3. League Southwest: Botev Ihtiman - Vitosha Bistritsa preview and statistics

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Competition: Bulgaria 3. League Southwest
Competition: Sat 14.August
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Gradski stadion (2400 seats)

After the first game it's Botev Ihtiman - Vitosha Bistritsa 0-1 in points. Who will triumph in this second 3. League Southwest game of the season?

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Botev Ihtiman form and stats

Last season, Botev Ihtiman's league statistics were 13 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses, resulting in a 8th position in the 3. League Southwest. Over these 34 matches they scored 53 goals and conceded 41. Playing at home last season Botev Ihtiman managed 9-3-5 (win-draw-lost) with 32 goals and 16 conceded.

The fans are hoping that Ihtiman will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the 3. League Southwest game against Balkan Botevgrad (placed 6th).

Ahead of that match, Ihtiman won a home game hosting Rilski Sportist (2-1).

There will be little rest for Ihtiman after this match as they are travelling to Pirin Razlog for a 3. League Southwest game in only four days.

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Vitosha Bistritsa form and stats

Let's have a look at how Vitosha Bistritsa performed last season in the Parva Liga: They landed a 14th position in the league table after playing out 1 victory, 3 draws and 22 defeats. In total they scored 15 and conceded 54 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 0 - drew 2 and lost 11 with 5/24 goals scored/conceded. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 16 away games in a row.

Bistritsa delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Kyustendil (placed 10th) in their previous match; a 3. League Southwest game.

A 0-1 defeat away at Etar before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rilski Sportist in just four days.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Ihtiman, zero draws and five wins for Vitosha Bistritsa. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

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Botev Ihtiman Vitosha Bistritsa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
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%
Botev Ihtiman Last season Vitosha Bistritsa
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   15 29
13 9   Won W   0 1
7 3   Drew D   2 3
14 5   Lost L   13 25
53 32   Scored S   5 15
41 16   Conceded C   26 57
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
71% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 69%
53% 59%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   20% 31%
32% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   13% 24%
15% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 14%
38% 41%   BTTS BTTS   27% 34%
32% 41%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 0%
32% 18%   Failed to Score F T   73% 66%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   2.7 3.2
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   8 6.6
0 0   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.5
0 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
0 0   Shots (avg) S (   5.8 5.9
0 0   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.4 2.3
0% 0%   Goal Efficiency G E   14% 23%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Chavdar Etropole 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Oborishte 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Slivnishki geroy 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Belasitsa 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Granit Vladaya 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Balkan Botevgrad 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Pirin Razlog 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Hebar II 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Kostinbrod 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
10 Kyustendil 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
11 Pirin Gotse Delchev 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
12 Septemvri Sofia II 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Vitosha Bistritsa 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Bansko 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
15 Rilski Sportist 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
16 Botev Ihtiman 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
17 Vihren 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Levski Chepintsi 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
20 Pirin Blagoevgrad II 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Marek 34 25 7 2 84 24 17 15 2 0 51 7 17 10 5 2 33 17 60 82
2 Kyustendil 34 26 4 4 63 14 17 13 4 0 34 7 17 13 0 4 29 7 49 79
3 Belasitsa 34 23 9 2 68 27 17 14 3 0 45 15 17 9 6 2 23 12 41 78
4 Vihren 34 23 6 5 63 25 17 13 2 2 35 13 17 10 4 3 28 12 38 75
5 Oborishte 34 18 6 10 55 41 17 11 2 4 31 12 17 7 4 6 24 29 14 60
6 Balkan Botevgrad 34 16 10 8 62 34 17 12 2 3 37 10 17 4 8 5 25 24 28 58
7 Chavdar Etropole 34 15 6 13 62 46 17 10 3 4 36 19 17 5 3 9 26 27 16 51
8 Botev Ihtiman 34 13 7 14 53 41 17 9 3 5 32 16 17 4 4 9 21 25 12 46
9 Pirin Gotse Delchev 34 13 6 15 37 32 17 9 3 5 24 15 17 4 3 10 13 17 5 45
10 Pirin Razlog 34 11 8 15 40 59 17 6 5 6 24 26 17 5 3 9 16 33 -19 41
11 Slivnishki geroy 34 9 9 16 38 44 17 8 3 6 27 22 17 1 6 10 11 22 -6 36
12 Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi 34 10 6 18 40 56 17 5 6 6 21 21 17 5 0 12 19 35 -16 36
13 Rilski Sportist 34 9 7 18 30 45 17 8 4 5 19 14 17 1 3 13 11 31 -15 34
14 Bansko 34 10 4 20 28 47 17 7 2 8 18 21 17 3 2 12 10 26 -19 34
15 Levski Chepintsi 34 10 4 20 34 72 17 9 2 6 22 24 17 1 2 14 12 48 -38 34
16 Granit Vladaya 34 9 5 20 34 65 17 5 4 8 20 24 17 4 1 12 14 41 -31 32
17 Perun 34 6 4 24 25 77 17 5 2 10 14 32 17 1 2 14 11 45 -52 22
18 Velbazhd 34 4 4 26 16 83 17 3 4 10 8 36 17 1 0 16 8 47 -67 16

Read more about 3. League Southwest

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.