CSKA Sofia vs Botev Vratsa
Vasil Levski National StadiumNikola Popov
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CSKA Sofia vs Botev Vratsa – competition: Bulgarian First League.
Final score: CSKA Sofia 5–0 Botev Vratsa. Half-time: 2–0.
CSKA Sofia: position 2, 24 points from 10 matches.
Botev Vratsa: position 9, 9 points from 10 matches.
CSKA Sofia – last 5 matches: 3 won, 1 drawn, 1 lost.
Botev Vratsa – last 5 matches: 1 won, 1 drawn, 3 lost.
Last results: CSKA Sofia 1-3 Maccabi Tel Aviv; Botev Vratsa 0-3 Slavia Sofia.
Goals: Zwarts 12′, Panayotov 38′, Vanov 65′, Zwarts 72′, and Godoy 79′.
The confirmed starting lineups list CSKA Sofia in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation and Botev Vratsa in a 3-2-4-1 formation.
The announced starting eleven for CSKA Sofia: Fedor Lapoukhov, Mohamed Brahimi, Teodor Ivanov, Jean-philippe Gbamin, Andrey Yordanov, Bruno Jordão, James Eto'o, Petko Panayotov, Isaac Solet Bomawoko, Joel Zwarts, and Cătălin Itu.
The announced starting eleven for Botev Vratsa: Lubomir Vasilev, Antoan Stoyanov, Boyanov, Dorde Jovicic, Kassim Hadji, Vladislav Naydenov, Daniel Genov, Iliya Yurukov, Jose Gallegos, Martin Smolenski, and Preslav Borukov.
Last meeting: CSKA Sofia 1-0 Botev Vratsa (4 March 2026, BUL First League).
On this page: Lineups, Odds, Comparison, Standings
Related pages: CSKA Sofia, Botev Vratsa, Bulgarian First League, CSKA Sofia vs Botev Vratsa: head-to-head, Live football scores
Kick-off: August 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM GMT+1.
Venue: Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sophia. Capacity: 43,230.
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria).
Final score: CSKA Sofia 5–0 Botev Vratsa. Half-time: 2–0.
CSKA Sofia won: CSKA Sofia 5-0 Botev Vratsa. Goals: Zwarts 12′, Panayotov 38′, Vanov 65′, Zwarts 72′, and Godoy 79′.
Lineups: CSKA Sofia 4-1-2-1-2, Botev Vratsa 3-2-4-1. CSKA Sofia: Lapoukhov; Brahimi, Vanov, Gbamin, Yordanov; Jordão; E. Eyenga, Panayotov; Solet; Zwarts, Itu. Botev Vratsa: Vasilev; Jovicic, Boyanov, Stoyanov; Naydenov, Hadji; Smolenski, Gallegos, Yurukov, Genov; Borukov.
Matches played: 10 — CSKA Sofia wins: 8, draws: 2, Botev Vratsa wins: 0. CSKA Sofia vs Botev Vratsa: head-to-head
| Rank | Team | P | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Title Play-offs | CSKA Sofia | 10 | +17 | 24 |
| 9Relegation Play-offs | Botev Vratsa | 10 | -10 | 9 |
