Levski Sofia vs Cherno More preview: Away side face a demanding job at Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Sun 22.Oct
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov (25000 seats)

Fasten your seatbelt before the show! The starring characters are Levski Sofia and Cherno More, victory is the objective and 90 minutes the playing time.

Insights:
  • Levski Sofia have the most clean sheets (5) at home in First League
  • Cherno More have the most scored goals (14) away in First League

Both squads have had ample time to rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's agree to expect an energetic game!

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Levski Sofia form and stats

15 points is a decent return from 7 First League games here at Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov for Levski Sofia. The data says 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.

An away draw last time out for Levski, facing CSKA Sofia in a game that ended 1-1.

Ahead of that match, Levski Sofia lost 0-1 at home to Ludogorets.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Levski Sofia matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat (from 5 games).

Levski have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov with 12 goals in 7 league matches. Defensively Levski Sofia have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cherno More form and stats

As the visiting team in First League matches, Cherno More have produced an overall stat of 3-4-0 so far. In general it has been a productive period now for Cherno as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.

Cherno More delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Lokomotiv Plovdiv (placed 1st) in their previous game.

A 0-0 draw at Lokomotiv Sofia 1929's stadium before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Cherno More are hosting OFK Pirin in the First League only four days away.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Cherno More has managed {14 goals} and let in 7 from 7 matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Levski Sofia victories, two draws and three Cherno More wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cherno MoreA. Iliev
A. Iliev
7 goals
LevskiJ. El Jemili Setti
J. El Jemili Setti
4 goals
Levski SofiaR. Viana Filho
R. Viana Filho
4 goals

Levski Sofia missing players

Cherno More missing players

Levski Sofia Cherno More
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 7 1 Played P 1 7 13
7 5 0 Won W 0 3 8
2 0 0 Drew D 1 4 5
3 2 1 Lost L 0 0 0
21 12 0 Scored S 1 14 23
9 3 1 Conceded C 1 7 10
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 92%
67% 43% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 62%
42% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 43% 38%
25% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 31%
8% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 15%
42% 14% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 71% 54%
50% 71% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 46%
8% 14% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 8%
 
6 7.3 9 Corners for (avg) C F 4 2.6 4.3
2.4 1.7 3 Corners against (avg) C A 3 2.9 2.6
2.3 2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.7 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15.6 17.4 9 Shots (avg) S ( 15 13.7 14.6
5.8 5.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.7 4.9
30% 29% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 42% 36%
 
6.2 4.4 8 Shots against (avg) S A 11 7.9 7.2
2.9 2 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.9 3
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Cherno More have not yet lost a game.
  • Cherno More have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cherno More have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Cherno More have the most scored goals (14) away in First League
  • Cherno More have the the best goal difference (+7) away in First League
  • Cherno More have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Levski Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Levski Sofia have the most clean sheets (5) at home in First League
  • Levski Sofia have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Levski Sofia have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Levski Sofia 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 13 9 3 1 27 12 7 5 1 1 14 4 6 4 2 0 13 8 15 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 12 7 4 1 17 7 6 3 3 0 8 3 6 4 1 1 9 4 10 25
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 11 6 3 2 13 7 5 3 2 0 7 2 6 3 1 2 6 5 6 21
8 Levski Krumovgrad 13 5 2 6 13 18 7 4 1 2 11 9 6 1 1 4 2 9 -5 17
9 Hebar 1918 13 4 4 5 15 15 7 2 3 2 7 7 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 16
10 Beroe 13 4 2 7 11 20 6 3 1 2 6 4 7 1 1 5 5 16 -9 14
11 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 13 4 1 8 10 23 7 2 1 4 7 11 6 2 0 4 3 12 -13 13
12 Botev Plovdiv 13 3 3 7 15 18 6 2 0 4 10 11 7 1 3 3 5 7 -3 12
13 OFK Pirin 13 3 2 8 7 19 7 1 2 4 3 7 6 2 0 4 4 12 -12 11
14 Botev Vratsa 13 3 1 9 6 22 6 2 0 4 4 10 7 1 1 5 2 12 -16 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 12 1 1 10 9 26 6 0 1 5 5 13 6 1 0 5 4 13 -17 4

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.