CSKA Sofia host Trabzonspor in the UEFA Europa Conference League. Both sides have had a bumpy few months, mixing some big wins in among some rough defeats, so neither arrives with settled form.
The two of them actually opened this season's league phase in the same round, back in mid-October, with contrasting results. That's barely enough to go on, though, and plenty can change before they actually meet.
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Two sides swinging between highs and lows
Over their last twenty matches across all competitions, CSKA Sofia have won twelve, drawn four and lost four, scoring freely with forty two goals for and twenty three against. That is a decent overall return, but their most recent five games have gone win, draw, then three straight losses, including defeats to Monaco and CSKA 1948.
CSKA Sofia: 20 completed matches; Trabzonspor: 20 completed matches.
CSKA Sofia
- Win
- 55% 11 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 40
- Conceded
- 23
- Difference
- +17
Trabzonspor
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 5% 1 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 32
- Conceded
- 23
- Difference
- +9
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Panathinaikos | CSKA Sofia | 05.11.2026 | 2-1 |
| First League | CSKA Sofia | Slavia Sofia | 31.10.2026 | 0-0 |
| First League | CSKA Sofia | Ludogorets | 26.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | FC Nordsjaelland | CSKA Sofia | 22.10.2026 | 2-2 |
| Cup | Nesebar | CSKA Sofia | 18.10.2026 | 0-2 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | CSKA Sofia | Monaco | 15.10.2026 | 1-2 |
| First League | CSKA 1948 | CSKA Sofia | 11.10.2026 | 2-3 |
| First League | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | CSKA Sofia | 20.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| First League | Lokomotiv Sofia | CSKA Sofia | 16.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| First League | CSKA Sofia | Arda Kardzhali | 12.09.2026 | 4-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Trabzonspor | SC Freiburg | 05.11.2026 | 0-1 |
| Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | Gaziantep FK | 01.11.2026 | 2-0 |
| Süper Lig | Rizespor | Trabzonspor | 26.10.2026 | 3-4 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Trabzonspor | Heart Of Midlothian | 22.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | Beşiktaş | 19.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | KuPS | Trabzonspor | 15.10.2026 | 2-4 |
| Süper Lig | Samsunspor | Trabzonspor | 10.10.2026 | 0-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Trabzonspor | Drogheda United | 01.10.2026 | 0-1 |
| Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | Galatasaray | 19.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| Süper Lig | Konyaspor | Trabzonspor | 12.09.2026 | 1-0 |
Trabzonspor's record in the same stretch is far choppier: ten wins, one draw and nine losses, with thirty two scored and twenty six conceded. Their last five have bounced around too, a loss at Rizespor, back to back wins over Hearts and Beşiktaş, then back to back losses at KuPS and Samsunspor.
Neither team has found any real consistency lately, and both have shown they can concede goals in bunches.
Comparative Team Statistics: CSKA Sofia vs Trabzonspor

An early league phase table, nothing more
The Conference League league phase table has Trabzonspor sitting third after their opening match, a 4-2 win away at KuPS, while CSKA Sofia are down in 28th after losing 1-2 at home to Monaco.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brann | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6/2 | 6 |
| 4 | Trabzonspor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6/2 | 6 |
| 5 | Twente | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5/1 | 6 |
| 22 | FK Crvena Zvezda | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4/5 | 1 |
| 23 | CSKA Sofia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3/4 | 1 |
| 24 | FK Jablonec | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 | 1 |
That is only one game apiece, though, so it reflects a single result rather than any settled standing in the competition.
Worth knowing, but not something to lean on heavily given how little football it covers.

What might this one look like
Both teams have shown they can score goals in clusters and also ship them just as easily. CSKA Sofia's goal difference over their last twenty games is healthy, built on some big home wins, but their recent run has leaned the other way with three straight losses.
