Football betting preview: Botev Plovdiv with moderate expectations before welcoming Ludogorets

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Mon 26.April
Match begins: 17:15 (UTC)
Venue: Sporten kompleks Botev 1912 (3500 seats)

Struggling Botev Plovdiv will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Ludogorets in the upcoming league round. It’s 10th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Botev Plovdiv have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals (57) in Parva Liga

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Parva Liga.

This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike Ludogorets's home stadium. The visitors last two games on artifical turf have ended in 1 win, 1 draw and 0 losses.

Happy, happy days for Ludogorets who are already winners of the Parva Liga. This could affect their motivation.

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Botev Plovdiv form and stats

Overall Parva Liga stats at home this season for Botev Plovdiv are 4-5-3 (wins-draw-losses).

Plovdiv are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 192 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by M. Cikarski).

Plovdiv are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Cherno More. Preceding that match was a defeat to Slavia Sofia (0-1).

Botev Plovdiv has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. On the other hand, Botev Plovdiv have conceded 14 goals.

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Ludogorets form and stats

Ludogorets, who have the most scored goals (57) in Parva Liga, have an excellent away record in the Parva Liga so far with 7-3-2 from 12 games.

Ludogorets have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina. It's been 281 minutes since they last conceded in Parva Liga.

Ludogorets won their last game, 4-0 versus CSKA 1948 Sofia played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Levski Sofia.

As mentioned above, Ludogorets was the only team on the pitch versus CSKA 1948 Sofia in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

Ludogorets have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 29 goals from 12 away matches. Ludogorets have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Ludogorets - Plovdiv 2-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - two - eight (Botev Plovdiv wins - draws - Ludogorets wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LudogoretsC. Keșerü
C. Keșerü
16 goals
PlovdivA. Iliev
A. Iliev
13 goals
LudogoretsC. Oliveira Souza
C. Oliveira Souza
5 goals

Botev Plovdiv missing players

Ludogorets missing players

Botev Plovdiv Ludogorets
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 4 12 25
5 4 1 Won W 3 7 19
9 5 0 Drew D 0 3 4
11 3 2 Lost L 1 2 2
25 14 2 Scored S 8 29 57
44 14 5 Conceded C 4 14 18
84% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
76% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 80%
56% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 75% 60%
32% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 58% 40%
20% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 16%
48% 42% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 48%
24% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 52%
44% 42% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 2.6 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.3 2.2
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
8.8 10 8 Shots (avg) S ( 13.2 11.2 12
3.2 3.5 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.1 5.5
31% 33% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 48% 42%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • All of Ludogorets's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Botev Plovdiv have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Parva Liga
  • Botev Plovdiv have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ludogorets have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ludogorets have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Ludogorets have scored more than double the goals of Botev Plovdiv.
  • Ludogorets have the most clean sheets (13) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the most points (24) away in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals (29) away in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals (57) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the the best goal difference (+15) away in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the the best goal difference (+39) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Ludogorets is in the best form (5-1-0)

  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 25 19 4 2 57 18 13 12 1 0 28 4 12 7 3 2 29 14 39 61
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 25 15 7 3 41 18 13 8 5 0 25 10 12 7 2 3 16 8 23 52
3 CSKA Sofia 25 13 8 4 37 20 13 9 4 0 21 6 12 4 4 4 16 14 17 47
4 Arda 25 12 9 4 36 25 13 8 4 1 23 14 12 4 5 3 13 11 11 45
5 Beroe 25 10 6 9 37 27 13 5 3 5 20 13 12 5 3 4 17 14 10 36
6 CSKA 1948 Sofia 25 9 8 8 33 30 12 7 3 2 23 10 13 2 5 6 10 20 3 35
7 Cherno More 25 9 7 9 26 25 13 7 3 3 17 12 12 2 4 6 9 13 1 34
8 Tsarsko selo 25 8 7 10 25 27 12 4 5 3 14 13 13 4 2 7 11 14 -2 31
9 Levski Sofia 25 7 7 11 25 25 12 5 2 5 13 13 13 2 5 6 12 12 0 28
10 Botev Plovdiv 25 5 9 11 25 44 12 4 5 3 14 14 13 1 4 8 11 30 -19 24
11 Botev Vratsa 25 6 4 15 26 38 12 3 2 7 15 17 13 3 2 8 11 21 -12 22
12 Slavia Sofia 25 6 4 15 18 39 13 4 3 6 9 16 12 2 1 9 9 23 -21 22
13 Etar 25 4 9 12 19 44 12 2 6 4 9 15 13 2 3 8 10 29 -25 21
14 Montana 25 4 7 14 20 45 12 4 2 6 16 21 13 0 5 8 4 24 -25 19

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.