Stadion Rakovski: Sevlievo vs Akademik Svishtov 3. League Northwest preview

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Competition: Bulgaria 3. League Northwest
Competition: Sat 30.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Rakovski (8816 seats)

Pre-match most people would expect a notable gulf in form between these teams based on the matches played so far, with Sevlievo leading Akademik Svishtov by 41 points.

Insights:
  • Sevlievo is in the best form (2-3-0) in 3. League Northwest
  • Akademik Svishtov have yet to win a game away.

This has all the signs of an interesting fixture with lots of fun and energy as both sides are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Sevlievo form and stats

Sevlievo have been very solid at home in the 3. League Northwest so far, with 30 points collected from 12 matches (9-3-0). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. It’s been three wins in a row for Sevlievo here at Stadion Rakovski, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

No payout for Sevlievo in their previous match, an away game at Pavlikeni that ended in defeat 2-3.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Partizan in a game that was won 2-0.

Goals decide football matches and Sevlievo are scoring many of them at home; 29 on target from 12 league matches. Sevlievo have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Akademik Svishtov form and stats

Akademik Svishtov have only collected 1 point from their away games in the 3. League Northwest, after 0-1-12 (13 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Akademik Svishtov have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 13 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Lokomotiv Mezdra game.

Akademik Svishtov are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the game against Lokomotiv Dryanovo (placed 14th).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Juventus Malchika wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.

Akademik Svishtov are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 13 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Akademik have conceded 30 goals in these games. Akademik Svishtov has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The previous H2H game ended Akademik Svishtov - Sevlievo 1-4, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sevlievo eight wins, zero draws and Akademik Svishtov two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Sevlievo missing players

Akademik Svishtov missing players

Sevlievo Akademik Svishtov
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 5 13 26
18 9 4 Won W 0 0 5
4 3 0 Drew D 0 1 2
3 0 0 Lost L 5 12 19
55 29 15 Scored S 2 5 22
18 8 5 Conceded C 13 30 51
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
76% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 92%
52% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 54% 58%
32% 33% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 23% 23%
24% 25% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
52% 58% 100% BTTS BTTS 40% 38% 38%
44% 42% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
12% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 62% 50%
 
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 Northwest this season:
  • Akademik Svishtov have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Akademik Svishtov have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Akademik Svishtov have yet to win a game away.
  • Akademik Svishtov haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sevlievo have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Sevlievo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sevlievo have scored more than double the goals of Akademik Svishtov.
  • Sevlievo is in the best form (2-3-0) in 3. League Northwest

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Spartak Pleven 25 20 3 2 66 13 13 10 2 1 32 6 12 10 1 1 34 7 53 63
2 Sevlievo 25 18 4 3 55 18 12 9 3 0 29 8 13 9 1 3 26 10 37 58
3 Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa 26 17 3 6 53 24 13 9 2 2 30 13 13 8 1 4 23 11 29 54
4 Bdin 25 17 2 6 52 18 13 11 1 1 34 4 12 6 1 5 18 14 34 50
5 Pavlikeni 26 12 9 5 39 22 13 8 2 3 21 11 13 4 7 2 18 11 17 45
6 Vihar Slavyanovo 25 13 5 7 43 23 13 9 1 3 29 10 12 4 4 4 14 13 20 44
7 Partizan 26 13 4 9 36 38 13 8 2 3 24 13 13 5 2 6 12 25 -2 43
8 Yantra Polski Trambesh 25 12 5 8 37 31 13 8 3 2 23 9 12 4 2 6 14 22 6 41
9 OFK Levski 26 9 6 11 36 37 13 8 1 4 22 11 13 1 5 7 14 26 -1 33
10 Botev Vratsa II 26 7 6 13 23 36 13 3 5 5 12 16 13 4 1 8 11 20 -13 27
11 Drenovets 25 8 2 15 29 49 12 6 1 5 22 19 13 2 1 10 7 30 -20 26
11 Parva atomna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Lokomotiv Mezdra 25 5 8 12 22 36 13 4 5 4 12 15 12 1 3 8 10 21 -14 23
13 Peshtera Galata 26 7 2 17 26 60 13 6 1 6 20 22 13 1 1 11 6 38 -34 23
14 Lokomotiv Dryanovo 25 6 3 16 23 44 12 5 1 6 14 17 13 1 2 10 9 27 -21 21
15 Etar VT II 25 6 3 16 33 64 12 5 2 5 22 24 13 1 1 11 11 40 -31 21
16 Juventus Malchika 25 5 5 15 22 53 12 2 3 7 9 26 13 3 2 8 13 27 -31 20
17 Akademik Svishtov 26 5 2 19 22 51 13 5 1 7 17 21 13 0 1 12 5 30 -29 17

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.