National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Levski Sofia or Ludogorets that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Levski Sofia saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Parva Liga. Thankfully the previous game, versus Slavia Sofia, was also a home game here at Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov. The away team is better rested.
Levski Sofia form and stats
Levski Sofia participated in Bulgarian Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.Levski Sofia have performed here at Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov this season with 9 wins from 12 Parva Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.
The Levski Sofia crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Slavia Sofia here at Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov in a Parva Liga match. 2-2 away at Cherno More before that.
The manager P. Hubchev will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Botev Vratsa in only three days.
Levski Sofia have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov with 23 goals in 12 league matches. Levski Sofia have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ludogorets form and stats
Ludogorets was sent out of Bulgarian Cup in the quarter-finals last season.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 4 draws and only 0 losses in the Parva Liga. In general it has been a productive period now for Ludogorets as they haven't lost any of their last 27 games. Ludogorets are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 14 in a row without losing.
There might be some fixture complaints from Ludogorets as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Europa League match against Inter (1-2). Ahead of that match was the Parva Liga away draw versus Etar that ended 1-1.
Ludogorets goalkeeper Plamen Iliev had a great day against Inter, but despite making six saves the loss could not be avoided.
A new game in only three days for Ludogorets, the Parva Liga home match versus Dunav 2010. Busy days.
Ludogorets find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Ludogorets as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - three - seven (Levski Sofia wins - draws - Ludogorets wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Keșerü 10 goals |  N. Robertha 9 goals | S. Ivaylov Ivanov 8 goals |
Levski Sofia missing players
Ludogorets missing players
| Levski Sofia | Ludogorets | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 45 | 25 | Scored | S | 14 | 38 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Conceded | C | 13 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6.1 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 233 | 136 | Total Shots | T S | 119 | 239 | ||
| 99 | 55 | Shots on Target | S O | 46 | 97 | ||
| 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ludogorets | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 28 | 52 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 24 | 45 |
| 3 | Levski Sofia | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 23 | 45 |
| 4 | CSKA Sofia | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 43 |
| 5 | Slavia Sofia | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 39 |
| 6 | Beroe | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Cherno More | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
| 8 | Botev Plovdiv | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 30 |
| 9 | Arda | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 28 |
| 10 | Etar | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -14 | 23 |
| 11 | Tsarsko selo | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 22 |
| 12 | Dunav 2010 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -22 | 18 |
| 13 | Botev Vratsa | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 28 | -25 | 18 |
| 14 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 23 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 21 | -36 | 5 |