The stage is set for First League and Botev Plovdiv - Spartak Varna. In this pre-match guide you'll get numbers, previous results, analysis, trends and stories!
- Spartak Varna have the most conceded goals (50) in First League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Botev Plovdiv form and stats
6-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the First League numbers at home for Botev Plovdiv so far this season.
Botev Plovdiv faced defeat in their previous match, away at CSKA 1948 Sofia (1-2).
Before that, Botev Plovdiv drew at home versus Lokomotiv Plovdiv.The Botev Plovdiv fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Plovdiv have conceded only 11 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Spartak Varna form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Spartak Varna so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-9 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Spartak Varna have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone twelve consecutive matches without winning on the road.
The attacking players of Spartak Varna have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 262 minutes.
The manager Dimitrov was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Stadion Lokomotiv. Spartak Varna suffered a 0-4 loss to Beroe (placed 11th). Spartak lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
A defeat, in the Bulgarian Cup away at Ludogorets, before that.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Spartak Varna as they have only managed to score 7 times from 12 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Spartak have conceded 28 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Spartak Varna have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (3-1-0) when facing Botev Plovdiv.The two combatants have met before this season: Spartak Varna - Plovdiv 3-2.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Baroan 11 goals |  V. Genev 3 goals |  R. Rumenov 3 goals |
Botev Plovdiv missing players
Spartak Varna missing players
| Botev Plovdiv | Spartak Varna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 33 | 20 | 13 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 34 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 28 | 50 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 68% | 58% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 72% |
| 48% | 33% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 52% |
| 28% | 33% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 40% |
| 16% | 17% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 16% |
| 52% | 33% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 42% | 48% |
| 20% | 42% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 32% | 33% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 58% | 52% |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.2 | 12.8 | 17.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 6.7 | 8.3 |
| 4 | 5.1 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| 33% | 33% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 26% | 26% |
| 10.7 | 10.4 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 15.5 | 13.6 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
- Botev Plovdiv have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Spartak Varna have scored away.
- Spartak Varna have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Spartak Varna have the fewest clean sheets (2) in First League
- Spartak Varna have the fewest points (3) away in First League
- Spartak Varna have the most conceded goals (50) in First League
- Spartak Varna have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Spartak Varna have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 35 | 63 |
| 2 | Ludogorets | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 64 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 45 | 59 |
| 3 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 51 |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 44 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 43 |
| 6 | Cherno More | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 42 |
| 7 | Slavia Sofia | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | Arda | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 36 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -3 | 34 |
| 10 | Botev Plovdiv | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -1 | 27 |
| 11 | Beroe | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 24 |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 33 | -27 | 23 |
| 13 | Septemvri Sofia | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -12 | 22 |
| 14 | OFK Pirin | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 21 |
| 15 | Hebar 1918 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 23 | -32 | 16 |
| 16 | Spartak Varna | 25 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 28 | -32 | 12 |
