CSKA Sofia and Roma meet at Stadion Vasil Levski, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Group Stage).
CSKA Sofia :
The home team is currently in 4th position, with 2 points won, after 2 draws and 3 defeats. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Young Boys by (0‑1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against CFR Cluj, by (0‑0). The team comes to this match after a win away against Botev Plovdiv by (0‑3). CSKA Sofia have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 home matches for the UEFA Europa League.
For this competition, he has not won 5 games ago. This is a team that rarely scores first: they only opened the scoring in 2 of their last 9 UEFA Europa League games, of these 2 they came at half-time ahead in all and won at the end of the 90 ‘in all. In 9 games in the competition, he suffered the first goal 5 times, but got the comeback in 2. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 18 home games for all competitions: he scored 11 of his 28 goals between minutes (76 ‘ -90 ‘); they have conceded 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (61’ ‑ 75 ‘).
CSKA Sofia arrives motivated for this match after a 3-0 victory on the trip to Botev Plovdiv, in a match that counts for the Bulgarian championship. Please note that the home team is already eliminated from the Europa League. Coach Bruno Akrapovic is expected to bring the team back to 3-5-2, where Ali Sowe and Henrique will occupy the most advanced positions. We emphasize that the men of the house have some defects in the defensive organization. For this game, the lord of the house can count on all his players.
Rome:
After 4 wins and 1 draw, the visiting team is currently in 1st position, with 13 points won. In the last match, they won (3‑1) at home against Young Boys, after in the previous match, having won (0‑2) away with CFR Cluj. In their last match, for Serie A, they drew with Sassuolo at home by (0‑0). In their last 10 away matches, Roma have 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, as 23 of the last 24 matches have ended with Over 1.5 goals and 18 out of 24 have ended with Over 2.5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 5 times, but have come back in 3. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 7 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 5 of their 11 goals between minutes (61’ ‑ 75 ‘ ).
The visiting team enters this match equally, with the ball, at the reception to Sassuolo, in a match that counts for Serie A. It should be noted that the Italians enter this last match already classified for the next phase of the Europa League. In this match at CSKA Sofía, coach Paulo Fonseca is expected to favor maintaining ball possession and organized attacks, always with the aim of not offering space to his rival. On an individual level, we highlight Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who is very technical and competent in finishing. Outside of this match are Jordan Veretout, Davide Santon, Chris Smalling, Javier Pastore and Nicolò Zaniolo, players recovering from injury.
