Asenovets are flying at 5th, while Rodopa Smolyan are dragging their feet 11 points behind in the league table. Can they trim the gap?
- Asenovets have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
Both squads have had sufficient rest since their last match. Let's trust this will be an energetic match!
Asenovets form and stats
Home games in the 3. League Southeast have been a walk in the park for Asenovets so far, with 35 points won from 14 matches; 11 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. After failing to beat Levski Krumovgrad here at Stadion Shipka, Asenovets has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with seven wins in a row.
Asenovets lost their last game at Sayana Haskovo (placed 2nd) after a 1-3 scoreline.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Gigant Saedinenie in a game that was won 1-0.There will be little rest for Asenovets after this match as they are travelling to Nesebar for a 3. League Southeast game in only four days.
The Asenovets manager has got the team scoring with 30 from 14 home games in the league. Asenovets are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Shipka in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 14 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Rodopa Smolyan form and stats
The visitors are W5-D2-L7 on the road this term. That's in the 3. League Southeast.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 4-0 against Sokol Markovo in their previous game. As mentioned above, Rodopa Smolyan was the only team on the pitch versus Sokol Markovo in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Levski Karlovo that ended 2-2.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Lokomotiv Plovdiv II in just four days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Smolyan have scored 16 goals in 14 league games away. As opposed to that, Rodopa Smolyan have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Rodopa Smolyan - Asenovets 0-0 was the outcome when these contenders last played each other, some time ago this season. Data for the preceeding three meetings featuring these two squads are: zero wins for Asenovets, two draws and one win for Rodopa Smolyan. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.Asenovets missing players
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| Asenovets | Rodopa Smolyan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 15 | 11 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 51 | 30 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 40 |
| 39 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | 36 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 86% |
| 72% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 79% | 76% |
| 59% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 50% | 59% |
| 41% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 21% | 31% |
| 17% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 10% |
| 48% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 43% | 41% |
| 45% | 64% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 41% |
| 14% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 36% | 31% |
| 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 |
- Asenovets have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Asenovets 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 | Levski Krumovgrad | 29 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 92 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 79 | 73 |
| 2 | Sayana Haskovo | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 60 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 51 | 70 |
| 3 | Zagorets | 29 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 60 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 62 |
| 4 | Chernomorets 1919 Burgas | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 58 |
| 5 | Asenovets | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 52 |
| 6 | Nesebar | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 39 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 46 |
| 7 | Rodopa Smolyan | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 41 |
| 8 | Levski Karlovo | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 41 |
| 9 | Gigant Saedinenie | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 22 | -1 | 40 |
| 10 | Dimitrovgrad | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 39 |
| 11 | Atletik Kuklen | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 32 | -14 | 32 |
| 12 | Rozova dolina | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 43 | 62 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 41 | -19 | 31 |
| 13 | Karnobat | 29 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 70 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 39 | -43 | 27 |
| 14 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv II | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 28 | -14 | 26 |
| 15 | Sokol Markovo | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 62 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 38 | -31 | 26 |
| 16 | Yambol 1915 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 30 | -34 | 26 |
| 17 | Borislav 2009 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 41 | 67 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 40 | -26 | 25 |
| 18 | Beroe II | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 59 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 36 | -30 | 22 |
