- PFC CSKA Sofia have won three and lost two of their last five matches in all competitions (D2).
- OFI FC have won two and lost three of their last five in all competitions (D1).
- PFC CSKA Sofia are the odds on favourites to win the game at Vasil Levski, Bulgaria, with OFI FC 5.7 and the draw 3.9.
CSKA Sofia will push the pace in this Group 10 game
PFC CSKA Sofia are coming off a 5-0 belting of PFK Botev Vratsa in Parva Liga 2026/2027 but will have been more focused on getting back at OFI FC after their 3-0 defeat in this UEFA Europa League Qualification 2026 match just 0 days ago.
The Army Men and Hristo Yanev's men lack the quality to get back into it by playing their usual style again. CSKA Sofia are better suited to pressing high up the pitch, playing vertically through the three central areas and then trying to turn over the opposition and score as quickly as possible.
Yanev took over at CSKA Sofia on 24 September 2025 and has found a good balance between playing with a back three or a back four.
OFI FC have switched to a wing-back heavy system with three centre-backs and Christos Kontis has done a good job since taking over on 30 October 2025. OFI have gone from a 2-1 defeat to Willem II Tilburg in Friendly Club Matches 2026 to beating CSKA Sofia 3-0.
The O Omilos prefer
to overload the flanks and create
opportunities
for late
mid
field
runners, so
they will look
to pull the game
into the
side
channels
and
cause
CSKA problems on the set
pieces.
OFI's
Taxiarchis Fountas
is an early
goal threat
with two
in
one
UEFA
Europa
League
Qualification
2026
appearance
and
three
of OFI's eight
goals
in
their
last
five
games
in
all
competitions.
CSKA's
Ioannis
Pittas
has
scored
three
goals
in
seven
appearances
in
UEFA
Europa
League
Qualification
2026
to
give
them
a
reliable
focal
point
up
top,
but
OFI's
3-0
win
last
time
out
means
this
game
feels
a
little
too
tight
for
the
Army
Men
to
justify
the
1.62
odds.
We're
going
for
a
draw
at
Vasil
Levski,
but
the
other
option
BTTS&U2.5G, looks just as viable at 1.86 as Under 2.5G is at 1.99. CSKA Sofia have scored 2.20 goals per game and conceded 1.30 goals on average in all competitions in 2026, so they do carry a punch but can be got at.
