Match preview Parva Liga: Botev Plovdiv - Cherno More at Sporten kompleks Botev 1912

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Mon 17.May
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sporten kompleks Botev 1912 (3500 seats)

Parva Liga: Botev Plovdiv are 13 points behind Cherno More, but fully intend to go all in. Get ready!

Insights:
  • Botev Plovdiv is in the worst form (0-1-5)

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

It should be mentioned that Cherno More play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Cherno More on artifical turf are 1 victory, 3 draws and 0 defeats from four games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 4-2. You can compare this with overall results below.

Cherno is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Botev Plovdiv form and stats

When playing at home in the Parva Liga, Botev Plovdiv have managed 4 wins, 5 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 13 games. Game days at Sporten kompleks Botev 1912 have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Plovdiv as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.

A. Iliev was the last player to score a league goal for Botev Plovdiv and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Plovdiv haven't scored in 245 minutes.

Botev Plovdiv travelled for their previous game, a trip to Tsarsko selo that ended 0-0. The goalie Yanko Georgiev was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 0.0 out of ten. Georgiev .

Preceding that match was a defeat to Levski Sofia (0-1).

The manager A. Valentic will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Levski Sofia in only three days.

Plovdiv are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Plovdiv's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cherno More form and stats

There's been little loot from Cherno More's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 13 away games in the Parva Liga. Cherno More only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.

Cherno lost away at Levski Sofia (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Georgi Georgiev (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 0.0. Georgiev .

A draw for Cherno More before that, at their own venue hosting Tsarsko selo (3-3).

Cherno More has another fixture away, a Parva Liga game, against Tsarsko selo in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 13 goals have been conceded by Cherno in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Cherno More - Plovdiv 3-1 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Plovdiv, four draws and five wins for Cherno More. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: nine games.

Top Goalscorers

Botev PlovdivA. Iliev
A. Iliev
14 goals
PlovdivM. Espinosa
M. Espinosa
3 goals
Botev PlovdivT. Nedelev
T. Nedelev
3 goals

Botev Plovdiv missing players

Cherno More missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Botev Plovdiv Cherno More
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 4 14 29
5 4 2 Won W 2 3 11
10 5 2 Drew D 2 4 8
14 5 1 Lost L 0 7 10
26 14 8 Scored S 7 11 34
50 17 7 Conceded C 2 15 31
83% 86% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 86%
72% 71% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 50% 59%
52% 29% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 36% 45%
31% 14% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 14% 21%
17% 14% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
45% 36% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 36% 45%
24% 29% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 34%
48% 50% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 34%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 2.6 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.8 2.3
4 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
8.8 10.3 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 7.4 9.3
3.3 3.6 5.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.1 3.8
27% 27% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 25% 31%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Botev Plovdiv have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Parva Liga
  • Botev Plovdiv is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 20 4 2 59 18 13 12 1 0 28 4 13 8 3 2 31 14 41 64
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 15 7 4 41 19 13 8 5 0 25 10 13 7 2 4 16 9 22 52
3 CSKA Sofia 26 14 8 4 39 20 13 9 4 0 21 6 13 5 4 4 18 14 19 50
4 Arda 26 12 9 5 36 29 13 8 4 1 23 14 13 4 5 4 13 15 7 45
5 CSKA 1948 Sofia 26 10 8 8 34 30 13 8 3 2 24 10 13 2 5 6 10 20 4 38
6 Beroe 26 10 7 9 38 28 13 5 3 5 20 13 13 5 4 4 18 15 10 37
7 Cherno More 26 10 7 9 27 25 13 7 3 3 17 12 13 3 4 6 10 13 2 37
8 Tsarsko selo 26 9 7 10 29 27 13 5 5 3 18 13 13 4 2 7 11 14 2 34
9 Levski Sofia 26 7 7 12 25 27 13 5 2 6 13 15 13 2 5 6 12 12 -2 28
10 Botev Plovdiv 26 5 9 12 25 46 13 4 5 4 14 16 13 1 4 8 11 30 -21 24
11 Slavia Sofia 26 6 5 15 19 40 13 4 3 6 9 16 13 2 2 9 10 24 -21 23
12 Botev Vratsa 26 6 4 16 26 39 13 3 2 8 15 18 13 3 2 8 11 21 -13 22
13 Etar 26 4 10 12 20 45 13 2 7 4 10 16 13 2 3 8 10 29 -25 22
14 Montana 26 4 8 14 21 46 13 4 3 6 17 22 13 0 5 8 4 24 -25 20

Table
  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 20 4 2 59 18 13 12 1 0 28 4 13 8 3 2 31 14 41 64
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 15 7 4 41 19 13 8 5 0 25 10 13 7 2 4 16 9 22 52
3 CSKA Sofia 26 14 8 4 39 20 13 9 4 0 21 6 13 5 4 4 18 14 19 50
4 Arda 26 12 9 5 36 29 13 8 4 1 23 14 13 4 5 4 13 15 7 45
5 CSKA 1948 Sofia 26 10 8 8 34 30 13 8 3 2 24 10 13 2 5 6 10 20 4 38
6 Beroe 26 10 7 9 38 28 13 5 3 5 20 13 13 5 4 4 18 15 10 37
7 Cherno More 26 10 7 9 27 25 13 7 3 3 17 12 13 3 4 6 10 13 2 37
8 Tsarsko selo 26 9 7 10 29 27 13 5 5 3 18 13 13 4 2 7 11 14 2 34
9 Levski Sofia 26 7 7 12 25 27 13 5 2 6 13 15 13 2 5 6 12 12 -2 28
10 Botev Plovdiv 26 5 9 12 25 46 13 4 5 4 14 16 13 1 4 8 11 30 -21 24
11 Slavia Sofia 26 6 5 15 19 40 13 4 3 6 9 16 13 2 2 9 10 24 -21 23
12 Botev Vratsa 26 6 4 16 26 39 13 3 2 8 15 18 13 3 2 8 11 21 -13 22
13 Etar 26 4 10 12 20 45 13 2 7 4 10 16 13 2 3 8 10 29 -25 22
14 Montana 26 4 8 14 21 46 13 4 3 6 17 22 13 0 5 8 4 24 -25 20

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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.