Botev Plovdiv vs Septemvri Sofia: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Fri 26.August
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sporten kompleks Botev 1912 (3500 seats)

This season has been challenging for Botev Plovdiv so far, and that also applies to Septemvri Sofia. These brave battlers eye some vital points here.

Insights:
  • Botev Plovdiv have lost all their home matches so far.
  • Septemvri Sofia have the most matches over the total-line (5) in Parva Liga

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Botev Plovdiv form and stats

Three Parva Liga home games done for Botev Plovdiv, who are not happy collecting 0 points from these matches.

The Plovdiv crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 3-4 to Cherno More here at Sporten kompleks Botev 1912. A goal frenzy last time out for Botev Plovdiv, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Cherno More. Fun stuff to watch! The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Baroan, having scored in three consecutive matches.

Before that, Botev Plovdiv played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Beroe.

Plovdiv have conceded 7 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Septemvri Sofia form and stats

Things could have gone better for Septemvri Sofia in their Parva Liga away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right. Septemvri Sofia has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Septemvri Sofia go into this game after a win, the home game against Beroe that ended 3-1. That win felt good as this team had gone four league rounds without winning.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against CSKA Sofia wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

The travelling fans enjoy Septemvri Sofia's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Septemvri have conceded 5 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Botev Plovdiv have not lost in the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) facing Septemvri Sofia.

Top Goalscorers

PlovdivA. Baroan
A. Baroan
3 goals
Septemvri SofiaS. Slaveykov Aleksandrov
S. Slaveykov Aleksandrov
3 goals
Botev PlovdivM. Sekulić
M. Sekulić
2 goals

Botev Plovdiv missing players

Septemvri Sofia missing players

Botev Plovdiv Septemvri Sofia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 1 3 7
0 0 0 Won W 1 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
5 3 1 Lost L 0 2 4
6 3 0 Scored S 3 5 9
13 7 1 Conceded C 1 5 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 86%
33% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 71%
33% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 67% 43%
33% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 14%
50% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 57%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 67% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 43%
 
5.5 5.7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.3 3.3
4.8 3 2 Corners against (avg) C A 2 4.3 4.9
3.7 3.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.3 13.7 19 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8 9.9
3.8 4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.3 5
26% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 38% 26%
 
11.2 10.7 9 Shots against (avg) S A 6 10 11.6
4.3 4.7 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 3 3.9
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • 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 matches.
  • Botev Plovdiv have lost all their home matches so far.
  • Botev Plovdiv haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Septemvri Sofia have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Septemvri Sofia have the most matches over the total-line (5) in Parva Liga
  • Septemvri Sofia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 CSKA 1948 Sofia 7 5 2 0 13 5 4 3 1 0 10 4 3 2 1 0 3 1 8 17
2 Cherno More 6 5 0 1 9 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 3 0 1 7 4 5 15
3 CSKA Sofia 5 4 1 0 11 2 4 4 0 0 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 9 13
4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 6 4 1 1 6 4 3 3 0 0 5 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 13
5 Arda 7 4 0 3 9 8 3 2 0 1 4 3 4 2 0 2 5 5 1 12
6 Ludogorets 4 3 1 0 12 2 2 2 0 0 7 0 2 1 1 0 5 2 10 10
7 Levski Sofia 4 3 0 1 10 1 3 3 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 9
8 Slavia Sofia 4 3 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 6 2 4 9
9 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 7 2 3 2 7 5 4 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 9
10 Botev Vratsa 6 2 1 3 8 11 3 2 0 1 4 3 3 0 1 2 4 8 -3 7
11 Septemvri Sofia 7 2 1 4 9 13 4 1 1 2 4 8 3 1 0 2 5 5 -4 7
12 Hebar 1918 7 2 0 5 4 13 3 0 0 3 1 7 4 2 0 2 3 6 -9 6
13 Beroe 7 1 2 4 6 14 4 1 2 1 4 5 3 0 0 3 2 9 -8 5
14 OFK Pirin 6 0 2 4 4 8 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 0 1 3 2 5 -4 2
15 Botev Plovdiv 6 0 1 5 6 13 3 0 0 3 3 7 3 0 1 2 3 6 -7 1
16 Spartak Varna 7 0 1 6 2 17 4 0 1 3 2 6 3 0 0 3 0 11 -15 1

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.