Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Botev Ihtiman & Neftohimik face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Bulgarian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a 3. League Southwest match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Belasitsa, so at least Ihtiman are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Botev Ihtiman form and stats
Ihtiman was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Bulgarian Cup.2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Botev Ihtiman have to build on here at Gradski stadion in the 3. League Southwest. Ihtiman has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager V. Svilenov and the players.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the 3. League Southwest game versus Marek in only three days. This game is also played here at Gradski stadion.
Botev Ihtiman can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 9 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Neftohimik form and stats
Last season their Bulgarian Cup adventure ended in the 16th finals.Playing away, Neftohimik have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the B PFG this season. It's all red in the travel logs of Neftohimik, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team. Recent form does not give Neftohimik much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Botev Ihtiman will be a tough nut to crack.
Neftohimik have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 442 minutes ago. S. Veshev was the goal scorer.
A loss against Kariana Erden was the result prior to that, in a B PFG home game.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against OFK Pirin was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind. Neftohimik did not look prepared in the first half against OFK Pirin and lost the game during the first 45 minutes. They need to evaluate their pre-match routine before this one.
Neftohimik are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 5 away games. The Neftohimik manager V. Pavlov has some worries about the defense as 11 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Veshev 2 goals |
Botev Ihtiman missing players
Neftohimik missing players
| Botev Ihtiman | Neftohimik | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 9 | 13 | ||
| 26 | 17 | Scored | S | 16 | 26 | ||
| 33 | 19 | Conceded | C | 31 | 46 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 40% | ||
| 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 | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 78 | 180 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 29 | 76 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vihren | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 20 |
| 2 | Belasitsa | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | Kyustendil | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 17 |
| 4 | Chavdar Etropole | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | Marek | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
| 6 | Oborishte | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Granit Vladaya | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 9 | Balkan Botevgrad | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Botev Ihtiman | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Slivnishki geroy | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Pirin Gotse Delchev | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 13 | Pirin Razlog | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 10 |
| 14 | Rilski Sportist | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Levski Chepintsi | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 6 |
| 16 | Perun | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -10 | 4 |
| 17 | Velbazhd | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -15 | 4 |
| 18 | Bansko | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -14 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kariana Erden | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 19 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Hebar 1918 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17 |
| 4 | OFK Pirin | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 |
| 5 | Ludogorets II | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | Lovech | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Septemvri Sofia | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Septemvri Simitli | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | FK Minyor Pernik | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Strumska slava | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 11 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 | Dobrudzha 1919 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| 13 | Yantra 1919 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -10 | 6 |
| 14 | Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 5 |
| 15 | Sportist Svoge | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -10 | 5 |
| 16 | Sozopol | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Neftohimik | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -14 | 2 |