National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Rodopa Smolyan or OFK Pirin that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Smolyan nor OFK Pirin as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Rodopa Smolyan form and stats
As mentioned above, Smolyan "killed" Nesebar in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
There will be little rest for Rodopa Smolyan after this match as they are travelling to Maritsa Plovdiv for a 3. League Southeast game in only four days.
OFK Pirin form and stats
OFK Pirin was sent out of Bulgarian Cup in the preliminary round last season.The visitors are W1-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the B PFG.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa.
As mentioned above, OFK Pirin was the only team on the pitch versus Neftohimik in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Pirin delivered their win in the match against Neftohimik already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance!
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The B PFG trip to Lokomotiv Sofia 1929.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Pirin have scored 5 goals in 4 league games away. In the opposite end, OFK Pirin have conceded 7 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Rodopa Smolyan missing players
OFK Pirin missing players
| Rodopa Smolyan | OFK Pirin | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 34 | 25 | Scored | S | 12 | 43 | ||
| 43 | 14 | Conceded | C | 14 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 28% | ||
| 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 | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 102 | 195 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 37 | 86 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 33% | ||
| 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 |