3. League Southwest: Belasitsa - Vitosha Bistritsa pre-match thoughts and the hard facts

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Competition: Bulgaria 3. League Southwest
Competition: Wed 04.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Tsar Samuil

The two squads are satisfied with a fine season so far and match dates like this one could be deciding. Read up on Belasitsa - Vitosha Bistritsa!

Insights:
  • Belasitsa have the most scored goals (72) in 3. League Southwest
  • Vitosha Bistritsa have the most clean sheets (3) away in 3. League Southwest

It's no vacation for neither Belasitsa nor Vitosha Bistritsa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Belasitsa form and stats

13-2-0 is the performance here at Stadion Tsar Samuil so far in the 3. League Southwest, giving Belasitsa a total of 41 from their 15 games here. Outstanding results! Ever since the Pirin Razlog game Belasitsa has been unbeatable here at Stadion Tsar Samuil producing seven straight wins.

Belasitsa faced defeat in their previous match, away at Balkan Botevgrad (1-2).

Before that match, a win away at Pirin Blagoevgrad II.

The manager Simonović will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Pirin Razlog in only three days.

Belasitsa are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Stadion Tsar Samuil in their league games, having scored an impressive 44 goals in 15 matches. Belasitsa have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Vitosha Bistritsa form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 4 draws and only 2 losses in the 3. League Southwest.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-0 against Granit Vladaya in their previous game.

Prior to that result Vitosha Bistritsa won their away game at Chavdar Etropole. The scoreline was 2-1.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Balkan Botevgrad in just three days.

The visiting Vitosha Bistritsa have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 22 goals from 15 games. It's not easy to score on Vitosha Bistritsa as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Belasitsa and Vitosha Bistritsa have faced off previously this season: Vitosha Bistritsa - Belasitsa 0-3. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's two Belasitsa victories, two draws and five Vitosha Bistritsa wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Belasitsa missing players

Vitosha Bistritsa missing players

Belasitsa Vitosha Bistritsa
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 4 15 31
23 13 3 Won W 2 9 20
3 2 1 Drew D 2 4 7
5 0 0 Lost L 0 2 4
72 44 9 Scored S 6 22 63
20 8 2 Conceded C 3 10 21
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 80% 90%
87% 87% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 53% 71%
65% 73% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 47% 58%
29% 53% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 33% 42%
13% 27% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
45% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 35%
52% 53% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 53% 52%
3% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 33% 23%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Key stats in 3. League Southwest this season:
  • Belasitsa have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Belasitsa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Belasitsa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Belasitsa have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Belasitsa have the most scored goals (44) at home in 3. League Southwest
  • Belasitsa have the most scored goals (72) in 3. League Southwest
  • Belasitsa have the the best goal difference (+36) at home in 3. League Southwest
  • Belasitsa have the the best goal difference (+52) in 3. League Southwest
  • Belasitsa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vitosha Bistritsa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Vitosha Bistritsa have the most clean sheets (3) away in 3. League Southwest

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Belasitsa 31 23 3 5 72 20 15 13 2 0 44 8 16 10 1 5 28 12 52 72
2 Vitosha Bistritsa 31 20 7 4 63 21 16 11 3 2 41 11 15 9 4 2 22 10 42 67
3 Kyustendil 31 19 8 4 62 20 16 12 3 1 32 9 15 7 5 3 30 11 42 65
4 Balkan Botevgrad 31 19 6 6 49 26 16 12 4 0 33 12 15 7 2 6 16 14 23 63
5 Oborishte 31 19 5 7 58 40 15 13 2 0 37 13 16 6 3 7 21 27 18 62
6 Chavdar Etropole 31 18 7 6 57 16 15 10 2 3 30 7 16 8 5 3 27 9 41 61
7 Bansko 31 17 8 6 48 29 16 11 3 2 26 9 15 6 5 4 22 20 19 59
8 Pirin Gotse Delchev 31 13 7 11 41 37 16 9 4 3 26 9 15 4 3 8 15 28 4 46
9 Pirin Razlog 31 10 12 9 41 39 16 9 5 2 25 11 15 1 7 7 16 28 2 42
10 Granit Vladaya 31 12 5 14 33 42 15 8 4 3 21 16 16 4 1 11 12 26 -9 41
11 Rilski Sportist 31 12 4 15 42 50 16 8 1 7 28 24 15 4 3 8 14 26 -8 40
12 Septemvri Sofia II 31 11 3 17 53 61 16 6 3 7 26 24 15 5 0 10 27 37 -8 36
13 Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi 31 9 8 14 31 51 15 6 4 5 16 18 16 3 4 9 15 33 -20 35
14 Slivnishki geroy 30 10 4 16 36 40 14 6 2 6 18 15 16 4 2 10 18 25 -4 34
15 Botev Ihtiman 31 9 7 15 32 42 16 6 2 8 22 21 15 3 5 7 10 21 -10 34
16 Kostinbrod 31 8 8 15 33 49 15 5 3 7 14 20 16 3 5 8 19 29 -16 32
17 Vihren 30 8 7 15 44 57 16 6 5 5 33 30 14 2 2 10 11 27 -13 31
18 Hebar II 31 8 6 17 29 44 15 5 4 6 24 20 16 3 2 11 5 24 -15 30
19 Pirin Blagoevgrad II 31 2 6 23 18 67 15 2 3 10 10 32 16 0 3 13 8 35 -49 12
20 Levski Chepintsi 31 0 3 28 12 103 15 0 3 12 6 33 16 0 0 16 6 70 -91 3

Read more about 3. League Southwest

The Bulgarian Third Amateur Football League, often called “Third League) is the third level of football in Bulgaria. It is divided into four divisions based on geographical regions; Northwest, Northeast, Southwest and Southeast. The number of teams vary. The top team of each region is promoted.