Here's the complete lowdown on the Botev Plovdiv II - Etar game:

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Competition: Bulgaria Second League
Competition: Tue 30.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sporten kompleks Botev 1912 (3500 seats)

Preview: 33 points stand between the participants before this game, Etar having done best. Can Botev Plovdiv II upset the odds?

Insights:
  • Botev Plovdiv II have the fewest scored goals (24) in Second League
  • Etar have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Second League

Botev Plovdiv II have had a bad season and will be relegated from Second League. Etar are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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 Botev Plovdiv II and Etar.

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Botev Plovdiv II form and stats

Botev Plovdiv II have played 16 Second League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-5-6 (wins-draws-losses). With seven home Second League games in a row without a win, the Botev Plovdiv II fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.

Plovdiv suffered an unpredictable loss 1-3 against Levski Krumovgrad in their previous game, also played at home.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Dobrudzha 1919.

Botev Plovdiv II has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 19 goals have been conceded.

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Etar form and stats

As the visiting team in Second League matches, Etar have produced an overall stat of 6-8-2 so far.

Etar go into this game after a win, the home game against Spartak Pleven that ended 3-0.

Prior to that match, the Etar manager Lukanov faced defeat when travelling to Levski Krumovgrad and losing 1-2.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Etar have scored 17 goals in 16 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Etar are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have met before this season: Etar - Botev Plovdiv II 3-0. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Botev Plovdiv II victories, zero draws and three Etar wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

EtarM. Toshev
M. Toshev
9 goals
EtarD. Mladenov
D. Mladenov
8 goals

Botev Plovdiv II missing players

Etar missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Botev Plovdiv II Etar
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
7 5 1 Won W 2 6 17
6 5 1 Drew D 3 8 9
19 6 3 Lost L 0 2 6
24 18 4 Scored S 8 17 43
48 19 9 Conceded C 3 9 20
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 75% 88%
62% 69% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 50% 62%
38% 31% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 25% 34%
19% 25% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 12% 12%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
31% 38% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 38% 38%
22% 38% 20% Clean Sheets C S 60% 56% 53%
53% 38% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 31% 22%
 
3.3 3.4 2 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.9 4.7
7 6.9 8.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 5.4 4.3
2.1 2.1 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.9 2.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 3 5 6
 
7.5 9.2 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.6 7 9.3
2.9 3.6 2.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.2 4
26% 31% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 35% 35%
 
13.3 12.5 17 Shots against (avg) S A 8 9.2 7.7
5.5 4.9 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 3 2.7
Key stats in Second League this season:
  • Botev Plovdiv II have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Botev Plovdiv II have the fewest points (20) at home in Second League
  • Botev Plovdiv II have the fewest scored goals (24) in Second League
  • Botev Plovdiv II have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Second League
  • Botev Plovdiv II have the the worst goal difference (-24) in Second League
  • Botev Plovdiv II is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Etar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Etar have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Second League
  • Etar have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Second League
  • Etar have the most clean sheets (9) away in Second League

  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 32 20 8 4 54 17 16 11 4 1 22 5 16 9 4 3 32 12 37 68
2 Etar 32 17 9 6 43 20 16 11 1 4 26 11 16 6 8 2 17 9 23 60
3 Levski Krumovgrad 32 15 9 8 39 31 16 9 5 2 21 12 16 6 4 6 18 19 8 54
4 Ludogorets II 32 16 5 11 39 34 16 11 5 0 27 9 16 5 0 11 12 25 5 53
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 32 14 5 13 35 40 16 11 2 3 25 10 16 3 3 10 10 30 -5 47
7 Dunav 2010 32 12 10 10 45 37 16 7 5 4 26 16 16 5 5 6 19 21 8 46
8 Montana 32 12 7 13 36 37 16 7 3 6 22 17 16 5 4 7 14 20 -1 43
9 Spartak Pleven 32 10 11 11 44 41 16 8 5 3 25 14 16 2 6 8 19 27 3 41
10 Belasitsa 32 12 5 15 32 35 16 8 2 6 21 16 16 4 3 9 11 19 -3 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 Dobrudzha 1919 32 10 9 13 38 38 16 7 5 4 24 16 16 3 4 9 14 22 0 39
13 Lovech 32 9 11 12 28 28 16 6 6 4 18 12 16 3 5 8 10 16 0 38
14 Strumska slava 32 8 12 12 31 41 16 6 3 7 12 17 16 2 9 5 19 24 -10 36
15 FK Minyor Pernik 32 8 11 13 32 34 16 7 6 3 24 12 16 1 5 10 8 22 -2 35
16 Sozopol 32 8 11 13 31 49 16 5 7 4 19 21 16 3 4 9 12 28 -18 35
17 Vitosha Bistritsa 32 8 9 15 32 48 16 6 7 3 20 17 16 2 2 12 12 31 -16 33
18 Botev Plovdiv II 32 7 6 19 24 48 16 5 5 6 18 19 16 2 1 13 6 29 -24 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 32 20 8 4 54 17 16 11 4 1 22 5 16 9 4 3 32 12 37 68
2 Etar 32 17 9 6 43 20 16 11 1 4 26 11 16 6 8 2 17 9 23 60
3 Levski Krumovgrad 32 15 9 8 39 31 16 9 5 2 21 12 16 6 4 6 18 19 8 54
4 Ludogorets II 32 16 5 11 39 34 16 11 5 0 27 9 16 5 0 11 12 25 5 53
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 32 14 5 13 35 40 16 11 2 3 25 10 16 3 3 10 10 30 -5 47
7 Dunav 2010 32 12 10 10 45 37 16 7 5 4 26 16 16 5 5 6 19 21 8 46
8 Montana 32 12 7 13 36 37 16 7 3 6 22 17 16 5 4 7 14 20 -1 43
9 Spartak Pleven 32 10 11 11 44 41 16 8 5 3 25 14 16 2 6 8 19 27 3 41
10 Belasitsa 32 12 5 15 32 35 16 8 2 6 21 16 16 4 3 9 11 19 -3 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 Dobrudzha 1919 32 10 9 13 38 38 16 7 5 4 24 16 16 3 4 9 14 22 0 39
13 Lovech 32 9 11 12 28 28 16 6 6 4 18 12 16 3 5 8 10 16 0 38
14 Strumska slava 32 8 12 12 31 41 16 6 3 7 12 17 16 2 9 5 19 24 -10 36
15 FK Minyor Pernik 32 8 11 13 32 34 16 7 6 3 24 12 16 1 5 10 8 22 -2 35
16 Sozopol 32 8 11 13 31 49 16 5 7 4 19 21 16 3 4 9 12 28 -18 35
17 Vitosha Bistritsa 32 8 9 15 32 48 16 6 7 3 20 17 16 2 2 12 12 31 -16 33
18 Botev Plovdiv II 32 7 6 19 24 48 16 5 5 6 18 19 16 2 1 13 6 29 -24 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.