Trabzonspor have had similar unpredictability, capable of beating decent sides like Beşiktaş one week and then losing heavily the next. Given that pattern on both sides, a tight, cagey game feels less likely than one with goals at both ends.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Jordão | Portugal | 28 | Midfielder | 180 | 73 |
| J. Gbamin | Côte d'Ivoire | 31 | Defender | 186 | 88 |
| Á. Martino | Argentina | 28 | Defender | 178 | 72 |
| Facundo Santiago Rodríguez | Argentina | 26 | Defender | 177 | 88 |
| M. Ebong | Belarus | 27 | Midfielder | 180 | 72 |
| A. Yordanov | Bulgaria | 25 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| I. Pittas | Cyprus | 30 | Attacker | 180 | 71 |
| D. Evtimov | Bulgaria | 33 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 83 |
| Dinis Almeida | Portugal | 31 | Defender | 190 | 72 |
| S. Sensi | Italy | 31 | Midfielder | 168 cm | 62 kg |
| J. Zwarts | Netherlands | 27 | Attacker | 190 cm | 83 kg |
| C. Itu | Romania | 27 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Brahimi | France | 28 | Midfielder | 182 | 74 |
| Léo Pereira | Brazil | 26 | Midfielder | 179 | 73 |
| I. Solet Bomawoko | France | 25 | Midfielder | 184 | 73 |
| J. Eto'o | Cameroon | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Pastor | Brazil | 26 | Defender | 176 | 78 |
| S. Godoy | Argentina | 25 | Attacker | 182 | 69 |
| A. Piedrahita | Colombia | 24 | Midfielder | 182 | 83 |
| F. Lapoukhov | Belarus | 23 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| G. Chorbadzhiyski | Bulgaria | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| T. Ivanov | Bulgaria | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Tamimou Ouorou | Benin | 23 | Defender | 176 | |
| P. Panayotov | Bulgaria | 21 | Midfielder | 160 | n/a |
| A. Tunchev | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| V. Kaymakanov | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| D. Nikolov | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Savić | Montenegro | 35 | Defender | 187 | 81 |
| Fabinho | Brazil | 33 | Midfielder | 188 | 78 |
| Mohamed Salah | Egypt | 34 | Attacker | 175 | 71 |
| A. Onana | Cameroon | 30 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 93 |
| R. Malinovskyi | Ukraine | 33 | Midfielder | 181 | 79 |
| E. Muçi | Albania | 25 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| P. Onuachu | Nigeria | 32 | Attacker | 201 | 98 |
| B. Mendy | France | 26 | Midfielder | 191 | 82 |
| T. Jabol-Folcarelli | France | 26 | Midfielder | 187 | 78 |
| O. Tufan | Türkiye | 31 | Midfielder | 179 | 70 |
| U. Nayir | Türkiye | 33 | Attacker | 191 | 75 |
| M. Eskihellaç | Türkiye | 29 | Defender | 175 | 72 |
| S. Akaydin | Türkiye | 32 | Defender | 190 | 83 |
| C. Özkacar | Türkiye | 26 | Defender | 190 | 87 |
| M. Mimaroğlu | Türkiye | 32 | Midfielder | 180 | 77 |
| M. Kabasakal | Türkiye | 30 | Midfielder | 178 | 70 |
| A. Şimşir | Türkiye | 24 | Midfielder | 178 | 71 |
| B. Bouchouari | Morocco | 25 | Midfielder | 165 | 65 |
| S. Lopes Cabral | Netherlands | 24 | Defender | 170 | n/a |
| C. Çanak | Belgium | 21 | Attacker | 175 | 65 |
| Wagner Pina | Portugal | 24 | Defender | 180 | 73 |
| Franculino Djú | Guinea-Bissau | 22 | Attacker | 182 | 78 |
| C. Nwaiwu | Nigeria | 23 | Defender | 193 | n/a |
| O. Çevikkan | Türkiye | 20 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 78 |
| A. Habeşoğlu | Türkiye | 22 | Attacker | 190 cm | n/a |
| N. Saviolo | Belgium | 22 | Midfielder | 180 | 77 |
| A. Yıldırım | Türkiye | 20 | Goalkeeper | 194 | 81 |
| R. Muteba | Belgium | 18 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| O. Ertem | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Erol Colak | Turkey | 20 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Yigithan Cubukcu | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Guren | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| H. Yilmaz | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| K. Akcay | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
With no market currently available and both teams swinging between good and poor results recently, there is not enough here to build a confident case either way.
This one is better watched than backed for now, at least until clearer markets and more current form are in place closer to kickoff.
