Here's what we know about the Etar - Botev Vratsa game:

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Wed 25.Oct
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Ivailo (25000 seats)

Life has been a bit difficult for Etar so far, and the same description fits Botev Vratsa. These weathered teams hope for some much needed points here.

Insights:
  • Etar is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals (27) in First League

Botev Vratsa could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a First League game only four sleeps ago.

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Etar form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the First League this season. Etar have only managed 0 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses from their games here at Stadion Ivailo. It's been an uphill battle for Etar in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Beroe game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.

An away draw last time out for Etar, facing Levski Krumovgrad in a game that ended 0-0.

Ahead of that match, Etar lost 2-5 at home to Hebar 1918.

Etar aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Ivailo in the league, with only {5 goals} from 6 games. Etar have conceded 13 goals in these home games, a significant number. Etar has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Botev Vratsa form and stats

Botev Vratsa have only collected 4 points from their away games in the First League, after 1-1-5 (7 played). Recent form does not give Botev Vratsa much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Etar will be a tough nut to crack.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Botev Plovdiv with 3-5 on the scoreboard. As you can tell from the result, the match against Botev Plovdiv was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 8 goals, will the fun continue today?

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Levski Krumovgrad wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Stats flash: 11 of the last 14 league fixtures involving this team have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).

Vratsa are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {2 goals} from 7 away games. In the opposite end, Botev Vratsa have conceded 12 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Etar two wins, four draws and Botev Vratsa four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less. The matches between these teams have sometimes been "violent", having seen 8 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Botev VratsaB. Perea Vargas
B. Perea Vargas
3 goals
EtarK. Stanev
K. Stanev
2 goals
EtarC. Boukholda
C. Boukholda
2 goals

Etar missing players

Botev Vratsa missing players

Etar Botev Vratsa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 3 Played P 2 7 14
1 0 0 Won W 1 1 3
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
10 5 3 Lost L 1 5 10
9 5 1 Scored S 1 2 9
26 13 5 Conceded C 1 12 27
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
62% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 43% 57%
54% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 36%
31% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 29%
15% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
38% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 14% 21%
8% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 14% 21%
62% 50% 67% Failed to Score F T 50% 71% 57%
 
4.3 5.7 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0.9 0.9
6.8 4.2 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0.3 0.8
2.8 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.5 3.9 3
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.5 11.2 14 Shots (avg) S ( 2.5 6.6 8.1
2.8 3.8 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.3 3.4
24% 22% 7% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 12% 19%
 
16.5 12 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 4.5 11 14.4
5.2 4.2 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.5 3.7 6.8
Key stats in First League this season:
  • 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 (2) in First League
  • Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals (27) in First League
  • Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals in the second half (16) in First League
  • Botev Vratsa have the the worst goal difference (-18) in First League
  • Botev Vratsa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Botev Vratsa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Etar have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Etar have created more than twice as many corners as Botev Vratsa.
  • Etar have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Etar have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Botev Vratsa have scored away.
  • Etar have the fewest points (1) at home in First League
  • Etar have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Etar have yet to win a game at home.
  • Etar haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Etar is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 14 9 3 2 28 14 8 5 1 2 15 6 6 4 2 0 13 8 14 30
2 Cherno More 13 8 5 0 23 10 6 5 1 0 9 3 7 3 4 0 14 7 13 29
3 CSKA Sofia 13 8 4 1 19 8 6 3 3 0 8 3 7 5 1 1 11 5 11 28
4 Ludogorets 11 7 2 2 30 8 6 4 2 0 20 3 5 3 0 2 10 5 22 23
5 Levski Sofia 12 7 2 3 21 9 7 5 0 2 12 3 5 2 2 1 9 6 12 23
6 Arda 11 7 1 3 21 8 5 4 1 0 14 4 6 3 0 3 7 4 13 22
7 CSKA 1948 Sofia 12 6 4 2 13 7 5 3 2 0 7 2 7 3 2 2 6 5 6 22
8 Levski Krumovgrad 14 5 3 6 13 18 8 4 2 2 11 9 6 1 1 4 2 9 -5 18
9 Beroe 14 5 2 7 13 21 6 3 1 2 6 4 8 2 1 5 7 17 -8 17
10 Hebar 1918 13 4 4 5 15 15 7 2 3 2 7 7 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 16
11 Botev Plovdiv 14 4 3 7 20 21 6 2 0 4 10 11 8 2 3 3 10 10 -1 15
12 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 14 4 2 8 10 23 8 2 2 4 7 11 6 2 0 4 3 12 -13 14
13 OFK Pirin 14 3 2 9 8 21 8 1 2 5 4 9 6 2 0 4 4 12 -13 11
14 Botev Vratsa 14 3 1 10 9 27 7 2 0 5 7 15 7 1 1 5 2 12 -18 10
15 Slavia Sofia 12 2 2 8 7 23 5 1 0 4 3 11 7 1 2 4 4 12 -16 8
16 Etar 13 1 2 10 9 26 6 0 1 5 5 13 7 1 1 5 4 13 -17 5

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.