B PFG match prediction and preview for Botev Galabovo vs Spartak Pleven clash

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Competition: Bulgaria B PFG
Competition: Sat 29.February
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Trace Arena (3000 seats)

With their 17 point advantage in the league table, Botev Galabovo fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Spartak Pleven.

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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Botev Galabovo form and stats

6 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Botev Galabovo have to build on here at Trace Arena in the B PFG.

T. Dimitrov (own goal) was the last player to score a league goal for Botev Galabovo and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Botev Galabovo haven't scored in 211 minutes.

In their previous game, the manager M. Kotsinov led his Botev Galabovo to a defeat in the B PFG match away at Lokomotiv Sofia 1929. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Trace Arena. Preceding that game was the home draw versus OFK Pirin that ended 0-0.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Bulgarian Cup game versus Botev Plovdiv in only four days. This game is also played here at Trace Arena.

Botev Galabovo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Trace Arena with 15 goals in 10 league matches. Botev Galabovo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Spartak Pleven form and stats

There's been little loot from Spartak Pleven's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 9 away games in the B PFG. Spartak Pleven only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw. With the Spartak Pleven losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

Spartak Pleven failed to get anything from their last game, a B PFG home match vs Ludogorets II (placed 13th) that ended with defeat 0-1. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against CSKA 1948 Sofia wasn't a success with a 1-7 loss.

Spartak Pleven are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 9 away games. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Spartak Pleven's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 23 goals in 9 travels.

Head 2 Head

Botev Galabovo and Spartak Pleven have met before this season: Spartak Pleven - Botev Galabovo 0-0. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's zero Botev Galabovo victories, two draws and three Spartak Pleven wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Botev Galabovo
D. Aleksiev
7 goals
Botev Galabovo
I. Vinkov
3 goals
Botev Galabovo
E. Karadaya
3 goals

Botev Galabovo missing players

Spartak Pleven missing players

Botev Galabovo Spartak Pleven
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 10 5 Played P 4 9 19
6 6 5 Won W 1 1 2
5 1 0 Drew D 1 1 3
8 3 0 Lost L 2 7 14
21 15 7 Scored S 3 4 9
30 14 2 Conceded C 7 23 38
84% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 89% 84%
63% 60% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 78% 63%
58% 60% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 47%
26% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 22% 21%
16% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 22% 16%
42% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 25% 22% 32%
32% 40% 60% Clean Sheets C S 25% 11% 16%
42% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 78% 68%
 
4.1 4 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 1.8 2 2.4
4.8 4.3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 6.4 5.6
2.3 1.9 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.9 2.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
111 55 13 Total Shots T S 23 37 93
44 27 7 Shots on Target S O 6 13 34
48% 56% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 31% 26%
Key stats in B PFG this season:
  • Botev Galabovo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Botev Galabovo have scored more than double the goals of Spartak Pleven.
  • Spartak Pleven have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Spartak Pleven have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Spartak Pleven have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Spartak Pleven have won significantly less corners away then 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 CSKA 1948 Sofia 19 16 1 2 54 18 10 9 1 0 33 4 9 7 0 2 21 14 36 49
2 Septemvri Sofia 18 16 1 1 43 18 9 8 1 0 25 11 9 8 0 1 18 7 25 49
3 Montana 19 12 3 4 38 15 10 8 0 2 28 9 9 4 3 2 10 6 23 39
4 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 19 10 3 6 30 18 9 6 1 2 16 7 10 4 2 4 14 11 12 33
5 Hebar 1918 19 9 3 7 31 24 9 5 1 3 13 9 10 4 2 4 18 15 7 30
6 Neftohimik 19 9 3 7 32 27 10 6 2 2 17 9 9 3 1 5 15 18 5 30
7 Kariana Erden 19 8 5 6 29 24 9 4 4 1 17 10 10 4 1 5 12 14 5 29
8 Lovech 18 8 4 6 28 15 9 4 2 3 15 6 9 4 2 3 13 9 13 28
9 Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa 19 7 5 7 26 27 10 5 2 3 16 12 9 2 3 4 10 15 -1 26
10 OFK Pirin 18 6 6 6 24 27 9 3 3 3 14 17 9 3 3 3 10 10 -3 24
11 Botev Galabovo 19 6 5 8 21 30 10 6 1 3 15 14 9 0 4 5 6 16 -9 23
12 Chernomorets Balchik 19 6 4 9 15 23 10 5 2 3 11 6 9 1 2 6 4 17 -8 22
13 Ludogorets II 19 4 9 6 19 23 9 2 5 2 10 11 10 2 4 4 9 12 -4 21
14 Strumska slava 19 6 1 12 19 32 9 4 1 4 11 13 10 2 0 8 8 19 -13 19
15 Pomorie 19 2 3 14 15 39 9 1 2 6 7 14 10 1 1 8 8 25 -24 9
16 Spartak Varna 19 2 3 14 5 40 9 2 1 6 3 15 10 0 2 8 2 25 -35 9
17 Spartak Pleven 19 2 3 14 9 38 10 1 2 7 5 15 9 1 1 7 4 23 -29 6

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.