Can Levski Sofia outperform Botev Plovdiv in Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov clash?

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sat 04.December
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov (25000 seats)

Tipsway provides all you should know about the Parva Liga match Levski Sofia - Botev Plovdiv!

Insights:
  • Levski Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Levski Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Botev Plovdiv have scored away.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

This pitch has grass, which is not Botev Plovdiv's usual surface at their own field. When appearing on grass Botev Plovdiv have performed like this: Played 45 matches with the results 11 wins, 12 draws and 22 defeats with the goal numbers 42-67 (scored/conceded).

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Levski Sofia form and stats

The story so far in the Parva Liga for Levski Sofia at their home stadium (Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 401 minutes.

It's back home for Levski Sofia, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Tsarsko selo away with the result 1-0.

0-0 away at Arda before that.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Levski have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won three times, drawn two and lost two.

Levski Sofia has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Levski's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Botev Plovdiv form and stats

There's been little loot from Botev Plovdiv's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Parva Liga. Botev Plovdiv only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 5 draws.

The supporters enjoyed Botev Plovdiv's previous game versus Botev Vratsa (placed 12th), a Parva Liga 2-1 win played at home.

A 0-0 draw at Slavia Sofia's stadium before that.

We have checked recent matches where Botev Plovdiv have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were one victory, two draws and one defeat.

The attacking power of Plovdiv when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Plovdiv as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Botev Plovdiv - Levski 3-1 was the score in these sides' previous h2h match, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Levski three wins, three draws and Botev Plovdiv four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Botev PlovdivJ. Costa Martins
J. Costa Martins
6 goals
Botev PlovdivT. Nedelev
T. Nedelev
5 goals
LevskiB. Tsonev
B. Tsonev
4 goals

Levski Sofia missing players

Botev Plovdiv missing players

Levski Sofia Botev Plovdiv
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 1 Played P 2 8 17
6 3 0 Won W 0 1 8
4 2 0 Drew D 2 5 5
7 3 1 Lost L 0 2 4
19 11 2 Scored S 1 5 21
21 10 4 Conceded C 1 7 18
82% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 62% 82%
65% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 71%
53% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 12% 47%
24% 25% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 24%
6% 12% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
47% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 59%
35% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 29%
35% 38% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 29%
 
4.6 4.6 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4 4.3
4.9 4.4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 6.8 6.1
2.3 2.6 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.9 1.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
11.1 12.5 8 Shots (avg) S ( 9 11.5 12.5
4.9 5.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 5.2 5.5
23% 26% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 12% 23%
 
8.8 7.8 12 Shots against (avg) S A 10 13.1 12.1
4.2 3.8 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 5 4.2
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Levski Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Levski Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Botev Plovdiv have scored 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 14 12 0 2 35 9 8 8 0 0 22 1 6 4 0 2 13 8 26 36
2 Cherno More 17 7 8 2 20 11 8 3 4 1 7 4 9 4 4 1 13 7 9 29
3 CSKA Sofia 13 9 2 2 22 15 7 5 1 1 11 8 6 4 1 1 11 7 7 29
4 Botev Plovdiv 17 8 5 4 21 18 9 7 0 2 16 11 8 1 5 2 5 7 3 29
5 Slavia Sofia 17 7 6 4 20 15 8 4 3 1 8 5 9 3 3 3 12 10 5 27
6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 17 6 6 5 19 17 9 3 4 2 11 11 8 3 2 3 8 6 2 24
7 Beroe 17 7 3 7 18 18 9 5 3 1 8 5 8 2 0 6 10 13 0 24
8 Levski Sofia 17 6 4 7 19 21 8 3 2 3 11 10 9 3 2 4 8 11 -2 22
9 Arda 14 4 6 4 16 15 6 2 3 1 8 7 8 2 3 3 8 8 1 18
10 CSKA 1948 Sofia 16 4 3 9 22 29 8 4 1 3 16 12 8 0 2 6 6 17 -7 15
11 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 15 3 6 6 13 23 7 3 2 2 7 8 8 0 4 4 6 15 -10 15
12 Botev Vratsa 17 2 7 8 15 26 8 1 6 1 7 7 9 1 1 7 8 19 -11 13
13 OFK Pirin 16 3 3 10 21 30 8 3 1 4 16 15 8 0 2 6 5 15 -9 12
14 Tsarsko selo 17 2 5 10 10 24 9 2 2 5 7 12 8 0 3 5 3 12 -14 11

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.