National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Maritsa Plovdiv or Slavia Sofia that keep their silverware dream alive.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Parva Liga game only four days ago.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Slavia Sofia have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 2-0-2 (win-draw-loss) from four matches.
Maritsa Plovdiv form and stats
Last season their Bulgarian Cup adventure ended in the zonal finals.1-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the B PFG numbers at home for Maritsa Plovdiv so far this season.
A strong away win for Maritsa against Dobrudzha 1919 the last match.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Lovech that ended 1-1.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Levski Lom are coming to town in four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (9 in 4 games), Maritsa Plovdiv's attacking play is working. Maritsa Plovdiv have conceded 8 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Slavia Sofia form and stats
They also participated in Bulgarian Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals, when Arda drew the shortest straw.Playing away, Slavia Sofia have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Parva Liga this season.
Slavia Sofia had fun at their own home (Stadion Maritsa) last time out, beating Ludogorets 1-0. Toni Tasev scored.
A 1-1 draw at CSKA Sofia's stadium before that.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Slavia Sofia manager Z. Zagorčić as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Lokomotiv Sofia 1929.
Slavia are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 4 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Tonev 10 goals | V. Marchev 4 goals |  R. Kirilov Kirilov 3 goals |
Maritsa Plovdiv missing players
Slavia Sofia missing players
| Maritsa Plovdiv | Slavia Sofia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | ||
| 59 | 24 | Scored | S | 13 | 32 | ||
| 30 | 11 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 64% | ||
| 64% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 18% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 64% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 44% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 28% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.7 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.6 | ||
| 62% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hebar 1918 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 25 |
| 2 | Etar | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 3 | FK Minyor Pernik | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | Spartak Varna | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Strumska slava | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Septemvri Sofia | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 7 | Maritsa Plovdiv | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Ludogorets II | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | Sozopol | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | Montana | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Septemvri Simitli | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 | Marek | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 12 |
| 13 | Botev Plovdiv II | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Sportist Svoge | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 10 |
| 15 | CSKA 1948 Sofia II | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | Lovech | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 17 | Dobrudzha 1919 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 18 | Yantra 1919 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 6 |
| 19 | Neftohimik | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | -16 | 5 |
| 20 | Levski Lom | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -11 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botev Plovdiv | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | Slavia Sofia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Ludogorets | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 15 |
| 4 | CSKA Sofia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Cherno More | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Beroe | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Botev Vratsa | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 9 |
| 9 | Arda | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Levski Sofia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 11 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Tsarsko selo | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| 13 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 5 |
| 14 | OFK Pirin | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 3 |