An important duel in the bottom section of the Parva Liga, with both Slavia Sofia and Botev Vratsa experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 11th and the visitors in 12th place.
- Slavia Sofia have the fewest scored goals (19) in Parva Liga
- Botev Vratsa have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Parva Liga
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Slavia Sofia and Botev Vratsa.
For Slavia relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. For Botev Vratsa it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.
Slavia Sofia form and stats
Overall Parva Liga stats at home this season for Slavia Sofia, who have the fewest scored goals (19) in Parva Liga, are 4-3-6 (wins-draw-losses).
Slavia drew their last game, also a home match. Montana was the opponent, 1-1 the score. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Etar the opponent.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Slavia have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won one, drawn zero and lost two.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Slavia Sofia as they are travelling to their away game against Etar in the Parva Liga. That match is four days after this one.
Slavia aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Slavija in the league, with only 9 goals from 13 games. 16 goals have been conceded.
Botev Vratsa form and stats
There's been little loot from Botev Vratsa's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 13 away games in the Parva Liga. Botev Vratsa only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 2 draws.
Botev Vratsa go into this game after a win, the home game against Etar that ended 2-0. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Cherno More.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Vratsa in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Botev Vratsa, one draw and one defeat.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Montana in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Botev Vratsa as they have only managed to score 11 times from 13 away games in the league. As for defending, Vratsa rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 21 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Slavia - Botev Vratsa 0-2 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Slavia won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Botev Vratsa has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  D. Genov 7 goals |   P. Makrillos 4 goals |  V. Domovchiyski 4 goals |
Slavia Sofia missing players
Botev Vratsa missing players
| Slavia Sofia | Botev Vratsa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 28 |
| 41 | 17 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 21 | 39 |
| 93% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 85% | 85% |
| 70% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 69% | 70% |
| 33% | 21% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 54% | 56% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 19% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 11% |
| 44% | 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 46% | 48% |
| 19% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 31% | 30% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 37% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8.1 | 9 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 6.3 | 7.9 |
| 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| 28% | 23% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 32% | 33% |
- Botev Vratsa have the fewest matches under the total-line (12) in Parva Liga
- Botev Vratsa have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Parva Liga
- Slavia Sofia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Slavia Sofia have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Parva Liga
- Slavia Sofia have the fewest scored goals (19) in Parva Liga
- Slavia Sofia have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in Parva Liga
- Slavia Sofia have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Parva Liga
- Slavia Sofia have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Parva Liga
- Slavia Sofia have the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in Parva Liga
| 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 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 59 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 41 | 64 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 52 |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 50 |
| 4 | Arda | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 45 |
| 5 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 38 |
| 6 | Beroe | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 37 |
| 7 | Cherno More | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 37 |
| 8 | Tsarsko selo | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 34 |
| 9 | Levski Sofia | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 28 |
| 10 | Botev Plovdiv | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 30 | -21 | 24 |
| 11 | Slavia Sofia | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 24 | -21 | 23 |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -13 | 22 |
| 13 | Etar | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -25 | 22 |
| 14 | Montana | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 24 | -25 | 20 |