Rilski Sportist vs Pirin Gotse Delchev: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Bulgaria 3. League Southwest
Competition: Sat 17.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Iskar (6800 seats)

Season ticket holders at Stadion Iskar haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Rilski Sportist languishing in the 13th position so far. The guesting Pirin Gotse Delchev will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Rilski Sportist haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Pirin Gotse Delchev have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in 3. League Southwest

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Rilski Sportist form and stats

The story so far in the 3. League Southwest for Rilski Sportist at their home stadium (Stadion Iskar) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

As you see from the result above, Sportist suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Sportist are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 games. From these home matches, Rilski Sportist have conceded only 11 goals.

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Pirin Gotse Delchev form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Pirin Gotse Delchev so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-6 (win-draw-lose). A depressing four defeats in a row for Pirin Gotse Delchev in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Granit Vladaya.

The schedule is very tough for Delchev now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A 3. League Southwest game at Vihren is waiting in only four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Pirin Gotse Delchev as they have only managed to score 11 times from 12 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Delchev have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Rilski Sportist and Pirin Gotse Delchev have met before this season: Pirin Gotse Delchev - Sportist 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Rilski Sportist wins - draws - Pirin Gotse Delchev wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Rilski Sportist missing players

Pirin Gotse Delchev missing players

Rilski Sportist Pirin Gotse Delchev
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 12 5 Played P 3 12 25
7 6 2 Won W 2 3 10
4 3 1 Drew D 0 3 6
13 3 2 Lost L 1 6 9
22 15 4 Scored S 5 11 29
33 11 5 Conceded C 1 13 20
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 88%
67% 75% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 58% 64%
42% 33% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 25% 28%
21% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 17% 8%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
38% 42% 40% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 28%
21% 33% 20% Clean Sheets C S 67% 33% 40%
46% 25% 40% Failed to Score F T 33% 58% 44%
 
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%
Key stats in 3. League Southwest this season:
  • Pirin Gotse Delchev have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in 3. League Southwest
  • Rilski Sportist 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 Vihren 25 19 4 2 51 17 12 11 1 0 28 8 13 8 3 2 23 9 34 61
2 Marek 25 18 5 2 59 17 13 12 1 0 42 6 12 6 4 2 17 11 42 59
3 Kyustendil 25 17 4 4 45 13 13 9 4 0 26 6 12 8 0 4 19 7 32 52
4 Belasitsa 24 15 7 2 38 16 11 9 2 0 24 5 13 6 5 2 14 11 22 52
5 Chavdar Etropole 25 13 5 7 46 28 13 9 2 2 26 11 12 4 3 5 20 17 18 44
6 Oborishte 25 12 5 8 38 26 13 8 1 4 23 11 12 4 4 4 15 15 12 41
7 Balkan Botevgrad 24 11 6 7 40 25 12 7 2 3 21 8 12 4 4 4 19 17 15 39
8 Pirin Gotse Delchev 25 10 6 9 29 20 13 7 3 3 18 7 12 3 3 6 11 13 9 36
9 Botev Ihtiman 25 9 7 9 37 27 12 6 3 3 24 11 13 3 4 6 13 16 10 34
10 Slivnishki geroy 25 7 6 12 26 33 12 6 2 4 16 15 13 1 4 8 10 18 -7 27
11 Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi 24 8 3 13 29 40 11 4 3 4 15 14 13 4 0 9 14 26 -11 27
12 Pirin Razlog 24 7 6 11 24 37 12 3 4 5 14 20 12 4 2 6 10 17 -13 27
13 Rilski Sportist 24 7 4 13 22 33 12 6 3 3 15 11 12 1 1 10 7 22 -11 25
14 Levski Chepintsi 25 7 2 16 22 52 13 6 1 6 15 21 12 1 1 10 7 31 -30 23
15 Granit Vladaya 24 5 5 14 19 48 12 2 4 6 9 16 12 3 1 8 10 32 -29 20
16 Bansko 24 5 3 16 13 35 13 4 2 7 10 17 11 1 1 9 3 18 -22 18
17 Perun 24 5 3 16 17 47 12 4 1 7 8 17 12 1 2 9 9 30 -30 18
18 Velbazhd 25 4 3 18 12 53 12 3 3 6 6 23 13 1 0 12 6 30 -41 15

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.