Match preview 3. League Southeast: Neftohimik - Sozopol at Stadion Lazur

Competition: Bulgaria 3. League Southeast
Date: Sat 30.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Lazur (18037 seats)

Neftohimik and Sozopol are both riding high in the 3. League Southeast with their 1st and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Neftohimik form and stats

Neftohimik have been very solid at home so far, with 33 points collected from 11 matches. This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the league table. The Neftohimik fans aren't used to losing here at Stadion Lazur and will expect new points from this game. Neftohimik has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat. Neftohimik has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Zagorets defeat.

Happy days for Neftohimik in their previous game, a 3. League Southeast match away at Dimitrovgrad (placed 15th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. Before that, Neftohimik had a home game versus Karnobat which ended with a victory 6-0.

It's goals goals goals for Neftohimik who have scored 36 goals in 11 home games. Defensively Neftohimik have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game (4 in 11 games).

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Sozopol form and stats

Playing away, Sozopol have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats so far this season. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus Neftohimik. Sozopol love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

The supporters enjoyed Sozopol's previous game versus Borislav 2009 (placed 10th), a 3. League Southeast 3-1 win played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Sadovo.

Sozopol are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 11 games. Sozopol have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Sozopol - Neftohimik 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Neftohimik won 1 game, 3 matches ended with a draw and Sozopol has 3 wins.

Top Goalscorers

Neftohimik missing players

Sozopol missing players

Neftohimik Sozopol
Total Home Statistic Away Total
22 11 Played 11 22
95% 100% Over 0.5 100% 95%
82% 91% Over 1.5 82% 77%
64% 73% Over 2.5 73% 64%
32% 45% Over 3.5 45% 36%
18% 27% Over 4.5 18% 9%
36% 36% Both teams to score 55% 55%
59% 64% Clean Sheet 45% 41%
9% 0% Failed To Score 0% 9%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Neftohimik 21 17 2 2 53 13 11 11 0 0 36 4 10 6 2 2 17 9 40 53
2 Sozopol 21 16 2 3 44 17 10 10 0 0 28 6 11 6 2 3 16 11 27 50
3 Zagorets 21 13 5 3 42 15 11 8 3 0 28 6 10 5 2 3 14 9 27 44
4 Maritsa Plovdiv 20 12 6 2 29 12 10 9 1 0 18 2 10 3 5 2 11 10 17 42
5 Chernomorets 1919 Burgas 21 11 4 6 45 24 11 6 2 3 31 14 10 5 2 3 14 10 21 37
6 Rozova dolina 21 8 4 9 33 34 11 6 2 3 20 11 10 2 2 6 13 23 -1 28
7 Atletik Kuklen 20 7 5 8 31 27 9 5 1 3 19 11 11 2 4 5 12 16 4 26
8 Minyor Radnevo 20 7 5 8 22 20 9 5 1 3 12 7 11 2 4 5 10 13 2 26
9 Haskovo 1957 20 7 5 8 21 28 10 6 3 1 15 8 10 1 2 7 6 20 -7 26
10 Borislav 2009 20 8 1 11 27 31 11 6 1 4 16 12 9 2 0 7 11 19 -4 25
11 Karnobat 21 7 4 10 23 41 10 6 3 1 18 13 11 1 1 9 5 28 -18 25
12 Levski Karlovo 21 6 6 9 15 25 11 5 5 1 11 3 10 1 1 8 4 22 -10 24
13 Gigant Saedinenie 20 6 5 9 23 26 9 5 3 1 14 7 11 1 2 8 9 19 -3 23
14 Sokol Markovo 20 6 5 9 28 35 9 6 2 1 23 8 11 0 3 8 5 27 -7 23
15 Dimitrovgrad 21 6 3 12 19 29 10 6 1 3 15 9 11 0 2 9 4 20 -10 21
16 Svilengrad 21 5 6 10 16 33 11 4 5 2 10 10 10 1 1 8 6 23 -17 21
17 Sadovo 20 5 1 14 14 46 11 5 1 5 12 14 9 0 0 9 2 32 -32 16
18 Asenovets 21 2 3 16 22 51 11 2 2 7 14 22 10 0 1 9 8 29 -29 9

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