It's advantage Ludogorets so far with their 1st position in the Parva Liga table, welcoming Botev Plovdiv who are placed 9th.
It's no vacation for neither Ludogorets nor Botev Plovdiv 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.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Botev Plovdiv have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 12-10-12 (win-draw-loss) from 34 matches.
Ludogorets form and stats
Home games in the Parva Liga have been a walk in the park for Ludogorets so far, with 30 points won from 12 matches; 9 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. Ludogorets has recorded two wins in a row here at Ludogorets Arena, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Ludogorets travelled for their previous game, a trip to Arda that ended 1-1. Before that match, a win away at Levski Sofia.
Goals decide football matches and Ludogorets are scoring many of them at home; 27 on target from 12 league matches. Defensively Ludogorets have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Botev Plovdiv form and stats
Botev Plovdiv have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Parva Liga, after 3-3-6 (12 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Plovdiv are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
There were no winners in Plovdiv's previous match, a Bulgarian Cup home game that ended 0-0 vs CSKA Sofia (placed 3rd). A loss against Botev Vratsa was the result prior to that, in a Parva Liga home game.
Botev Plovdiv have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 12 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Plovdiv have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Botev Plovdiv - Ludogorets 0-1 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Ludogorets won seven, Botev Plovdiv won one and two draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Keșerü 12 goals |   T. Nedelev 7 goals |  J. Świerczok 6 goals |
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| Ludogorets | Botev Plovdiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 44 | 27 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 28 |
| 88% | 83% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 68% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 68% |
| 24% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 36% |
| 16% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 16% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 42% | 40% |
| 60% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 12% | 17% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 42% | 44% |
| 7.4 | 8.2 | 9.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.8 | 4.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 304 | 165 | 55 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 86 | 241 |
| 130 | 74 | 24 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 39 | 113 |
| 34% | 36% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 31% | 22% |
- Botev Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ludogorets has the fewest conceded goals (11)
- Ludogorets has the fewest conceded goals (4) at home
- Ludogorets has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4)
- Ludogorets has the most points (30) at home
- Ludogorets has the most points from losing position (15)
- Ludogorets has the most scored goals (27) at home
- Ludogorets has the the best goal difference (+23) at home
- Ludogorets has the the best goal difference (+33)
- Ludogorets have not yet lost a game.
- Ludogorets have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 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 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 33 | 59 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 26 | 49 |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 24 | 49 |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 46 |
| 5 | Slavia Sofia | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
| 6 | Beroe | 25 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 40 |
| 7 | Cherno More | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 37 |
| 8 | Arda | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -4 | 31 |
| 9 | Botev Plovdiv | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 30 |
| 10 | Etar | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -16 | 24 |
| 11 | Tsarsko selo | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 22 | -19 | 22 |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 28 | -24 | 22 |
| 13 | Dunav 2010 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -26 | 19 |
| 14 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 25 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 22 | -37 | 6 |