3. League Southwest match guide and stats: Botev Ihtiman fight Granit Vladaya

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Competition: Bulgaria 3. League Southwest
Competition: Sat 28.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Gradski stadion (2400 seats)

Season ticket holders at Gradski stadion haven’t watched many wins this season, with Botev Ihtiman lying uncomfortably in the 17th place. The guesting Granit Vladaya will believe to guard their higher league spot in this game.

Insights:
  • Botev Ihtiman have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Granit Vladaya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Relegation threatens Botev Ihtiman who should definitely be looking for some points here. For Vladaya most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

This should be an action-packed fixture with lots of spark and excitement as both contenders are well renewed since they last played a game. Let's go!

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Botev Ihtiman form and stats

7-2-9 (win-draw-lost) are the 3. League Southwest numbers at home for Botev Ihtiman so far this season.

In their previous game, the manager Svilenov led his Botev Ihtiman to a defeat away at Chavdar Etropole. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Gradski stadion.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Hebar II (1-2).

The Botev Ihtiman fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 25 in 18 matches. On the other hand, Ihtiman have conceded 24 goals.

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Granit Vladaya form and stats

Granit Vladaya have only collected 13 points from their away games in the 3. League Southwest, after 4-1-13 (18 played). A depressing four defeats in a row for Granit Vladaya in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Pirin Blagoevgrad II.

The manager was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue. Granit Vladaya suffered a 0-1 loss to Kyustendil (placed 4th).

A 0-4 defeat away at Vihren before that.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Vladaya rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 35 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two teams meet this season, as the records show this recent game: Granit Vladaya - Botev Ihtiman 3-1. Last three meetings with these teams: Botev Ihtiman won zero, Granit Vladaya triumphed in two and we saw one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.

Botev Ihtiman missing players

Granit Vladaya missing players

Botev Ihtiman Granit Vladaya
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
11 7 2 Won W 2 4 14
7 2 2 Drew D 0 1 5
18 9 2 Lost L 4 13 17
36 25 9 Scored S 3 12 37
50 24 6 Conceded C 15 35 54
92% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 92%
72% 78% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 72% 78%
47% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 50%
17% 22% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 25%
6% 11% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 8%
47% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 17% 28% 44%
19% 17% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 17% 19%
42% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 61% 44%
 
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:
  • Botev Ihtiman have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Botev Ihtiman have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Granit Vladaya have scored away.
  • Granit Vladaya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

  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 36 27 4 5 86 24 18 15 3 0 53 11 18 12 1 5 33 13 62 85
2 Vitosha Bistritsa 36 22 9 5 72 24 18 12 3 3 45 12 18 10 6 2 27 12 48 75
3 Chavdar Etropole 36 22 8 6 65 17 18 13 2 3 36 7 18 9 6 3 29 10 48 74
4 Kyustendil 36 22 8 6 71 25 18 13 3 2 36 11 18 9 5 4 35 14 46 74
5 Balkan Botevgrad 36 21 8 7 59 33 18 13 5 0 38 14 18 8 3 7 21 19 26 71
6 Oborishte 36 21 5 10 64 49 18 14 2 2 41 20 18 7 3 8 23 29 15 68
7 Bansko 36 18 11 7 52 32 18 11 4 3 26 10 18 7 7 4 26 22 20 65
8 Pirin Gotse Delchev 36 13 9 14 46 48 18 9 5 4 28 13 18 4 4 10 18 35 -2 48
9 Pirin Razlog 36 11 14 11 48 46 18 9 6 3 26 14 18 2 8 8 22 32 2 47
10 Rilski Sportist 36 14 5 17 53 60 18 10 1 7 35 27 18 4 4 10 18 33 -7 47
11 Granit Vladaya 36 14 5 17 37 54 18 10 4 4 25 19 18 4 1 13 12 35 -17 47
12 Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi 36 11 10 15 38 57 18 7 6 5 21 19 18 4 4 10 17 38 -19 43
13 Slivnishki geroy 35 12 6 17 40 42 17 8 3 6 21 15 18 4 3 11 19 27 -2 42
14 Kostinbrod 35 11 9 15 40 50 18 8 3 7 21 21 17 3 6 8 19 29 -10 42
15 Septemvri Sofia II 36 13 3 20 60 73 18 7 3 8 32 29 18 6 0 12 28 44 -13 42
16 Vihren 36 11 7 18 55 62 18 8 5 5 39 30 18 3 2 13 16 32 -7 40
17 Botev Ihtiman 36 11 7 18 36 50 18 7 2 9 25 24 18 4 5 9 11 26 -14 40
18 Hebar II 36 10 8 18 38 51 18 6 6 6 31 24 18 4 2 12 7 27 -13 38
19 Pirin Blagoevgrad II 36 2 7 27 20 80 18 2 4 12 11 39 18 0 3 15 9 41 -60 13
20 Levski Chepintsi 36 0 3 33 16 119 18 0 3 15 7 40 18 0 0 18 9 79 -103 3

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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.