Parva Liga match preview: Botev Vratsa versus Beroe

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sat 04.December
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Hristo Botev (12000 seats)

Botev Vratsa are willing to blank out the league table ahead of this fixture against Beroe. Here's all you need to know before the game!

Insights:
  • Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in Parva Liga
  • Beroe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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.

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Botev Vratsa form and stats

1 victory, 6 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Botev Vratsa have to build on here at Stadion Hristo Botev in the Parva Liga. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 14 attempts.

The fans are hoping that Vratsa will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Parva Liga game against Botev Plovdiv (placed 3rd).

In the match before that, Vratsa hosted Tsarsko selo and drew the game 0-0.

Vratsa aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Hristo Botev in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games. From these home matches, Vratsa have conceded only 7 goals.

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Beroe form and stats

There's been little loot from Beroe's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 8 away games in the Parva Liga. Beroe only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 0 draws.

Beroe won their last game, 2-1 versus Slavia Sofia played at home.

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

Beroe find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Beroe struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 13 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Beroe - Vratsa 1-0 was the result in these contenders' previous H2H match, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Vratsa zero wins, one draw and Beroe nine victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VratsaD. Babunski Hristovski
D. Babunski Hristovski
7 goals
BeroeM. Kamburov
M. Kamburov
5 goals
BeroeA. Toungara
A. Toungara
3 goals

Botev Vratsa missing players

Beroe missing players

Botev Vratsa Beroe
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 8 3 Played P 3 8 17
2 1 1 Won W 2 2 7
7 6 2 Drew D 0 0 3
8 1 0 Lost L 1 6 7
15 7 2 Scored S 6 10 18
26 7 0 Conceded C 3 13 18
71% 50% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
59% 50% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 59%
47% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 62% 35%
35% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 12%
18% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 25% 12%
53% 38% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 41%
35% 62% 100% Clean Sheets C S 33% 12% 35%
41% 50% 67% Failed to Score F T 33% 38% 29%
 
3.1 3.1 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 6 5.9
7 6.1 6.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 2.9 4.1
2.3 2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.5
5 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
7.2 7.1 6.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 10.1 10.8
3.4 3.5 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.3 4.6 4.6
26% 25% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 27% 23%
 
14.6 13.2 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 8 10.1 8.2
6.2 5.6 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 4.8 3.6
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Beroe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Beroe have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Beroe haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in Parva Liga

  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 14 12 0 2 35 9 8 8 0 0 22 1 6 4 0 2 13 8 26 36
2 CSKA Sofia 13 9 2 2 22 15 7 5 1 1 11 8 6 4 1 1 11 7 7 29
3 Botev Plovdiv 17 8 5 4 21 18 9 7 0 2 16 11 8 1 5 2 5 7 3 29
4 Cherno More 16 7 7 2 19 10 8 3 4 1 7 4 8 4 3 1 12 6 9 28
5 Slavia Sofia 17 7 6 4 20 15 8 4 3 1 8 5 9 3 3 3 12 10 5 27
6 Beroe 17 7 3 7 18 18 9 5 3 1 8 5 8 2 0 6 10 13 0 24
7 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 16 6 5 5 18 16 8 3 3 2 10 10 8 3 2 3 8 6 2 23
8 Levski Sofia 16 5 4 7 18 21 8 3 2 3 11 10 8 2 2 4 7 11 -3 19
9 Arda 14 4 6 4 16 15 6 2 3 1 8 7 8 2 3 3 8 8 1 18
10 CSKA 1948 Sofia 16 4 3 9 22 29 8 4 1 3 16 12 8 0 2 6 6 17 -7 15
11 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 15 3 6 6 13 23 7 3 2 2 7 8 8 0 4 4 6 15 -10 15
12 Botev Vratsa 17 2 7 8 15 26 8 1 6 1 7 7 9 1 1 7 8 19 -11 13
13 OFK Pirin 16 3 3 10 21 30 8 3 1 4 16 15 8 0 2 6 5 15 -9 12
14 Tsarsko selo 16 2 5 9 10 23 8 2 2 4 7 11 8 0 3 5 3 12 -13 11

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.