Pre-match most people would expect a pronounced gap in performance between these teams based on results so far, with Cherno More in front of Botev Plovdiv by 15 points.
- Cherno More have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in First League
- Botev Plovdiv have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in First League
Cherno's stadium, Stadion Ticha, has a grass surface. Botev Plovdiv have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Botev Plovdiv when playing on grass; 8 wins, 10 draws and 17 losses from 35 matches. They have scored {37 goals} in these games and conceded 47.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cherno More and Botev Plovdiv.
Cherno More form and stats
Cherno More have collected 12 points from their First League home games so far after 4-0-0. Ever since the Hebar 1918 game Cherno has been unbeatable here at Stadion Ticha producing four straight wins.
An away draw last time out for Cherno More, facing CSKA 1948 Sofia in a game that ended 1-1. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Iliev, having bagged a goal in three consecutive matches.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Beroe.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Cherno More matches with similar probabilities have ended with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat (from 4 games).
Sports gamblers who enjoy looking for low-scoring matches might like to know that this team have played 5 league fixtures in a row with zero, one or two goals (under 2.5).
A decent goal production from Cherno More in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. Cherno have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {1 goals}.
Botev Plovdiv form and stats
1-3-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Botev Plovdiv in their First League matches away.
This match can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus CSKA Sofia with 1-2 on the scoreboard. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Ludogorets.Goals galore? This side have played 5 consecutive league games all ending with three or more than three goals (over 2.5 goals).
A quick return to home after this game, as Botev Plovdiv are hosting Beroe in the First League only four days away.
{5 goals} so far away for Botev Plovdiv, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 5. All from 5 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Cherno More-Botev Plovdiv H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Cherno More five wins, Botev Plovdiv three wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  A. Iliev 6 goals |   I. Popov 4 goals |
Cherno More missing players
Botev Plovdiv missing players
| Cherno More | Botev Plovdiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 90% |
| 70% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 80% |
| 40% | 25% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 60% |
| 30% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 25% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 70% |
| 40% | 75% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 3.3 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.8 | 4.6 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.8 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14.3 | 13.8 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.4 | 11 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 42% | 35% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 26% | 25% |
| 8.2 | 7 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 12.8 | 12.2 |
| 3.2 | 2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
- Botev Plovdiv have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in First League
- Botev Plovdiv have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cherno More have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cherno More have scored in all their matches so far.
- Cherno More have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in First League
- Cherno More have won all their matches at home so far.
- Cherno More have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Cherno More have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Cherno More 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 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 25 |
| 2 | Cherno More | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 24 |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 5 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Ludogorets | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 |
| 7 | Arda | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | Levski Krumovgrad | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 9 | Beroe | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 10 | Hebar 1918 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Botev Plovdiv | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 12 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 9 |
| 13 | Botev Vratsa | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -14 | 9 |
| 14 | Etar | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 4 |
| 15 | OFK Pirin | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -11 | 4 |
| 16 | Slavia Sofia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -13 | 4 |
