Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Vitosha Bistritsa & Botev Vratsa face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Bulgarian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Vitosha Bistritsa form and stats
Bistritsa was eliminated in the preliminary round last season in the Bulgarian Cup.The B PFG statistics playing at home this season for Vitosha Bistritsa are 2-5-2 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager Hristozov led his Vitosha Bistritsa to a defeat away at Levski Krumovgrad. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Vitosha. The defeat against Levski Krumovgrad was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored three minutes into stoppage time (by Osman).
In the match before that, Vitosha Bistritsa hosted Dobrudzha 1919 and drew the B PFG game 1-1.Bistritsa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games.
Botev Vratsa form and stats
They also participated in Bulgarian Cup last season. This ended in the round of 32.Botev Vratsa have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Parva Liga, after 1-1-7 (9 played).
Botev Vratsa aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 226 league minutes without a goal. Hristov was the last player to find the net.
Botev Vratsa delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Septemvri Sofia in their previous game.
It was a Parva Liga defeat before that one as the away game against Botev Plovdiv wasn't a success with a 0-6 loss.The Vratsa manager Morales has some worries about the defense as 21 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Botev Vratsa have pulled off a sequence of 6 consecutive games without losing (4-2-0) when facing Vitosha Bistritsa.Top Goalscorers
  B. Perea Vargas 6 goals |   E. Nikolaev Gargorov 4 goals |  D. Hristov 4 goals |
Vitosha Bistritsa missing players
Botev Vratsa missing players
| Vitosha Bistritsa | Botev Vratsa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 38 | 16 | Scored | S | 14 | 28 | ||
| 31 | 10 | Conceded | C | 24 | 41 | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 20% | ||
| 68% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 44% | ||
| 4.8 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4 | ||
| 6.7 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 9.8 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 9.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 26% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 29% | ||
| 12.1 | 11.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 12.1 | ||
| 5 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CSKA 1948 Sofia II | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 35 |
| 2 | Etar | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | Levski Krumovgrad | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Spartak Pleven | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 | Belasitsa | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Sportist Svoge | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Montana | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Lovech | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Ludogorets II | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 18 | -6 | 23 |
| 10 | Dunav 2010 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 22 |
| 11 | Maritsa Plovdiv | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Strumska slava | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | FK Minyor Pernik | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 14 | Yantra 1919 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 19 |
| 15 | Botev Plovdiv II | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | -9 | 18 |
| 16 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 17 |
| 17 | Dobrudzha 1919 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 16 |
| 18 | Sozopol | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -21 | 13 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CSKA Sofia | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 44 |
| 2 | Ludogorets | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 33 | 39 |
| 3 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 36 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Slavia Sofia | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Levski Sofia | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 |
| 7 | Cherno More | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Arda | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | Botev Plovdiv | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 19 |
| 11 | Beroe | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 19 |
| 12 | Septemvri Sofia | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 15 |
| 13 | Botev Vratsa | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -19 | 15 |
| 14 | OFK Pirin | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 12 |
| 15 | Hebar 1918 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -24 | 12 |
| 16 | Spartak Varna | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -24 | 8 |
