Vihren vs Balkan Botevgrad: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Bulgaria 3. League Southwest
Competition: Sat 28.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Spartak (14400 seats)

This league season has been hard for Vihren so far, while Balkan Botevgrad have enjoyed success. Will the highest placed take another scalp at Stadion Spartak?

Insights:
  • Vihren have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Relegation threatens Vihren who should definitely be looking for some points here. Botevgrad is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Vihren form and stats

The story so far in the 3. League Southwest for Vihren at their home stadium (Stadion Spartak) is 8 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats. It’s been three wins in a row for Vihren here at Stadion Spartak, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

No payout for Vihren in their previous match, an away game at Belasitsa that ended in defeat 2-3.

Ahead of that match, Vihren won a home game hosting Granit Vladaya (4-0).

Goals decide football matches and Vihren are scoring many of them at home; 39 on target from 18 league matches. Vihren have conceded 30 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Vihren hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Septemvri Sofia II, Hebar II, Pirin Blagoevgrad II, Botev Ihtiman, Kostinbrod and Levski Chepintsi), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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Balkan Botevgrad form and stats

As the visiting team in 3. League Southwest matches, Balkan Botevgrad have produced an overall stat of 8-3-7 so far.

Botevgrad are travelling after their nice 4-1 home win in the game against Pirin Gotse Delchev (placed 8th).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Septemvri Sofia II with the score of 5-1.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Balkan Botevgrad have scored 21 goals in 18 league games away. 19 goals have been conceded by Balkan Botevgrad in these games.

Head 2 Head

This duo played each other before this match year: Balkan Botevgrad - Vihren 2-2. Last ten meetings between these participants: Vihren won two, Balkan Botevgrad were winners in two and we saw six draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Vihren missing players

Balkan Botevgrad missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vihren Balkan Botevgrad
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 18 36
11 8 1 Won W 3 8 21
7 5 1 Drew D 1 3 8
18 5 3 Lost L 2 7 7
55 39 9 Scored S 10 21 59
62 30 14 Conceded C 7 19 33
97% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 92%
86% 94% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 50% 61%
61% 72% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 39% 53%
36% 44% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 22% 28%
22% 33% 60% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 11% 17%
50% 67% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 47%
19% 22% 20% Clean Sheets C S 33% 39% 39%
33% 17% 40% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 22%
 
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:
  • Vihren have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 36 27 4 5 86 24 18 15 3 0 53 11 18 12 1 5 33 13 62 85
2 Vitosha Bistritsa 36 22 9 5 72 24 18 12 3 3 45 12 18 10 6 2 27 12 48 75
3 Chavdar Etropole 36 22 8 6 65 17 18 13 2 3 36 7 18 9 6 3 29 10 48 74
4 Kyustendil 36 22 8 6 71 25 18 13 3 2 36 11 18 9 5 4 35 14 46 74
5 Balkan Botevgrad 36 21 8 7 59 33 18 13 5 0 38 14 18 8 3 7 21 19 26 71
6 Oborishte 36 21 5 10 64 49 18 14 2 2 41 20 18 7 3 8 23 29 15 68
7 Bansko 36 18 11 7 52 32 18 11 4 3 26 10 18 7 7 4 26 22 20 65
8 Pirin Gotse Delchev 36 13 9 14 46 48 18 9 5 4 28 13 18 4 4 10 18 35 -2 48
9 Pirin Razlog 36 11 14 11 48 46 18 9 6 3 26 14 18 2 8 8 22 32 2 47
10 Rilski Sportist 36 14 5 17 53 60 18 10 1 7 35 27 18 4 4 10 18 33 -7 47
11 Granit Vladaya 36 14 5 17 37 54 18 10 4 4 25 19 18 4 1 13 12 35 -17 47
12 Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi 36 11 10 15 38 57 18 7 6 5 21 19 18 4 4 10 17 38 -19 43
13 Slivnishki geroy 35 12 6 17 40 42 17 8 3 6 21 15 18 4 3 11 19 27 -2 42
14 Kostinbrod 35 11 9 15 40 50 18 8 3 7 21 21 17 3 6 8 19 29 -10 42
15 Septemvri Sofia II 36 13 3 20 60 73 18 7 3 8 32 29 18 6 0 12 28 44 -13 42
16 Vihren 36 11 7 18 55 62 18 8 5 5 39 30 18 3 2 13 16 32 -7 40
17 Botev Ihtiman 36 11 7 18 36 50 18 7 2 9 25 24 18 4 5 9 11 26 -14 40
18 Hebar II 36 10 8 18 38 51 18 6 6 6 31 24 18 4 2 12 7 27 -13 38
19 Pirin Blagoevgrad II 36 2 7 27 20 80 18 2 4 12 11 39 18 0 3 15 9 41 -60 13
20 Levski Chepintsi 36 0 3 33 16 119 18 0 3 15 7 40 18 0 0 18 9 79 -103 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 36 27 4 5 86 24 18 15 3 0 53 11 18 12 1 5 33 13 62 85
2 Vitosha Bistritsa 36 22 9 5 72 24 18 12 3 3 45 12 18 10 6 2 27 12 48 75
3 Chavdar Etropole 36 22 8 6 65 17 18 13 2 3 36 7 18 9 6 3 29 10 48 74
4 Kyustendil 36 22 8 6 71 25 18 13 3 2 36 11 18 9 5 4 35 14 46 74
5 Balkan Botevgrad 36 21 8 7 59 33 18 13 5 0 38 14 18 8 3 7 21 19 26 71
6 Oborishte 36 21 5 10 64 49 18 14 2 2 41 20 18 7 3 8 23 29 15 68
7 Bansko 36 18 11 7 52 32 18 11 4 3 26 10 18 7 7 4 26 22 20 65
8 Pirin Gotse Delchev 36 13 9 14 46 48 18 9 5 4 28 13 18 4 4 10 18 35 -2 48
9 Pirin Razlog 36 11 14 11 48 46 18 9 6 3 26 14 18 2 8 8 22 32 2 47
10 Rilski Sportist 36 14 5 17 53 60 18 10 1 7 35 27 18 4 4 10 18 33 -7 47
11 Granit Vladaya 36 14 5 17 37 54 18 10 4 4 25 19 18 4 1 13 12 35 -17 47
12 Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi 36 11 10 15 38 57 18 7 6 5 21 19 18 4 4 10 17 38 -19 43
13 Slivnishki geroy 35 12 6 17 40 42 17 8 3 6 21 15 18 4 3 11 19 27 -2 42
14 Kostinbrod 35 11 9 15 40 50 18 8 3 7 21 21 17 3 6 8 19 29 -10 42
15 Septemvri Sofia II 36 13 3 20 60 73 18 7 3 8 32 29 18 6 0 12 28 44 -13 42
16 Vihren 36 11 7 18 55 62 18 8 5 5 39 30 18 3 2 13 16 32 -7 40
17 Botev Ihtiman 36 11 7 18 36 50 18 7 2 9 25 24 18 4 5 9 11 26 -14 40
18 Hebar II 36 10 8 18 38 51 18 6 6 6 31 24 18 4 2 12 7 27 -13 38
19 Pirin Blagoevgrad II 36 2 7 27 20 80 18 2 4 12 11 39 18 0 3 15 9 41 -60 13
20 Levski Chepintsi 36 0 3 33 16 119 18 0 3 15 7 40 18 0 0 18 9 79 -103 3

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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.