Cherno More Varna vs CSKA Sofia
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Today’s featured game is the A PFG game between Cherno More Varna and CSKA Sofia.
I’m actually breaking one of my own rules by tipping this game because I never back the away side when the game is in Varna. However, I’ve seen something new in CSKA Sofia this season that I like a lot and I think they can do the necessary damage here.
Cherno More Varna, on the other hand, have Palomino, who is regarded to be one of the best attackers in Bulgaria right now so CSKA’s dubious defence will have their hands full here, especially with no right-backs available to them. However, Cherno More Varna have really struggled to find goals this season and that’s been their problem for a while, really. They’re not easy to beat in Varna but they’re not prolific either, despite the addition of talented Palomino in attack. Cherno More Varna are a solid enough unit and are not a side to underestimate but to get a result here they’ll need to do more than they have in recent weeks and I’m just not sure that they can do that.
CSKA Sofia’s attack is lethal with Romanian playmaker Zicu pulling the strings. With Delev, Michel, and Moraes in their firing line, it’s hard to see anything but goals when this side plays and you can see how dangerous they are by the places that they’ve already taken points from their visits to this season e.g. Beroe, Montana, Lokomotiv Sofia. Their 1-2 loss against Slavia Sofia last match is a result I’ll write off as Slavia Sofia are a rather corrupt side and it wouldn’t surprise me if that game was fixed. What I prefer to pay attention to is that CSKA Sofia are playing good attacking football and have lots of options and that interests me here – you have to do it well to win in Varna and CSKA are finally in a position where they can legitimately claim to be good enough to win in places like Varna nowadays.
So, yeah – tight game, not one to bet heavily on. However, I do like the odds on CSKA winning this one, hence the call!
Verdict: CSKA Sofia to win at evens.
Friday’s Picks
As ever, if there are any explanations required then please feel free to post a comment! For the remainder of my thoughts on today’s games, see below, although I feel compelled to write that the below are not necessarily my tips but merely my thoughts to prevent endless questions about my thoughts on certain games!
Australian A-League:
Brisbane Roar vs Gold Coast United (7) 1-0
Austrian Liga 1:
Grodig vs Blau-Weiss Linz (5)
Lustenau vs SCR Altach (6)
St.Polten vs First Vienna (7)
WAC/St.Andra vs Hartberg (7)
LASK Linz vs Austria Lustenau (7)
Bulgarian A PFG:
Montana vs Rakovski (7) 1-0
Svetkavitsa vs Beroe (5) 0-0
Slavia Sofia vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv (6) 1-1
Cherno More Varna vs CSKA Sofia (6) 1-2
Botev Vratsa vs Chernomorets Burgas (5) 1-2
Minior Pernik vs Lokomotiv Sofia (6) 1-0
Levski Sofia vs Kaliakra (7) 2-1
Colombian Primera A:
Cucuta Deportivo vs Independiente de Santa Fe Bogota (5) 1-0
Croatian Prva Liga:
Inter Zapresic vs NK Zagreb (6) 1-0
Lucko vs Hajduk Split (7) 1-2
Czech Republic Gambrinus Liga:
Slovan Liberec vs Banik Ostrava (7) 2-0
Danish 1st Division:
Fredericia vs Viborg (7)
German Bundesliga:
Augsburg vs Werder Bremen (6) 0-1
Hungarian Soproni Liga:
Budapest Honved vs Diosgyori VTK (4) 1-1
Irish Premier League:
Bohemians vs Sligo Rovers (7) 2-1
Dundalk vs Drogheda United (7) 2-0
Galway United vs Bray Wanderers (6) 1-2
St.Patrick’s Athletic vs Derry City (5) 1-1, at least one red card in this game
Dutch Eredivisie:
De Graafschap vs NAC Breda (6) 1-1
Norwegian Eliteserien:
Stabaek vs Molde FK (5) 1-2
Polish Ekstraklasa:
Zaglebie Lubin vs Korona Kielce (6) 2-1
Gornik Zabrze vs Ruch Chorzow (6) 1-1
Polish Liga 1:
Gornik Polkowice vs Ruch Radzionkow (5)
Portuguese Liga Sagres:
Pacos de Ferreira vs Academica de Coimbra (6) 2-1
Romanian Liga:
Gaz Metan Medias vs Sportul Studentesc (6) 1-0
Pandurii Targu Jiu vs Universitatea Cluj (4) 2-2
Singaporean S-League:
Albirex Niigata vs Gombak United (6) 2-1
Spanish Segunda Liga:
Guadalajara vs Sabadell (5)
Turkish Super Lig:
Antalyaspor vs Galatasaray (6) 1-1
Ukrainian Premier League:
Volyn Lutsk vs Arsenal Kiev (6) 1-0
Chernomorets Odessa vs Oleksandriya (5) 2-1
Welsh Premier League:
Afan Lido vs Llanelli (7) 0-2
Airbus UK vs Prestatyn Town (6) 1-2
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