Parva Liga: Botev Vratsa - Tsarsko selo preview and statistics

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sat 21.March
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Hristo Botev (12000 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Parva Liga, Botev Vratsa holding 12th place and Tsarsko selo lying 11th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Botev Vratsa form and stats

3 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Botev Vratsa have to build on here at Stadion Hristo Botev in the Parva Liga.

I. Milanov was the last player to score a league goal for Botev Vratsa and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Botev Vratsa haven't scored in 207 minutes. Nothing to worry about in defence for Botev Vratsa, as their goalkeeper Krasimir Kostov has completely shut out the opponents for 251 minutes in the Parva Liga.

Botev Vratsa drew their last game, also a home match. Levski Sofia (placed 3rd) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Prior to that, an away loss at CSKA Sofia in the Bulgarian Cup.

The Botev Vratsa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 12 matches. On the other hand, Botev Vratsa have conceded 17 goals.

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Tsarsko selo form and stats

There's been little loot from Tsarsko selo's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 12 away games in the Parva Liga. Tsarsko selo only have 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 1 draw. It's all red in the travel logs of Tsarsko selo, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

Tsarsko selo lost away at Cherno More (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against CSKA Sofia.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Tsarsko selo as they have only managed to score 8 times from 12 away games in the league. Tsarsko selo have conceded 22 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Tsarsko selo - Botev Vratsa 3-0. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Botev Vratsa victories, zero draws and three Tsarsko selo wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Botev VratsaV. Domovchiyski
V. Domovchiyski
5 goals
Botev VratsaP. Atanasov
P. Atanasov
3 goals
Botev VratsaD. Genov
D. Genov
3 goals

Botev Vratsa missing players

Tsarsko selo missing players

Botev Vratsa Tsarsko selo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 12 3 Played P 3 12 24
4 3 1 Won W 0 2 6
7 4 2 Drew D 1 1 4
13 5 0 Lost L 2 9 14
20 12 3 Scored S 4 8 22
45 17 2 Conceded C 7 22 39
88% 83% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
79% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 83%
54% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 33% 46%
33% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 25% 21%
12% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 8%
46% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 25% 38%
21% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 21%
46% 42% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 58% 46%
 
4 4.9 9.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3.5 3.8
4.5 3.8 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 2.7 4.2 4.6
3.1 2.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.6 2.6
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
198 119 41 Total Shots T S 31 101 235
95 60 19 Shots on Target S O 10 35 93
21% 20% 16% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 23% 24%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Botev Vratsa has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4)
  • Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Botev Vratsa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Tsarsko selo has the fewest points from losing position (1)
  • Tsarsko selo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Tsarsko selo 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 23 16 7 0 42 10 12 9 3 0 27 4 11 7 4 0 15 6 32 55
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 24 13 7 4 46 22 12 7 5 0 20 6 12 6 2 4 26 16 24 46
3 Levski Sofia 24 13 7 4 40 17 12 9 1 2 23 8 12 4 6 2 17 9 23 46
4 CSKA Sofia 24 13 7 4 39 16 12 8 3 1 24 9 12 5 4 3 15 7 23 46
5 Slavia Sofia 24 12 6 6 31 23 12 5 3 4 18 17 12 7 3 2 13 6 8 42
6 Cherno More 24 9 10 5 30 21 12 5 5 2 18 11 12 4 5 3 12 10 9 37
7 Beroe 24 12 1 11 37 32 12 8 1 3 21 9 12 4 0 8 16 23 5 37
8 Botev Plovdiv 24 8 6 10 25 27 12 5 3 4 13 10 12 3 3 6 12 17 -2 30
9 Arda 23 7 8 8 25 29 11 4 3 4 11 13 12 3 5 4 14 16 -4 29
10 Etar 24 5 9 10 26 40 12 3 6 3 10 18 12 2 3 7 16 22 -14 24
11 Tsarsko selo 24 6 4 14 22 39 12 4 3 5 14 17 12 2 1 9 8 22 -17 22
12 Botev Vratsa 24 4 7 13 20 45 12 3 4 5 12 17 12 1 3 8 8 28 -25 19
13 Dunav 2010 24 4 6 14 18 44 12 2 3 7 8 19 12 2 3 7 10 25 -26 18
14 Vitosha Bistritsa 24 1 3 20 15 51 12 1 1 10 10 29 12 0 2 10 5 22 -36 6

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.