First League preview: Can Septemvri Sofia edge out victory against OFK Pirin?

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Sun 07.May
Match begins: 12:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Vasil Levski (46340 seats)

Septemvri Sofia are receiving OFK Pirin for another very important game after their 0-2 result vs 4th-placed Levski Sofia.

Insights:
  • Septemvri Sofia is in the worst form (0-0-6)
  • OFK Pirin have the fewest scored goals (6) away in First League

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Septemvri Sofia and OFK Pirin.

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Septemvri Sofia form and stats

With 2 First League wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Septemvri Sofia are certainly not brimming with confidence. It's trouble wherever Septemvri Sofia are playing these days as they have suffered six straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

The regulars are hoping that Septemvri will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the match against Levski Sofia (placed 4th).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Slavia Sofia (1-2).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Septemvri Sofia here at Stadion Vasil Levski in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 14 games). Septemvri Sofia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. Septemvri has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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OFK Pirin form and stats

There's been little loot from OFK Pirin's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 14 away games in the First League. OFK Pirin only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 4 draws. It's looking increasingly bleak for OFK Pirin who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Arda was the last time a defeat was avoided.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Botev Plovdiv with 2-4 on the scoreboard. As you can tell from the result, the match against Botev Plovdiv was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Beroe's place.

We have checked recent matches where OFK Pirin have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 0 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

Low on goals? 10 of this side's last 11 league fixtures have had zero, one or two goals.

Pirin are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {6 goals} from 14 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. OFK Pirin have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

OFK Pirin - Septemvri Sofia 1-4 was the product when these two teams last met, some time ago this season. Previous ten meetings between these sides: Septemvri won seven, OFK Pirin were winners in three and we saw zero draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Septemvri SofiaA. Kabov
A. Kabov
5 goals
Septemvri SofiaS. Slaveykov Aleksandrov
S. Slaveykov Aleksandrov
5 goals
Septemvri SofiaM. Detelinov Petkov
M. Detelinov Petkov
4 goals

Septemvri Sofia missing players

OFK Pirin missing players

Septemvri Sofia OFK Pirin
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 4 14 29
5 2 1 Won W 0 1 4
7 5 3 Drew D 3 4 9
17 7 0 Lost L 1 9 16
25 10 6 Scored S 1 6 20
44 19 4 Conceded C 2 17 39
90% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 79% 83%
69% 64% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 50% 59%
48% 43% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 34%
24% 14% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 17%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
52% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 25% 36% 45%
10% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 24%
48% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 57% 48%
 
3.8 4.1 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 2.8 3.8
6.1 6.6 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 5.6 5.3
2.7 2.7 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.6 3.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.2 8.5 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 7.6 7.8
2.9 3.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 2.6 3.1
29% 22% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 17% 22%
 
11.2 10.9 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11 11.9 11.1
4.4 3.9 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.8 4
Key stats in First League this season:
  • OFK Pirin have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • OFK Pirin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • OFK Pirin have the fewest scored goals (6) away in First League
  • OFK Pirin have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Septemvri Sofia is in the worst form (0-0-6)

  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 29 22 5 2 70 21 15 11 3 1 37 10 14 11 2 1 33 11 49 71
2 CSKA Sofia 29 22 4 3 52 13 14 10 3 1 25 6 15 12 1 2 27 7 39 70
3 CSKA 1948 Sofia 29 17 8 4 49 21 14 11 2 1 25 7 15 6 6 3 24 14 28 59
4 Levski Sofia 29 15 9 5 38 13 15 10 3 2 23 4 14 5 6 3 15 9 25 54
5 Cherno More 29 14 8 7 33 25 14 7 4 3 17 12 15 7 4 4 16 13 8 50
6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 29 13 8 8 32 28 14 9 2 3 21 11 15 4 6 5 11 17 4 47
7 Slavia Sofia 29 14 4 11 30 27 15 8 4 3 18 12 14 6 0 8 12 15 3 46
8 Arda 29 11 8 10 32 31 15 7 4 4 22 17 14 4 4 6 10 14 1 41
9 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 29 10 7 12 31 37 14 7 3 4 17 19 15 3 4 8 14 18 -6 37
10 Botev Plovdiv 29 9 5 15 38 38 14 6 3 5 21 13 15 3 2 10 17 25 0 32
11 Botev Vratsa 29 7 7 15 22 50 15 6 4 5 10 16 14 1 3 10 12 34 -28 28
12 Beroe 29 7 6 16 26 45 14 5 2 7 15 21 15 2 4 9 11 24 -19 27
13 Septemvri Sofia 29 5 7 17 25 44 14 2 5 7 10 19 15 3 2 10 15 25 -19 22
14 OFK Pirin 29 4 9 16 20 39 15 3 5 7 14 22 14 1 4 9 6 17 -19 21
15 Hebar 1918 29 5 5 19 17 51 15 1 3 11 8 27 14 4 2 8 9 24 -34 20
16 Spartak Varna 29 3 8 18 25 57 15 3 4 8 16 25 14 0 4 10 9 32 -32 17

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.