This fixture involves two participants living in the carpet of the First League, Botev Vratsa at 12th position and OFK Pirin in 14th. A decent opportunity for one of the sides to upgrade their position.
- Botev Vratsa have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in First League
- OFK Pirin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Both sides have had sufficient rest since their previous competitive action. Let's look for an in-your-face match!
Botev Vratsa form and stats
Botev Vratsa have played 11 First League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). When Botev Vratsa hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Septemvri Sofia, Beroe, Hebar 1918, Spartak Varna and Botev Vratsa), they have won 2 of 3 matches! Botev Vratsa has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadion Hristo Botev, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Vratsa faced defeat in their previous match, away at Levski Sofia (0-2).
Ahead of that match, Botev Vratsa won a home game hosting Slavia Sofia (1-0).This is expected to be a close game, with Botev Vratsa perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Botev Vratsa as a small favourite), we find 5 games. Vratsa has won 2 of these, drawn 0 and lost 3.
It should be noted that a glance at the 11 latest league matches shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Botev Vratsa aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Hristo Botev in the league, with only {8 goals} from 11 games. Vratsa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Botev Vratsa has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.
OFK Pirin form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for OFK Pirin so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-7 (win-draw-lose).
The OFK Pirin goalkeeper Yanko Georgiev is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 259 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Kondrakov and Tyutyukov scored in Pirin's previous match, the home game against Hebar 1918 that ended 2-0.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Ludogorets.Little scoring action? 5 league fixtures in a row with this club have had two goals or less.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting OFK Pirin as they have only managed to score 6 times from 11 away games in the league. OFK Pirin have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides get together this campaign, as the results database show this recent match: OFK Pirin - Botev Vratsa 2-1. Statistics for the prior ten meetings involving these two teams are: two wins for Vratsa, zero draws and eight wins for OFK Pirin. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Perea Vargas 8 goals |   P. Yordanov 3 goals | M. Kalinov Marinov 2 goals |
Botev Vratsa missing players
OFK Pirin missing players
| Botev Vratsa | OFK Pirin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 38 | 13 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 30 |
| 87% | 82% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 82% | 83% |
| 65% | 45% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 55% | 61% |
| 43% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 39% |
| 22% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 17% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 35% | 9% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 48% |
| 35% | 55% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 26% |
| 43% | 55% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 43% |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.9 | 9.6 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| 22% | 21% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 19% | 22% |
| 14.2 | 13.1 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 11.6 | 10.7 |
| 5.1 | 4.3 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
- Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Botev Vratsa have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in First League
- Botev Vratsa have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in First League
- OFK Pirin have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- OFK Pirin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- OFK Pirin have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 32 | 57 |
| 2 | Ludogorets | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 36 | 53 |
| 3 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 45 |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 38 |
| 5 | Slavia Sofia | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 38 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 38 |
| 7 | Cherno More | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 36 |
| 8 | Arda | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -3 | 31 |
| 10 | Botev Plovdiv | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Septemvri Sofia | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -20 | 22 |
| 13 | Beroe | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -19 | 20 |
| 14 | OFK Pirin | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 19 |
| 15 | Hebar 1918 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 23 | -29 | 16 |
| 16 | Spartak Varna | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 27 | -27 | 12 |
