Can OFK Pirin outdo Arda in Stadion Hristo Botev clash?

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Fri 01.Sep
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Hristo Botev (7000 seats)

This looks to be quite the intriguing skirmish at Stadion Hristo Botev in the First League. OFK Pirin is in 16th position and host Arda in 10th position. Learn more about the game here!

Insights:
  • OFK Pirin have the fewest scored goals (1) in First League
  • Arda have scored more than double the goals of OFK Pirin.

Both sides have had adequate rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's trust this will be an animated game!

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OFK Pirin form and stats

0-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the First League numbers at home for OFK Pirin so far this season.

OFK Pirin are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 518 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Kondrakov).

The Pirin supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Stadion Hristo Botev: A 0-1 defeat against Botev Vratsa (placed 12th).

Before that game, the home loss against Lokomotiv Plovdiv with the scoreline 0-1.

"Both teams to score yes/no" info: This side have finished 5 league matches in a row with only one (or none) team scoring.

The lack of attacking qualities in OFK Pirin means that they have only scored {1 goals} in 4 league home games, less than half a goal per match.

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Arda form and stats

Arda are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the First League, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses).

There might be some fixture complaints from Arda as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-1 against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Lokomotiv Sofia 1929.

The attacking power of Arda when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: one - three - three (Pirin wins - draws - Arda wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

OFK PirinD. Kondrakov
D. Kondrakov
1 goals
ArdaP. Borukov
P. Borukov
1 goals
ArdaS. Ivaylov Ivanov
S. Ivaylov Ivanov
1 goals

OFK Pirin missing players

Arda missing players

OFK Pirin Arda
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 4 0 Played P 1 3 5
0 0 0 Won W 1 1 2
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
5 3 0 Lost L 0 2 2
1 1 0 Scored S 2 2 6
9 4 0 Conceded C 0 2 5
83% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 25% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 33% 40%
33% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 20%
17% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 20%
17% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 33% 40%
83% 75% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 40%
 
2.7 2.2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1 4.3 4.4
5.2 5.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 10 6 5
2 1.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.7 2.6
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 9.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 5 10.3 9.8
2.2 2.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.3 4.2
8% 10% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 15% 29%
 
14.2 12.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 15 11 10.2
5.2 4.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2.7 2.8
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Arda have scored more than double the goals of OFK Pirin.
  • Arda haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • OFK Pirin have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • OFK Pirin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • OFK Pirin have the fewest scored goals (1) in First League
  • OFK Pirin have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in First League
  • OFK Pirin have yet to win a 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 7 6 1 0 17 7 4 3 1 0 8 2 3 3 0 0 9 5 10 19
2 Cherno More 6 5 1 0 15 6 3 3 0 0 4 1 3 2 1 0 11 5 9 16
3 Beroe 6 4 1 1 10 4 3 3 0 0 6 0 3 1 1 1 4 4 6 13
4 Hebar 1918 7 3 2 2 7 6 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 11
5 CSKA 1948 Sofia 5 3 1 1 7 3 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 10
6 Ludogorets 5 3 0 2 14 4 2 2 0 0 8 0 3 1 0 2 6 4 10 9
7 Levski Sofia 5 3 0 2 12 5 3 2 0 1 8 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 7 9
8 Levski Krumovgrad 6 3 0 3 7 8 3 2 0 1 5 4 3 1 0 2 2 4 -1 9
9 CSKA Sofia 5 2 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 0 8
10 Arda 5 2 1 2 6 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 1 0 2 2 2 1 7
11 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 6 2 0 4 5 12 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 0 0 2 0 7 -7 6
12 Botev Vratsa 7 2 0 5 3 13 3 1 0 2 2 7 4 1 0 3 1 6 -10 6
13 Slavia Sofia 5 1 1 3 3 11 1 0 0 1 1 5 4 1 1 2 2 6 -8 4
14 Botev Plovdiv 6 0 2 4 3 9 3 0 0 3 2 7 3 0 2 1 1 2 -6 2
15 Etar 5 0 1 4 3 11 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 0 3 1 8 -8 1
16 OFK Pirin 6 0 1 5 1 9 4 0 1 3 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 5 -8 1

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.