Botev Plovdiv favourites for feisty fight facing Arda

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Date: Wed 30.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Botev 1912 Football Complex (3500 seats)

Botev Plovdiv hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 9 points and a 13th position in the Parva Liga table. Visiting Arda holds 7th place with 18 pts.

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.

This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Arda's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Arda have performed like this: Played one match resulting in 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats with the goal stats 1-1 (scored/conceded).

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Botev Plovdiv form and stats

Botev Plovdiv's results here at Botev 1912 Football Complex in the Parva Liga have been very modest with 2 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats. It's trouble wherever Botev Plovdiv are playing these days as they have suffered five straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. Game days at Botev 1912 Football Complex have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Botev Plovdiv as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.

Botev Plovdiv's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Ludogorets (placed 1st). Preceding that match was a defeat to Slavia Sofia (0-1).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Botev Plovdiv handle that role? We have found two games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W0-D1-L1.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Botev Plovdiv here at Botev 1912 Football Complex in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 6 games). 7 goals have been conceded.

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Arda form and stats

The visitors are W2-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Parva Liga. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Arda have lost on their last two travels.

Arda play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Levski Sofia (placed 2nd). A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Etar.

Arda are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats. From a total of one match.

Arda are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. Arda have conceded 10 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Arda - Botev Plovdiv 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 2 Botev Plovdiv victories, 1 draw and 0 Arda wins. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Botev PlovdivT. Nedelev
T. Nedelev
4 goals
ArdaR. Vasilev
R. Vasilev
4 goals
Botev PlovdivM. Pervan
M. Pervan
3 goals

Botev Plovdiv missing players

Arda missing players

Botev Plovdiv Arda
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
13 6 1 Played P 2 6 13
2 2 0 Won W 1 2 5
3 0 0 Drew D 1 1 3
8 4 1 Lost L 0 3 5
9 5 0 Scored S 3 9 18
20 7 1 Conceded C 1 10 20
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 83% 77%
69% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 83% 77%
38% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 62%
23% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 38%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 23%
38% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 62%
8% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 17% 23%
62% 67% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 38%
 
4.1 5.8 3 Corners For (avg) C F 5 4.2 4.9
5.1 3.3 1 Corners Against (avg) C A 2.5 6 5
2.1 2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.7 1.8
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 3
Key stats This season:
  • Arda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Botev Plovdiv have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Botev Plovdiv have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Botev Plovdiv have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Botev Plovdiv haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Botev Plovdiv
All Bulgarian Cup Parva Liga Club Friendlies
All Home Away Home vs mid
25-09-19 BC FK Minyor Pernik 1 - 2 Botev Plovdiv
29-09-19 PL Botev Plovdiv 0 - 1 Slavia Sofia
05-10-19 PL Botev Vratsa 3 - 0 Botev Plovdiv
12-10-19 CF Botev Plovdiv 3 - 1 Tsarsko selo
19-10-19 PL Botev Plovdiv 0 - 1 Ludogorets
29-10-19 BC Slavia Sofia 14:30 Botev Plovdiv
30-10-19 PL Botev Plovdiv 15:00 Arda
06-11-19 PL Dunav 2010 12:00 Botev Plovdiv
10-11-19 PL Botev Plovdiv 14:15 Levski Sofia
25-11-19 PL Botev Plovdiv 14:00 Etar
Arda
All B PFG Bulgarian Cup Parva Liga 3. League Southeast
All Home Away Away vs low
26-09-19 BC Hebar 1918 0 - 2 Arda
30-09-19 PL Arda 2 - 1 Etar
06-10-19 PL Arda 0 - 2 Dunav 2010
12-10-19 CF Botev Galabovo 0 - 2 Arda
19-10-19 PL Levski Sofia 2 - 1 Arda
30-10-19 BC Arda 13:00 CSKA Sofia
30-10-19 PL Botev Plovdiv 15:00 Arda
07-11-19 PL Arda 14:30 Tsarsko selo
10-11-19 PL Beroe 11:45 Arda
22-11-19 PL Arda 16:30 Vitosha Bistritsa

  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 13 10 3 0 20 4 7 5 2 0 10 0 6 5 1 0 10 4 16 33
2 Levski Sofia 13 9 2 2 27 11 6 5 0 1 13 6 7 4 2 1 14 5 16 29
3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 12 8 2 2 32 16 5 3 2 0 11 5 7 5 0 2 21 11 16 26
4 CSKA Sofia 12 6 4 2 21 13 7 4 2 1 16 9 5 2 2 1 5 4 8 22
5 Cherno More 13 5 6 2 17 11 7 3 3 1 10 5 6 2 3 1 7 6 6 21
6 Beroe 12 6 0 6 18 19 5 4 0 1 9 5 7 2 0 5 9 14 -1 18
7 Arda 13 5 3 5 18 20 7 3 2 2 9 10 6 2 1 3 9 10 -2 18
8 Slavia Sofia 12 4 4 4 14 15 7 3 1 3 11 12 5 1 3 1 3 3 -1 16
9 Etar 13 3 5 5 14 20 6 2 3 1 6 9 7 1 2 4 8 11 -6 14
10 Dunav 2010 13 3 4 6 12 18 7 2 2 3 7 9 6 1 2 3 5 9 -6 13
11 Botev Vratsa 12 3 3 6 14 18 7 2 2 3 8 10 5 1 1 3 6 8 -4 12
12 Tsarsko selo 12 2 3 7 11 20 5 1 2 2 5 7 7 1 1 5 6 13 -9 9
13 Botev Plovdiv 13 2 3 8 9 20 6 2 0 4 5 7 7 0 3 4 4 13 -11 9
14 Vitosha Bistritsa 13 1 0 12 9 31 6 1 0 5 6 16 7 0 0 7 3 15 -22 3

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