Slavia Sofia
- PFC Slavia Sofia have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five Parva liga games.
- Slavia Sofia have won six, drawn four and lost four of their 14 Parva liga home games.
- Slavia are eighth with 38 points from 28 games and Septemvri are 15th with 22 points from the same number of fixtures, so both know the stakes of the game.
- Slavia’s recent away win over Cherno More Varna (1-3) shows they can deliver in tough games and their recent home form has been solid, despite winning one and losing one of their last two at home.
Septemvri Sofia
- Septemvri Sofia have lost four and drawn one of their last five matches.
- Hristo Arangelov has done a decent job since returning to Septemvri in February 2026, adapting his pragmatism to the personnel and creating a side that can play in multiple systems.
- Their recent run of three games has included a 3-0 away defeat to Lokomotiv Sofia and a 1-4 home loss to Arda Kardzhali.
- They have lost both of their last two away fixtures, so it’s hard to see anything other than a home win in this local fixture.
Head-to-Head
The last meeting between the sides was won 1-0 by Slavia in the reverse fixture five months ago, but that was away from home and Friday’s hosts haven’t won their last home league game against Septemvri.
Key Players
- Ratko Dostanić has done a good job of instilling his structure-first mentality at Slavia since taking over in October 2025.
- The one constant in his approach, however, is that the system and structure must be right first, then the team can play either to keep it tight or attack on the break.
Betting Insights
Septemvri average only 0.64 goals per game away from home in the league and Slavia, who concede an average of 1.00 goals per home game in the Parva liga, should be good value at 1.68 to win with Over 2.5 goals and Both Teams to Score - No at 1.93 and 1.85 respectively.
Prediction
- Slavia Sofia should prove too strong for the Septemvri Sofia in Friday’s Sofia soccer derby as the hosts play for stability in the upper/mid table and the visitors try to avoid relegation from the bottom.
- It’s hard to see anything other than a home win in this local fixture.
