Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Rodopa Smolyan & Dobrudzha 1919 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Bulgarian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Smolyan saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the 3. League Southeast. That game was an away game at Sayana Haskovo, so at least Smolyan are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Dobrudzha 1919 have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 11-11-17 (win-draw-loss) from 39 matches.
Rodopa Smolyan form and stats
Smolyan was eliminated in the preliminary round last season in the Bulgarian Cup.Smolyan faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sayana Haskovo (0-2).
A 2-2 draw away in the Bulgarian Cup before that, with Sokol Markovo the opponent.The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Yambol 1915 in only three days.
Dobrudzha 1919 form and stats
Dobrudzha 1919's mission in Bulgarian Cup last season failed in the preliminary round.Playing away, Dobrudzha 1919 have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the B PFG this season. Dobrudzha has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
There were no winners in Dobrudzha's previous match, a B PFG home game that ended 1-1 vs Spartak Varna.
A 1-2 defeat away at Septemvri Sofia before that.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Dobrudzha 1919's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 4 matches. Dobrudzha 1919's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 6 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Smolyan zero wins, one draw and Dobrudzha 1919 one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.Rodopa Smolyan missing players
Dobrudzha 1919 missing players
| Rodopa Smolyan | Dobrudzha 1919 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 14 | ||
| 44 | 25 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | ||
| 35 | 10 | Conceded | C | 28 | 43 | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 30% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 48% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.9 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 28% | ||
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| 2 | FK Minyor Pernik | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Spartak Varna | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Strumska slava | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Etar | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | Septemvri Sofia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | Maritsa Plovdiv | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Ludogorets II | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Botev Plovdiv II | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Septemvri Simitli | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Marek | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Sozopol | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | CSKA 1948 Sofia II | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Montana | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 15 | Sportist Svoge | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Lovech | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | Dobrudzha 1919 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 5 |
| 18 | Levski Lom | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -10 | 4 |
| 19 | Neftohimik | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | -14 | 4 |
| 20 | Yantra 1919 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 3 |