Parva Liga: Ludogorets expected to win home fixture vs Slavia Sofia

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

A quick peek at the Parva Liga table shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but there's a lot more information available. Check out our Ludogorets - Slavia Sofia match preview!

Insights:
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals (64) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have scored more than double the goals of Slavia Sofia.

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. Slavia Sofia are staying put at 6th place whatever happens for the rest of the season.

The hosts Ludogorets saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Bulgarian Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus Levski Sofia, was also a home game here at Huvepharma Arena. The away team is better rested.

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Ludogorets form and stats

Ludogorets have been very solid at home in the Parva Liga so far, with 36 points collected from 13 matches (12-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Ludogorets, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Sergio Padt not having conceded a league goal in 258 minutes.

Ludogorets's previous game was also a home event, the loss 2-3 against Levski Sofia (in Bulgarian Cup).

Before that match, a Parva Liga win away at Beroe.

Ludogorets are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Huvepharma Arena in their league games, having scored an impressive 37 goals in 13 matches. Ludogorets have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Slavia Sofia form and stats

The visitors are W3-D5-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Parva Liga.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Bulgarian Cup home loss versus CSKA Sofia with 0-2 on the scoreboard.

It was a Parva Liga defeat before that one as the away game against Botev Vratsa wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

Slavia Sofia have another match that requires travelling in just four nights, a Bulgarian Cup game against CSKA Sofia. A gruelling programme for the visitors!

Slavia Sofia have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. Slavia Sofia have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The latest head to head encounter ended Ludogorets - Slavia Sofia 3-1, earlier this season. Ludogorets-Slavia Sofia H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ludogorets four wins, Slavia Sofia two wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

LudogoretsP. Soteriou
P. Soteriou
16 goals
LudogoretsB. Tekpetey
B. Tekpetey
7 goals
LudogoretsA. Menezes Santana
A. Menezes Santana
6 goals

Ludogorets missing players

Slavia Sofia missing players

Ludogorets Slavia Sofia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 3 13 26
21 12 4 Won W 0 3 9
1 0 0 Drew D 2 5 9
4 1 0 Lost L 1 5 8
64 37 8 Scored S 2 15 30
23 9 1 Conceded C 3 16 26
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 88%
85% 92% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 58%
65% 69% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 35%
46% 46% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 15%
19% 23% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 12%
50% 38% 25% BTTS BTTS 67% 69% 54%
38% 62% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 31%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 23% 27%
 
6.1 6.2 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.8 5.2
4.6 4.7 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 5.8 5.2
2.4 2.2 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.8 2.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 4 7
 
13.1 13.2 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 8 8.5
5.8 6.2 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3 3
43% 46% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 38% 38%
 
8.3 7.5 9 Shots against (avg) S A 14 11.5 11
3.2 2.8 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 4.7 4.5
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • 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 in all their home matches so far.
  • Ludogorets have scored more than double the goals of Slavia Sofia.
  • Ludogorets have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the most points (36) at home in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals (37) at home in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals (64) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the the best goal difference (+28) at home in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets have the the best goal difference (+41) in Parva Liga
  • Ludogorets haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Ludogorets is in the best form (5-1-0) in Parva Liga
  • Slavia Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 21 1 4 64 23 13 12 0 1 37 9 13 9 1 3 27 14 41 64
2 CSKA Sofia 26 15 7 4 39 25 13 10 2 1 21 8 13 5 5 3 18 17 14 52
3 Botev Plovdiv 26 13 7 6 34 28 13 11 0 2 24 13 13 2 7 4 10 15 6 46
4 Cherno More 26 12 9 5 35 18 13 6 5 2 18 7 13 6 4 3 17 11 17 45
5 Levski Sofia 26 12 6 8 33 25 13 7 3 3 18 11 13 5 3 5 15 14 8 42
6 Slavia Sofia 26 9 9 8 30 26 13 6 4 3 15 10 13 3 5 5 15 16 4 36
7 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 9 7 10 30 35 13 6 4 3 18 15 13 3 3 7 12 20 -5 34
8 Beroe 26 9 5 12 23 27 13 6 5 2 11 8 13 3 0 10 12 19 -4 32
9 CSKA 1948 Sofia 26 8 6 12 36 37 13 6 3 4 24 17 13 2 3 8 12 20 -1 30
10 Arda 26 7 8 11 27 34 13 5 5 3 18 16 13 2 3 8 9 18 -7 29
11 OFK Pirin 26 7 6 13 34 41 13 5 3 5 20 20 13 2 3 8 14 21 -7 27
12 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 26 6 7 13 22 42 13 6 3 4 15 17 13 0 4 9 7 25 -20 25
13 Botev Vratsa 26 5 7 14 23 48 13 3 6 4 11 17 13 2 1 10 12 31 -25 22
14 Tsarsko selo 26 3 7 16 15 36 13 3 3 7 10 17 13 0 4 9 5 19 -21 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.