Velbazhd vs Belasitsa: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Bulgaria 3. League Southwest
Competition: Wed 12.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

Struggling Velbazhd will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Belasitsa in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Velbazhd have the fewest scored goals (14) in 3. League Southwest
  • Belasitsa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

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 Velbazhd and Belasitsa.

Relegation threatens Velbazhd who should definitely be looking for some points here. Belasitsa are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Velbazhd form and stats

Velbazhd's results here in the 3. League Southwest have been very modest with 3 victories, 4 draws and 8 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Velbazhd to get some points in this home game.

As you see from the result above, Velbazhd suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Velbazhd as they are travelling to their away game against Botev Ihtiman in the 3. League Southwest. That match is three days after this one.

Velbazhd has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 7 goals from 15 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Velbazhd defense is not exactly impregnable. 29 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Belasitsa form and stats

8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Belasitsa playing as the away team in the 3. League Southwest this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Belasitsa are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Belasitsa, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

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

Belasitsa find the net regularly in their away games. 18 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. Belasitsa are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Belasitsa - Velbazhd 4-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Velbazhd won one game, two matches ended with a draw and Belasitsa has seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two

Velbazhd missing players

Belasitsa missing players

Velbazhd Belasitsa
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 5 15 30
4 3 0 Won W 4 8 20
4 4 1 Drew D 1 5 8
22 8 4 Lost L 0 2 2
14 7 1 Scored S 7 18 54
65 29 14 Conceded C 2 12 26
90% 80% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
73% 60% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 67% 73%
53% 40% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 20% 43%
33% 33% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 13% 30%
13% 27% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 13%
27% 27% 20% BTTS BTTS 40% 53% 53%
23% 40% 20% Clean Sheets C S 60% 40% 43%
60% 53% 80% Failed to Score F T 0% 7% 7%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 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%
Key stats in 3. League Southwest this season:
  • Belasitsa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Belasitsa have scored more than double the goals of Velbazhd.
  • Belasitsa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Velbazhd have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Velbazhd have the fewest points (13) at home in 3. League Southwest
  • Velbazhd have the fewest scored goals (14) in 3. League Southwest
  • Velbazhd have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in 3. League Southwest
  • Velbazhd have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in 3. League Southwest
  • Velbazhd have the most conceded goals (29) at home in 3. League Southwest
  • Velbazhd have the most conceded goals (65) in 3. League Southwest
  • Velbazhd have the the worst goal difference (-22) at home in 3. League Southwest
  • Velbazhd have the the worst goal difference (-51) 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 Marek 30 21 7 2 75 21 15 13 2 0 47 6 15 8 5 2 28 15 54 70
2 Vihren 30 21 5 4 55 20 15 12 1 2 29 11 15 9 4 2 26 9 35 68
3 Belasitsa 30 20 8 2 54 26 15 12 3 0 36 14 15 8 5 2 18 12 28 68
4 Kyustendil 30 22 4 4 53 13 15 11 4 0 29 6 15 11 0 4 24 7 40 67
5 Balkan Botevgrad 30 14 9 7 54 30 15 10 2 3 31 9 15 4 7 4 23 21 24 51
6 Chavdar Etropole 30 14 6 10 53 37 15 9 3 3 28 15 15 5 3 7 25 22 16 48
7 Oborishte 30 14 6 10 47 38 15 9 2 4 27 11 15 5 4 6 20 27 9 48
8 Pirin Gotse Delchev 30 12 6 12 34 25 15 8 3 4 21 10 15 4 3 8 13 15 9 42
9 Botev Ihtiman 30 10 7 13 40 36 15 7 3 5 25 15 15 3 4 8 15 21 4 37
10 Pirin Razlog 30 9 8 13 35 51 15 5 5 5 22 24 15 4 3 8 13 27 -16 35
11 Rilski Sportist 30 9 6 15 28 39 15 8 3 4 19 13 15 1 3 11 9 26 -11 33
12 Slivnishki geroy 30 8 8 14 30 38 15 7 3 5 20 19 15 1 5 9 10 19 -8 32
13 Granit Vladaya 30 9 5 16 30 55 15 5 4 6 18 20 15 4 1 10 12 35 -25 32
14 Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi 30 8 5 17 34 51 15 4 5 6 17 20 15 4 0 11 17 31 -17 29
15 Bansko 30 8 4 18 20 39 15 6 2 7 13 17 15 2 2 11 7 22 -19 28
16 Levski Chepintsi 30 8 4 18 28 61 15 7 2 6 18 23 15 1 2 12 10 38 -33 28
17 Perun 30 6 4 20 23 62 15 5 2 8 13 25 15 1 2 12 10 37 -39 22
18 Velbazhd 30 4 4 22 14 65 15 3 4 8 7 29 15 1 0 14 7 36 -51 16

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.