Parva Liga preview and statistics: Levski Sofia - Slavia Sofia at Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sun 21.March
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov (25000 seats)

With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Levski Sofia fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Slavia Sofia.

Insights:
  • Levski Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Slavia Sofia have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Parva Liga

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.

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

Slavia Sofia are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Levski Sofia form and stats

4-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Parva Liga numbers at home for Levski Sofia so far this season.

Levski Sofia lost their last game at Slavia Sofia (placed 11th) after a 1-2 scoreline. In the game before, an away victory in the Parva Liga match versus Botev Vratsa with a 3-1 scoreline.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Levski matches with similar probabilities have ended with zero wins, one draw and one defeat (from two games).

The Levski Sofia fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 10 matches. Levski Sofia'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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Slavia Sofia form and stats

There's been little loot from Slavia Sofia's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 10 away games in the Parva Liga. Slavia Sofia, who have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Parva Liga, only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw.

Slavia won their last game, 2-1 versus Levski Sofia played at home. Before that, Slavia Sofia secured a home win against Montana with the score 2-1.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Slavia when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing one time, drawing zero and winning one game.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Slavia, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Slavia Sofia - Levski Sofia 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Levski won four, Slavia Sofia won four and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LevskiN. Robertha
N. Robertha
5 goals
Levski SofiaB. Tsonev
B. Tsonev
4 goals

Levski Sofia missing players

Slavia Sofia missing players

Levski Sofia Slavia Sofia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 4 Played P 4 10 21
6 4 2 Won W 0 1 5
6 2 2 Drew D 1 1 4
9 4 0 Lost L 3 8 12
24 12 6 Scored S 4 8 16
21 10 3 Conceded C 11 22 33
86% 90% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
62% 70% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 71%
48% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 38%
19% 10% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 14%
43% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 60% 43%
33% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 19%
38% 30% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 40% 48%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.7 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3 2.8
4 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
8.1 8.4 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.8 6.1 7.5
3.2 3.5 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.2 2.6
35% 34% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 36% 30%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Levski Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Slavia Sofia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Slavia Sofia have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Slavia Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Slavia Sofia have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Parva Liga
  • Slavia Sofia have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Parva Liga
  • Slavia Sofia have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Parva Liga
  • Slavia Sofia haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 21 16 3 2 48 17 11 10 1 0 23 4 10 6 2 2 25 13 31 51
2 CSKA Sofia 21 12 7 2 29 16 11 8 3 0 14 5 10 4 4 2 15 11 13 43
3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 21 11 7 3 35 18 11 6 5 0 22 10 10 5 2 3 13 8 17 40
4 Arda 21 10 8 3 31 20 10 6 4 0 19 10 11 4 4 3 12 10 11 38
5 Beroe 21 9 6 6 35 23 10 4 3 3 18 10 11 5 3 3 17 13 12 33
6 CSKA 1948 Sofia 21 7 7 7 29 25 10 6 2 2 22 10 11 1 5 5 7 15 4 28
7 Cherno More 21 8 4 9 24 24 11 6 2 3 16 12 10 2 2 6 8 12 0 28
8 Levski Sofia 21 6 6 9 24 21 10 4 2 4 12 10 11 2 4 5 12 11 3 24
9 Tsarsko selo 21 6 6 9 21 23 10 3 4 3 11 11 11 3 2 6 10 12 -2 24
10 Botev Plovdiv 21 4 8 9 23 41 11 4 5 2 14 13 10 0 3 7 9 28 -18 20
11 Slavia Sofia 21 5 4 12 16 33 11 4 3 4 8 11 10 1 1 8 8 22 -17 19
12 Botev Vratsa 21 5 3 13 23 35 11 3 2 6 14 15 10 2 1 7 9 20 -12 18
13 Montana 21 4 6 11 19 36 10 4 1 5 15 19 11 0 5 6 4 17 -17 18
14 Etar 21 3 7 11 15 40 10 2 4 4 9 15 11 1 3 7 6 25 -25 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.