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- Septemvri Sofia have lost five of their eight home matches this season, conceding 14 goals on their own field. Here, our Septemvri Sofia vs FC CSKA 1948 betting tips suggest focusing on the under 2.5 goals market given both teams’ recent struggles in attack.
- Septemvri Sofia, on the other hand, are a much more pragmatic bunch with Stamen Belchev’s men preferring to set up a compact 4-2-3-1 shape and try to stifle their opponents with a well-organised low block.
- Septemvri have lost three of their last five games, with two wins; they suffered a 0-2 home defeat to Ludogorets Razgrad six days ago.
Away: CSKA 1948
- CSKA 1948 are second in the Parva liga on 33 points from 17 games while Septemvri Sofia are 15th on 14 points from 16; thus, the Septemvri Sofia vs FC CSKA 1948 prediction heavily favors the away side based on current league position.
- CSKA are the possession-playing, high-pressing side that have kept themselves in the title hunt with a proactive approach instilled by head coach Ivan Stoyanov.
- CSKA’s preferred system is 4-1-4-1 or 4-2-3-1 in which they seek to dominate possession and use high pressing to force the opposition into errors and turnovers.
- The problem for CSKA at the moment is that they have not been getting as many goals as they would like and have lost some momentum in recent weeks.
Head-to-Head
The head-to-head record also favours the away side as CSKA 1948 have won three and drawn two of the previous five meetings with Septemvri.
Key Players
Nicolas Fontaine has been a threat up front for Septemvri this term, scoring two of the team's six goals in the last five while Galin Ivanov is the creative spark behind the goal for them with three assists in the same five games.
Betting Insights
- Septemvri have not been much better in the goals department recently, so we are taking the Under 2.5 goals market at 1.74 for this game of two out-of-form sides. In addition, these Septemvri Sofia vs FC CSKA 1948 betting tips highlight the likelihood of a low-scoring encounter.
- CSKA 1948 have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five Parva liga games, going goalless in a draw with Beroe and losing 3-0 at Arda Kardzhali.
- The bookmakers are heavily in favour of the second-placed side at 1.6, while Septemvri are huge 5.82 outsiders.
Prediction
- CSKA 1948 are the more talented side and certainly have more quality to win the game as they bid for top spot while Septemvri attempt to climb out of the relegation zone.
- However, we believe this might be a tighter game than the current table suggests as both sides have stumbled of late.
