First League preview: Home team members foretelling a win when Levski Sofia host Etar

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Sat 23.Sep
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov (25000 seats)

Levski Sofia are finding life sweet in the top league positions while Etar are more involved in steering clear of relegation. Who wins the prize?

Insights:
  • Levski Sofia have the most clean sheets (4) at home in First League
  • Etar have the fewest clean sheets (0) in First League

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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Levski Sofia form and stats

Levski Sofia have played 5 First League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-0-1 (wins-draws-losses). Levski Sofia has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov. We remember; it was CSKA 1948 Sofia.

Levski Sofia drew their last game, 2-2 away at Levski Krumovgrad (placed 8th).

Before that, Levski Sofia had a home game versus OFK Pirin which ended with a victory 2-0.

The manager Kostov will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Slavia Sofia in only four days.

Goals decide football matches and Levski are scoring many of them at home; 11 on target from 5 league matches. Levski Sofia have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}.

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Etar form and stats

As the visiting team matches, Etar, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in First League, have produced an overall stat of 1-0-3 so far.

Etar failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-1.

Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Botev Plovdiv.

The Etar manager Lukanov has some worries about the defense as 9 goals have been conceded in these travels. Etar has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Levski Sofia have won at least one point in the last 11 matches (8-3-0) versus Etar.

Top Goalscorers

Levski SofiaJ. El Jemili Setti
J. El Jemili Setti
4 goals
Levski SofiaR. Viana Filho
R. Viana Filho
4 goals
LevskiR. Soares dos Santos
R. Soares dos Santos
2 goals

Levski Sofia missing players

Etar missing players

Levski Sofia Etar
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 5 3 Played P 2 4 8
5 4 3 Won W 0 1 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 0 Lost L 2 3 6
17 11 9 Scored S 1 4 7
7 2 0 Conceded C 7 9 15
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 60% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 62%
62% 40% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 62%
38% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 38%
12% 20% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 25% 12%
50% 20% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 50%
50% 80% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 50%
 
5.1 5.6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.5 3.8
2.2 1.6 1.7 Corners against (avg) C A 9.5 9.8 7.4
2 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.8 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
15.8 16 19.3 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 7.8 8.6
6 5.6 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.2 3.4
35% 39% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 31% 26%
 
5.2 4.6 5.7 Shots against (avg) S A 24.5 22 17.1
2.8 1.8 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 6.5 5
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Etar have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Etar have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Etar have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Etar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Etar have the fewest clean sheets (0) in First League
  • Etar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Levski Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Levski Sofia have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Levski Sofia have scored more than double the goals of Etar.
  • Levski Sofia have the most clean sheets (4) at home in First League
  • Levski Sofia have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • 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 9 8 1 0 22 7 5 4 1 0 12 2 4 4 0 0 10 5 15 25
2 Cherno More 9 7 2 0 19 7 4 4 0 0 6 1 5 3 2 0 13 6 12 23
3 Levski Sofia 8 5 1 2 17 7 5 4 0 1 11 2 3 1 1 1 6 5 10 16
4 CSKA Sofia 8 4 3 1 10 5 4 2 2 0 5 2 4 2 1 1 5 3 5 15
5 Ludogorets 7 4 1 2 21 6 4 3 1 0 15 2 3 1 0 2 6 4 15 13
6 Arda 7 4 1 2 12 5 3 2 1 0 8 3 4 2 0 2 4 2 7 13
7 CSKA 1948 Sofia 7 4 1 2 9 5 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 2 0 2 4 4 4 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 9 4 1 4 10 14 4 3 0 1 6 3 5 1 1 3 4 11 -4 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 9 2 3 4 10 13 4 1 0 3 5 8 5 1 3 1 5 5 -3 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 9 2 0 7 3 18 4 1 0 3 2 8 5 1 0 4 1 10 -15 6
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

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.