Arda vs Botev Vratsa: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sun 07.November
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Arda (15000 seats)

Welcome to Parva Liga and Arda - Botev Vratsa. In this pre-match guide you'll find numbers, scores, analysis, tendencies and news!

Insights:
  • Arda have the fewest points (5) at home in Parva Liga
  • Botev Vratsa is in the worst form (0-2-4)

This looks to be an action-packed match with lots of spark and bustle as both contenders are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's go!

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Arda form and stats

When playing at home in the Parva Liga, Arda have managed 1 win, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.

Arda enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at CSKA 1948 Sofia's place. The match ended 3-2 with Spas Delev and Alex Petkov scoring.

Heartbreak before that as Arda lost 0-2 at CSKA Sofia's place.

The Arda fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. 5 goals have been conceded.

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Botev Vratsa form and stats

Botev Vratsa have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Parva Liga, after 1-0-5 (6 played). Botev Vratsa are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Tsarsko selo fixture.

Vratsa have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 225 minutes ago. A. Georgiev was the goal scorer.

Botev Vratsa are travelling again after losing away to Slavia Sofia in their previous match (0-1).

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Cherno More.

The attacking power of Botev Vratsa when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. For Vratsa, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Botev Vratsa - Arda 0-0 was the outcome when these two squads formerly did battle, also in this season. Statistics for the preceeding seven meetings involving these two squads are: two wins for Arda, four draws and one win for Botev Vratsa. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Botev VratsaD. Babunski Hristovski
D. Babunski Hristovski
4 goals
ArdaT. Yordanov
T. Yordanov
3 goals
ArdaS. Delev
S. Delev
2 goals

Arda missing players

Botev Vratsa missing players

Arda Botev Vratsa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 4 2 Played P 1 6 13
3 1 1 Won W 0 1 2
5 2 1 Drew D 0 0 5
3 1 0 Lost L 1 5 6
12 5 4 Scored S 0 5 12
11 5 1 Conceded C 1 14 21
82% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 77%
73% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 62%
36% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 46%
9% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 38%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 15%
45% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 54%
36% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 31%
36% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 38%
 
4.6 6.5 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 8 3.2 3.3
4.5 5.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 8.2 7
2.3 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.5 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
10.1 11 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 5.5 6.4
3.9 4.5 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 3.4
28% 28% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 27%
 
9.5 5.8 4.5 Shots against (avg) S A 17 15.5 14.1
3.5 2.5 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 6.5 6.2
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • All of Arda's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Arda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Arda have the fewest points (5) at home in Parva Liga
  • Arda have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Arda haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Botev Vratsa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Botev Vratsa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Botev Vratsa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Botev Vratsa is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  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 11 10 0 1 32 7 6 6 0 0 19 1 5 4 0 1 13 6 25 30
2 CSKA Sofia 10 7 2 1 19 12 5 3 1 1 8 7 5 4 1 0 11 5 7 23
3 Slavia Sofia 13 6 5 2 14 10 6 4 2 0 8 4 7 2 3 2 6 6 4 23
4 Botev Plovdiv 13 6 4 3 18 15 7 6 0 1 14 8 6 0 4 2 4 7 3 22
5 Cherno More 13 5 6 2 15 9 6 2 3 1 5 3 7 3 3 1 10 6 6 21
6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 13 4 5 4 13 12 7 2 3 2 8 9 6 2 2 2 5 3 1 17
7 Beroe 13 5 2 6 12 15 7 4 2 1 5 3 6 1 0 5 7 12 -3 17
8 Arda 11 3 5 3 12 11 4 1 2 1 5 5 7 2 3 2 7 6 1 14
9 Levski Sofia 13 4 2 7 17 21 7 3 1 3 11 10 6 1 1 4 6 11 -4 14
10 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 12 3 5 4 10 16 5 3 1 1 5 3 7 0 4 3 5 13 -6 14
11 OFK Pirin 13 3 2 8 18 25 6 3 1 2 14 11 7 0 1 6 4 14 -7 11
12 CSKA 1948 Sofia 13 3 2 8 18 26 7 3 1 3 14 12 6 0 1 5 4 14 -8 11
13 Botev Vratsa 13 2 5 6 12 21 7 1 5 1 7 7 6 1 0 5 5 14 -9 11
14 Tsarsko selo 13 2 3 8 7 17 7 2 2 3 5 6 6 0 1 5 2 11 -10 9

Read more about Parva Liga

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.