First League fixture guide and facts: OFK Pirin welcome Hebar 1918

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Hristo Botev (7000 seats)

OFK Pirin - Hebar 1918: First League cellar sides scrapping for points and praise. Check out all the interesting numbers and facts before the fixture!

Insights:
  • OFK Pirin have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in First League
  • Hebar 1918 have the fewest scored goals (12) in First League

This has all the signs of an engrossing fixture with lots of action and bustle as both squads are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!

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OFK Pirin form and stats

With 2 First League wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, OFK Pirin are certainly not brimming with confidence. When OFK Pirin hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Septemvri Sofia, OFK Pirin, Beroe, Spartak Varna and Botev Vratsa), they have won 2 of 4 matches!

A good away victory last time out for OFK Pirin, who won 1-0 against Ludogorets (placed 2nd). At last, a league victory after three fixtures without.

Preceding that match was the home game against Cherno More that was lost 0-1.

Pirin aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Hristo Botev in the league, with only {9 goals} from 11 games. 16 goals have been conceded.

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Hebar 1918 form and stats

There's been little loot from Hebar 1918's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 11 away games in the First League. Hebar 1918 only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw.

Hebar 1918 might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Levski Sofia proved too strong as Hebar 1918 slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion Georgi Benkovski.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Slavia Sofia.

Hebar are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {5 goals} from 11 away games. As for defending, Hebar 1918 rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 21 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Pirin have managed a streak of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (2-2-0) when facing Hebar 1918.

The dueling parties have fought previously this season: Hebar 1918 - OFK Pirin 0-0. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 2 red cards from the last four duels.

Top Goalscorers

OFK PirinP. Yordanov
P. Yordanov
3 goals
PirinI. Kostadinov Tasev
I. Kostadinov Tasev
2 goals
OFK PirinM. Ognyanov Smolenski
M. Ognyanov Smolenski
2 goals

OFK Pirin missing players

Hebar 1918 missing players

OFK Pirin Hebar 1918
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 2 11 22
3 2 2 Won W 1 3 4
7 4 1 Drew D 1 1 4
12 5 1 Lost L 0 7 14
15 9 6 Scored S 2 5 12
30 16 6 Conceded C 1 21 39
82% 82% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
59% 64% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 55% 64%
41% 45% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 36% 41%
18% 27% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 23%
5% 9% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 9%
50% 55% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 18% 32%
23% 18% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 27% 23%
45% 45% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 55% 55%
 
3.5 4.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 2.5 2.2
5.3 5.2 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 6 6.5
3.3 4 3.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.8 2.5
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.6 7.6 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 4.8 5.4
3.2 3.5 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.2 2.3
21% 24% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 21% 24%
 
10.9 10.2 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 16 15.5 14
4 4.1 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 5.7 5.4
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Hebar 1918 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Hebar 1918 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Hebar 1918 have the fewest scored goals (12) in First League
  • Hebar 1918 have the fewest scored goals (5) away in First League
  • Hebar 1918 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in First League
  • Hebar 1918 have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in First League
  • Hebar 1918 have the the worst goal difference (-27) in First League
  • Hebar 1918 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • OFK Pirin have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • OFK Pirin have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) 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 CSKA Sofia 22 17 3 2 43 12 11 9 2 0 24 5 11 8 1 2 19 7 31 54
2 Ludogorets 22 15 5 2 50 15 11 7 3 1 23 6 11 8 2 1 27 9 35 50
3 CSKA 1948 Sofia 22 13 6 3 37 14 11 9 2 0 22 5 11 4 4 3 15 9 23 45
4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 22 11 5 6 24 21 11 7 1 3 16 9 11 4 4 3 8 12 3 38
5 Cherno More 22 10 6 6 21 19 11 5 3 3 12 11 11 5 3 3 9 8 2 36
6 Levski Sofia 22 9 8 5 28 13 11 6 3 2 17 4 11 3 5 3 11 9 15 35
7 Arda 22 10 5 7 26 21 11 7 2 2 18 9 11 3 3 5 8 12 5 35
8 Slavia Sofia 22 11 2 9 25 22 11 7 2 2 16 9 11 4 0 7 9 13 3 35
9 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 22 7 7 8 24 28 11 5 3 3 13 15 11 2 4 5 11 13 -4 28
10 Botev Plovdiv 22 8 2 12 30 29 11 6 1 4 19 10 11 2 1 8 11 19 1 26
11 Botev Vratsa 22 6 4 12 18 36 11 5 2 4 8 13 11 1 2 8 10 23 -18 22
12 Beroe 22 5 5 12 19 38 11 4 2 5 13 17 11 1 3 7 6 21 -19 20
13 Septemvri Sofia 22 4 7 11 20 29 11 1 5 5 6 13 11 3 2 6 14 16 -9 19
14 OFK Pirin 22 3 7 12 15 30 11 2 4 5 9 16 11 1 3 7 6 14 -15 16
15 Hebar 1918 22 4 4 14 12 39 11 1 3 7 7 18 11 3 1 7 5 21 -27 16
16 Spartak Varna 22 2 6 14 17 43 11 2 3 6 10 16 11 0 3 8 7 27 -26 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.