Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Arda in 9th and Slavia Sofia in 5th place.
Arda form and stats
The story so far in the Parva Liga for Arda at their home stadium (Stadion Lokomotiv) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Arda.
Arda travelled for their previous game, a trip to Cherno More that ended 1-1. Before that, Arda played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Cherno More.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Arda have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won zero, drawn one and lost one.
Arda are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 10 games. On the other hand, Arda have conceded 12 goals.
Slavia Sofia form and stats
The visitors are W5-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Parva Liga. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Slavia Sofia, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Slavia Sofia delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Ludogorets (placed 1st) in their previous match; a Parva Liga game. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Ludogorets.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Slavia Sofia in our archives, and the results are: one win for Slavia Sofia, two draws and zero defeats.
Slavia Sofia have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Slavia Sofia are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 5 goals away.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Slavia Sofia - Arda 2-3.Top Goalscorers
  R. Vasilev 8 goals |  I. Kokonov 4 goals |   G. Yomov 4 goals |
Arda missing players
Slavia Sofia missing players
| Arda | Slavia Sofia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 24 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| 75% | 70% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 70% | 85% |
| 70% | 70% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 40% | 60% |
| 40% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 20% | 35% |
| 25% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 50% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 20% | 45% |
| 35% | 40% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 70% | 40% |
| 40% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 30% |
| 4.8 | 5.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| 5.2 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.7 | 4.6 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5.3 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 139 | 79 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 71 | 157 |
| 62 | 34 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 34 | 76 |
| 37% | 32% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 30% |
- Slavia Sofia have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Slavia Sofia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 48 |
| 2 | Levski Sofia | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 43 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 41 |
| 4 | CSKA Sofia | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 39 |
| 5 | Slavia Sofia | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | Cherno More | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Beroe | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Botev Plovdiv | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Arda | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -1 | 28 |
| 10 | Tsarsko selo | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -13 | 19 |
| 11 | Etar | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -16 | 19 |
| 12 | Dunav 2010 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -18 | 17 |
| 13 | Botev Vratsa | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -21 | 14 |
| 14 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 21 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 21 | -31 | 5 |