Parva Liga preview with statistics: Slavia Sofia welcomes Ludogorets to Tsarsko Selo Sports Complex

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Date: Sun 15.December
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Tsarsko Selo Sports Complex (2000 seats)

Slavia Sofia will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 18 points behind Ludogorets.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Slavia Sofia form and stats

3 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Slavia Sofia have to build on here at Tsarsko Selo Sports Complex in the Parva Liga.

Slavia Sofia drew their last game, also a home match. Ludogorets (placed 1st) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Before that match, a win away at Botev Vratsa.

The Slavia Sofia fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Slavia Sofia defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Ludogorets form and stats

Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Ludogorets so far, with 7-2-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Parva Liga statistics. The last three matches for Ludogorets have all ended in a draw. Visiting Ludogorets has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Ludogorets are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Slavia Sofia (placed 6th). Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Ferencvaros.

Ludogorets find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Ludogorets are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 4 goals away.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Slavia Sofia - Ludogorets 1-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Slavia Sofia won 0 games, 4 matches ended with a draw and Ludogorets has 6 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 6

Top Goalscorers

LudogoretsC. Keșerü
C. Keșerü
9 goals
Slavia SofiaG. Yomov
G. Yomov
4 goals
Slavia SofiaG. Ivanov
G. Ivanov
4 goals

Slavia Sofia missing players

Ludogorets missing players

Slavia Sofia Ludogorets
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 3 10 20
8 3 0 Won W 3 7 14
6 3 1 Drew D 0 3 6
6 4 2 Lost L 0 0 0
23 13 2 Scored S 7 14 30
20 15 5 Conceded C 3 5 8
85% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 85%
60% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 50% 65%
35% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 20% 20%
20% 30% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 10% 10%
15% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 10% 5%
45% 70% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 40% 35%
40% 10% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 60% 65%
30% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 15%
 
3.2 4.1 2.3 Corners For (avg) C F 2.3 5.8 6.8
4.6 3.5 5.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.7 3.6 3
2.9 2.6 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.7 3.2 2.8
7 2 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 2
 
164 91 17 Total Shots T S 23 100 234
77 43 5 Shots on Target S O 16 45 101
30% 30% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 31% 30%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Ludogorets has the fewest conceded goals (4) away
  • Ludogorets has the fewest conceded goals (7)
  • Ludogorets has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3)
  • Ludogorets has the most clean sheets (13)
  • Ludogorets has the most points (23) away
  • Ludogorets has the most points from losing position (11)
  • Ludogorets have created more than twice as many corners as Slavia Sofia.
  • Ludogorets have not yet lost a game.
  • Ludogorets have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ludogorets have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Slavia Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Slavia Sofia have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Slavia Sofia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 19 14 5 0 29 7 10 7 3 0 16 3 9 7 2 0 13 4 22 47
2 Levski Sofia 19 13 3 3 37 13 10 9 0 1 22 6 9 4 3 2 15 7 24 42
3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 19 12 4 3 41 19 9 6 3 0 15 5 10 6 1 3 26 14 22 40
4 CSKA Sofia 20 11 6 3 35 14 10 6 3 1 21 9 10 5 3 2 14 5 21 39
5 Cherno More 20 7 8 5 24 18 10 4 4 2 15 9 10 3 4 3 9 9 6 29
6 Slavia Sofia 19 8 5 6 22 19 9 3 2 4 12 14 10 5 3 2 10 5 3 29
7 Beroe 20 9 1 10 31 29 10 6 1 3 17 9 10 3 0 7 14 20 2 28
8 Arda 20 7 7 6 23 24 10 4 3 3 11 12 10 3 4 3 12 12 -1 28
9 Botev Plovdiv 19 7 4 8 21 23 10 5 1 4 12 9 9 2 3 4 9 14 -2 25
10 Etar 20 4 7 9 18 34 10 3 4 3 8 16 10 1 3 6 10 18 -16 19
11 Dunav 2010 20 4 5 11 16 34 10 2 2 6 8 17 10 2 3 5 8 17 -18 17
12 Tsarsko selo 20 4 4 12 19 33 10 2 3 5 11 16 10 2 1 7 8 17 -14 16
13 Botev Vratsa 20 3 5 12 17 38 10 2 3 5 9 16 10 1 2 7 8 22 -21 14
14 Vitosha Bistritsa 19 1 2 16 11 39 9 1 1 7 7 19 10 0 1 9 4 20 -28 5

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.