Football betting preview: Tsarsko selo vs Botev Plovdiv

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Thu 26.August
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tsarsko selo Complex (2000 seats)

This promises to be yet another action-packed skirmish at Tsarsko selo Complex in the Parva Liga. Tsarsko selo is in 7th place and welcome Botev Plovdiv in 1st position. Learn more about the match here!

Insights:
  • Botev Plovdiv is in the best form (3-1-1)

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

It should be mentioned that Botev Plovdiv play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Botev Plovdiv on grass are 10 victories, 10 draws and 23 defeats from 43 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 42-71. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Tsarsko selo form and stats

When playing at home in the Parva Liga, Tsarsko selo have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 3 games.

The Tsarsko supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Arda in Parva Liga and win 1-0.

Prior to that, an away loss at Levski Sofia.

Tsarsko have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. Tsarsko have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Botev Plovdiv form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Parva Liga for Botev Plovdiv with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

Botev Plovdiv go into this game after a win, the home game against Levski Sofia that ended 3-1.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Botev Vratsa.

Botev Plovdiv have the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Tsarsko two wins, four draws and Botev Plovdiv four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

TsarskoV. Shopov
V. Shopov
2 goals
Tsarsko seloD. Bakalov
D. Bakalov
1 goals
Botev PlovdivP. Konate
P. Konate
1 goals

Tsarsko selo missing players

Botev Plovdiv missing players

Tsarsko selo Botev Plovdiv
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 3 2 Played P 0 2 5
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 3
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 1
2 1 1 Lost L 0 1 1
3 2 1 Scored S 0 1 7
5 2 2 Conceded C 0 3 5
60% 67% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
40% 33% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 80%
40% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 40%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 60%
60% 67% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 20%
40% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 20%
 
5.4 4.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1.5 4.4
4.2 4.7 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.5 5.8
3.8 3.7 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 7.7 7 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9.5 12
2.8 2.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 4.2
21% 25% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 33%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • All of Botev Plovdiv's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Botev Plovdiv have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Botev Plovdiv have scored more than double the goals of Tsarsko selo.
  • Botev Plovdiv have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Botev Plovdiv have yet to win a game away.
  • Botev Plovdiv haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Botev Plovdiv is in the best form (3-1-1)
Tsarsko selo Last season Botev Plovdiv
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
32 16   Played P   16 32
9 5   Won W   2 7
10 6   Drew D   5 11
13 5   Lost L   9 14
33 18   Scored S   14 34
39 16   Conceded C   34 52
88% 81%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   81% 84%
62% 69%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 75%
38% 44%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   75% 53%
19% 19%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   44% 31%
9% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   19% 19%
31% 31%   BTTS BTTS   56% 47%
34% 44%   Clean Sheets C S   19% 25%
47% 44%   Failed to Score F T   44% 44%
 
4.2 4.6   Corners for (avg) C F   3.9 4.2
5.4 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   6.1 5
2.7 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.1 2.7
4 3   Red cards R C   4 4
 
9.4 11.2   Shots (avg) S (   7.6 9.2
3.5 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3 3.4
29% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 31%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Botev Plovdiv 5 3 1 1 7 5 3 3 0 0 6 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 10
2 Cherno More 4 2 2 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 4 8
3 Botev Vratsa 4 2 2 0 5 2 3 1 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 8
4 Slavia Sofia 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 7
5 Ludogorets 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 5 6
6 Beroe 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 5 5 -1 6
7 Tsarsko selo 5 1 2 2 3 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 5
8 Arda 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 4
9 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
10 CSKA Sofia 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 3
11 OFK Pirin 3 1 0 2 7 6 2 1 0 1 6 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
12 Levski Sofia 5 1 0 4 5 10 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 0 0 2 1 5 -5 3
13 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 -3 1
14 CSKA 1948 Sofia 4 0 1 3 4 12 2 0 1 1 3 5 2 0 0 2 1 7 -8 1

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.