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Ludogorets vs CSKA 1948: Match Preview

Ludogorets

3-0

HT 1-0

CSKA 1948

Date

5 April 2026

Kickoff

19:30

Venue

Huvepharma Arena

Round

Regular Season - 28

Status

Full time

Scheduled match window: approximately 19:30–21:30 EAT. Actual duration can vary because of added time, extra time, delays or interruptions.

Fixtures Hub's Pick

Ludogorets or draw

Medium Confidence This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 1 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Match overview

Medium confidence

Ludogorets face CSKA 1948 in First League in Bulgaria. The match is scheduled for Sunday, 5 April 2026 at 19:30 at Huvepharma Arena.

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 1 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Key match trends

Ludogorets are unbeaten in their last 5 matches on record.

CSKA 1948 are unbeaten in their last 5 matches on record.

Head-to-head summary

Ludogorets wins

Draws

CSKA 1948 wins

Average goals

Both scored

100%

Over 2.5 goals

100%

First-half goals

Meetings analysed

Ludogorets

Rating 8.9/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

50%

Clean sheets

Points rate

8.9/10

CSKA 1948

Rating 7.2/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

50%

Clean sheets

Points rate

7.2/10

Team lineups

Starting players, substitutes and coaching staff where available.

Ludogorets

4-1-4-1

39 Hendrik Bonmann G

3 Anton Nedyalkov D

4 Dinis Almeida D

24 Olivier Verdon D

2 Joel Andersson D

30 Pedro Naressi M

14 Petar Stanić M

26 Filip Kaloč M

18 Ivajlo Chochev M

77 Erick Marcus M

9 Kwadwo Duah F

Coach

Per-Mathias Hogmo

Substitutes

Yves Erick Bile

Deroy Duarte

Sergio Padt

Idan Nachmias

Son

Alberto Salido

Vinicius Nogueira

Bernard Tekpetey

Ivan Yordanov

CSKA 1948

4-2-3-1

1 Petar Marinov G

22 Ognjen Gašević D

21 Lasha Dvali D

6 Egor Parkhomenko D

96 Dragan Grivić D

34 Petar Vitanov M

8 Yohann Magnin M

77 Elias Franco M

23 Florian Krebs M

20 Brian Sobrero M

10 Borislav Tsonev M

Coach

Aleksandar Aleksandrov

Substitutes

Juanmi Carrión

Mamadou Diallo

Andre Hoffmann

Frédéric Maciel

Atanas Iliev

José Martínez

Dimitar Sheytanov

Kaloyan Strinski

Ludogorets

Formation 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

39Hendrik BonmannG
2Joel AnderssonD
24Olivier VerdonD
4Dinis AlmeidaD
3Anton NedyalkovD
30Pedro NaressiM
77Erick MarcusM
18Ivajlo ChochevM
26Filip KaločM
14Petar StanićM
9Kwadwo DuahF

Substitutes

29Yves Erick BileF
23Deroy DuarteM
1Sergio PadtG
55Idan NachmiasD
17SonD
7Alberto SalidoF
27Vinicius NogueiraD
37Bernard TekpeteyM
82Ivan YordanovM

Coach

Per-Mathias Hogmo

CSKA 1948

Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1Petar MarinovG
96Dragan GrivićD
6Egor ParkhomenkoD
21Lasha DvaliD
22Ognjen GaševićD
8Yohann MagninM
34Petar VitanovM
20Brian SobreroM
23Florian KrebsM
77Elias FrancoM
10Borislav TsonevM

Substitutes

3Juanmi CarriónD
93Mamadou DialloF
4Andre HoffmannD
67Frédéric MacielM
9Atanas IlievF
17José MartínezF
13Dimitar SheytanovG
14Kaloyan StrinskiM

Coach

Aleksandar Aleksandrov

LudogoretsCSKA 1948

🟨 Yellow card
P. Vitanov
33'
🟨 Yellow card
P. Vitanov
⚽ Penalty goal
K. Duah
45'
⚽ Penalty goal
K. Duah
HT 1-0
↔ Sub
B. Sobrero · Frederic
46'
↔ Sub
B. Sobrero · Frederic
↔ Sub
P. Vitanov · M. Diallo
46'
↔ Sub
P. Vitanov · M. Diallo
🟨 Yellow card
M. Diallo
49'
🟨 Yellow card
M. Diallo
⚽ Goal
I. Chochev
55'
⚽ Goal
I. Chochev
🟨 Yellow card
Pedro Naressi
63'
🟨 Yellow card
Pedro Naressi
↔ Sub
Pedro Naressi · D. Duarte
69'
↔ Sub
Pedro Naressi · D. Duarte
↔ Sub
F. Krebs · J. Martines
69'
↔ Sub
F. Krebs · J. Martines
↔ Sub
E. Franco · A. Iliev
69'
↔ Sub
E. Franco · A. Iliev
↔ Sub
I. Chochev · B. Tekpetey
75'
↔ Sub
I. Chochev · B. Tekpetey
↔ Sub
K. Duah · A. Salido Tajero
80'
↔ Sub
K. Duah · A. Salido Tajero
↔ Sub
O. Gasevic · J. Carrion
82'
↔ Sub
O. Gasevic · J. Carrion
⚽ Goal
P. Stanic · J. Andersson
83'
⚽ Goal
P. Stanic · J. Andersson
FT 3-0

Ludogorets recent results

WLudogorets v Farul Constanta3-2 WSpartak Varna v Ludogorets1-5 WLudogorets v CSKA Sofia3-0 WMontana v Ludogorets0-3 WLudogorets v Levski Sofia1-0 DLudogorets v Lokomotiv Plovdiv1-1

CSKA 1948 recent results

WCSKA 1948 v Lokomotiv Sofia3-2 WSpartak Varna v CSKA 19481-2 DCSKA 1948 v Botev Plovdiv0-0 WLokomotiv Plovdiv v CSKA 19480-5 WSlavia Sofia v CSKA 19480-2 LCSKA 1948 v Levski Sofia1-3

Our Pick

Ludogorets or draw

Medium

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 1 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Data snapshot

Recent form and H2H context

Ludogorets

8.9/10

CSKA 1948

7.2/10

H2H matches

H2H avg goals

Recent form and H2H figures are calculated from recorded fixtures in the primary match feed and do not guarantee a future result.

Match analysis summary

Ludogorets are unbeaten in their last 5 matches on record.
CSKA 1948 are unbeaten in their last 5 matches on record.

Match information

Competition: First League
Country: Bulgaria
Date: 5 April 2026
Kickoff: 19:30
Season: 2025
Round: Regular Season - 28
Referee: S. Arsov
Venue: Huvepharma Arena

Match preview guide

Ludogorets vs CSKA 1948: form, H2H and match context

This First League match page combines the scheduled kickoff, recent results, head-to-head meetings, available lineups, match events and team statistics in one place. The sections above compare Ludogorets and CSKA 1948, with supported live updates and the final result added as the fixture progresses.

How to read recent form

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What H2H tells you

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