The Arda manager N. Kirov attacks this game with the team placed 5th so far. In the visitors dressing room Botev Plovdiv and their manager F. Spasov are in 8th place before this match.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
12 - 9 - 16 with 39-46. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Botev Plovdiv when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Botev Plovdiv play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Arda form and stats
A Parva Liga draw at home so far for Arda. Last season their home statistics were 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat from 2 matches.
It's back home for Arda, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating CSKA 1948 Sofia away with the result 2-0. Spas Delev and Ivan Kokonov found the net in that victory. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Levski Sofia.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Arda at home in the league. 1 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Botev Plovdiv form and stats
Botev Plovdiv have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Parva Liga were 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat from 1 fixtures.
Plovdiv delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Beroe (placed 6th) in their previous match; a Parva Liga game. A 1-2 defeat away at CSKA Sofia before that.
A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against Beroe. Botev Plovdiv were trailing 0-2 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 3-3, with Todor Nedelev scoring the equalizer. As you can tell from the result, the match against Beroe was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
It's early days yet, but Botev Plovdiv has scored 1 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Arda-Botev Plovdiv H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Arda one win, Botev Plovdiv two wins, two draws. one of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  T. Nedelev 3 goals |   I. Kokonov 2 goals | A. Iliev 2 goals |
Arda missing players
Botev Plovdiv missing players
| Arda | Botev Plovdiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3.3 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 3.7 |
| 6.3 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 2.7 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 17 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 5 | 26 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 60% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 50% |
- Arda has the most dropped points from leading position (4)
| Arda | Last season | Botev Plovdiv | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 16 | 32 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Scored | S | 15 | 35 | ||
| 36 | 19 | Conceded | C | 22 | 36 | ||
| 77% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 94% | ||
| 63% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 66% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 41% | ||
| 23% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 12% | 19% | ||
| 10% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 3% | ||
| 47% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 44% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | ||
| 43% | 47% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 38% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 216 | 119 | Total Shots | T S | 121 | 309 | ||
| 94 | 47 | Shots on Target | S O | 47 | 141 | ||
| 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 25% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tsarsko selo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Ludogorets | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Arda | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Beroe | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Montana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Botev Plovdiv | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Cherno More | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Botev Vratsa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| 12 | Levski Sofia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 13 | Slavia Sofia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| 14 | Etar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botev Plovdiv | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 36 |
| 2 | Arda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 35 |
| 3 | Botev Vratsa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 |
| 4 | Dunav 2010 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 22 |