Botev Plovdiv opposes Levski Sofia match

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Sat 29.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sporten kompleks Botev 1912 (3500 seats)

First League: Two sides in fairly good shape get together for this fixture. Levski Sofia hold a small edge with their 4th position in the league table?

Insights:
  • Levski Sofia is in the best form (5-1-0) in First League

Botev Plovdiv and Levski Sofia should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Botev Plovdiv form and stats

When playing at home in the First League, Botev Plovdiv have managed 6 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 13 games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

An away draw last time out for Plovdiv, facing Slavia Sofia in a game that ended 0-0.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Spartak Varna.

The Botev Plovdiv fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 13 league matches. Botev Plovdiv have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Levski Sofia form and stats

The visitors are W4-D6-L3 on the road this term. That's in the First League. Levski are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Levski Sofia goalkeeper Plamen Andreev is eager to challenge this, with his 675 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Levski go into this game after a win, the home game against Beroe that ended 1-0. Chandarov came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Beroe last time out, making the manager Stoilov feel like a tactical genius.

A 0-0 draw at CSKA Sofia's stadium before that.

Low-scoring game? 9 of this side's most recent 10 league fixtures have seen two or less goals.

Levski Sofia have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. Levski Sofia are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The sides have met each other before in this season, with the match result Levski Sofia - Plovdiv 1-0 written in the official records. Head-to-head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): Botev Plovdiv won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Levski Sofia managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.

Top Goalscorers

Botev PlovdivA. Baroan
A. Baroan
11 goals
Levski SofiaF. Yavorov Krastev
F. Yavorov Krastev
6 goals
Levski SofiaM. Plamenov Petkov
M. Plamenov Petkov
4 goals

Botev Plovdiv missing players

Levski Sofia missing players

Botev Plovdiv Levski Sofia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 3 13 27
8 6 1 Won W 1 4 13
5 3 0 Drew D 0 6 9
14 4 2 Lost L 2 3 5
34 21 5 Scored S 6 14 35
35 12 5 Conceded C 5 9 13
93% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 69% 78%
67% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 54% 52%
44% 31% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 31% 26%
26% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 15% 15%
15% 15% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 7%
52% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 31% 22%
22% 38% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 62% 70%
33% 31% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 30%
 
4.3 4.1 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 6.2 6.9
4.1 3.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.7 3.2 3.1
2.9 2.5 4.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.5 2.1
7 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.4 13.2 10 Shots (avg) S ( 13.3 13.2 15.2
4.1 5.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.8 5.2
31% 32% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 22% 25%
 
10.7 10.3 9.7 Shots against (avg) S A 7 5.1 4.8
4.1 4.2 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 2 1.9
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Levski Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Levski Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Levski Sofia have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in First League
  • Levski Sofia have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in First League
  • Levski Sofia have the most clean sheets (19) in First League
  • Levski Sofia have the most matches under the total-line (20) in First League
  • Levski Sofia have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Levski Sofia is in the best form (5-1-0) in First League

  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 27 21 4 2 48 12 13 10 3 0 25 5 14 11 1 2 23 7 36 67
2 Ludogorets 27 20 5 2 67 20 14 10 3 1 35 9 13 10 2 1 32 11 47 65
3 CSKA 1948 Sofia 27 17 6 4 46 18 14 11 2 1 25 7 13 6 4 3 21 11 28 57
4 Levski Sofia 27 13 9 5 35 13 14 9 3 2 21 4 13 4 6 3 14 9 22 48
5 Cherno More 27 14 6 7 31 23 13 7 3 3 17 12 14 7 3 4 14 11 8 48
6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 27 12 7 8 28 26 13 8 2 3 18 10 14 4 5 5 10 16 2 43
7 Slavia Sofia 27 13 3 11 27 25 14 8 3 3 17 11 13 5 0 8 10 14 2 42
8 Arda 27 11 6 10 29 28 13 7 2 4 19 14 14 4 4 6 10 14 1 39
9 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 27 10 7 10 29 31 13 7 3 3 16 15 14 3 4 7 13 16 -2 37
10 Botev Plovdiv 27 8 5 14 34 35 13 6 3 4 21 12 14 2 2 10 13 23 -1 29
11 Beroe 27 6 6 15 24 43 13 4 2 7 14 21 14 2 4 8 10 22 -19 24
12 Botev Vratsa 27 6 6 15 19 48 14 5 4 5 8 15 13 1 2 10 11 33 -29 24
13 Septemvri Sofia 27 5 7 15 24 40 13 2 5 6 9 17 14 3 2 9 15 23 -16 22
14 OFK Pirin 27 4 9 14 18 34 14 3 5 6 12 18 13 1 4 8 6 16 -16 21
15 Hebar 1918 27 4 5 18 13 46 14 1 3 10 8 23 13 3 2 8 5 23 -33 17
16 Spartak Varna 27 3 7 17 21 51 14 3 3 8 13 22 13 0 4 9 8 29 -30 16

Read more about First League

The First Professional Football League, also known as the Parva Liga, is the top level of football in Bulgaria. It has 14 teams playing a regular season of 26 fixtures to set a league table. The top six then enter a championship playoff, the bottom eight a relegation group.