Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Balkan Botevgrad & Rilski Sportist face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Bulgarian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Balkan Botevgrad nor Rilski Sportist as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Balkan Botevgrad form and stats
Balkan Botevgrad was eliminated in the regional semi-finals last season in the Bulgarian Cup.A nice win for Botevgrad last time playing, versus Rilski Sportist. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-0. As mentioned above, Balkan Botevgrad "killed" Rilski Sportist in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
A 3. League Southwest defeat was the result before that one, 3-5 away at Botev Ihtiman.The manager Palankovski will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Chavdar Etropole in only four days.
Rilski Sportist form and stats
Sportist's mission in Bulgarian Cup last season failed in the regional semi-finals.Rilski Sportist lost away at Balkan Botevgrad (0-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Balkan Botevgrad was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Levski Sofia II in the 3. League Southwest.A quick return to home after this game, as Sportist are hosting CSKA 1948 Sofia III in the 3. League Southwest only four days away.
Head 2 Head
The 6 latest games featuring these teams have all ended as Balkan Botevgrad victories. Will history repeat itself?Balkan Botevgrad missing players
Rilski Sportist missing players
| Balkan Botevgrad | Rilski Sportist | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 55 | 31 | Scored | S | 10 | 37 | ||
| 39 | 14 | Conceded | C | 24 | 40 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 52% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 72% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 32% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
