Levski Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Thu 20.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov (25000 seats)

With their 4 point advantage in the league table, Levski Sofia fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Botev Plovdiv.

Insights:
  • Levski Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Botev Plovdiv is in the worst form (0-2-4)

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Levski Sofia and Botev Plovdiv.

9 - 13 - 22 with 42-70. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Botev Plovdiv when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Botev Plovdiv play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Levski Sofia form and stats

Overall Parva Liga stats at home this season for Levski Sofia are 5-2-6 (wins-draw-losses).

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Levski Sofia, who played 1-1 against Tsarsko selo. That match was also played at this venue (Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov). Borislav Tsonev was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Tsarsko selo after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Cherno More.

There will be little rest for Levski after this match as they are travelling to Cherno More for a Parva Liga game in only three days.

Levski has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Levski's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Botev Plovdiv form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Botev Plovdiv, who have the most conceded goals (30) away in Parva Liga, so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-8 (win-draw-lose).

Plovdiv's last game was the home draw against Cherno More (1-1). As mentioned above, Plovdiv drew the match against Cherno More. Manager A. Valentic brought on Atanas Iliev to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

A 0-0 draw at Tsarsko selo's stadium before that.

After this away game Plovdiv return home for a Parva Liga game against Tsarsko selo. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Botev Plovdiv as they have only managed to score 11 times from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Botev Plovdiv manager A. Valentic has some worries about the defense as 30 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Botev Plovdiv - Levski 0-1 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Levski Sofia won six, Botev Plovdiv won two and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Botev PlovdivA. Iliev
A. Iliev
15 goals
LevskiB. Tsonev
B. Tsonev
6 goals

Levski Sofia missing players

Botev Plovdiv missing players

Levski Sofia Botev Plovdiv
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 6 15 30
10 6 3 Won W 0 1 5
8 3 1 Drew D 2 5 11
12 6 0 Lost L 4 9 14
31 16 5 Scored S 3 12 27
29 17 1 Conceded C 14 33 51
87% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 80% 83%
60% 73% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 73% 73%
40% 47% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 73% 50%
13% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 47% 30%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 20% 17%
37% 40% 25% BTTS BTTS 33% 53% 47%
37% 33% 75% Clean Sheets C S 17% 20% 23%
40% 33% 25% Failed to Score F T 67% 47% 47%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3.1 2.8
5 1 0 Red cards R C 1 4 4
 
8.1 8.3 9 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7.5 8.9
3.2 3.3 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 2.9 3.3
33% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 27% 28%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Botev Plovdiv have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Botev Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Botev Plovdiv have the most conceded goals (30) away in Parva Liga
  • Botev Plovdiv have the most conceded goals in the first half (28) in Parva Liga
  • Botev Plovdiv is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Levski Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 26 20 4 2 59 18 13 12 1 0 28 4 13 8 3 2 31 14 41 64
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 15 7 4 41 19 13 8 5 0 25 10 13 7 2 4 16 9 22 52
3 CSKA Sofia 26 14 8 4 39 20 13 9 4 0 21 6 13 5 4 4 18 14 19 50
4 Arda 26 12 9 5 36 29 13 8 4 1 23 14 13 4 5 4 13 15 7 45
5 CSKA 1948 Sofia 26 10 8 8 34 30 13 8 3 2 24 10 13 2 5 6 10 20 4 38
6 Beroe 26 10 7 9 38 28 13 5 3 5 20 13 13 5 4 4 18 15 10 37
7 Cherno More 26 10 7 9 27 25 13 7 3 3 17 12 13 3 4 6 10 13 2 37
8 Tsarsko selo 26 9 7 10 29 27 13 5 5 3 18 13 13 4 2 7 11 14 2 34
9 Levski Sofia 26 7 7 12 25 27 13 5 2 6 13 15 13 2 5 6 12 12 -2 28
10 Botev Plovdiv 26 5 9 12 25 46 13 4 5 4 14 16 13 1 4 8 11 30 -21 24
11 Slavia Sofia 26 6 5 15 19 40 13 4 3 6 9 16 13 2 2 9 10 24 -21 23
12 Botev Vratsa 26 6 4 16 26 39 13 3 2 8 15 18 13 3 2 8 11 21 -13 22
13 Etar 26 4 10 12 20 45 13 2 7 4 10 16 13 2 3 8 10 29 -25 22
14 Montana 26 4 8 14 21 46 13 4 3 6 17 22 13 0 5 8 4 24 -25 20

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.