3. League Southwest game forecast and match guide for the Belasitsa vs Botev Ihtiman battle

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Competition: Bulgaria 3. League Southwest
Competition: Sat 04.June
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Tsar Samuil

Belasitsa welcome Botev Ihtiman with belief in landing all three points. Can they? Check our in-depth preview!

Insights:
  • Belasitsa have the most scored goals (86) in 3. League Southwest
  • Botev Ihtiman have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Belasitsa have already won the league and the fans have gone wild! Even so, with the trophy already secured there could be issues regarding the team's motivation in this one. Botev Ihtiman are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

Both sides have had a decent time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic match!

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Belasitsa form and stats

Home games in the 3. League Southwest have been a walk in the park for Belasitsa so far, with 48 points won from 18 matches; 15 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadion Tsar Samuil.

In their previous game, the manager Simonović led his Belasitsa to a defeat away at Kyustendil. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Tsar Samuil.

Ahead of that match, Belasitsa won a home game hosting Vihren (3-2).

Belasitsa are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (53 goals in 18 games). From these home matches, Belasitsa have conceded only 11 goals.

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Botev Ihtiman form and stats

Botev Ihtiman have only collected 17 points from their away games in the 3. League Southwest, after 4-5-9 (18 played).

Ihtiman are travelling after their nice 4-1 home win in the fixture against Granit Vladaya (placed 11th).

Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Chavdar Etropole's place.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Botev Ihtiman have seen the ball go into their own net 26 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Belasitsa and Botev Ihtiman have played each other earlier this season: Botev Ihtiman - Belasitsa 0-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's eight Belasitsa victories, one draw and one Botev Ihtiman win. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Belasitsa missing players

Botev Ihtiman missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Belasitsa Botev Ihtiman
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 5 18 37
27 15 6 Won W 0 4 12
4 3 0 Drew D 0 5 7
6 0 0 Lost L 5 9 18
86 53 20 Scored S 1 11 40
26 11 4 Conceded C 12 26 51
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 92%
89% 89% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 67% 73%
62% 72% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 39% 49%
32% 56% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 11% 19%
16% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
46% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 20% 39% 49%
49% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 19%
5% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 80% 50% 41%
 
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 Southwest this season:
  • Belasitsa have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Belasitsa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Belasitsa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Belasitsa have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Belasitsa have scored more than double the goals of Botev Ihtiman.
  • Belasitsa have the most points (48) at home in 3. League Southwest
  • Belasitsa have the most scored goals (53) at home in 3. League Southwest
  • Belasitsa have the most scored goals (86) in 3. League Southwest
  • Belasitsa have the the best goal difference (+42) at home in 3. League Southwest
  • Belasitsa have the the best goal difference (+60) in 3. League Southwest
  • Belasitsa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Botev Ihtiman 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 Belasitsa 37 27 4 6 86 26 18 15 3 0 53 11 19 12 1 6 33 15 60 85
2 Vitosha Bistritsa 37 23 9 5 75 25 18 12 3 3 45 12 19 11 6 2 30 13 50 78
3 Chavdar Etropole 37 23 8 6 67 18 18 13 2 3 36 7 19 10 6 3 31 11 49 77
4 Kyustendil 37 23 8 6 73 25 19 14 3 2 38 11 18 9 5 4 35 14 48 77
5 Oborishte 38 23 5 10 69 51 19 15 2 2 44 22 19 8 3 8 25 29 18 74
6 Balkan Botevgrad 37 21 8 8 61 36 18 13 5 0 38 14 19 8 3 8 23 22 25 71
7 Bansko 37 19 11 7 54 33 19 12 4 3 28 11 18 7 7 4 26 22 21 68
8 Pirin Gotse Delchev 37 13 9 15 47 51 19 9 5 5 29 16 18 4 4 10 18 35 -4 48
9 Pirin Razlog 37 11 14 12 49 49 18 9 6 3 26 14 19 2 8 9 23 35 0 47
10 Rilski Sportist 37 14 5 18 54 62 19 10 1 8 36 29 18 4 4 10 18 33 -8 47
11 Granit Vladaya 37 14 5 18 38 58 18 10 4 4 25 19 19 4 1 14 13 39 -20 47
12 Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi 37 12 10 15 47 58 19 8 6 5 30 20 18 4 4 10 17 38 -11 46
13 Septemvri Sofia II 37 14 3 20 63 74 19 8 3 8 35 30 18 6 0 12 28 44 -11 45
14 Slivnishki geroy 38 12 8 18 44 47 19 8 5 6 23 17 19 4 3 12 21 30 -3 44
15 Vihren 37 12 7 18 58 64 19 9 5 5 42 32 18 3 2 13 16 32 -6 43
16 Botev Ihtiman 37 12 7 18 40 51 19 8 2 9 29 25 18 4 5 9 11 26 -11 43
17 Kostinbrod 37 11 10 16 41 53 19 8 3 8 21 23 18 3 7 8 20 30 -12 43
18 Hebar II 37 10 8 19 39 53 18 6 6 6 31 24 19 4 2 13 8 29 -14 38
19 Pirin Blagoevgrad II 37 2 8 27 21 81 18 2 4 12 11 39 19 0 4 15 10 42 -60 14
20 Levski Chepintsi 37 0 3 34 17 128 18 0 3 15 7 40 19 0 0 19 10 88 -111 3

