This match features two teams living in the basement of the 3. League Southwest, Velbazhd holding 18th place and Botev Ihtiman lying 17th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
It's no vacation for neither Velbazhd nor Botev Ihtiman as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Velbazhd form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. Velbazhd, who have the fewest points (5) at home in 3. League Southwest, have only managed 0 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses so far from their games here at Stadion Osogovo. With 19 home games in a row without a win, the Velbazhd fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Botev Ihtiman game long ago, can be stopped today. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Velbazhd to get some points in this home game.The fans are hoping that Velbazhd will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the 3. League Southwest game against Bansko. Ahead of that match, Velbazhd lost 0-3 at home to Hebar 1918.
Velbazhd have scored 10 goals here in 13 matches, not a lot. Velbazhd have conceded 26 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Botev Ihtiman form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Botev Ihtiman so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-12 (win-draw-lose). With the Botev Ihtiman losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. It's all red in the travel logs of Botev Ihtiman, having lost seven matches in a row as the visiting team.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a 3. League Southwest home defeat versus Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, the Botev Ihtiman manager faced defeat when travelling to Chavdar Etropole and losing 0-3.
Botev Ihtiman are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels and have only managed 5 goals from 13 away games. Botev Ihtiman are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 5 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Botev Ihtiman - Velbazhd 4-2. Velbazhd-Botev Ihtiman H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Velbazhd 4 wins, Botev Ihtiman 5 wins, 1 draw.Velbazhd missing players
Botev Ihtiman missing players
| Velbazhd | Botev Ihtiman | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | Played | 13 | 26 |
| 18 | 10 | Scored | 5 | 27 |
| 59 | 26 | Conceded | 33 | 59 |
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 85% | Over 1.5 | 62% | 77% |
| 73% | 62% | Over 2.5 | 54% | 69% |
| 19% | 15% | Over 3.5 | 38% | 42% |
| 15% | 15% | Over 4.5 | 23% | 27% |
| 54% | 62% | Both teams to score | 23% | 58% |
| 4% | 8% | Clean Sheet | 8% | 8% |
| 46% | 38% | Failed To Score | 69% | 35% |
- Botev Ihtiman hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | Hebar 1918 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 36 | 66 |
| 2 | Oborishte | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 59 |
| 3 | Bansko | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 49 |
| 4 | Vihren | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 48 |
| 5 | Slivnishki geroy | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 25 | 47 |
| 6 | Pirin Razlog | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 43 |
| 7 | FK Minyor Pernik | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 41 |
| 8 | Rilski Sportist | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Belasitsa | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| 10 | Chavdar Etropole | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 43 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 33 |
| 11 | Marek | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Septemvri Simitli | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 17 | -5 | 28 |
| 13 | Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -18 | 27 |
| 14 | Sportist Svoge | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -13 | 27 |
| 15 | Germaneya | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 33 | -22 | 27 |
| 16 | Balkan Botevgrad | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Botev Ihtiman | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 27 | 59 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 33 | -32 | 22 |
| 18 | Velbazhd | 26 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 33 | -41 | 8 |
