The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Botev Plovdiv are in the 9th position while the guesting Botev Vratsa worry at 12th.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
2-1-0 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Botev Vratsa when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those three matches are 6-1 (scored/conceded).
Botev Plovdiv form and stats
Overall Parva Liga stats at home this season for Botev Plovdiv are 5-3-5 (wins-draw-losses). With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Plovdiv to get some points in this home game.
Plovdiv faced defeat in their previous match, away at Ludogorets (1-2). Preceding that game was the home draw versus CSKA Sofia that ended 0-0.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Plovdiv's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played one game, won one match, drawn zero and lost zero.
Plovdiv are traveling soon after this match as the Bulgarian Cup match at CSKA Sofia awaits in four days.
Botev Plovdiv has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Plovdiv have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Botev Vratsa form and stats
There's been little loot from Botev Vratsa's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 13 away games in the Parva Liga. Botev Vratsa only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws.
Home advantage was not enough for Botev Vratsa in their previous game, as they lost their Parva Liga-match, hosting Tsarsko selo, 0-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Botev Plovdiv at their stadium, the result 1-0.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Botev Vratsa have conceded 28 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Botev Plovdiv - Botev Vratsa 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Plovdiv three wins, two draws and Botev Vratsa three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Nedelev 7 goals |   V. Domovchiyski 6 goals |  A. Vutov 4 goals |
Botev Plovdiv missing players
Botev Vratsa missing players
| Botev Plovdiv | Botev Vratsa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 26 | 13 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 30 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 12 | 28 | 46 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 69% | 54% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 77% | 73% |
| 38% | 23% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 54% | 50% |
| 15% | 15% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 38% | 31% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 15% | 12% |
| 42% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 38% | 42% |
| 23% | 23% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 23% |
| 42% | 46% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 46% | 46% |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3 | 4.1 |
| 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 247 | 155 | 66 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 89 | 218 |
| 115 | 74 | 36 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 38 | 101 |
| 23% | 18% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 24% | 21% |
- Botev Vratsa has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5)
- Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Botev Vratsa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Botev Vratsa 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 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 34 | 62 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 26 | 50 |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 24 | 50 |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 24 | 49 |
| 5 | Slavia Sofia | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 45 |
| 6 | Beroe | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 44 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 43 |
| 7 | Cherno More | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 40 |
| 8 | Arda | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -6 | 31 |
| 9 | Botev Plovdiv | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 30 |
| 10 | Etar | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -14 | 27 |
| 11 | Tsarsko selo | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -18 | 25 |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 28 | -25 | 22 |
| 13 | Dunav 2010 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 30 | -28 | 19 |
| 14 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 26 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 24 | -39 | 6 |