Sports betting insights: OFK Pirin vs Botev Vratsa - predictions and statistics

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Fri 25.Aug
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Hristo Botev (7000 seats)

OFK Pirin battle Botev Vratsa for prestige and victory.

Insights:
  • OFK Pirin have the fewest scored goals (1) in First League
  • Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals (13) in First League

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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OFK Pirin form and stats

OFK Pirin have played three First League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

Pirin haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 428 minutes ago. Kondrakov scored that one.

OFK Pirin suffered a slightly shocking loss 0-1 against Lokomotiv Plovdiv in their previous match, also played at home.

Heartbreak before that as OFK Pirin lost 0-2 at Lokomotiv Sofia 1929's place.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Pirin have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 1 and lost 4.

OFK Pirin have scored {1 goals} here in 3 league matches, a depressing statistic.

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Botev Vratsa form and stats

It's not happening yet for Botev Vratsa on their First League travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different?

Botev Vratsa aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 376 league minutes without a goal. Sylva was the last player to find the net.

Vratsa failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs CSKA Sofia (placed 7th) that ended with defeat 0-2.

Prior to that match, the Botev Vratsa manager Morales faced defeat when travelling to Levski Sofia and losing 0-1.

A fact for sports bettors considering a bet on only one (or no) side scoring in this game: This club have played 6 consecutive league games with just one or no side finding the net.

{0 goals} so far away for Botev Vratsa, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 6. All from 3 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): OFK Pirin seven wins, one draw and Botev Vratsa two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

OFK PirinD. Kondrakov
D. Kondrakov
1 goals
Botev VratsaM. Tsvetanov
M. Tsvetanov
1 goals
Botev VratsaJ. Da Sylva
J. Da Sylva
1 goals

OFK Pirin missing players

Botev Vratsa missing players

OFK Pirin Botev Vratsa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 3 1 Played P 1 3 6
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 1 Drew D 0 0 0
4 2 0 Lost L 1 3 5
1 1 0 Scored S 0 0 2
8 3 0 Conceded C 1 6 13
80% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 33% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 67%
40% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 17%
20% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
20% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 17%
80% 67% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 83%
 
3.2 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
6.2 7 12 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.7 2.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.6 11 6 Shots (avg) S ( 5 7.7 9.2
2.2 2.7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.3 3.2
9% 12% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 11%
 
15.4 14 16 Shots against (avg) S A 9 11.7 15.5
5.4 4.3 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4 7.5
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Botev Vratsa have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Botev Vratsa have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Botev Vratsa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in First League
  • Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals (13) in First League
  • Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals in the second half (9) in First League
  • Botev Vratsa have the the worst goal difference (-11) in First League
  • Botev Vratsa 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 created more than twice as many corners as Botev Vratsa.
  • 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 6 5 1 0 13 4 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 9 16
2 Cherno More 5 4 1 0 14 6 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 2 1 0 11 5 8 13
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 6 3 2 1 4 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 11
5 Ludogorets 4 3 0 1 14 3 2 2 0 0 8 0 2 1 0 1 6 3 11 9
6 Levski Sofia 5 3 0 2 12 5 3 2 0 1 8 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 7 9
7 CSKA Sofia 5 2 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 0 8
8 CSKA 1948 Sofia 4 2 1 1 6 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 7
9 Arda 5 2 1 2 6 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 1 0 2 2 2 1 7
10 Levski Krumovgrad 5 2 0 3 5 7 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 6
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 Slavia Sofia 5 1 1 3 3 11 1 0 0 1 1 5 4 1 1 2 2 6 -8 4
13 Botev Vratsa 6 1 0 5 2 13 3 1 0 2 2 7 3 0 0 3 0 6 -11 3
14 Botev Plovdiv 5 0 2 3 2 7 2 0 0 2 1 5 3 0 2 1 1 2 -5 2
15 Etar 4 0 1 3 3 10 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 7 -7 1
16 OFK Pirin 5 0 1 4 1 8 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 -7 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.