3. League Southeast: Two contenders in decent form get together for this match. Zagorets with a wee upper hand with their 3rd place in the league table?
- Rodopa Smolyan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zagorets have the most scored goals in the first half (5) in 3. League Southeast
Rodopa Smolyan can neither be promoted or relegated from 3. League Southeast. For Zagorets most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Both squads have had sufficient rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's aim for an active match!
Rodopa Smolyan form and stats
Rodopa Smolyan have played 16 3. League Southeast games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-6-3 (wins-draws-losses). Rodopa Smolyan has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here. We remember; it was Sayana Haskovo.
In their previous game, the manager Syurdzhiev led his Smolyan to a defeat away at Dimitrovgrad. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here.
Ahead of that match, Rodopa Smolyan won a home game hosting Lokomotiv Plovdiv II (1-0).The Rodopa Smolyan fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 16 league matches.
Zagorets form and stats
9 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses. That’s the product of Zagorets playing as the away team in the 3. League Southeast this season.
Zagorets had fun at their own home last time out, beating Sayana Haskovo 2-0.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Gigant Saedinenie's place.The visiting Zagorets have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 23 goals from 16 games. As opposed to that, Zagorets have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other previously this season, with the match result Zagorets - Smolyan 3-0 logged in the official records. Last six meetings featuring these contenders: Rodopa Smolyan won one, Zagorets were winners in four and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.Rodopa Smolyan missing players
Zagorets missing players
| Rodopa Smolyan | Zagorets | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | 22 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 41 | 25 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 23 | 70 |
| 39 | 16 | 8 | Conceded | C | 9 | 17 | 25 |
| 88% | 81% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 97% |
| 72% | 69% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 81% | 88% |
| 53% | 62% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 50% | 59% |
| 28% | 38% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 19% | 34% |
| 9% | 6% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 6% | 12% |
| 38% | 38% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 31% | 31% |
| 41% | 56% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 44% | 56% |
| 34% | 25% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 31% | 16% |
| 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 |
- Rodopa Smolyan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zagorets have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zagorets have the most scored goals in the first half (5) in 3. League Southeast
- Zagorets have the most scored goals in the second half (4) in 3. League Southeast
| 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 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 108 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 94 | 82 |
| 2 | Sayana Haskovo | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 60 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 47 | 71 |
| 3 | Zagorets | 32 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 70 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 45 | 68 |
| 4 | Chernomorets 1919 Burgas | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 65 |
| 5 | Asenovets | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 43 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 14 | 58 |
| 6 | Nesebar | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 49 | 44 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 49 |
| 7 | Levski Karlovo | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 47 |
| 8 | Gigant Saedinenie | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 45 |
| 9 | Rodopa Smolyan | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 44 |
| 10 | Dimitrovgrad | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 44 |
| 11 | Atletik Kuklen | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 32 | -9 | 39 |
| 12 | Rozova dolina | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 46 | 65 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 42 | -19 | 34 |
| 13 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv II | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 29 | -12 | 32 |
| 14 | Sokol Markovo | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 68 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 41 | -32 | 30 |
| 15 | Karnobat | 32 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 32 | 75 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 43 | -43 | 30 |
| 16 | Yambol 1915 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 58 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 33 | -40 | 26 |
| 17 | Borislav 2009 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 41 | 83 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 55 | -42 | 25 |
| 18 | Beroe II | 31 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 30 | 68 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 40 | -38 | 22 |