer BytyqiShot on target

90+1’

Full-time5-0

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.

CSKA Sofia 1.88 xGSpartak Varna 0.20 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Spartak Varna attacking CSKA Sofia attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

CSKA Sofia 4-4-1-1 Starting XI

Spartak Varna 5-4-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Fedor Lapoukhov	90′	2	0	31	1	1	–	–

Defenders4 players


Ivan Turitsov	90′	–	1	–	2	–	52	–	–	–	–
Lumbardh Dellova	90′	–	2	–	5	2	79	–	–	–	–
Liam Cooper	90′	2	2	1	7	6	67	–	–	–	–
Sainey Sanyang	90′	–	2	1	1	–	68	2	1	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Ilian Iliev Taken off	63′	1	–	21	–	–	1	–	9	–	2
Jonathan Lindseth Taken off	63′	–	–	62	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–
James Eto'o	90′	–	2	61	2	–	–	–	7	–	–	–
Matthias Phaëton Taken off	63′	–	2	26	3	–	–	1	6	–	2	–
Stanislav Shopov Taken off	63′	1	–	46	3	–	–	–	3	–	–	–
Olaus Skarsem Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	18	1	–	–	1	3	–	–	–
Marcelino Carreazo Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Petko Panayotov Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	33	–	–	–	–	3	–	1	–
Zymer Bytyqi Came on as a substitute	31′	1	–	13	2	–	–	1	4	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Ioannis Pittas Taken off	71′	1	1	2	1	0.38	–	2	2	1	13
Yoan Bornosuzov Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	2	–	0.06	–	–	2	–	8	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Martin Velichkov	90′	3	5	6	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Mateo Jurić-Petrašilo	90′	–	5	–	1	–	28	3	–	–	–
Felix Strauss	90′	1	–	2	1	–	13	–	–	–
Aleksandar Tsvetkov	90′	–	1	–	12	2	29	–	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Xandy Taken off	77′	–	–	17	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–
Viktor Mitev	90′	–	–	24	–	–	1	1	1	1	1
Antonio Vutov Taken off	69′	–	–	24	2	–	–	1	7	2	1
Yoan Baurenski	90′	–	–	39	1	–	1	–	1	2	–
Filip Lesniak	90′	–	–	37	–	–	–	1	2	–	–	–
Bernardo Couto Taken off	60′	–	–	20	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–
Aleksandar Georgiev Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–
Pa Konate Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–
Aleksandar Yanchev Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Dimitar Mitkov Taken off	60′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	10	–
Daniel Ivanov Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	2	2	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 W L W W W

Spartak Varna W L L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Spartak Varna 0-1 CSKA Sofia, 26 Apr 25 Next meeting: CSKA Sofia 1-1 Spartak Varna, 26 Jul 25 All CSKA Sofia vs Spartak Varna 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.