3. League Southwest game sneak peek: Vitosha Bistritsa versus Vihren

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Competition: Bulgaria 3. League Southwest
Competition: Sat 04.June
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Vitosha (2500 seats)

3. League Southwest: First-class versus second-rate, at least based on the points won so far. Vitosha Bistritsa - Vihren. Home victory or a shock result?

Insights:
  • Vitosha Bistritsa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Vitosha Bistritsa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vihren have scored away.

Vitosha Bistritsa can neither be promoted or relegated from 3. League Southwest. Vihren are struggling to avoid relegation.

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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Vitosha Bistritsa form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadion Vitosha as Vitosha Bistritsa have scored 45 goals to get 39 points from 18 games. The overall stats in the 3. League Southwest are 12-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Bistritsa enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Pirin Gotse Delchev's place. The match ended 3-1.

Ahead of that match, Vitosha Bistritsa lost 0-1 at home to Septemvri Sofia II.

The Bistritsa manager Bukarev has got the team scoring with 45 from 18 home games in the league. From these home matches, Vitosha Bistritsa have conceded only 12 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Vihren form and stats

Vihren have only collected 11 points from their away games in the 3. League Southwest, after 3-2-13 (18 played). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Vihren are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Vihren go into this game after a win, the home game against Balkan Botevgrad that ended 3-2.

Prior to that match, the Vihren manager faced defeat when travelling to Belasitsa and losing 2-3.

The visitors have scored 16 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Vihren have conceded 32 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

These sides played each other previously this match year: Vihren - Vitosha Bistritsa 0-0. Stats for the prior five meetings between these two squads are: four wins for Vitosha Bistritsa, one draw and zero wins for Vihren. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Vitosha Bistritsa missing players

Vihren missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vitosha Bistritsa Vihren
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 5 18 37
23 12 6 Won W 0 3 12
9 3 0 Drew D 1 2 7
5 3 0 Lost L 4 13 18
75 45 23 Scored S 6 16 58
25 12 1 Conceded C 11 32 64
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
73% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 78% 86%
57% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 62%
41% 50% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 28% 38%
8% 17% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 11% 24%
38% 33% 17% BTTS BTTS 60% 33% 51%
49% 50% 83% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 19%
22% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 50% 32%
 
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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Vitosha Bistritsa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vitosha Bistritsa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Vitosha Bistritsa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vihren have scored away.
  • Vitosha Bistritsa 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 Belasitsa 37 27 4 6 86 26 18 15 3 0 53 11 19 12 1 6 33 15 60 85
2 Vitosha Bistritsa 37 23 9 5 75 25 18 12 3 3 45 12 19 11 6 2 30 13 50 78
3 Chavdar Etropole 37 23 8 6 67 18 18 13 2 3 36 7 19 10 6 3 31 11 49 77
4 Kyustendil 37 23 8 6 73 25 19 14 3 2 38 11 18 9 5 4 35 14 48 77
5 Oborishte 38 23 5 10 69 51 19 15 2 2 44 22 19 8 3 8 25 29 18 74
6 Balkan Botevgrad 37 21 8 8 61 36 18 13 5 0 38 14 19 8 3 8 23 22 25 71
7 Bansko 37 19 11 7 54 33 19 12 4 3 28 11 18 7 7 4 26 22 21 68
8 Pirin Gotse Delchev 37 13 9 15 47 51 19 9 5 5 29 16 18 4 4 10 18 35 -4 48
9 Pirin Razlog 37 11 14 12 49 49 18 9 6 3 26 14 19 2 8 9 23 35 0 47
10 Rilski Sportist 37 14 5 18 54 62 19 10 1 8 36 29 18 4 4 10 18 33 -8 47
11 Granit Vladaya 37 14 5 18 38 58 18 10 4 4 25 19 19 4 1 14 13 39 -20 47
12 Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi 37 12 10 15 47 58 19 8 6 5 30 20 18 4 4 10 17 38 -11 46
13 Septemvri Sofia II 37 14 3 20 63 74 19 8 3 8 35 30 18 6 0 12 28 44 -11 45
14 Slivnishki geroy 38 12 8 18 44 47 19 8 5 6 23 17 19 4 3 12 21 30 -3 44
15 Vihren 37 12 7 18 58 64 19 9 5 5 42 32 18 3 2 13 16 32 -6 43
16 Botev Ihtiman 37 12 7 18 40 51 19 8 2 9 29 25 18 4 5 9 11 26 -11 43
17 Kostinbrod 37 11 10 16 41 53 19 8 3 8 21 23 18 3 7 8 20 30 -12 43
18 Hebar II 37 10 8 19 39 53 18 6 6 6 31 24 19 4 2 13 8 29 -14 38
19 Pirin Blagoevgrad II 37 2 8 27 21 81 18 2 4 12 11 39 19 0 4 15 10 42 -60 14
20 Levski Chepintsi 37 0 3 34 17 128 18 0 3 15 7 40 19 0 0 19 10 88 -111 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 37 27 4 6 86 26 18 15 3 0 53 11 19 12 1 6 33 15 60 85
2 Vitosha Bistritsa 37 23 9 5 75 25 18 12 3 3 45 12 19 11 6 2 30 13 50 78
3 Chavdar Etropole 37 23 8 6 67 18 18 13 2 3 36 7 19 10 6 3 31 11 49 77
4 Kyustendil 37 23 8 6 73 25 19 14 3 2 38 11 18 9 5 4 35 14 48 77
5 Oborishte 38 23 5 10 69 51 19 15 2 2 44 22 19 8 3 8 25 29 18 74
6 Balkan Botevgrad 37 21 8 8 61 36 18 13 5 0 38 14 19 8 3 8 23 22 25 71
7 Bansko 37 19 11 7 54 33 19 12 4 3 28 11 18 7 7 4 26 22 21 68
8 Pirin Gotse Delchev 37 13 9 15 47 51 19 9 5 5 29 16 18 4 4 10 18 35 -4 48
9 Pirin Razlog 37 11 14 12 49 49 18 9 6 3 26 14 19 2 8 9 23 35 0 47
10 Rilski Sportist 37 14 5 18 54 62 19 10 1 8 36 29 18 4 4 10 18 33 -8 47
11 Granit Vladaya 37 14 5 18 38 58 18 10 4 4 25 19 19 4 1 14 13 39 -20 47
12 Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi 37 12 10 15 47 58 19 8 6 5 30 20 18 4 4 10 17 38 -11 46
13 Septemvri Sofia II 37 14 3 20 63 74 19 8 3 8 35 30 18 6 0 12 28 44 -11 45
14 Slivnishki geroy 38 12 8 18 44 47 19 8 5 6 23 17 19 4 3 12 21 30 -3 44
15 Vihren 37 12 7 18 58 64 19 9 5 5 42 32 18 3 2 13 16 32 -6 43
16 Botev Ihtiman 37 12 7 18 40 51 19 8 2 9 29 25 18 4 5 9 11 26 -11 43
17 Kostinbrod 37 11 10 16 41 53 19 8 3 8 21 23 18 3 7 8 20 30 -12 43
18 Hebar II 37 10 8 19 39 53 18 6 6 6 31 24 19 4 2 13 8 29 -14 38
19 Pirin Blagoevgrad II 37 2 8 27 21 81 18 2 4 12 11 39 19 0 4 15 10 42 -60 14
20 Levski Chepintsi 37 0 3 34 17 128 18 0 3 15 7 40 19 0 0 19 10 88 -111 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.