First League prediction: Home win expected when Ludogorets takes on OFK Pirin

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Sun 05.March
Match begins: 14:45 (UTC)
Venue: Ludogorets Arena (6500 seats)

Ludogorets - OFK Pirin. 2nd place against 15th place. The ball is round - get a broad match preview here!

Insights:
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals (50) in First League
  • OFK Pirin have yet to win a game away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Ludogorets form and stats

24 points is a decent return from 10 First League games here at Ludogorets Arena for Ludogorets. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. Ludogorets has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).

Ludogorets drew their last game, 0-0 away at Levski Sofia (placed 7th).

Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Anderlecht (after extra-time, 3-0 on penalties) in the Europa Conference League. It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how Ludogorets have performed as huge favourites like they are today: 5 games found in the database showing 5 Ludogorets wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats.

Ludogorets can score goals in their home matches. After 10 league matches they have found the net 23 times. From these home matches, Ludogorets have conceded only 5 goals.

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OFK Pirin form and stats

There's been little loot from OFK Pirin's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 10 away games in the First League. OFK Pirin only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

Pirin might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Cherno More proved too strong as OFK Pirin slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion Hristo Botev.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Levski Sofia.

Goals are few and far between in OFK Pirin's away league games. Only {5 goals} from 10 travels. As opposed to that, OFK Pirin have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. OFK Pirin has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

OFK Pirin - Ludogorets 0-4 was the end result in these participants' latest h2h game, played this season. Numbers for the former ten meetings involving these two sides are: eight wins for Ludogorets, one draw and one win for OFK Pirin. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

LudogoretsM. Tissera
M. Tissera
10 goals
LudogoretsB. Tekpetey
B. Tekpetey
8 goals
LudogoretsK. Despodov
K. Despodov
6 goals

Ludogorets missing players

OFK Pirin missing players

Ludogorets OFK Pirin
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 4 10 21
15 7 3 Won W 0 0 2
5 3 0 Drew D 0 3 7
1 0 0 Lost L 4 7 12
50 23 14 Scored S 3 5 14
14 5 1 Conceded C 7 14 30
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 81%
81% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 60% 62%
67% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 40% 43%
43% 30% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 19%
19% 20% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
48% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 75% 50% 52%
48% 50% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 19%
14% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 50% 48%
 
6.7 6.8 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 2.5 3.6
3.9 3.5 1 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5.1 5.1
2 2 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.5 3.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
15.3 15.2 17 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 7.6 7.6
6.2 5.8 7.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 2.8 3.1
38% 40% 61% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 18% 21%
 
8 6.8 5 Shots against (avg) S A 9.2 10.5 10.3
2.5 2.3 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 3.5 3.8
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Ludogorets have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Ludogorets have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ludogorets have scored more than double the goals of OFK Pirin.
  • Ludogorets have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in First League
  • Ludogorets have the most matches over the total-line (14) in First League
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals (50) in First League
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in First League
  • Ludogorets have the the best goal difference (+36) in First League
  • OFK Pirin have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • OFK Pirin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • OFK Pirin have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • OFK Pirin have yet to win a game 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 21 17 2 2 42 11 10 9 1 0 23 4 11 8 1 2 19 7 31 53
2 Ludogorets 21 15 5 1 50 14 10 7 3 0 23 5 11 8 2 1 27 9 36 50
3 CSKA 1948 Sofia 21 12 6 3 31 14 11 9 2 0 22 5 10 3 4 3 9 9 17 42
4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 21 11 4 6 23 20 11 7 1 3 16 9 10 4 3 3 7 11 3 37
5 Cherno More 21 10 6 5 20 17 10 5 3 2 11 9 11 5 3 3 9 8 3 36
6 Slavia Sofia 21 11 2 8 25 21 11 7 2 2 16 9 10 4 0 6 9 12 4 35
7 Levski Sofia 21 8 8 5 26 13 11 6 3 2 17 4 10 2 5 3 9 9 13 32
8 Arda 21 9 5 7 24 21 10 6 2 2 16 9 11 3 3 5 8 12 3 32
9 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 21 7 7 7 24 22 10 5 3 2 13 9 11 2 4 5 11 13 2 28
10 Botev Plovdiv 21 7 2 12 28 28 11 6 1 4 19 10 10 1 1 8 9 18 0 23
11 Beroe 21 5 5 11 18 36 10 4 2 4 12 15 11 1 3 7 6 21 -18 20
12 Botev Vratsa 21 5 4 12 17 36 10 4 2 4 7 13 11 1 2 8 10 23 -19 19
13 Septemvri Sofia 21 3 7 11 18 28 11 1 5 5 6 13 10 2 2 6 12 15 -10 16
14 Hebar 1918 21 4 4 13 12 37 10 1 3 6 7 16 11 3 1 7 5 21 -25 16
15 OFK Pirin 21 2 7 12 14 30 11 2 4 5 9 16 10 0 3 7 5 14 -16 13
16 Spartak Varna 21 2 6 13 17 41 11 2 3 6 10 16 10 0 3 7 7 25 -24 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.