Football match preview: Belasitsa vs Sozopol

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Competition: Bulgaria Second League
Competition: Fri 26.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Struma (8000 seats)

Having a 9 point edge in the league standings, Belasitsa fans aim to see their beloved team win maximum points from this game vs Sozopol.

Insights:
  • Belasitsa have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Second League
  • Sozopol have the fewest clean sheets (6) in Second League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Belasitsa form and stats

Belasitsa have collected 26 points from their Second League home games so far after 8-2-5. Belasitsa has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Ivanov and the players.

No payout for Belasitsa in their previous match, an away game at Maritsa Plovdiv that ended in defeat 0-1. Heartbreak for Belasitsa in their last match as Maritsa Plovdiv's Apostolov scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Dunav 2010 (1-2).

The manager Ivanov will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Yantra 1919 in only four days.

Belasitsa has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Belasitsa are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Struma in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 15 matches.

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Sozopol form and stats

Sozopol have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Second League, after 2-4-9 (15 played).

There were no winners in Sozopol's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Sportist Svoge (placed 5th).

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Vitosha Bistritsa's place.

Low-scoring game? 8 of this team's latest 10 league matches have had zero, one or two goals.

After this away game Sozopol return home for a Second League game against FK Minyor Pernik. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The attacking power of Sozopol when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Sozopol have conceded 26 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two sides meet this season, as the fixture list show this recent match: Sozopol - Belasitsa 0-0.

Top Goalscorers

BelasitsaZ. Georgiev Dinev
Z. Georgiev Dinev
11 goals
BelasitsaM. Vangelov
M. Vangelov
6 goals
SozopolG. Dimov
G. Dimov
4 goals

Belasitsa missing players

Sozopol missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Belasitsa Sozopol
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 5 15 31
12 8 4 Won W 1 2 7
5 2 0 Drew D 2 4 11
14 5 1 Lost L 2 9 13
30 19 7 Scored S 4 9 28
32 13 2 Conceded C 10 26 47
94% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 87% 90%
61% 60% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 67% 77%
35% 47% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 40% 42%
10% 13% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 27% 23%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 13% 10%
35% 40% 20% BTTS BTTS 40% 33% 48%
39% 47% 60% Clean Sheets C S 40% 20% 19%
32% 20% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 60% 42%
 
4 5 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 3.2 4.6
5 4.4 2.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.5 4.8
3 2.8 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.8 2.6
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
7.3 9.1 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6 6.9 6.6
3.1 4.1 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.4 2 2.5
31% 32% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 27% 35%
 
