Spartak Varna vs CSKA Sofia

5 September 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2026/27 · Referee Radoslav Gidzhenov

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

Boubacar Hanne 33’

Ioannis Pittas 18’

Match summary

Spartak Varna and CSKA Sofia drew 1-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Ioannis Pittas put CSKA Sofia ahead in the 18th minute and Boubacar Hanne equalised in the 33rd minute.

CSKA Sofia had the better of the chances, with 3.50 expected goals (xG) from 27 shots to Spartak Varna's 0.79 from 7.

Match stats

0% Possession 0%

0 Shots 0

0 Shots on target 0

0 Corners 0

74 Attacks 133

35 Dangerous attacks 96

0 Passes 0

0% Pass accuracy 0%

0 Tackles 0

0 Fouls 0

2 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

0 Offsides 0

Key events

Spartak Varna CSKA Sofia

Kick-off

7’

Stefano SensiShot on target

Jota LopesShot on target

8’

14’

Leandro GodoyShot on target

18’

Ioannis PittasRight foot shot

0-1

Boubacar HanneRight foot shot

1-1

33’

36’

Ángelo Martino

38’

Ioannis PittasShot on target

Half-time1-1

46’

Jean-Philippe GbaminFacundo Rodríguez

46’

Leandro GodoyShot on target

Second half underway

Anton Ivanov

51’

57’

C. ItuMax Ebong

Tsvetoslav MarinovRicardo Sousa

58’

Ángel Gomes ArevaloJota Lopes

58’

Plamen Iliev

65’

Deyan LozevDavid Valverde Juan

70’

71’

James Eto'oIsaac Solet

Ángel Gomes ArevaloShot on target

75’

77’

Pastor

Tsvetelin ChunchukovAhmed Ahmedov

78’

BuáAnton Ivanov

78’

79’

Ángelo MartinoShot on target

81’

Léo PereiraBruno Jordão

90+3’

Jean-Philippe Gbamin

Full-time1-1

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.

Spartak Varna 0.79 xGCSKA Sofia 3.50 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

CSKA Sofia attacking Spartak Varna attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Plamen Iliev	90′	0	1	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


David Valverde Juan Taken off	70′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Angel Granchov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joey Tshitoku	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Boris Ivanov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Deyan Lozev Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Ricardo Sousa Taken off	58′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sámuel Major	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jota Lopes Taken off	58′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Boubacar Hanne	90′	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Anton Ivanov Taken off	78′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tsvetoslav Marinov Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Buá Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Ahmed Ahmedov Taken off	78′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ángel Gomes Arevalo Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	–	–	0.31	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tsvetelin Chunchukov Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Fedor Lapoukhov	90′	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Teodor Ivanov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Facundo Rodríguez Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Andrey Yordanov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jean-Philippe Gbamin Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Isaac Solet Taken off	71′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Max Ebong	57′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bruno Jordão Taken off	81′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Stefano Sensi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mohamed Amine Brahimi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
James Eto'o Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Léo Pereira Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Joël Zwarts	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ioannis Pittas	90′	1	–	–	–	0.64	–	–	–	–	–	–

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

Spartak Varna W L L L D

CSKA Sofia W W W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Spartak Varna 0-4 CSKA Sofia, 29 Nov 25 Next meeting: CSKA Sofia vs Spartak Varna, 06 Mar 27 (upcoming) All Spartak Varna vs CSKA Sofia meetings

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