Here's what we know about the Botev Vratsa - Levski Sofia match:

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sat 13.March
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Hristo Botev (12000 seats)

Botev Vratsa hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 18 points and a 10th position in the Parva Liga table. Visiting Levski Sofia holds 9th place with 21 pts.

Insights:
  • Botev Vratsa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Parva Liga

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Parva Liga match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Montana.

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Botev Vratsa form and stats

3 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Botev Vratsa have to build on here at Stadion Hristo Botev in the Parva Liga. It's been an uphill battle for Vratsa in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Etar game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.

A strong away win for Vratsa against Montana the last match, as Chavdar Ivaylov were on target. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Chernomorets Balchik.

The Botev Vratsa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 10 matches. 12 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Levski Sofia form and stats

There's been little loot from Levski Sofia's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 10 away games in the Parva Liga. Levski Sofia only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws. With three draws in a row for Levski the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment. Visiting Levski Sofia has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Levski Sofia delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Botev Plovdiv (placed 12th) in their previous match; a Parva Liga game. That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Beroe in the Bulgarian Cup.

Levski has another fixture away, a Bulgarian Cup game, against Slavia Sofia in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Levski have conceded 10 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Levski Sofia - Vratsa 0-0. Botev Vratsa-Levski Sofia H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Botev Vratsa one win, Levski Sofia six wins, two draws. four of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

VratsaD. Genov
D. Genov
7 goals
Levski SofiaB. Tsonev
B. Tsonev
4 goals

Botev Vratsa missing players

Levski Sofia missing players

Botev Vratsa Levski Sofia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 4 10 20
5 3 0 Won W 1 1 5
3 2 1 Drew D 1 4 6
12 5 2 Lost L 2 5 9
22 13 1 Scored S 5 9 21
32 12 5 Conceded C 3 10 20
85% 80% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 80% 85%
75% 70% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 60%
65% 60% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 45%
20% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 20% 15%
15% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
55% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 25% 40% 40%
25% 30% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 30% 35%
35% 40% 67% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 40%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 2.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.2 1.9
4 2 1 Red cards R C 1 4 4
 
7.5 9.3 8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 6.9 7.7
3 3.6 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.6 3
36% 36% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 35% 34%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Botev Vratsa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Parva Liga
  • Botev Vratsa have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Parva Liga
  • Botev Vratsa have the fewest points from losing position (0) 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 20 15 3 2 47 17 10 9 1 0 22 4 10 6 2 2 25 13 30 48
2 CSKA Sofia 20 11 7 2 28 16 10 7 3 0 13 5 10 4 4 2 15 11 12 40
3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 20 11 6 3 34 17 10 6 4 0 21 9 10 5 2 3 13 8 17 39
4 Arda 20 10 8 2 31 19 10 6 4 0 19 10 10 4 4 2 12 9 12 38
5 Beroe 20 9 5 6 34 22 10 4 3 3 18 10 10 5 2 3 16 12 12 32
6 CSKA 1948 Sofia 20 7 7 6 27 22 10 6 2 2 22 10 10 1 5 4 5 12 5 28
7 Cherno More 20 7 4 9 23 24 10 5 2 3 15 12 10 2 2 6 8 12 -1 25
8 Tsarsko selo 20 6 6 8 21 22 10 3 4 3 11 11 10 3 2 5 10 11 -1 24
9 Levski Sofia 20 5 6 9 21 20 10 4 2 4 12 10 10 1 4 5 9 10 1 21
10 Botev Vratsa 20 5 3 12 22 32 10 3 2 5 13 12 10 2 1 7 9 20 -10 18
11 Montana 20 4 6 10 18 34 10 4 1 5 15 19 10 0 5 5 3 15 -16 18
12 Botev Plovdiv 20 3 8 9 20 39 10 3 5 2 11 11 10 0 3 7 9 28 -19 17
13 Slavia Sofia 20 4 4 12 14 32 10 3 3 4 6 10 10 1 1 8 8 22 -18 16
14 Etar 20 3 7 10 15 39 10 2 4 4 9 15 10 1 3 6 6 24 -24 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.