3. League Southwest: Pirin Gotse Delchev - Balkan Botevgrad pre-match thoughts and stats

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Competition: Bulgaria 3. League Southwest
Competition: Wed 10.November
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Gradski stadion (18037 seats)

This should be an exciting game as Pirin Gotse Delchev have their presumed home advantage, while Balkan Botevgrad have an edge of 15 points in the 3. League Southwest table.

Insights:
  • Balkan Botevgrad have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in 3. League Southwest

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Delchev and Balkan Botevgrad.

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Pirin Gotse Delchev form and stats

3 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Pirin Gotse Delchev have to build on here at Gradski stadion in the 3. League Southwest.

Delchev lost their last game at Belasitsa (placed 2nd) after a 0-4 scoreline. As you see from the result above, Delchev suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Granit Vladaya in a game that was won 3-1.

The Delchev fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. From these home matches, Delchev have conceded only 5 goals.

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Balkan Botevgrad form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the 3. League Southwest. In general it has been a productive period now for Botevgrad as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.

Botevgrad had fun at their own home (Gradski stadion) last time out, beating Septemvri Sofia II 2-1.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Pirin Razlog with the score of 1-0.

Botevgrad have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Balkan Botevgrad's manager V. Palankovski has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two squads are: two wins for Delchev, four draws and four wins for Balkan Botevgrad. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Pirin Gotse Delchev missing players

Balkan Botevgrad missing players

Pirin Gotse Delchev Balkan Botevgrad
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 7 1 Played P 3 7 16
7 3 1 Won W 2 5 13
5 3 0 Drew D 0 1 2
4 1 0 Lost L 1 1 1
20 9 2 Scored S 2 9 27
19 5 1 Conceded C 1 2 8
88% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
81% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 43% 56%
44% 29% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 14% 44%
31% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
44% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 14% 38%
31% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 71% 56%
38% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 14% 12%
 
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:
  • Balkan Botevgrad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Balkan Botevgrad have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in 3. League Southwest
  • Balkan Botevgrad haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Balkan Botevgrad 16 13 2 1 27 8 9 8 1 0 18 6 7 5 1 1 9 2 19 41
2 Belasitsa 16 11 2 3 38 13 9 7 2 0 27 6 7 4 0 3 11 7 25 35
3 Kyustendil 16 10 5 1 34 12 7 5 2 0 12 4 9 5 3 1 22 8 22 35
4 Vitosha Bistritsa 16 10 4 2 32 14 9 6 2 1 22 9 7 4 2 1 10 5 18 34
5 Chavdar Etropole 16 10 3 3 31 8 9 7 1 1 18 2 7 3 2 2 13 6 23 33
6 Oborishte 16 9 3 4 31 19 9 7 2 0 24 8 7 2 1 4 7 11 12 30
7 Pirin Gotse Delchev 16 7 5 4 20 19 7 3 3 1 9 5 9 4 2 3 11 14 1 26
8 Botev Ihtiman 16 7 4 5 22 15 7 5 0 2 16 7 9 2 4 3 6 8 7 25
9 Bansko 16 7 4 5 21 16 7 5 0 2 11 5 9 2 4 3 10 11 5 25
10 Granit Vladaya 16 7 3 6 19 19 9 5 2 2 12 10 7 2 1 4 7 9 0 24
11 Rilski Sportist 16 7 2 7 22 21 7 4 1 2 12 8 9 3 1 5 10 13 1 23
12 Pirin Razlog 16 5 6 5 15 16 8 4 2 2 7 4 8 1 4 3 8 12 -1 21
13 Slivnishki geroy 16 6 2 8 19 21 8 4 2 2 12 8 8 2 0 6 7 13 -2 20
14 Vihren 16 5 2 9 27 33 7 3 1 3 18 19 9 2 1 6 9 14 -6 17
15 Septemvri Sofia II 16 5 2 9 22 28 8 2 2 4 9 12 8 3 0 5 13 16 -6 17
16 Hebar II 16 3 3 10 11 27 9 1 2 6 8 17 7 2 1 4 3 10 -16 12
17 Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi 16 2 5 9 12 33 7 1 3 3 5 11 9 1 2 6 7 22 -21 11
18 Kostinbrod 16 1 6 9 13 24 7 0 2 5 2 10 9 1 4 4 11 14 -11 9
19 Pirin Blagoevgrad II 16 0 5 11 9 36 8 0 3 5 3 15 8 0 2 6 6 21 -27 5
20 Levski Chepintsi 16 0 2 14 9 52 9 0 2 7 5 18 7 0 0 7 4 34 -43 2

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.