Parva Liga preview of Septemvri Sofia - Ludogorets: Visitors believed to win

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Fri 08.July
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Dragalevtsi (2500 seats)

It's the Parva Liga opening game for these contenders, whom at last are competing for points again. Will Septemvri Sofia or Ludogorets get that highly important first three points?

Ludogorets could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Champions League game only three sleeps ago.

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Septemvri Sofia form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Septemvri as they were promoted from B PFG last season. Happy days that were secured through 21 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses from 36 games. The team scored 50 goals at home last season and conceded 18. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Septemvri Sofia friendly games in pre-season: Septemvri Sofia played nine friendlies, won 4, drew 3 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Septemvri Sofia scored 13 goals and conceded 11 in these nine games.

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Ludogorets form and stats

Last season was a triumph for Ludogorets in the national league as they took home the Parva Liga trophy. The championship was secured after 21 wins, 1 draw and only 4 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 9, drew 1 and lost 3.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Champions League trip to Sutjeska.

Just as the home team, Ludogorets have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 4 Ludogorets wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

Head 2 Head

As for the last five games between these two teams, there's zero Septemvri Sofia victories, zero draws and five Ludogorets wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Septemvri Sofia missing players

Ludogorets missing players

Septemvri Sofia Ludogorets
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Septemvri Sofia Last season Ludogorets
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   15 31
21 14   Won W   11 26
7 2   Drew D   1 1
8 2   Lost L   3 4
77 50   Scored S   30 77
35 18   Conceded C   15 25
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
89% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 81%
67% 83%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   60% 65%
28% 44%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   40% 45%
22% 33%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 23%
56% 61%   BTTS BTTS   60% 48%
36% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 42%
11% 6%   Failed to Score F T   20% 10%
 
5.6 6.7   Corners for (avg) C F   6 6.2
3.2 2.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 4.6
1.8 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.3
0 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
11.9 13.1   Shots (avg) S (   13 13.2
5.3 6.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.1 5.6
40% 42%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 44%
 
5.3 4.2   Shots against (avg) S A   9.7 8.7
2.5 2.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.5 3.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Beroe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Botev Plovdiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Botev Vratsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Cherno More 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 CSKA 1948 Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 CSKA Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Hebar 1918 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Levski Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Ludogorets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 OFK Pirin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Septemvri Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Slavia Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Spartak Varna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Septemvri Sofia 36 21 7 8 77 35 18 14 2 2 50 18 18 7 5 6 27 17 42 70
2 Spartak Varna 36 21 7 8 64 39 18 13 3 2 32 13 18 8 4 6 32 26 25 70
3 Hebar 1918 36 22 4 10 54 33 18 14 3 1 33 11 18 8 1 9 21 22 21 70
4 Etar 36 21 5 10 69 42 18 13 0 5 42 18 18 8 5 5 27 24 27 68
5 FK Minyor Pernik 36 18 9 9 50 35 18 12 4 2 32 13 18 6 5 7 18 22 15 63
6 Ludogorets II 36 18 7 11 70 48 18 12 4 2 44 18 18 6 3 9 26 30 22 61
7 Montana 36 15 13 8 39 31 18 8 7 3 17 12 18 7 6 5 22 19 8 58
8 Strumska slava 36 15 9 12 40 37 18 9 3 6 18 13 18 6 6 6 22 24 3 54
9 Maritsa Plovdiv 36 14 8 14 51 48 18 9 5 4 32 21 18 5 3 10 19 27 3 50
10 Sportist Svoge 36 13 9 14 38 46 18 5 7 6 19 23 18 8 2 8 19 23 -8 48
11 CSKA 1948 Sofia II 36 12 9 15 53 50 18 10 2 6 34 22 18 2 7 9 19 28 3 45
12 Lovech 36 12 9 15 41 42 18 8 3 7 19 13 18 4 6 8 22 29 -1 45
13 Dobrudzha 1919 36 11 12 13 39 45 18 6 6 6 25 22 18 5 6 7 14 23 -6 45
14 Yantra 1919 36 10 10 16 30 46 18 7 6 5 17 13 18 3 4 11 13 33 -16 40
15 Sozopol 36 9 12 15 40 56 18 8 6 4 25 23 18 1 6 11 15 33 -16 39
16 Botev Plovdiv II 36 8 14 14 34 47 18 7 8 3 25 17 18 1 6 11 9 30 -13 38
17 Marek 36 8 12 16 29 46 18 7 6 5 21 18 18 1 6 11 8 28 -17 36
18 Septemvri Simitli 36 8 9 19 41 68 18 5 5 8 27 29 18 3 4 11 14 39 -27 33
19 Levski Lom 36 1 5 30 12 77 18 0 5 13 8 34 18 1 0 17 4 43 -65 8
20 Neftohimik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 31 26 1 4 77 25 16 15 0 1 47 10 15 11 1 3 30 15 52 79
2 CSKA Sofia 31 16 10 5 42 31 16 11 4 1 24 9 15 5 6 4 18 22 11 58
3 Botev Plovdiv 31 15 8 8 38 33 16 13 0 3 28 16 15 2 8 5 10 17 5 53
4 Levski Sofia 31 15 7 9 38 27 15 8 3 4 20 12 16 7 4 5 18 15 11 52
5 Cherno More 31 12 11 8 36 22 15 6 6 3 18 8 16 6 5 5 18 14 14 47
6 Slavia Sofia 31 9 10 12 35 38 15 6 5 4 17 13 16 3 5 8 18 25 -3 37

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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.