Home advantage could prove decisive in OFK Pirin - Tsarsko selo battle

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Mon 18.April
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Hristo Botev (7000 seats)

OFK Pirin are welcoming Tsarsko selo for another highly important match after their 0-1 result against Tsarsko selo.

Insights:
  • OFK Pirin have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Parva Liga
  • Tsarsko selo have the fewest scored goals (15) in Parva Liga

OFK Pirin have had a bad season and will be relegated from Parva Liga. For Tsarsko it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.

OFK Pirin and Tsarsko selo should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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OFK Pirin form and stats

OFK Pirin, who have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Parva Liga, have collected 18 points from their Parva Liga home games so far after 5-3-5. When OFK Pirin hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like OFK Pirin, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929, Arda and Botev Vratsa), they have won 3 of 3 matches!

Stress levels are on the rise for OFK Pirin's attacking players as they have now played 212 minutes without scoring in a league game. Manolev was their last goal scorer.

OFK Pirin are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Tsarsko selo.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Levski Sofia (0-3).

A decent goal production from OFK Pirin in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 13 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Pirin have conceded 20 from these games.

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Tsarsko selo form and stats

Tsarsko selo have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Parva Liga, after 0-4-9 (13 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Tsarsko selo have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 13 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Slavia Sofia game.

Impressive finishing from Hristov secured the home win 1-0 against OFK Pirin in their previous game.

Prior to that match, the Tsarsko selo manager Maccoppi faced defeat when travelling to Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 and losing 1-2.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Tsarsko when being an outsider away as they are today, we find eight matches with the visitors losing three times, drawing three and winning two games.

Goals are few and far between in Tsarsko selo's away league games. Only 5 goals from 13 travels. As opposed to that, Tsarsko have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams meet this season, as the results database show this recent match: Tsarsko selo - OFK Pirin 1-0. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one OFK Pirin victory, one draw and three Tsarsko selo wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PirinS. Yordanov Kostov
S. Yordanov Kostov
6 goals
OFK PirinS. Manolev
S. Manolev
5 goals
OFK PirinK. Stanoev
K. Stanoev
4 goals

OFK Pirin missing players

Tsarsko selo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
OFK Pirin Tsarsko selo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 3 13 26
7 5 3 Won W 0 0 3
6 3 0 Drew D 1 4 7
13 5 0 Lost L 2 9 16
34 20 6 Scored S 1 5 15
41 20 2 Conceded C 4 19 36
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 77% 81%
77% 77% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 54% 58%
62% 69% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 38% 35%
27% 46% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 12%
15% 23% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
62% 69% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 38%
12% 15% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 23% 31%
31% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 62% 50%
 
3.5 4.9 7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.4 4.3
5.7 4.9 6 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.8 4.8
3 2.6 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.9 2.9
5 4 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
7.7 9 12 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 7.2 7.7
3.5 3.6 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.2 2.6
37% 43% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 18% 22%
 
11.6 10.7 6.7 Shots against (avg) S A 8 12.1 11.8
5.2 4.7 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 5.2 5.4
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • OFK Pirin have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • OFK Pirin have scored more than double the goals of Tsarsko selo.
  • OFK Pirin have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Parva Liga
  • OFK Pirin have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Parva Liga
  • OFK Pirin have the most conceded goals (20) at home in Parva Liga
  • OFK Pirin have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Parva Liga
  • OFK Pirin have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Tsarsko selo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Tsarsko selo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tsarsko selo have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Parva Liga
  • Tsarsko selo have the fewest scored goals (15) in Parva Liga
  • Tsarsko selo have the fewest scored goals (5) away in Parva Liga
  • Tsarsko selo have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Parva Liga
  • Tsarsko selo have yet to win a game 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 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

Table
  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

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