There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Parva Liga table so far. Here's the Slavia Sofia - Botev Plovdiv latest:
Slavia Sofia and Botev Plovdiv 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.
This stadium uses grass, unlike Botev Plovdiv's home stadium. The visitors last 37 games on grass have ended in 13 wins, 9 draws and 15 losses.
Slavia Sofia form and stats
5-3-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Parva Liga numbers at home for Slavia Sofia so far this season.
The Slavia supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Ludogorets in Parva Liga and win 3-1. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Beroe.
A decent goal production from Slavia in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 13 league matches. Slavia have conceded 21 from these games.
Botev Plovdiv form and stats
There's been little loot from Botev Plovdiv's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games in the Parva Liga. Botev Plovdiv only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws.
Botev Plovdiv have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Yanko Georgiev. It's been 254 minutes since they last conceded in Parva Liga.
Two travels in a row for Plovdiv, whose manager F. Spasov could celebrate last time after the Parva Liga win against Cherno More. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Etar.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Plovdiv have scored 13 goals in 13 league games away. Botev Plovdiv have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Slavia Sofia - Botev Plovdiv 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Slavia Sofia, two draws and five wins for Botev Plovdiv. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  T. Nedelev 9 goals |   G. Ivanov 7 goals |  A. Vutov 7 goals |
Slavia Sofia missing players
Botev Plovdiv missing players
| Slavia Sofia | Botev Plovdiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 16 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 42 | 23 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 14 | 34 |
| 32 | 22 | 8 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 34 |
| 87% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 93% | 94% |
| 65% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 73% | 65% |
| 45% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 47% | 39% |
| 26% | 40% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 19% |
| 13% | 20% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 52% | 73% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 42% |
| 35% | 13% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 27% | 26% |
| 26% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 40% | 39% |
| 3.6 | 5 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| 4.9 | 3.9 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.9 | 4.7 |
| 2.9 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 263 | 144 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 110 | 298 |
| 122 | 63 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 44 | 138 |
| 34% | 37% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 32% | 25% |
- Botev Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Botev Plovdiv have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Slavia Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Slavia Sofia have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 34 | 62 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 26 | 50 |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 24 | 50 |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 24 | 49 |
| 5 | Slavia Sofia | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 45 |
| 6 | Beroe | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 44 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 43 |
| 7 | Cherno More | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 40 |
| 8 | Arda | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -6 | 31 |
| 9 | Botev Plovdiv | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 30 |
| 10 | Etar | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -14 | 27 |
| 11 | Tsarsko selo | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -18 | 25 |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 28 | -25 | 22 |
| 13 | Dunav 2010 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 30 | -28 | 19 |
| 14 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 26 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 24 | -39 | 6 |