Levski Sofia manager S. Stojanovič looking for three points in Tsarsko selo showdown

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

Who will win when Tsarsko selo visit Levski Sofia? In this preview you'll find all the relevant information and statistics to make a prediction.

Insights:
  • Levski Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

It's no vacation for neither Levski Sofia nor Tsarsko selo as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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

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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 nice win for Levski last time playing, versus Cherno More. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Nacho Monsalve and Zhivko Atanasov scoring for the victors. Zvonimir Mikulić, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 0.0 out of 10 in that game. Mikulić .

In the game before, an away victory match versus Botev Plovdiv with a 1-0 scoreline.

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 five games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost two.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Botev Plovdiv are coming to town in three days.

The Levski fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 13 matches. Levski have conceded 15 in these home matches.

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Tsarsko selo form and stats

Playing away, Tsarsko selo have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 7 defeats in the Parva Liga this season.

Tsarsko's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Botev Plovdiv that finished 0-0. Johny Placide (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 0.0. Placide .

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Cherno More that ended 3-3.

We have checked recent matches where Tsarsko have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were one victory, zero draws and two defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Tsarsko selo are hosting Cherno More in the Parva Liga only three days away.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Tsarsko selo have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Tsarsko selo - Levski 0-2 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Levski won four games, one match ended with a draw and Tsarsko selo has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / five

Top Goalscorers

Tsarsko seloA. Cordeiro Costa
A. Cordeiro Costa
6 goals
LevskiB. Tsonev
B. Tsonev
5 goals

Levski Sofia missing players

Tsarsko selo missing players

Levski Sofia Tsarsko selo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 4 14 29
10 6 2 Won W 1 4 9
7 2 0 Drew D 1 3 9
12 6 2 Lost L 2 7 11
30 15 6 Scored S 5 14 32
28 16 5 Conceded C 6 17 32
86% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 86%
59% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 62%
41% 50% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 29% 38%
14% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 14% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 14% 7%
34% 36% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 29% 31%
38% 36% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 29% 38%
41% 36% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 50% 45%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 1.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.7 2.6
5 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
7.9 7.9 6 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 7.4 9.6
3.1 3.1 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.2 3.4
34% 35% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 31% 32%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • 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.