Soccer game guide: Home fans with big hopes before Botev Plovdiv - Slavia Sofia

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sun 22.May
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sporten kompleks Botev 1912 (3500 seats)

The table shows that 10 points separate the pair of competitors in this Parva Liga match. Botev Plovdiv own both the points- and home stadium advantage.

Insights:
  • Botev Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Slavia Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Botev Plovdiv are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 3rd place whatever happens now. Slavia have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 6th place no matter what happens.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Botev Plovdiv and Slavia Sofia.

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Botev Plovdiv form and stats

Home games in the Parva Liga have been a walk in the park for Botev Plovdiv so far, with 33 points won from 13 matches; 11 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.

Botev Plovdiv travelled for their previous game, a trip to CSKA Sofia that ended 0-0.

Preceding that match was the home game against Ludogorets that was lost 1-2.

Plovdiv have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sporten kompleks Botev 1912 with 24 goals in 13 league matches.

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Slavia Sofia form and stats

3-5-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Slavia Sofia in their Parva Liga matches away. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Slavia Sofia's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Slavia failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Levski Sofia that ended with defeat 1-2.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against CSKA Sofia wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

Slavia Sofia have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. 16 goals have been conceded by Slavia Sofia in these games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Slavia Sofia - Plovdiv 0-0 was the end result in these sides' latest h2h game, played this season. Data for the last ten meetings involving these two squads are: four wins for Botev Plovdiv, two draws and four wins for Slavia Sofia. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Botev PlovdivT. Nedelev
T. Nedelev
6 goals
Slavia SofiaR. Kirilov Kirilov
R. Kirilov Kirilov
6 goals
Slavia SofiaT. Tasev
T. Tasev
6 goals

Botev Plovdiv missing players

Slavia Sofia missing players

Botev Plovdiv Slavia Sofia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 5 15 30
14 12 4 Won W 0 3 9
8 0 0 Drew D 2 5 10
8 3 0 Lost L 3 7 11
36 26 10 Scored S 5 17 34
32 15 4 Conceded C 12 23 36
87% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 90%
77% 87% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 63%
43% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 47% 40%
17% 20% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 27% 20%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 13% 13%
50% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 73% 60%
33% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 13% 27%
30% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 23%
 
4.3 4.9 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.9 5
6.4 5.9 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 5.7 5
2 2.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.7 2.8
2 2 0 Red cards R C 1 4 7
 
11.3 12.3 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.4 8.2 8.8
5.1 5.6 7.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3 3.1
24% 31% 34% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 38% 37%
 
12.6 11.3 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14 11.5 10.8
4 3.3 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 4.9 4.6
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Botev Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Botev Plovdiv haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Slavia Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 21 1 4 64 23 13 12 0 1 37 9 13 9 1 3 27 14 41 64
2 CSKA Sofia 26 15 7 4 39 25 13 10 2 1 21 8 13 5 5 3 18 17 14 52
3 Botev Plovdiv 26 13 7 6 34 28 13 11 0 2 24 13 13 2 7 4 10 15 6 46
4 Cherno More 26 12 9 5 35 18 13 6 5 2 18 7 13 6 4 3 17 11 17 45
5 Levski Sofia 26 12 6 8 33 25 13 7 3 3 18 11 13 5 3 5 15 14 8 42
6 Slavia Sofia 26 9 9 8 30 26 13 6 4 3 15 10 13 3 5 5 15 16 4 36
7 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 9 7 10 30 35 13 6 4 3 18 15 13 3 3 7 12 20 -5 34
8 Beroe 26 9 5 12 23 27 13 6 5 2 11 8 13 3 0 10 12 19 -4 32
9 CSKA 1948 Sofia 26 8 6 12 36 37 13 6 3 4 24 17 13 2 3 8 12 20 -1 30
10 Arda 26 7 8 11 27 34 13 5 5 3 18 16 13 2 3 8 9 18 -7 29
11 OFK Pirin 26 7 6 13 34 41 13 5 3 5 20 20 13 2 3 8 14 21 -7 27
12 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 26 6 7 13 22 42 13 6 3 4 15 17 13 0 4 9 7 25 -20 25
13 Botev Vratsa 26 5 7 14 23 48 13 3 6 4 11 17 13 2 1 10 12 31 -25 22
14 Tsarsko selo 26 3 7 16 15 36 13 3 3 7 10 17 13 0 4 9 5 19 -21 16

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.