10.4 10.3 10 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 12.4 9
4 3.4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.5 3.3
Key stats in Second League this season:
  • Belasitsa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Belasitsa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sozopol have scored away.
  • Belasitsa have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Second League
  • Belasitsa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Sozopol have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sozopol have the fewest clean sheets (6) in Second League
  • Sozopol have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Second League
  • Sozopol have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in Second League
  • Sozopol have won significantly less corners away then 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 CSKA 1948 Sofia II 31 19 8 4 52 17 15 10 4 1 20 5 16 9 4 3 32 12 35 65
2 Etar 31 16 9 6 40 20 15 10 1 4 23 11 16 6 8 2 17 9 20 57
3 Ludogorets II 31 16 5 10 39 33 16 11 5 0 27 9 15 5 0 10 12 24 6 53
4 Levski Krumovgrad 31 14 9 8 36 30 16 9 5 2 21 12 15 5 4 6 15 18 6 51
5 Sportist Svoge 32 13 9 10 39 39 16 8 4 4 24 18 16 5 5 6 15 21 0 48
6 Maritsa Plovdiv 31 14 5 12 35 38 16 11 2 3 25 10 15 3 3 9 10 28 -3 47
7 Dunav 2010 31 12 10 9 45 35 16 7 5 4 26 16 15 5 5 5 19 19 10 46
8 Montana 31 12 7 12 36 36 15 7 3 5 22 16 16 5 4 7 14 20 0 43
9 Spartak Pleven 31 10 11 10 44 38 16 8 5 3 25 14 15 2 6 7 19 24 6 41
10 Belasitsa 31 12 5 14 30 32 15 8 2 5 19 13 16 4 3 9 11 19 -2 41
11 Yantra 1919 32 10 11 11 27 32 16 6 4 6 16 17 16 4 7 5 11 15 -5 41
12 Lovech 31 9 11 11 28 27 16 6 6 4 18 12 15 3 5 7 10 15 1 38
13 Dobrudzha 1919 31 9 9 13 37 38 16 7 5 4 24 16 15 2 4 9 13 22 -1 36
14 Strumska slava 31 7 12 12 30 41 15 5 3 7 11 17 16 2 9 5 19 24 -11 33
15 FK Minyor Pernik 31 7 11 13 30 34 15 6 6 3 22 12 16 1 5 10 8 22 -4 32
16 Sozopol 31 7 11 13 28 47 16 5 7 4 19 21 15 2 4 9 9 26 -19 32
17 Vitosha Bistritsa 31 7 9 15 31 48 15 5 7 3 19 17 16 2 2 12 12 31 -17 30
18 Botev Plovdiv II 31 7 6 18 23 45 15 5 5 5 17 16 16 2 1 13 6 29 -22 27

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 CSKA 1948 Sofia II 31 19 8 4 52 17 15 10 4 1 20 5 16 9 4 3 32 12 35 65
2 Etar 31 16 9 6 40 20 15 10 1 4 23 11 16 6 8 2 17 9 20 57
3 Ludogorets II 31 16 5 10 39 33 16 11 5 0 27 9 15 5 0 10 12 24 6 53
4 Levski Krumovgrad 31 14 9 8 36 30 16 9 5 2 21 12 15 5 4 6 15 18 6 51
5 Sportist Svoge 32 13 9 10 39 39 16 8 4 4 24 18 16 5 5 6 15 21 0 48
6 Maritsa Plovdiv 31 14 5 12 35 38 16 11 2 3 25 10 15 3 3 9 10 28 -3 47
7 Dunav 2010 31 12 10 9 45 35 16 7 5 4 26 16 15 5 5 5 19 19 10 46
8 Montana 31 12 7 12 36 36 15 7 3 5 22 16 16 5 4 7 14 20 0 43
9 Spartak Pleven 31 10 11 10 44 38 16 8 5 3 25 14 15 2 6 7 19 24 6 41
10 Belasitsa 31 12 5 14 30 32 15 8 2 5 19 13 16 4 3 9 11 19 -2 41
11 Yantra 1919 32 10 11 11 27 32 16 6 4 6 16 17 16 4 7 5 11 15 -5 41
12 Lovech 31 9 11 11 28 27 16 6 6 4 18 12 15 3 5 7 10 15 1 38
13 Dobrudzha 1919 31 9 9 13 37 38 16 7 5 4 24 16 15 2 4 9 13 22 -1 36
14 Strumska slava 31 7 12 12 30 41 15 5 3 7 11 17 16 2 9 5 19 24 -11 33
15 FK Minyor Pernik 31 7 11 13 30 34 15 6 6 3 22 12 16 1 5 10 8 22 -4 32
16 Sozopol 31 7 11 13 28 47 16 5 7 4 19 21 15 2 4 9 9 26 -19 32
17 Vitosha Bistritsa 31 7 9 15 31 48 15 5 7 3 19 17 16 2 2 12 12 31 -17 30
18 Botev Plovdiv II 31 7 6 18 23 45 15 5 5 5 17 16 16 2 1 13 6 29 -22 27

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The Second Professional First League (or Vtora Liga, earlier B Group or B Professional Football Group) is the second-highest level of football in Bulgaria. It has 16 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 30 fixtures to set the final league table.