Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Cherno More in 7th and Botev Vratsa in 8th place.
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.
Cherno More form and stats
Overall Parva Liga stats at home this season for Cherno More are 2-1-2 (wins-draw-losses).
An away draw last time out for Cherno, facing Botev Plovdiv in a game that ended 0-0. Preceding that match was the home game against CSKA 1948 Sofia that was lost 1-2.
The Cherno fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. Cherno More's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Botev Vratsa form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Parva Liga travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Vratsa won their last game, 5-1 versus Etar played at home. Prior to that match, the Vratsa manager A. Zdravkov faced defeat when travelling to Botev Plovdiv and losing 0-2.
As mentioned above, Vratsa was the only team on the pitch versus Etar in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Botev Vratsa as they have only managed to score 3 times from 5 away games in the league. The Vratsa manager A. Zdravkov has some worries about the defense as 11 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between the teams: Cherno won four, Botev Vratsa won two and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Coureur 12 goals |  D. Genov 5 goals | V. Panayotov 2 goals |
Cherno More missing players
Botev Vratsa missing players
| Cherno More | Botev Vratsa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 11 | 15 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 73% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 73% |
| 58% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 55% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 27% |
| 8% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 18% |
| 50% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 45% |
| 33% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 60% | 45% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 94 | 44 | 6 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 32 | 85 |
| 38 | 17 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 12 | 34 |
| 42% | 47% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 25% | 41% |
- All of Cherno More's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Botev Vratsa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cherno More have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cherno More have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Botev Vratsa have scored away.
- Cherno More have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Cherno More haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 26 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 5 | Beroe | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 6 | Arda | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Cherno More | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Botev Vratsa | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -1 | 15 |
| 9 | Tsarsko selo | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 10 | Botev Plovdiv | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -4 | 13 |
| 11 | Montana | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 12 |
| 12 | Levski Sofia | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Slavia Sofia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -12 | 7 |
| 14 | Etar | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -22 | 3 |