Soccer betting preview: Dunav 2010 welcomes Botev Vratsa in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sat 29.February
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Gradski Stadion (9730 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Parva Liga, with both Dunav 2010 and Botev Vratsa experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 12th and the visitors in 13th 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.

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Dunav 2010 form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Parva Liga this season. Dunav 2010 have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Gradski Stadion. Dunav 2010 are slowly digging their own grave here at Gradski Stadion with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Vitosha Bistritsa match. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Dunav 2010 with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Vitosha Bistritsa game, 89 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

Dunav 2010 are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Slavia Sofia. Ahead of that match, Dunav 2010 lost 0-2 at home to Cherno More.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Dunav 2010 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won two, drawn zero and lost two.

Dunav 2010 have scored 8 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. Dunav 2010 have conceded 19 from these games.

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Botev Vratsa form and stats

Botev Vratsa, who have the most conceded goals (45) in Parva Liga, have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Parva Liga, after 1-2-8 (11 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

The supporters enjoyed Botev Vratsa's previous game versus Arda (placed 9th), a Parva Liga 3-1 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-6 loss visiting Ludogorets's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found two similar matches played by Botev Vratsa in our archives, and the results are: one win for Botev Vratsa, zero draws and one defeat.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Botev Vratsa manager A. Zdravkov as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against CSKA Sofia.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Botev Vratsa concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Botev Vratsa - Dunav 2010 0-0. Last six meetings between the teams: Dunav 2010 won three, Botev Vratsa won two and one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Dunav 2010
S. Veselinov Hristov
5 goals
Botev VratsaV. Domovchiyski
V. Domovchiyski
5 goals
Botev VratsaP. Atanasov
P. Atanasov
3 goals

Dunav 2010 missing players

Botev Vratsa missing players

Dunav 2010 Botev Vratsa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 3 11 22
4 2 2 Won W 1 1 4
5 2 0 Drew D 1 2 5
13 7 1 Lost L 1 8 13
17 8 5 Scored S 3 8 20
39 19 3 Conceded C 4 28 45
91% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
86% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 86%
45% 45% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 64% 59%
27% 18% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 45% 36%
5% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 14%
45% 36% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 45% 50%
18% 18% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 9% 14%
45% 55% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 45% 41%
 
3.8 3.5 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 3.3 4.2
6.9 5.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5.1 4.6
2.1 2.4 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 3.2 3.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
178 102 33 Total Shots T S 29 72 184
62 31 13 Shots on Target S O 14 33 90
27% 26% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 24% 22%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Botev Vratsa has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4)
  • Botev Vratsa has the most conceded goals (28) away
  • Botev Vratsa has the most conceded goals (45)
  • Botev Vratsa has the most conceded goals in the first half (22)
  • Botev Vratsa has the the worst goal difference (-20) away
  • Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Botev Vratsa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Botev Vratsa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Botev Vratsa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Dunav 2010 has the most dropped points from leading position (13)
  • Dunav 2010 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

  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 22 15 7 0 37 9 11 8 3 0 22 3 11 7 4 0 15 6 28 52
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 22 13 6 3 45 19 11 7 4 0 19 5 11 6 2 3 26 14 26 45
3 Levski Sofia 22 13 6 3 39 15 11 9 1 1 22 6 11 4 5 2 17 9 24 45
4 CSKA Sofia 22 12 7 3 36 14 11 7 3 1 22 9 11 5 4 2 14 5 22 43
5 Slavia Sofia 22 10 6 6 27 21 11 4 3 4 16 16 11 6 3 2 11 5 6 36
6 Beroe 22 11 1 10 35 30 11 7 1 3 19 9 11 4 0 7 16 21 5 34
7 Cherno More 22 8 9 5 28 20 11 4 5 2 17 11 11 4 4 3 11 9 8 33
8 Botev Plovdiv 22 8 5 9 23 24 11 5 2 4 12 9 11 3 3 5 11 15 -1 29
9 Arda 22 7 7 8 24 28 11 4 3 4 11 13 11 3 4 4 13 15 -4 28
10 Etar 22 4 8 10 19 37 11 3 5 3 9 17 11 1 3 7 10 20 -18 20
11 Tsarsko selo 22 5 4 13 20 37 11 3 3 5 12 16 11 2 1 8 8 21 -17 19
12 Dunav 2010 22 4 5 13 17 39 11 2 2 7 8 19 11 2 3 6 9 20 -22 17
13 Botev Vratsa 22 4 5 13 20 45 11 3 3 5 12 17 11 1 2 8 8 28 -25 17
14 Vitosha Bistritsa 22 1 2 19 12 44 11 1 1 9 8 23 11 0 1 10 4 21 -32 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.