Cherno More supporters put their faith in manager I. Iliev to deliver victory against Arda

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Date: Sat 14.December
Match begins: 12:15 (UTC)
Venue: Ticha Stadium (12000 seats)

Cherno More and Arda have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Parva Liga.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Cherno More form and stats

The story so far in the Parva Liga for Cherno More at their home stadium (Ticha Stadium) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

Cherno More manager I. Iliev and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Ludogorets (placed 1st) in the Parva Liga. A Bulgarian Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Levski Sofia.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cherno More handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W2-D2-L1.

A decent goal production from Cherno More in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. From these home matches, Cherno More have conceded only 8 goals.

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Arda form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Parva Liga travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Arda have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 221 minutes ago. R. Vasilev was the goal scorer. Arda have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ivan Karadzhov. It's been 386 minutes since they last conceded in Parva Liga.

Arda delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against CSKA Sofia (placed 4th) in their previous match; a Parva Liga game. A loss against CSKA Sofia was the result prior to that, in a Bulgarian Cup home game.

We have checked recent matches where Arda have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those two games were W1-D1-L0.

Arda have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Arda have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Arda - Cherno More 0-0 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Cherno More won 1 game, 1 match ended with a draw and Arda has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 0 / 2

Top Goalscorers

Cherno MoreI. Isa
I. Isa
8 goals
ArdaR. Vasilev
R. Vasilev
7 goals
Cherno MoreM. Minchev
M. Minchev
4 goals

Cherno More missing players

Arda missing players

Cherno More Arda
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 3 9 19
7 4 2 Won W 2 3 7
7 3 1 Drew D 1 3 6
5 2 0 Lost L 0 3 6
23 14 4 Scored S 5 11 22
17 8 0 Conceded C 3 11 23
89% 89% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 74%
74% 89% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 68%
26% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 42%
16% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 26%
5% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 22% 16%
47% 56% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 56% 47%
32% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 37%
32% 22% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 42%
 
6.6 7.7 7.7 Corners For (avg) C F 3 4.1 4.9
4.8 3.1 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 5.7 5.1
2.9 2.3 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.7 2.8 2.2
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 3
 
205 92 28 Total Shots T S 17 62 143
88 41 13 Shots on Target S O 8 27 61
26% 34% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 41% 36%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Arda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cherno More has the most matches under the total-line (14)
  • Cherno More have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cherno More have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at 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 19 14 5 0 29 7 10 7 3 0 16 3 9 7 2 0 13 4 22 47
2 Levski Sofia 19 13 3 3 37 13 10 9 0 1 22 6 9 4 3 2 15 7 24 42
3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 19 12 4 3 41 19 9 6 3 0 15 5 10 6 1 3 26 14 22 40
4 CSKA Sofia 19 10 6 3 31 14 9 5 3 1 17 9 10 5 3 2 14 5 17 36
5 Slavia Sofia 19 8 5 6 22 19 9 3 2 4 12 14 10 5 3 2 10 5 3 29
6 Cherno More 19 7 7 5 23 17 9 4 3 2 14 8 10 3 4 3 9 9 6 28
7 Arda 19 7 6 6 22 23 10 4 3 3 11 12 9 3 3 3 11 11 -1 27
8 Beroe 19 8 1 10 29 29 9 5 1 3 15 9 10 3 0 7 14 20 0 25
9 Botev Plovdiv 19 7 4 8 21 23 10 5 1 4 12 9 9 2 3 4 9 14 -2 25
10 Etar 19 4 6 9 17 33 9 3 3 3 7 15 10 1 3 6 10 18 -16 18
11 Dunav 2010 19 4 5 10 16 30 10 2 2 6 8 17 9 2 3 4 8 13 -14 17
12 Tsarsko selo 19 4 4 11 19 31 10 2 3 5 11 16 9 2 1 6 8 15 -12 16
13 Botev Vratsa 19 3 4 12 16 37 10 2 3 5 9 16 9 1 1 7 7 21 -21 13
14 Vitosha Bistritsa 19 1 2 16 11 39 9 1 1 7 7 19 10 0 1 9 4 20 -28 5

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.