National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's OFK Pirin or Beroe that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Beroe played their last game only four days ago, a Parva Liga match. That game, against CSKA Sofia, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Beroe.
OFK Pirin form and stats
Pirin participated in Bulgarian Cup the last season, where they reached the preliminary round.5-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the B PFG numbers at home for OFK Pirin so far this season. OFK Pirin has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadion Hristo Botev. We remember; it was Lovech.
OFK Pirin's last game was hosting FK Minyor Pernik and winning 3-2. Prior to that, an away loss at Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 in the B PFG.
A late climax in the match against FK Minyor Pernik as the winning goal came six minutes into overtime; scored by P. Yordanov.
Pirin are traveling soon after this match as the B PFG match at Dobrudzha 1919 awaits in four days.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of OFK Pirin is on fire here. A stunning 19 from 5 league matches. OFK Pirin have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Beroe form and stats
Beroe was sent out of Bulgarian Cup in the 8th finals last season.The visitors are W2-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Parva Liga.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to CSKA Sofia in their previous outing. The Parva Liga match ended in a draw 1-1. It was a Parva Liga defeat before that one as the away game against Ludogorets wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
The travelling fans enjoy Beroe's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away. Beroe have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Pirin won zero games, six matches ended with a draw and Beroe has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eightTop Goalscorers
  P. Yordanov 10 goals |  A. Fall 4 goals | G. Makouta 4 goals |
OFK Pirin missing players
Beroe missing players
| OFK Pirin | Beroe | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 45 | 30 | Scored | S | 15 | 54 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Conceded | C | 17 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 28% | ||
| 52% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 192 | 92 | Total Shots | T S | 102 | 276 | ||
| 89 | 52 | Shots on Target | S O | 36 | 116 | ||
| 31% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 41% | ||
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 22 |
| 3 | OFK Pirin | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 19 |
| 4 | Ludogorets II | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 5 | Septemvri Sofia | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Hebar 1918 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 7 | Septemvri Simitli | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | Lovech | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Strumska slava | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 | FK Minyor Pernik | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 11 |
| 11 | Dobrudzha 1919 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Sportist Svoge | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 8 |
| 13 | Sozopol | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 7 |
| 14 | Yantra 1919 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -11 | 7 |
| 15 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 6 |
| 16 | Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 6 |
| 17 | Neftohimik | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -12 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | Ludogorets | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Beroe | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 15 |
| 4 | CSKA Sofia | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Tsarsko selo | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Arda | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Botev Vratsa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Levski Sofia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Cherno More | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Montana | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 11 |
| 12 | Botev Plovdiv | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 8 |
| 13 | Slavia Sofia | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 14 | Etar | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -17 | 1 |