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

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Competition: Bulgaria 3. League Southwest
Competition: Wed 23.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Vitosha (2500 seats)

Only victory will suffice for the Vitosha Bistritsa followers in this Stadion Vitosha clash with Kostinbrod, as they have a robust lead on the away side in the 3. League Southwest standings.

Insights:
  • Vitosha Bistritsa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Vitosha Bistritsa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kostinbrod have scored away.

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 Bistritsa and Kostinbrod.

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Vitosha Bistritsa form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadion Vitosha as Vitosha Bistritsa have scored 31 goals to get 26 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the 3. League Southwest are 8-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The followers are hoping that Vitosha Bistritsa will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the match against Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi (placed 16th).

Before that game, the home loss against Bansko with the scoreline 0-1.

There will be little rest for Vitosha Bistritsa after this match as they are travelling to Slivnishki geroy for a 3. League Southwest game in only three days.

Vitosha Bistritsa are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (31 goals in 12 games). Bistritsa have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Kostinbrod form and stats

Kostinbrod have only collected 10 points from their away games in the 3. League Southwest, after 2-4-6 (12 played).

Kostinbrod won their last game, 1-0 versus Balkan Botevgrad played at home.

Preceding that game, the 1-4 loss visiting Belasitsa's place.

A quick return to home after this game, as Kostinbrod are hosting Pirin Razlog in the 3. League Southwest only three days away.

The visiting Kostinbrod have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 12 games. Kostinbrod's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 21 goals from these trips. Kostinbrod has visited these top teams five times, and 5 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two sides get together this campaign, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Kostinbrod - Bistritsa 0-1. Statistics for the previous seven meetings involving these two teams are: four wins for Vitosha Bistritsa, two draws and one win for Kostinbrod. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Vitosha Bistritsa missing players

Kostinbrod missing players

Vitosha Bistritsa Kostinbrod
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 4 Played P 5 12 24
15 8 4 Won W 1 2 6
5 2 0 Drew D 0 4 6
4 2 0 Lost L 4 6 12
50 31 14 Scored S 8 15 25
19 10 1 Conceded C 13 21 33
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
71% 83% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 67%
62% 75% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 58% 42%
50% 58% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 42% 25%
12% 25% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 60% 25% 17%
38% 42% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 50%
46% 42% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 25%
25% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 33%
 
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:
  • Kostinbrod have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Vitosha Bistritsa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vitosha Bistritsa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Vitosha Bistritsa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kostinbrod have scored away.
  • Vitosha Bistritsa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 24 18 2 4 55 16 12 10 2 0 35 7 12 8 0 4 20 9 39 56
2 Chavdar Etropole 24 16 4 4 46 11 12 9 1 2 25 4 12 7 3 2 21 7 35 52
3 Balkan Botevgrad 23 16 4 3 37 15 12 9 3 0 25 10 11 7 1 3 12 5 22 52
4 Vitosha Bistritsa 24 15 5 4 50 19 12 8 2 2 31 10 12 7 3 2 19 9 31 50
5 Oborishte 24 15 4 5 44 24 12 10 2 0 29 9 12 5 2 5 15 15 20 49
6 Kyustendil 24 14 6 4 46 19 12 9 2 1 23 8 12 5 4 3 23 11 27 48
7 Bansko 23 11 6 6 29 20 11 8 1 2 17 5 12 3 5 4 12 15 9 39
8 Pirin Gotse Delchev 24 11 6 7 30 28 12 7 3 2 18 7 12 4 3 5 12 21 2 39
9 Slivnishki geroy 23 10 2 11 29 26 12 6 2 4 16 11 11 4 0 7 13 15 3 32
10 Granit Vladaya 23 9 3 11 25 30 11 6 2 3 15 13 12 3 1 8 10 17 -5 30
11 Pirin Razlog 23 7 8 8 23 26 11 6 3 2 13 6 12 1 5 6 10 20 -3 29
12 Botev Ihtiman 24 7 6 11 25 32 12 5 2 5 18 14 12 2 4 6 7 18 -7 27
13 Vihren 24 7 5 12 37 46 12 5 3 4 26 24 12 2 2 8 11 22 -9 26
14 Septemvri Sofia II 24 8 2 14 36 48 12 5 2 5 19 15 12 3 0 9 17 33 -12 26
15 Rilski Sportist 23 8 2 13 29 42 12 5 1 6 19 21 11 3 1 7 10 21 -13 26
16 Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi 24 6 7 11 23 41 12 3 4 5 10 17 12 3 3 6 13 24 -18 25
17 Kostinbrod 24 6 6 12 25 33 12 4 2 6 10 12 12 2 4 6 15 21 -8 24
18 Hebar II 24 6 4 14 20 34 12 3 3 6 15 18 12 3 1 8 5 16 -14 22
19 Pirin Blagoevgrad II 24 2 6 16 18 53 12 2 3 7 10 24 12 0 3 9 8 29 -35 12
20 Levski Chepintsi 24 0 2 22 11 75 12 0 2 10 6 23 12 0 0 12 5 52 -64 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.