Botev Vratsa stubborn opponents but Levski Sofia expect victory

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Sun 13.Aug
Match begins: 15:45 (UTC)
Venue: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov (25000 seats)

Yet another interesting fixture in the First League. Levski Sofia is in the 6th position from participating in four matches. They welcome Botev Vratsa who are placed 13th from four fixtures.

Insights:
  • Levski Sofia have the most matches over the total-line (4) in First League
  • Botev Vratsa have the the worst goal difference (-8) in First League

Levski Sofia have less rest than Botev Vratsa in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa Conference League game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Hapoel Be'er Sheva, so at least Levski Sofia are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Levski Sofia form and stats

Only two First League home games for Levski Sofia so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

The Levski coach Kostov and his crew return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Europa Conference League.

Heartbreak before that as Levski Sofia lost 1-2 at Lokomotiv Plovdiv's place.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Levski Sofia, as the Europa Conference League home game vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva is only four days away.

Levski Sofia has scored {7 goals} so far and conceded {2 goals} from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Botev Vratsa form and stats

It's not happening yet for Botev Vratsa on their First League travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different?

Vratsa aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 196 league minutes without a goal. Sylva was the last player to find the net.

Botev Vratsa might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Ludogorets proved too strong as Botev Vratsa slumped to a 0-5 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion Hristo Botev. Botev Vratsa lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.

A 0-4 defeat away at Lokomotiv Plovdiv before that.

Botev Vratsa have the goal stats of 0-5 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head data (for the former ten meetings): Levski Sofia won five games, three matches ended in a draw and Botev Vratsa have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.

Top Goalscorers

Levski SofiaJ. El Jemili Setti
J. El Jemili Setti
4 goals
LevskiR. Viana Filho
R. Viana Filho
3 goals
Levski SofiaA. Kraev
A. Kraev
1 goals

Levski Sofia missing players

Botev Vratsa missing players

Levski Sofia Botev Vratsa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost L 1 2 3
11 7 0 Scored S 0 0 2
5 2 0 Conceded C 1 5 10
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 75%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
50% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
25% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
75% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 75%
 
4 4.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
3 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 3 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14 12 0 Shots (avg) S ( 5 8 9.5
6.2 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.5 3.2
44% 70% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 15%
 
5 4.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 9 11 16.2
3.5 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.5 8
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Botev Vratsa have the the worst goal difference (-8) in First League
  • Levski Sofia have the most matches over the total-line (4) in First League
Levski Sofia Last season Botev Vratsa
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   17 35
18 12   Won W   1 8
10 3   Drew D   3 8
8 3   Lost L   13 19
49 27   Scored S   14 29
22 7   Conceded C   44 64
83% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 86%
58% 61%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   88% 71%
31% 22%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   59% 43%
17% 11%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 26%
8% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   24% 17%
25% 17%   BTTS BTTS   65% 43%
64% 72%   Clean Sheets C S   12% 31%
28% 22%   Failed to Score F T   29% 40%
 
6.7 7.1   Corners for (avg) C F   3.1 3.1
3.4 3.3   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.2
2.1 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.8
3 2   Red cards R C   1 7
 
14.2 15.3   Shots (avg) S (   7.6 9
5.1 5.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.4 3.7
27% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 23%
 
6.1 5.8   Shots against (avg) S A   14.5 12.7
2.2 2.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   6.1 4.9

  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 4 3 1 0 11 4 3 2 1 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 7 10
2 Cherno More 4 3 1 0 9 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 6 4 4 10
3 Beroe 4 3 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 9
4 CSKA 1948 Sofia 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 7
5 Ludogorets 3 2 0 1 11 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 6 3 8 6
6 Levski Sofia 4 2 0 2 11 5 2 1 0 1 7 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 6 6
7 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 4 2 0 2 5 10 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 6 -5 6
8 CSKA Sofia 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
9 Hebar 1918 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
10 Arda 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 0 1 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 4
11 Slavia Sofia 3 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 4
12 Levski Krumovgrad 4 1 0 3 4 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 3
13 Botev Vratsa 4 1 0 3 2 10 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 5 -8 3
14 Botev Plovdiv 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 -4 2
15 OFK Pirin 4 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 1
16 Etar 3 0 0 3 1 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 7 -7 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ludogorets 35 26 7 2 81 27 18 13 4 1 43 14 17 13 3 1 38 13 54 85
2 CSKA Sofia 35 26 6 3 65 17 18 13 4 1 34 8 17 13 2 2 31 9 48 84
3 CSKA 1948 Sofia 35 17 13 5 55 28 18 11 5 2 29 12 17 6 8 3 26 16 27 64
4 Levski Sofia 35 17 10 8 47 22 17 11 3 3 25 7 18 6 7 5 22 15 25 61
5 Cherno More 35 15 9 11 39 35 17 8 5 4 21 16 18 7 4 7 18 19 4 54
6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 35 15 9 11 35 34 17 11 2 4 24 15 18 4 7 7 11 19 1 54

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.