Slavia Sofia supporters put their faith in manager Z. Zagorčić to deliver victory against Arda

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Date: Fri 30.August
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Slavija (15992 seats)

Slavia Sofia and Arda have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Parva Liga.

It's no vacation for neither Slavia Sofia nor Arda 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.

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Slavia Sofia form and stats

2 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Slavia Sofia, who have the most scored goals (10) at home in Parva Liga, have to build on here at Stadion Slavija in the Parva Liga.

Slavia Sofia's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-3 versus Arda. Preceding that game was the away draw at Ludogorets that finished 0-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Slavia Sofia have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won 5 times, drawn 4 and lost 1.

The Slavia Sofia manager Z. Zagorčić has got the team scoring with 10 from 5 home games in the league. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Slavia Sofia with 10 goals conceded in these matches.

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Arda form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Parva Liga travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Two travels in a row for Arda, whose manager S. Belchev could celebrate last time after the Parva Liga win against Slavia Sofia. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Cherno More.

Arda are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats. From a total of one match.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Arda are regular goalscorers on their travels. In the opposite end, Arda have conceded 6 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Slavia Sofia and Arda have met before this season: Slavia Sofia - Arda 2-3. Head-2-head stats last one meeting: 0 - 0 - 1 (Slavia Sofia wins - draws - Arda wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

S. Elisha
3 goals / 1 assists
R. Vasilev
3 goals
Y. Karabelyov
2 goals

Slavia Sofia missing players

Arda missing players

Slavia Sofia Arda
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
8 5 2 Played 1 4 8
2 2 0 Won 0 2 3
3 1 1 Drew 0 1 3
3 2 1 Lost 1 1 2
12 10 3 Scored 2 8 13
13 10 4 Conceded 3 6 12
75% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 75% 62%
75% 100% 100% Over 1.5 100% 75% 62%
75% 100% 100% Over 2.5 100% 75% 62%
50% 60% 50% Over 3.5 100% 75% 62%
38% 40% 0% Over 4.5 100% 50% 38%
75% 100% 100% BTTS 100% 75% 62%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 25% 38%
25% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 25% 38%
 
3.5 4.4 0.5 Corners For (avg) 4 3.8 4.5
3.9 2.4 4 Corners Against (avg) 8 4.8 4.4
3.2 2.4 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 4 3.2 2
3 1 0 Red Cards 0 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • All of Slavia Sofia's home matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Arda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Slavia Sofia have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Slavia Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Slavia Sofia have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Slavia Sofia have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Slavia Sofia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Slavia Sofia
All Bulgarian Cup Premier Division Parva Liga Europa League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
02-08-19 PL Cherno More 0 - 0 Slavia Sofia
09-08-19 PL Slavia Sofia 2 - 1 Etar
16-08-19 PL Slavia Sofia 2 - 2 Botev Vratsa
25-08-19 PL Ludogorets 0 - 0 Slavia Sofia
30-08-19 PL Slavia Sofia 2 - 3 Arda
15-09-19 PL Dunav 2010 14:45 Slavia Sofia
21-09-19 PL Slavia Sofia 17:00 Levski Sofia
29-09-19 PL Botev Plovdiv 13:00 Slavia Sofia
05-10-19 PL Slavia Sofia - Tsarsko selo
19-10-19 PL Beroe - Slavia Sofia
Arda
All B PFG Bulgarian Cup Parva Liga Club Friendlies 3. League Southeast
All Home Away
02-08-19 PL Vitosha Bistritsa 1 - 3 Arda
11-08-19 PL Arda 2 - 5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
18-08-19 PL CSKA Sofia 3 - 2 Arda
23-08-19 PL Arda 0 - 0 Cherno More
30-08-19 PL Slavia Sofia 2 - 3 Arda
13-09-19 PL Arda 17:00 Botev Vratsa
22-09-19 PL Ludogorets 17:15 Arda
30-09-19 PL Arda 14:30 Etar
05-10-19 PL Arda - Dunav 2010
19-10-19 PL Levski Sofia - Arda

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Levski Sofia 7 5 1 1 15 5 3 2 0 1 5 4 4 3 1 0 10 1 10 16
2 Ludogorets 7 4 3 0 11 4 4 2 2 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 7 4 7 15
3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 7 4 1 2 17 11 3 2 1 0 7 4 4 2 0 2 10 7 6 13
4 Beroe 7 4 0 3 14 11 3 2 0 1 6 4 4 2 0 2 8 7 3 12
5 Arda 8 3 3 2 13 12 4 1 2 1 5 6 4 2 1 1 8 6 1 12
6 CSKA Sofia 7 3 3 1 10 9 4 2 1 1 7 7 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 12
7 Cherno More 8 2 5 1 10 7 5 1 3 1 6 5 3 1 2 0 4 2 3 11
8 Slavia Sofia 8 2 3 3 12 13 5 2 1 2 10 10 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 9
9 Botev Vratsa 7 2 2 3 9 12 4 1 1 2 5 9 3 1 1 1 4 3 -3 8
10 Botev Plovdiv 7 2 2 3 8 11 3 2 0 1 5 4 4 0 2 2 3 7 -3 8
11 Tsarsko selo 7 2 2 3 6 9 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 4 6 -3 8
12 Dunav 2010 8 2 2 4 10 15 4 2 1 1 7 6 4 0 1 3 3 9 -5 8
13 Etar 7 0 5 2 8 10 3 0 3 0 3 3 4 0 2 2 5 7 -2 5
14 Vitosha Bistritsa 7 0 0 7 4 18 3 0 0 3 1 9 4 0 0 4 3 9 -14 0

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