Botev Galabovo vs Neftohimik: Match guide and preview

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Bulgaria B PFG
Date: Sat 09.November
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Energetik Stadium (3000 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Botev Galabovo in 11th and Neftohimik in 7th place.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

D W L L L

Botev Galabovo form and stats

Botev Galabovo are steadily winning B PFG games and points here at Energetik Stadium. 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 6 games.

Botev Galabovo drew their last game, 0-0 away at Kariana Erden (placed 8th). Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Chernomorets Balchik.

Botev Galabovo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 attempts. 7 goals have been conceded.

D L W W L

Neftohimik form and stats

As the visiting team in B PFG matches, Neftohimik have produced an overall stat of 0-1-4 so far. Neftohimik has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Neftohimik's last game was the home draw against Ludogorets II (0-0). Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting CSKA 1948 Sofia's place.

The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Neftohimik are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 4 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's 3 Botev Galabovo victories, 1 draw and 3 Neftohimik wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

 Z. Petkov
Z. Petkov
6 goals
Botev GalabovoD. Aleksiev
D. Aleksiev
5 goals
Botev GalabovoE. Karadaya
E. Karadaya
3 goals

Botev Galabovo missing players

Neftohimik missing players

Botev Galabovo Neftohimik
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 0 Played P 2 5 13
4 4 0 Won W 0 0 6
4 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
5 2 0 Lost L 1 4 5
13 7 0 Scored S 2 4 18
20 7 0 Conceded C 5 14 18
85% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
69% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 69%
69% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 54%
23% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 60% 31%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 40% 23%
46% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 38%
31% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 38%
38% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 31%
 
3.9 3.8 0 Corners For (avg) C F 5 4.6 4.2
4.9 3.8 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 7 4.4 3.8
2.4 2.2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.4 3.5
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Botev Galabovo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Neftohimik have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Neftohimik have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Neftohimik have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Neftohimik have yet to win a game away.
  • Neftohimik haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Septemvri Sofia 13 11 1 1 29 16 8 7 1 0 22 10 5 4 0 1 7 6 13 34
2 CSKA 1948 Sofia 13 11 0 2 34 9 7 7 0 0 22 1 6 4 0 2 12 8 25 33
3 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 13 8 1 4 17 7 5 4 0 1 7 1 8 4 1 3 10 6 10 25
4 Montana 13 7 3 3 24 10 6 5 0 1 17 4 7 2 3 2 7 6 14 24
5 Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa 14 6 4 4 22 20 6 4 1 1 12 7 8 2 3 3 10 13 2 22
6 Lovech 13 6 3 4 21 10 7 4 2 1 15 3 6 2 1 3 6 7 11 21
7 Neftohimik 13 6 2 5 18 18 8 6 1 1 14 4 5 0 1 4 4 14 0 20
8 Kariana Erden 12 5 4 3 18 13 7 3 4 0 12 7 5 2 0 3 6 6 5 19
9 OFK Pirin 13 5 4 4 19 19 7 2 3 2 10 12 6 3 1 2 9 7 0 19
10 Hebar 1918 13 5 2 6 17 18 7 3 1 3 9 9 6 2 1 3 8 9 -1 17
11 Botev Galabovo 13 4 4 5 13 20 6 4 0 2 7 7 7 0 4 3 6 13 -7 16
12 Strumska slava 14 4 1 9 13 22 7 3 1 3 10 9 7 1 0 6 3 13 -9 13
13 Ludogorets II 12 2 6 4 12 14 5 1 3 1 6 5 7 1 3 3 6 9 -2 12
14 Chernomorets Balchik 13 3 3 7 7 16 8 3 2 3 5 6 5 0 1 4 2 10 -9 12
15 Spartak Varna 13 2 3 8 4 22 5 2 1 2 2 4 8 0 2 6 2 18 -18 9
16 Pomorie 14 2 2 10 12 27 6 1 1 4 5 8 8 1 1 6 7 19 -15 8
17 Spartak Pleven 13 1 3 9 3 22 6 1 2 3 3 8 7 0 1 6 0 14 -19 3

Read more about B PFG

The Second Professional First League (or Vtora Liga, earlier B Group or B Professional Football Group) is the second-highest level of football in Bulgaria. It has 16 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 30 fixtures to set the final league table.