Can Arda defeat OFK Pirin in Arena Arda clash?

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Mon 12.September
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Arda (15000 seats)

In total; nine fixtures have been played and Arda are 9 points on top of OFK Pirin. What will happen?

Insights:
  • Arda have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • OFK Pirin have yet to win a game away.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Arda form and stats

3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Arda have to build on here at Arena Arda in the Parva Liga.

In their previous game, the manager Tunchev led his Arda to a defeat away at Levski Sofia. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Arena Arda.

Ahead of that match, Arda won a home game hosting Slavia Sofia (1-0).

Arda are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. Arda are not conceding a lot of goals here at Arena Arda in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.

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OFK Pirin form and stats

0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of OFK Pirin playing as the away team in the Parva Liga this season.

OFK Pirin won their last game, 2-1 versus Botev Vratsa played at home. Hooray; their first win in the league after eight games not winning.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Hebar 1918.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Pirin's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 5 matches.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the prior four meetings featuring these two sides are: two wins for Arda, one draw and one win for OFK Pirin. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

ArdaI. Tilev
I. Tilev
2 goals
ArdaL. Kotev
L. Kotev
2 goals
ArdaL. N'Diaye
L. N'Diaye
2 goals

Arda missing players

OFK Pirin missing players

Arda OFK Pirin
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 4 1 Played P 1 5 9
5 3 1 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 2 3
4 1 0 Lost L 1 3 5
10 5 1 Scored S 0 2 6
10 3 0 Conceded C 1 5 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 89%
56% 25% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 40% 67%
33% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 44%
22% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 11%
11% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
22% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 56%
33% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 11%
44% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 60% 44%
 
4.9 7.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 1 2 2.8
4.2 4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 14 5.8 5.3
2.8 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 2.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.1 10.5 9 Shots (avg) S ( 3 7 7.3
3.1 3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2 2.6
36% 42% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 26%
 
10.2 10 12 Shots against (avg) S A 24 11.8 11
3.8 3.8 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 2.8 3.2
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Arda have scored at least twice as many goals at home as OFK Pirin have scored away.
  • Arda have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Arda haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • 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.
  • OFK Pirin have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • OFK Pirin have yet to win a game 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 1948 Sofia 9 6 2 1 18 7 5 4 1 0 14 4 4 2 1 1 4 3 11 20
2 Ludogorets 7 6 1 0 25 4 3 3 0 0 13 0 4 3 1 0 12 4 21 19
3 CSKA Sofia 7 6 1 0 14 3 5 5 0 0 12 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 11 19
4 Cherno More 8 5 1 2 11 7 3 2 0 1 4 3 5 3 1 1 7 4 4 16
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 8 5 1 2 7 6 4 4 0 0 6 2 4 1 1 2 1 4 1 16
6 Levski Sofia 6 5 0 1 14 1 4 4 0 0 12 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 13 15
7 Slavia Sofia 7 5 0 2 10 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 5 3 0 2 6 3 5 15
8 Arda 9 5 0 4 10 10 4 3 0 1 5 3 5 2 0 3 5 7 0 15
9 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 9 3 3 3 11 9 5 2 2 1 6 4 4 1 1 2 5 5 2 12
10 Septemvri Sofia 9 2 2 5 10 16 5 1 2 2 4 8 4 1 0 3 6 8 -6 8
11 Beroe 9 2 2 5 8 18 5 2 2 1 6 5 4 0 0 4 2 13 -10 8
12 Botev Vratsa 9 2 1 6 10 17 4 2 0 2 4 5 5 0 1 4 6 12 -7 7
13 Hebar 1918 9 2 1 6 4 19 4 0 1 3 1 7 5 2 0 3 3 12 -15 7
14 OFK Pirin 9 1 3 5 6 13 4 1 1 2 4 8 5 0 2 3 2 5 -7 6
15 Botev Plovdiv 8 1 1 6 9 15 4 1 0 3 6 8 4 0 1 3 3 7 -6 4
16 Spartak Varna 9 0 1 8 4 21 5 0 1 4 2 7 4 0 0 4 2 14 -17 1

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.