Velbazhd vs Rilski Sportist: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Bulgaria 3. League Southwest
Competition: Wed 21.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

Season ticket holders haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Velbazhd languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Rilski Sportist will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Velbazhd have the fewest scored goals (12) in 3. League Southwest
  • Rilski Sportist have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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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Velbazhd form and stats

Velbazhd's struggle is real here with only 12 points collected from 12 3. League Southwest games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-3-6.

Velbazhd have scored 6 goals here in 12 league matches, a depressing statistic. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.

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Rilski Sportist form and stats

Rilski Sportist have only collected 4 points from their away games in the 3. League Southwest, after 1-1-10 (12 played). Bitter travels for Sportist as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Granit Vladaya match.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Rilski Sportist have conceded 22 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Rilski Sportist - Velbazhd 2-1 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Velbazhd won five, Rilski Sportist won five and zero draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Velbazhd missing players

Rilski Sportist missing players

Velbazhd Rilski Sportist
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 5 Played P 3 12 25
4 3 1 Won W 1 1 8
3 3 1 Drew D 1 1 4
18 6 3 Lost L 1 10 13
12 6 3 Scored S 3 7 24
53 23 13 Conceded C 2 22 33
88% 75% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 92% 96%
68% 50% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 58% 68%
52% 42% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 40%
36% 42% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 20%
16% 33% 60% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
24% 25% 40% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 36%
28% 50% 40% Clean Sheets C S 33% 8% 24%
60% 50% 40% Failed to Score F T 67% 67% 44%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 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:
  • Rilski Sportist have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Rilski Sportist have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Velbazhd have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Velbazhd have the fewest points (12) at home in 3. League Southwest
  • Velbazhd have the fewest scored goals (12) in 3. League Southwest
  • Velbazhd have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in 3. League Southwest
  • Velbazhd have the most conceded goals (23) at home in 3. League Southwest
  • Velbazhd have the most conceded goals (53) in 3. League Southwest
  • Velbazhd have the the worst goal difference (-17) at home in 3. League Southwest
  • Velbazhd have the the worst goal difference (-41) in 3. League Southwest

  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 Belasitsa 25 16 7 2 40 17 12 10 2 0 26 6 13 6 5 2 14 11 23 55
4 Kyustendil 25 17 4 4 45 13 13 9 4 0 26 6 12 8 0 4 19 7 32 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 Rilski Sportist 25 8 4 13 24 33 13 7 3 3 17 11 12 1 1 10 7 22 -9 28
11 Slivnishki geroy 25 7 6 12 26 33 12 6 2 4 16 15 13 1 4 8 10 18 -7 27
12 Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi 24 8 3 13 29 40 11 4 3 4 15 14 13 4 0 9 14 26 -11 27
13 Pirin Razlog 25 7 6 12 25 40 12 3 4 5 14 20 13 4 2 7 11 20 -15 27
14 Granit Vladaya 25 6 5 14 22 49 13 3 4 6 12 17 12 3 1 8 10 32 -27 23
15 Levski Chepintsi 25 7 2 16 22 52 13 6 1 6 15 21 12 1 1 10 7 31 -30 23
16 Bansko 25 5 3 17 14 37 13 4 2 7 10 17 12 1 1 10 4 20 -23 18
17 Perun 25 5 3 17 17 49 12 4 1 7 8 17 13 1 2 10 9 32 -32 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.