Possible nail-biting contest in Botev Vratsa - Beroe game

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Fri 22.Sep
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Hristo Botev (12000 seats)

Botev Vratsa are counting on their home crowd to help them when playing this game against Beroe. Who is the winner at Stadion Hristo Botev?

Insights:
  • Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals (18) in First League
  • Beroe have the most conceded goals (11) away 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!

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Botev Vratsa form and stats

Botev Vratsa have collected 3 points from their First League home games so far after 1-0-3. With Botev Vratsa having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Morales.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 191 minutes without scoring a league goal. Kostov (own goal) was the last player to find the net.

Botev Vratsa faced defeat in their previous match, away at Arda (0-4). Vratsa were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Cherno More (0-1).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Botev Vratsa have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 2 and lost 0.

One betting fact: This club have played 9 league matches in a row with only one (or none) club scoring.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Botev Vratsa here at Stadion Hristo Botev in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 4 games).

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Beroe form and stats

1-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Beroe, who have the most conceded goals (11) away in First League, in their First League matches away. It's a growing despair in Beroe as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

The attacking players of Beroe have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 318 minutes.

There might be some fixture complaints from Beroe as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-2 against Cherno More.

Prior to that match, the Beroe manager Aragolaza faced defeat when travelling to Ludogorets and losing 0-5.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Beroe playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 3 Beroe wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting CSKA 1948 Sofia in just four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Beroe as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league. The Beroe manager Aragolaza has some worries about the defense as 11 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Vratsa three wins, zero draws and Beroe seven victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BeroeV. Triboulet
V. Triboulet
4 goals
BeroeL. Squadrone
L. Squadrone
2 goals
BeroeM. Cevallos Yaguachi
M. Cevallos Yaguachi
2 goals

Botev Vratsa missing players

Beroe missing players

Botev Vratsa Beroe
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 4 2 Played P 2 5 9
2 1 0 Won W 1 1 4
0 0 0 Drew D 1 1 1
7 3 2 Lost L 0 3 4
3 2 0 Scored S 4 4 10
18 8 7 Conceded C 3 11 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
56% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 78%
33% 25% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 56%
33% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 22%
11% 25% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 11%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 40% 22%
22% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
78% 75% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 60% 44%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.2 3
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 6.6 6
3 2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3.4 3.1
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
7.6 9.2 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 7.8 7.4
2.7 3.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.8 3
12% 13% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 29% 37%
 
14.3 19.5 22 Shots against (avg) S A 15 15.6 14.1
6.8 10.2 13 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 6.6 5.4
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Beroe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Beroe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Beroe have created more than twice as many corners as Botev Vratsa.
  • Beroe have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Beroe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Beroe have scored more than double the goals of Botev Vratsa.
  • Beroe have the most conceded goals (11) away in First League
  • Beroe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Botev Vratsa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in First League
  • Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals (18) in First League
  • Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals in the second half (12) in First League
  • Botev Vratsa have the the worst goal difference (-15) in First League
  • Botev Vratsa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cherno More 9 7 2 0 19 7 4 4 0 0 6 1 5 3 2 0 13 6 12 23
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 8 7 1 0 21 7 5 4 1 0 12 2 3 3 0 0 9 5 14 22
3 Levski Sofia 7 5 0 2 15 5 5 4 0 1 11 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 10 15
4 Arda 7 4 1 2 12 5 3 2 1 0 8 3 4 2 0 2 4 2 7 13
5 CSKA 1948 Sofia 6 4 1 1 9 3 3 2 1 0 5 1 3 2 0 1 4 2 6 13
6 Beroe 9 4 1 4 10 14 4 3 0 1 6 3 5 1 1 3 4 11 -4 13
7 Ludogorets 6 4 0 2 19 4 3 3 0 0 13 0 3 1 0 2 6 4 15 12
8 CSKA Sofia 7 3 3 1 8 5 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 2 1 1 5 3 3 12
9 Levski Krumovgrad 8 4 0 4 9 12 4 3 0 1 7 4 4 1 0 3 2 8 -3 12
10 Hebar 1918 8 3 2 3 7 7 4 2 1 1 5 4 4 1 1 2 2 3 0 11
11 Botev Plovdiv 8 2 2 4 8 11 4 1 0 3 5 8 4 1 2 1 3 3 -3 8
12 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 8 2 0 6 6 17 5 2 0 3 6 8 3 0 0 3 0 9 -11 6
13 Botev Vratsa 9 2 0 7 3 18 4 1 0 3 2 8 5 1 0 4 1 10 -15 6
14 Etar 7 1 1 5 7 14 3 0 1 2 3 5 4 1 0 3 4 9 -7 4
15 Slavia Sofia 7 1 1 5 4 16 2 0 0 2 1 7 5 1 1 3 3 9 -12 4
16 OFK Pirin 8 0 1 7 1 13 5 0 1 4 1 6 3 0 0 3 0 7 -12 1

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.