Another action-packed fixture in 3. League Northwest as Botev Vratsa II welcome Lokomotiv Mezdra

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Competition: Bulgaria 3. League Northwest
Competition: Sun 23.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Hristo Botev (13128 seats)

A quick look at the 3. League Northwest table shows that this is top- against mid-table, but there's more to this game than that. Get our Botev Vratsa II - Lokomotiv Mezdra preview!

Insights:
  • Botev Vratsa II have the most scored goals in the first half (10) in 3. League Northwest
  • Lokomotiv Mezdra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a 3. League Northwest game only four days ago.

Vratsa can neither be promoted or relegated from 3. League Northwest. Lokomotiv is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Botev Vratsa II form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadion Hristo Botev as Botev Vratsa II have scored 39 goals to get 32 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the 3. League Northwest are 9-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadion Hristo Botev.

Vratsa's previous game was a 3. League Northwest match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Vihar Slavyanovo (placed 2nd). The home side are looking to build on that result.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Lokomotiv Dryanovo.

Goals decide football matches and Vratsa are scoring many of them at home; 39 on target from 16 league matches. Botev Vratsa II have conceded 22 in these home matches.

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Lokomotiv Mezdra form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Lokomotiv Mezdra so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-10 (win-draw-lose).

Lokomotiv failed to get anything from their last game, a 3. League Northwest home match vs Drenovets (placed 10th) that ended with defeat 1-3.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Peshtera Galata at their stadium, the result 2-1.

The attacking power of Lokomotiv Mezdra when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 16 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Lokomotiv have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Lokomotiv Mezdra - Vratsa 1-0 earlier this season.

Botev Vratsa II missing players

Lokomotiv Mezdra missing players

Botev Vratsa II Lokomotiv Mezdra
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
17 9 3 Won W 0 3 13
6 5 2 Drew D 0 3 4
8 2 0 Lost L 5 10 15
63 39 20 Scored S 2 10 44
41 22 10 Conceded C 9 24 44
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 91%
84% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 62% 72%
68% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 44% 56%
39% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 34%
29% 38% 80% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 12%
55% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 40% 25% 44%
29% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 28%
23% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 62% 38%
 
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 2 2 2
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 Northwest this season:
  • Botev Vratsa II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Botev Vratsa II have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lokomotiv Mezdra have scored away.
  • Botev Vratsa II have the most scored goals in the first half (10) in 3. League Northwest
  • Lokomotiv Mezdra 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 Levski Lom 32 26 6 0 82 11 16 14 2 0 50 3 16 12 4 0 32 8 71 84
2 Vihar Slavyanovo 32 21 6 5 64 25 16 14 2 0 46 5 16 7 4 5 18 20 39 69
3 Yantra Polski Trambesh 31 18 6 7 62 35 15 11 2 2 41 17 16 7 4 5 21 18 27 60
4 Botev Vratsa II 31 17 6 8 63 41 16 9 5 2 39 22 15 8 1 6 24 19 22 57
5 Spartak Pleven 32 18 2 12 65 31 16 11 1 4 41 12 16 7 1 8 24 19 34 56
6 Sevlievo 32 16 7 9 52 29 16 10 4 2 35 14 16 6 3 7 17 15 23 55
7 Pavlikeni 32 14 8 10 39 28 16 9 2 5 22 11 16 5 6 5 17 17 11 50
8 Partizan 32 14 8 10 43 40 16 8 4 4 27 18 16 6 4 6 16 22 3 50
9 Lokomotiv Dryanovo 32 14 4 14 56 55 16 9 2 5 32 21 16 5 2 9 24 34 1 46
10 Drenovets 32 12 10 10 49 52 16 7 6 3 28 18 16 5 4 7 21 34 -3 46
11 Lokomotiv Mezdra 32 13 4 15 44 44 16 10 1 5 34 20 16 3 3 10 10 24 0 43
12 Akademik Svishtov 32 10 5 17 37 53 16 6 4 6 20 18 16 4 1 11 17 35 -16 35
13 OFK Levski 32 8 9 15 34 42 16 5 5 6 21 13 16 3 4 9 13 29 -8 33
14 Parva atomna 32 9 6 17 37 58 16 7 2 7 20 19 16 2 4 10 17 39 -21 33
15 Peshtera Galata 32 8 5 19 46 76 16 7 5 4 32 19 16 1 0 15 14 57 -30 29
16 Bdin 32 6 9 17 28 83 16 5 4 7 16 26 16 1 5 10 12 57 -55 27
17 Etar VT II 32 7 5 20 38 59 16 7 1 8 30 23 16 0 4 12 8 36 -21 26
18 Tryavna 32 2 2 28 20 97 16 2 2 12 12 34 16 0 0 16 8 63 -77 8

Read more about 3. League Northwest

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.