Parva Liga match preview: Levski Sofia versus Tsarsko selo

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sun 23.August
Match begins: 14:45 (UTC)
Venue: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov (25000 seats)

It's early days in the Parva Liga and both Levski Sofia and Tsarsko selo are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.

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.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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Levski Sofia form and stats

Levski Sofia's first Parva Liga home game here at Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from 2 matches.

The home team returns to Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov after being equal after 90 minutes with Arda (placed 9th) on their last time out; the Parva Liga game ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, Levski Sofia lost 0-2 at home to Beroe.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Levski Sofia at home in the league. 0 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Tsarsko selo form and stats

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Tsarsko goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Tsarsko's last game was the home draw against Montana (0-0). Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Etar.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Levski Sofia, zero draws and zero wins for Tsarsko selo. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

LevskiP. de Menezes Melo
P. de Menezes Melo
1 goals
Tsarsko seloA. Georgiev
A. Georgiev
1 goals
Tsarsko seloA. Cordeiro Costa
A. Cordeiro Costa
1 goals

Levski Sofia missing players

Tsarsko selo missing players

Levski Sofia Tsarsko selo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 1 Played P 0 0 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 1 1 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
3 2 2 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 50%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
50% 100% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 50%
 
6 7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 7
5 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 3
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 6 6 Total Shots T S 0 0 31
5 1 1 Shots on Target S O 0 0 10
20% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 30%
Levski Sofia Last season Tsarsko selo
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
31 15   Played P   16 31
15 9   Won W   5 9
8 1   Drew D   1 4
8 5   Lost L   10 18
50 25   Scored S   11 27
30 13   Conceded C   23 50
87% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
77% 80%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 74%
55% 60%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   25% 45%
29% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   19% 23%
6% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 10%
45% 47%   BTTS BTTS   19% 35%
42% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   31% 26%
26% 13%   Failed to Score F T   50% 42%
 
5.6 6.6   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 3.8
3.6 3.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 4.5
2.1 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.6
3 2   Red cards R C   1 1
 
333 188   Total Shots T S   128 300
136 70   Shots on Target S O   41 112
37% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 24%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cherno More 2 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 1 4 4
2 Tsarsko selo 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
3 Beroe 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
4 CSKA Sofia 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
5 Botev Vratsa 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
6 Ludogorets 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 3
7 Botev Plovdiv 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
8 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
9 Arda 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 2
10 Montana 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
11 CSKA 1948 Sofia 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
12 Levski Sofia 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
13 Slavia Sofia 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
14 Etar 2 0 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 -7 0
Last season 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 5 3 1 1 13 6 3 3 0 0 11 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 7 72
2 CSKA Sofia 5 2 3 0 11 5 3 1 2 0 9 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 6 59
3 Slavia Sofia 5 3 1 1 6 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 2 0 1 3 3 2 55
4 Levski Sofia 5 1 1 3 7 11 2 0 0 2 2 4 3 1 1 1 5 7 -4 53
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 5 1 0 4 4 12 3 0 0 3 1 5 2 1 0 1 3 7 -8 53
6 Beroe 5 2 0 3 6 9 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 1 0 2 3 7 -3 49

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.