Football preview: Slavia Sofia odds-on when Botev Vratsa arrive

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sat 30.October
Match begins: 11:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Slavija (2000 seats)

Welcome to Stadion Slavija and the match starring Slavia Sofia & Botev Vratsa in the Parva Liga. Tipsway has all you need to know!

Insights:
  • Slavia Sofia have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Botev Vratsa is in the worst form (0-2-4)

The hosts Slavia saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Bulgarian Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus OFK Pirin, was also a home game here at Stadion Slavija. The away team is better rested.

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Slavia Sofia form and stats

When playing at home in the Parva Liga, Slavia Sofia have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games. The last three games played by Slavia, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

Slavia's previous game was a Bulgarian Cup match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus OFK Pirin (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

Before that, Slavia played out a Parva Liga draw 1-1 when visiting Arda.

The Slavia Sofia fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. Slavia have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Botev Vratsa form and stats

1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Botev Vratsa playing as the away team in the Parva Liga this season. Bitter travels for Vratsa as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Tsarsko selo match.

Vratsa played 0-0 against Cherno More in their previous match.

Prior to that match, the Botev Vratsa manager D. Morales faced defeat when travelling to OFK Pirin and losing 1-3.

Vratsa have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. Vratsa are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 5 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the last ten meetings between these two squads are: five wins for Slavia, three draws and two wins for Botev Vratsa. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Botev VratsaD. Babunski Hristovski
D. Babunski Hristovski
4 goals
SlaviaR. Kirilov Kirilov
R. Kirilov Kirilov
3 goals
Slavia SofiaT. Tasev
T. Tasev
3 goals

Slavia Sofia missing players

Botev Vratsa missing players

Slavia Sofia Botev Vratsa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 5 3 Played P 1 5 12
5 3 1 Won W 0 1 2
5 2 2 Drew D 0 0 5
2 0 0 Lost L 1 4 5
13 7 3 Scored S 1 5 12
10 4 2 Conceded C 3 13 20
92% 80% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 75%
58% 60% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 67%
25% 40% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 50%
8% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 60% 42%
8% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 17%
58% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 80% 58%
25% 40% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
25% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 33%
 
4.8 5.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 1 3.4 3.4
6.2 5.4 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6 7.6 6.7
3.2 2.8 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.2
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
8.8 9 7.7 Shots (avg) S ( 3 5.8 6.6
2.9 3.2 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.8 3.4
37% 44% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 36% 29%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Botev Vratsa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Botev Vratsa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Botev Vratsa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Botev Vratsa is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Slavia Sofia have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Slavia Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 10 9 0 1 30 7 5 5 0 0 17 1 5 4 0 1 13 6 23 27
2 CSKA Sofia 9 7 2 0 18 9 4 3 1 0 7 4 5 4 1 0 11 5 9 23
3 Botev Plovdiv 12 6 3 3 18 15 7 6 0 1 14 8 5 0 3 2 4 7 3 21
4 Slavia Sofia 12 5 5 2 13 10 5 3 2 0 7 4 7 2 3 2 6 6 3 20
5 Cherno More 12 4 6 2 14 9 5 1 3 1 4 3 7 3 3 1 10 6 5 18
6 Beroe 12 5 2 5 12 13 7 4 2 1 5 3 5 1 0 4 7 10 -1 17
7 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 12 3 5 4 10 11 7 2 3 2 8 9 5 1 2 2 2 2 -1 14
8 Levski Sofia 12 4 2 6 17 20 7 3 1 3 11 10 5 1 1 3 6 10 -3 14
9 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 11 3 4 4 10 16 4 3 0 1 5 3 7 0 4 3 5 13 -6 13
10 Arda 10 2 5 3 9 9 4 1 2 1 5 5 6 1 3 2 4 4 0 11
11 CSKA 1948 Sofia 12 3 2 7 16 23 6 3 1 2 12 9 6 0 1 5 4 14 -7 11
12 Botev Vratsa 12 2 5 5 12 20 7 1 5 1 7 7 5 1 0 4 5 13 -8 11
13 Tsarsko selo 12 2 3 7 6 15 7 2 2 3 5 6 5 0 1 4 1 9 -9 9
14 OFK Pirin 12 2 2 8 16 24 5 2 1 2 12 10 7 0 1 6 4 14 -8 8

Read more about Parva Liga

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.