Possible nail-biting contest in Cherno More - Levski Sofia game

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Fri 06.May
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Ticha (12000 seats)

A look at the Parva Liga standings shows that this is top- against mid-table, but the outcome is not given. Get our Cherno More - Levski Sofia preview!

Insights:
  • Cherno More have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Parva Liga

Cherno More is in the 4th league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. Levski Sofia have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 5th place no matter what happens.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Cherno More form and stats

All-inclusive Parva Liga results at home this season for Cherno More are 6-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Cherno bring valid hopes of a third.

The Cherno More manager Iliev and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Slavia Sofia.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Levski Sofia (0-2).

This is expected to be a close game, with Cherno More perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cherno More as a small favourite), we find five games. Cherno More has won one of these, drawn two and lost two.

Cherno has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Cherno More have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Levski Sofia form and stats

Playing away, Levski Sofia have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the Parva Liga this season.

450 minutes! That's how long the Levski Sofia goalkeeper Nikolay Borislavov Mihaylov and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Levski Sofia won their last game, 2-0 versus Botev Plovdiv played at home.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Levski Sofia in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Levski, three draws and two defeats.

Levski Sofia are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 13 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Levski Sofia have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent archived match involving both these squads is the Levski Sofia - Cherno More 2-0 played previously this season. Serdiuk (Cherno) was sent off when these teams last met. Head to head data (for the previous ten meetings): Cherno More won two games, two matches ended with a tie and Levski Sofia have six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four The games between these clubs have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Cherno MoreP. Alvarez García
P. Alvarez García
6 goals
Levski SofiaB. Bari
B. Bari
6 goals
Levski SofiaM. Plamenov Petkov
M. Plamenov Petkov
4 goals

Cherno More missing players

Levski Sofia missing players

Cherno More Levski Sofia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 13 4 Played P 4 14 28
12 6 2 Won W 0 5 13
10 5 2 Drew D 1 4 7
6 2 0 Lost L 3 5 8
36 18 4 Scored S 3 15 35
20 7 1 Conceded C 7 14 25
89% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 86% 82%
71% 69% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 64% 68%
21% 15% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 43% 43%
11% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 14% 14%
7% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
32% 38% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 43% 39%
50% 54% 75% Clean Sheets C S 25% 43% 50%
29% 15% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 29% 29%
 
4.5 4.9 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 5.4 5.3
3.9 3.2 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.4 4.7
2.5 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.4 2.3
5 3 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
11.3 12 10 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.3 11.8
5 5.3 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.9 4.9
26% 26% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 22% 25%
 
7.4 5.9 5.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 10.2 8.8
3.1 2.5 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.4 3.8
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Cherno More have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Cherno More have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Parva Liga
  • Cherno More have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Parva Liga
  • Cherno More have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Parva Liga
  • Cherno More have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) 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 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

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.