- Home form: CSKA Sofia have three wins and no losses from their three home games in this season's UEFA Conference League.
- Current run: Monaco have won four and drawn one of their last five in all competitions.
- Player form: Paris Brunner is in fine form for the visitors, scoring four in his last five.
CSKA Sofia can cause an upset in Bulgaria
PFC CSKA Sofia are 6.17 odds to beat AS Monaco at home in the UEFA Conference League this Thursday and it's easy to see why. Les Rouge et Blanc are the superior team, but CSKA Sofia are a long shot on their day and they look good value to get a result.
The market is clearly on Monaco to win, as it should be, at 1.53, while the 4.57 draw and Both teams to score odds of 1.98 are slightly in favor of the No side.
- Markus Gisdol has set CSKA up to play a direct, high-tempo brand of football with lots of pressing and width from their wing-backs.
- Their first three home games in the Conference League produced 12 goals and they're scoring freely at home, so they could definitely get on the scoreboard and cause Monaco some problems if they are as good as they were against Arda Kardzhali and PFC Lokomotiv Sofia, two top-flight Bulgarian clubs that they swept aside in the last few weeks.
- CSKA are unbeaten in five, winning three and drawing two of their last games in all competitions, so they are a solid team and have found some momentum.
Les Rouge et Blanc have too much class
Recent form
They haven't been a dominant side with five wins, two draws and three defeats from their last ten, but Monaco are on a two-game winning streak and have eight wins, one draw and one defeat from their last 10 in all competitions. The French club have four wins, one draw and one loss from six away in all competitions, so they travel well but they're not untouchable on their travels either.
Tactics
Filipe Luis has them compact and well organised, controlling the game through possession and fast vertical passes, but also able to play on the break and counter-press when out of possession.
Prediction & player form
They look the more likely of the two to nick this and a low-scoring away win looks the most likely outcome given the odds and the under-leaning market.
Paris Brunner has four goals in his last five games for club and country and four of Monaco's six goals over their last two matches. Back him to add to his tally at Vasil Levski, Bulgaria.
