First League: OFK Pirin are 8 points after Botev Plovdiv, but fully intend to go all in. Let's go!
- OFK Pirin have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Botev Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Botev Plovdiv play their home fixtures on artifical turf, while this game occurs on grass. Up to date data for Botev Plovdiv when playing on grass are 6 wins, 11 draws and 17 defeats from 34 matches. They have created {30 goals} and conceded 45 times in these games.
Pirin have less rest than Botev Plovdiv in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a First League game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Beroe.
OFK Pirin form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the First League this season. OFK Pirin have only managed 3 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Stadion Hristo Botev. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on OFK Pirin to get some points in this home game.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 270 minutes without scoring a league goal. Yordanov was the last player to find the net.
No payout for OFK Pirin in their previous match, an away game at Beroe that ended in defeat 0-1.
Preceding that match was the home game against CSKA Sofia that was lost 0-1.It should be taken into account that a glance at the 10 latest league matches reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for OFK Pirin as they are travelling to their away game against Septemvri Sofia in the First League. That match is three days after this one.
Pirin aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Hristo Botev in the league, with only {12 goals} from 14 games. 18 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Botev Plovdiv form and stats
Botev Plovdiv have only collected 8 points from their away games in the First League, after 2-2-10 (14 played).
Botev Plovdiv have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 235 minutes ago. Minkov was the goal scorer.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Levski Sofia with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Slavia Sofia.A quick return to home after this game, as Botev Plovdiv are hosting Ludogorets in the First League only three days away.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Plovdiv struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 23 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest matches featuring these opponents have all finished as Botev Plovdiv wins. Another one?OFK Pirin and Botev Plovdiv have faced each other already this season: Botev Plovdiv - OFK Pirin 3-1.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Baroan 11 goals |   P. Yordanov 4 goals | V. Genev 3 goals |
OFK Pirin missing players
Botev Plovdiv missing players
| OFK Pirin | Botev Plovdiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 18 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 8 | 13 | 34 |
| 35 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 10 | 23 | 36 |
| 82% | 86% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 57% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 64% |
| 32% | 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 57% | 43% |
| 14% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 21% | 25% |
| 4% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 14% | 14% |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | 50% |
| 25% | 21% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 21% |
| 50% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 36% |
| 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.7 | 11.3 |
| 3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 4 |
| 21% | 24% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 30% | 30% |
| 10.9 | 9.8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
- Botev Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- OFK Pirin have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- OFK Pirin have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Ludogorets | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 48 | 68 |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 35 | 67 |
| 3 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 28 | 58 |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 51 |
| 5 | Cherno More | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 49 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 46 |
| 7 | Slavia Sofia | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| 8 | Arda | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 37 |
| 10 | Botev Plovdiv | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -2 | 29 |
| 11 | Beroe | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -18 | 27 |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 34 | -29 | 25 |
| 13 | Septemvri Sofia | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -17 | 22 |
| 14 | OFK Pirin | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 17 | -17 | 21 |
| 15 | Hebar 1918 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 47 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -30 | 20 |
| 16 | Spartak Varna | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -32 | 16 |
