Football tips: Lovech vs Montana - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Bulgaria B PFG
Date: Sat 23.November
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Gradski Stadium (8100 seats)

Lovech have performed better than Montana so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Lovech form and stats

Lovech have performed here at Gradski Stadium this season with 4 wins from 7 B PFG matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.

The Lovech goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 245 minutes without conceding a goal.

Happy days for Lovech in their previous game, a B PFG match away at Spartak Varna (placed 15th) that ended with a 4-0 victory. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Spartak Pleven.

As mentioned above, Lovech "killed" Spartak Varna in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (15 in 7 games), Lovech's attacking play is working. Lovech have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.

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Montana form and stats

Playing away, Montana have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the B PFG this season.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a B PFG home defeat versus Septemvri Sofia with 0-2 on the scoreboard. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Strumska slava.

Montana are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 7 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Lovech won 5, Montana won 5 and 0 draws. 5 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LovechT. Yordanov
T. Yordanov
10 goals
MontanaA. Iliev
A. Iliev
7 goals
LovechI. Kapitanov
I. Kapitanov
5 goals

Lovech missing players

Montana missing players

Lovech Montana
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 7 3 Played P 2 7 14
7 4 1 Won W 1 2 7
3 2 1 Drew D 0 3 3
4 1 1 Lost L 1 2 4
25 15 5 Scored S 2 7 24
10 3 3 Conceded C 2 6 12
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
57% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 57% 71%
43% 57% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 29% 43%
29% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 21%
14% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
29% 29% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 57% 43%
57% 71% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 36%
21% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 29%
 
6.9 7.9 10.7 Corners For (avg) C F 6.5 6 5.3
2.6 1.4 1.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 2 3.6 3.8
2.1 1.3 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3 2.8
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 1 2 2
Key stats this season:
  • Lovech have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lovech have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Lovech have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Montana have scored away.
  • Lovech have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.

  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 14 12 1 1 31 16 8 7 1 0 22 10 6 5 0 1 9 6 15 37
2 CSKA 1948 Sofia 14 12 0 2 36 9 8 8 0 0 24 1 6 4 0 2 12 8 27 36
3 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 14 9 1 4 19 7 6 5 0 1 9 1 8 4 1 3 10 6 12 28
4 Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa 15 7 4 4 25 22 7 5 1 1 15 9 8 2 3 3 10 13 3 25
5 Lovech 14 7 3 4 25 10 7 4 2 1 15 3 7 3 1 3 10 7 15 24
6 Montana 14 7 3 4 24 12 7 5 0 2 17 6 7 2 3 2 7 6 12 24
7 Kariana Erden 14 5 5 4 19 16 7 3 4 0 12 7 7 2 1 4 7 9 3 20
8 Hebar 1918 14 6 2 6 20 18 7 3 1 3 9 9 7 3 1 3 11 9 2 20
9 Neftohimik 14 6 2 6 20 21 8 6 1 1 14 4 6 0 1 5 6 17 -1 20
10 OFK Pirin 14 5 4 5 19 21 7 2 3 2 10 12 7 3 1 3 9 9 -2 19
11 Botev Galabovo 14 5 4 5 16 22 7 5 0 2 10 9 7 0 4 3 6 13 -6 19
12 Chernomorets Balchik 14 4 3 7 8 16 8 3 2 3 5 6 6 1 1 4 3 10 -8 15
13 Ludogorets II 14 2 7 5 13 18 7 1 4 2 7 9 7 1 3 3 6 9 -5 13
14 Strumska slava 15 4 1 10 15 25 7 3 1 3 10 9 8 1 0 7 5 16 -10 13
15 Spartak Varna 14 2 3 9 4 26 6 2 1 3 2 8 8 0 2 6 2 18 -22 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 14 1 3 10 3 23 7 1 2 4 3 9 7 0 1 6 0 14 -20 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.