This is a vital duel in the lower section of the First League, with both OFK Pirin and Botev Vratsa undergoing more worry than glee. This match is a typical "six-pointer" with the hosting team at 13th and the guests in 11th place.
- OFK Pirin have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in First League
- Botev Vratsa have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in First League
OFK Pirin and Botev Vratsa should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
OFK Pirin form and stats
OFK Pirin's results here at Stadion Hristo Botev in the First League have been very modest with 3 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats. When OFK Pirin hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Septemvri Sofia, OFK Pirin, Beroe, Hebar 1918 and Spartak Varna), they have won 3 of 5 matches!
Pirin lost their last game at Septemvri Sofia after a 0-2 scoreline.
Before that, OFK Pirin had a home game versus Hebar 1918 which ended with a victory 2-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how OFK Pirin have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 0 and lost 1.
It should be noted that a peek at the 12 most recent league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for OFK Pirin as they are travelling to their away game against Beroe in the First League. That match is four days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Pirin here at Stadion Hristo Botev in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (14 from 15 games). 22 goals have been conceded.
Botev Vratsa form and stats
There's been little loot from Botev Vratsa's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 15 away games in the First League. Botev Vratsa only have 1 win to counter their 11 defeats and 3 draws.
Botev Vratsa are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the match against Beroe.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Spartak Varna.Vratsa are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.
After this away game Botev Vratsa return home for a First League game against Hebar 1918. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Botev Vratsa as they have only managed to score 13 times from 15 away games in the league. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Botev Vratsa concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have fought before this season: Botev Vratsa - Pirin 0-0. Last ten meetings with these participants: OFK Pirin won seven, Botev Vratsa were winners in two and we saw one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Perea Vargas 9 goals |   P. Yordanov 4 goals | M. Kalinov Marinov 3 goals |
OFK Pirin missing players
Botev Vratsa missing players
| OFK Pirin | Botev Vratsa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 32 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 11 | 16 |
| 23 | 16 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 42 | 23 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 39 | 56 |
| 84% | 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 84% |
| 59% | 69% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 87% | 69% |
| 34% | 44% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 41% |
| 16% | 25% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 22% |
| 6% | 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 27% | 16% |
| 44% | 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 67% | 41% |
| 25% | 19% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 13% | 34% |
| 47% | 38% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 41% |
| 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 5.3 | 4.9 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.9 | 9.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 23% | 28% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 25% | 22% |
| 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 14.9 | 13 |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 6.2 | 4.9 |
- Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Botev Vratsa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals (39) away in First League
- Botev Vratsa have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in First League
- Botev Vratsa have the the worst goal difference (-26) away in First League
- OFK Pirin have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- OFK Pirin have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in First League
- 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 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 72 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 51 | 74 |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 43 | 73 |
| 3 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 27 | 59 |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 54 |
| 5 | Cherno More | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 53 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 50 |
| 7 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 49 |
| 8 | Arda | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 42 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 38 |
| 10 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 25 | -2 | 32 |
| 11 | Botev Vratsa | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 55 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 39 | -32 | 28 |
| 12 | Beroe | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -21 | 27 |
| 13 | OFK Pirin | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 17 | -18 | 24 |
| 14 | Hebar 1918 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 51 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -32 | 23 |
| 15 | Septemvri Sofia | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 25 | -20 | 22 |
| 16 | Spartak Varna | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 60 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 35 | -33 | 17 |
