Parva Liga game lowdown: Botev Vratsa vs OFK Pirin

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Mon 02.May
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Hristo Botev (12000 seats)

Parva Liga: We're looking at an appealing and vital scrap involving Botev Vratsa and OFK Pirin at Stadion Hristo Botev. Both need the points!

Insights:
  • Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals (48) in Parva Liga
  • OFK Pirin have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Parva Liga

Botev Vratsa have had a bad season and will be relegated from Parva Liga. For OFK Pirin it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.

This should be an engaging match with lots of spark and bustle as both squads are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's start!

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Botev Vratsa form and stats

Botev Vratsa have played 13 Parva Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-6-4 (wins-draws-losses).

The Botev Vratsa manager Dimitrov and his pawns return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Tsarsko selo.

Prior to that, an away loss at Lokomotiv Sofia 1929.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Vratsa, as the Parva Liga home game vs Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 is only four days away.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Botev Vratsa here at Stadion Hristo Botev in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 13 games). Botev Vratsa have conceded 17 in these home matches. Vratsa has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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OFK Pirin form and stats

OFK Pirin have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Parva Liga, after 2-3-8 (13 played).

Stanoev and Manolev scored in OFK Pirin's previous match, the home game against Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 that ended 2-1.

Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Tsarsko selo.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Parva Liga trip to Tsarsko selo.

The visiting OFK Pirin have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 13 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Pirin have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. When OFK Pirin is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Tsarsko selo, OFK Pirin, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 and Arda.

Head 2 Head

The newest archived match between these squads is the Vratsa - OFK Pirin 0-3 played not long ago this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - zero - four (Botev Vratsa wins - draws - OFK Pirin wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

OFK PirinS. Manolev
S. Manolev
6 goals
OFK PirinS. Yordanov Kostov
S. Yordanov Kostov
6 goals
OFK PirinK. Stanoev
K. Stanoev
5 goals

Botev Vratsa missing players

OFK Pirin missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Botev Vratsa OFK Pirin
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 13 3 Played P 3 13 28
5 3 0 Won W 0 2 8
8 6 3 Drew D 0 3 6
15 4 0 Lost L 3 8 14
24 11 2 Scored S 1 14 36
50 17 2 Conceded C 6 21 44
82% 69% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
64% 62% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 77% 79%
54% 46% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 54% 61%
36% 23% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 25%
18% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 14%
46% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 54% 61%
25% 46% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 11%
46% 46% 67% Failed to Score F T 67% 38% 32%
 
3.3 3.8 2.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 2.1 3.5
6.6 6.5 7.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 6.5 5.6
2.9 1.9 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.3 3.4 2.9
6 2 2 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
7.3 8.3 6.7 Shots (avg) S ( 6.7 6.4 8
3.2 3.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.4 3.5
27% 24% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 32% 37%
 
14.1 13.7 11.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11 12.5 11.5
6 5.5 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.6 5.1
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals (48) in Parva Liga
  • Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in Parva Liga
  • Botev Vratsa have the the worst goal difference (-25) in Parva Liga
  • Botev Vratsa is in the worst form (1-1-4)
  • OFK Pirin have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • OFK Pirin have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Parva Liga
  • OFK Pirin have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Parva Liga
  • OFK Pirin have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • OFK Pirin haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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

Table
  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

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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.