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Belasitsa 37 27 4 6 86 26 18 15 3 0 53 11 19 12 1 6 33 15 60 85
2 Vitosha Bistritsa 37 23 9 5 75 25 18 12 3 3 45 12 19 11 6 2 30 13 50 78
3 Chavdar Etropole 37 23 8 6 67 18 18 13 2 3 36 7 19 10 6 3 31 11 49 77
4 Kyustendil 37 23 8 6 73 25 19 14 3 2 38 11 18 9 5 4 35 14 48 77
5 Oborishte 38 23 5 10 69 51 19 15 2 2 44 22 19 8 3 8 25 29 18 74
6 Balkan Botevgrad 37 21 8 8 61 36 18 13 5 0 38 14 19 8 3 8 23 22 25 71
7 Bansko 37 19 11 7 54 33 19 12 4 3 28 11 18 7 7 4 26 22 21 68
8 Pirin Gotse Delchev 37 13 9 15 47 51 19 9 5 5 29 16 18 4 4 10 18 35 -4 48
9 Pirin Razlog 37 11 14 12 49 49 18 9 6 3 26 14 19 2 8 9 23 35 0 47
10 Rilski Sportist 37 14 5 18 54 62 19 10 1 8 36 29 18 4 4 10 18 33 -8 47
11 Granit Vladaya 37 14 5 18 38 58 18 10 4 4 25 19 19 4 1 14 13 39 -20 47
12 Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi 37 12 10 15 47 58 19 8 6 5 30 20 18 4 4 10 17 38 -11 46
13 Septemvri Sofia II 37 14 3 20 63 74 19 8 3 8 35 30 18 6 0 12 28 44 -11 45
14 Slivnishki geroy 38 12 8 18 44 47 19 8 5 6 23 17 19 4 3 12 21 30 -3 44
15 Vihren 37 12 7 18 58 64 19 9 5 5 42 32 18 3 2 13 16 32 -6 43
16 Botev Ihtiman 37 12 7 18 40 51 19 8 2 9 29 25 18 4 5 9 11 26 -11 43
17 Kostinbrod 37 11 10 16 41 53 19 8 3 8 21 23 18 3 7 8 20 30 -12 43
18 Hebar II 37 10 8 19 39 53 18 6 6 6 31 24 19 4 2 13 8 29 -14 38
19 Pirin Blagoevgrad II 37 2 8 27 21 81 18 2 4 12 11 39 19 0 4 15 10 42 -60 14
20 Levski Chepintsi 37 0 3 34 17 128 18 0 3 15 7 40 19 0 0 19 10 88 -111 3

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