Hebar 1918 vs Arda: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Sat 22.April
Match begins: 13:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Georgi Benkovski (13128 seats)

Hebar 1918 - Arda in First League: Numbers, squad info, matches, tendencies and reports. Read our thorough preview!

Insights:
  • Hebar 1918 have the fewest scored goals (13) in First League
  • Arda have scored more than double the goals of Hebar 1918.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Hebar 1918 form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the First League this season. Hebar 1918 have only managed 1 win, 3 draws and 9 losses from their games here at Stadion Georgi Benkovski. With seven home First League games in a row without a win, the Hebar 1918 fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 226 minutes without scoring a league goal. Valpoort was the last player to find the net.

Hebar shared the glory with Botev Vratsa in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

Preceding that match was the home game against Cherno More that was lost 0-1.

Low on goals? In this club's last 10 league matches, 8 have seen zero, one or two goals.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Hebar 1918 here at Stadion Georgi Benkovski in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 13 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded.

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Arda form and stats

There's been little loot from Arda's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 13 away games in the First League. Arda only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.

The manager Tunchev was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Stadion Lokomotiv. Arda suffered a 1-2 loss to Ludogorets (placed 2nd).

A 1-1 draw at OFK Pirin's stadium before that.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Arda as they have only managed to score 9 times from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Arda have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have fought earlier this season: Arda - Hebar 1918 1-0. Head to head totals (for the prior three meetings): Hebar 1918 won zero games, one match ended in a draw and Arda have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / three.

Top Goalscorers

ArdaL. N'Diaye
L. N'Diaye
5 goals
ArdaI. Tilev
I. Tilev
4 goals
HebarA. Valpoort
A. Valpoort
3 goals

Hebar 1918 missing players

Arda missing players

Hebar 1918 Arda
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 5 13 26
4 1 1 Won W 2 3 10
5 3 0 Drew D 2 4 6
17 9 3 Lost L 1 6 10
13 8 4 Scored S 5 9 28
45 22 8 Conceded C 4 14 28
88% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 92% 92%
62% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 62% 62%
38% 46% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 15% 35%
23% 23% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 8% 19%
8% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
31% 46% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 31% 35%
23% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 23% 35%
58% 54% 50% Failed to Score F T 40% 54% 38%
 
2.3 1.8 1 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 3 4.3
6.6 7.2 7.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.1 4.3
2.7 2.5 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 3.2 2.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
5.3 5.8 5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 6.5 9.1
2.2 2.2 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.5 3.5
23% 28% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 27% 30%
 
14.3 13.5 12 Shots against (avg) S A 7 10.4 9.4
5.5 5.2 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.6 3.5 3.4
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Arda have scored more than double the goals of Hebar 1918.
  • Arda have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Hebar 1918 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Hebar 1918 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Hebar 1918 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hebar 1918 have the fewest points (6) at home in First League
  • Hebar 1918 have the fewest scored goals (13) in First League
  • Hebar 1918 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in First League
  • Hebar 1918 have the the worst goal difference (-14) at home in First League
  • Hebar 1918 have won significantly less corners at home than 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 26 19 5 2 66 20 13 9 3 1 34 9 13 10 2 1 32 11 46 62
3 CSKA 1948 Sofia 26 16 6 4 45 18 13 10 2 1 24 7 13 6 4 3 21 11 27 54
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 26 13 2 11 27 25 13 8 2 3 17 11 13 5 0 8 10 14 2 41
8 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 26 10 7 9 29 30 13 7 3 3 16 15 13 3 4 6 13 15 -1 37
9 Arda 26 10 6 10 28 28 13 7 2 4 19 14 13 3 4 6 9 14 0 36
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 26 6 6 14 24 42 13 4 2 7 14 21 13 2 4 7 10 21 -18 24
12 Botev Vratsa 26 6 6 14 19 46 13 5 4 4 8 13 13 1 2 10 11 33 -27 24
13 Septemvri Sofia 26 5 7 14 24 38 13 2 5 6 9 17 13 3 2 8 15 21 -14 22
14 OFK Pirin 26 4 9 13 18 33 13 3 5 5 12 17 13 1 4 8 6 16 -15 21
15 Hebar 1918 26 4 5 17 13 45 13 1 3 9 8 22 13 3 2 8 5 23 -32 17
16 Spartak Varna 25 2 6 17 18 50 13 2 3 8 11 22 12 0 3 9 7 28 -32 12

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.