Parva Liga: Ludogorets expected to win home fixture versus Botev Plovdiv

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sun 03.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Huvepharma Arena

A lot at stake in this match, with Ludogorets at 1st and Botev Plovdiv at 3rd. Here's news and statistics!

Insights:
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals (60) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Botev Plovdiv have scored away.

Ludogorets are already the Parva Liga winners and can relax with the season objective secured. If they do relax it might give the away team a slightly better chance in this one. Botev Plovdiv is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season. 12 - 12 - 21 with 44-65. 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.

Both squads have had ample time to rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's aim for an animated game!

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Ludogorets form and stats

This stadium, Huvepharma Arena, has been a fortress for Ludogorets in the Parva Liga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 11-0-1. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Ludogorets after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Ludogorets shared the glory with Tsarsko selo in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Tsarsko selo the opponent.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Ludogorets home games with this odds we find ten games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in nine wins, zero draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, eight matches were won by at least two goals.

Ludogorets are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (34 goals in 12 games). More than 50 % of these goals (17 in total) came after at least one hour had been played. Ludogorets are not conceding a lot of goals here at Huvepharma Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 12 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Botev Plovdiv form and stats

As the visiting team in Parva Liga matches, Botev Plovdiv have produced an overall stat of 2-7-3 so far. Two points from the last two away games for Botev Plovdiv, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Plovdiv are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the match against CSKA Sofia (placed 2nd).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus CSKA 1948 Sofia that ended 2-2.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Botev Plovdiv played away with similar odds. This revealed five games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, zero were draws and the home team won as expected five times.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Botev Plovdiv as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These sides played each other earlier on this campaign: Botev Plovdiv - Ludogorets 1-3. Ludogorets-Botev Plovdiv H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ludogorets eight wins, Botev Plovdiv zero wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

LudogoretsP. Soteriou
P. Soteriou
16 goals
LudogoretsA. Menezes Santana
A. Menezes Santana
6 goals
LudogoretsK. Despodov
K. Despodov
6 goals

Ludogorets missing players

Botev Plovdiv missing players

Ludogorets Botev Plovdiv
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 2 Played P 2 12 24
19 11 2 Won W 0 2 12
1 0 0 Drew D 0 7 7
4 1 0 Lost L 2 3 5
60 34 4 Scored S 2 10 32
23 9 0 Conceded C 5 12 25
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 88%
88% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 79%
67% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 17% 46%
50% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 17% 21%
21% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 8% 4%
54% 42% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 42% 58%
33% 58% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 42% 29%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 42% 25%
 
5.8 5.5 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.5 4.2
4.4 4.7 5 Corners against (avg) C A 8 5.9 5.9
2.4 2.3 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
12.9 13 11 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 10.6 12.2
5.8 6.3 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.7 5.4
43% 45% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 18% 25%
 
8.4 7.5 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 19.5 13.6 12.2
3.2 2.8 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.5 4.9 4.1
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Botev Plovdiv have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Ludogorets have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ludogorets have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Botev Plovdiv have scored away.
  • Ludogorets have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Ludogorets have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the most points (33) at home in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals (34) at home in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals (60) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals in the second half (33) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the the best goal difference (+25) at home in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the the best goal difference (+37) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Ludogorets is in the best form (5-1-0) in Parva Liga

  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 24 19 1 4 60 23 12 11 0 1 34 9 12 8 1 3 26 14 37 58
2 CSKA Sofia 24 14 7 3 38 23 12 9 2 1 20 8 12 5 5 2 18 15 15 49
3 Botev Plovdiv 24 12 7 5 32 25 12 10 0 2 22 13 12 2 7 3 10 12 7 43
4 Cherno More 24 11 9 4 30 16 12 5 5 2 13 7 12 6 4 2 17 9 14 42
5 Levski Sofia 24 10 6 8 28 25 12 6 3 3 16 11 12 4 3 5 12 14 3 36
6 Slavia Sofia 24 8 9 7 28 24 12 5 4 3 14 10 12 3 5 4 14 14 4 33
7 Beroe 24 9 5 10 23 25 12 6 5 1 11 7 12 3 0 9 12 18 -2 32
8 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 24 8 7 9 28 31 12 5 4 3 16 15 12 3 3 6 12 16 -3 31
9 Arda 24 7 7 10 27 33 12 5 4 3 18 16 12 2 3 7 9 17 -6 28
10 OFK Pirin 24 7 6 11 34 37 12 5 3 4 20 17 12 2 3 7 14 20 -3 27
11 CSKA 1948 Sofia 24 7 5 12 32 37 12 5 3 4 20 17 12 2 2 8 12 20 -5 26
12 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 24 5 7 12 20 39 12 5 3 4 13 16 12 0 4 8 7 23 -19 22
13 Botev Vratsa 24 4 7 13 21 42 12 2 6 4 9 16 12 2 1 9 12 26 -21 19
14 Tsarsko selo 24 2 7 15 13 34 12 2 3 7 9 17 12 0 4 8 4 17 -21 13

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.