Ludogorets II manager Zhivondov looking for three points in Lovech showdown

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Competition: Bulgaria Second League
Competition: Mon 13.March
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sporten tsentar Ludogorets (6500 seats)

The Second League league table tells a tale about these participants to this date, with Ludogorets II ahead of Lovech by 9 points. Here's the Tipsway preview:

Insights:
  • Ludogorets II have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Second League
  • Ludogorets II have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lovech have scored away.

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 Ludogorets II and Lovech.

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Ludogorets II form and stats

27 points is a decent return from 11 Second League games here at Sporten tsentar Ludogorets for Ludogorets II. The data says 8 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.

Ludogorets II's last game was hosting Lovech (placed 15th) and winning 1-0.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Spartak Pleven and winning 3-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ludogorets II have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 4 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 0.

It should be considered that a peek at the 11 latest league games shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).

Ludogorets are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. As for guarding their own goal, Ludogorets II have only let in {4 goals} at home.

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Lovech form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Lovech so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-7 (win-draw-lose). With the Lovech losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

Lovech are looking to quickly end their 349 minutes long goal drought in the Second League.

Lovech lost away at Ludogorets II (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Yantra 1919.

Lovech are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.

Low-scoring game? 10 of this side's most recent 12 league rounds have had two or less goals.

The attacking power of Lovech when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Lovech have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Ludogorets II and Lovech have faced each other before this season: Ludogorets II - Lovech 1-0. Ludogorets II-Lovech H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ludogorets II two wins, Lovech five wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

LudogoretsH. Kelyovluev
H. Kelyovluev
6 goals
LovechI. Kapitanov
I. Kapitanov
5 goals
Ludogorets IIT. Dimitrov
T. Dimitrov
3 goals

Ludogorets II missing players

Lovech missing players

Ludogorets II Lovech
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 5 Played P 1 11 22
10 8 3 Won W 0 2 6
3 3 2 Drew D 0 2 6
9 0 0 Lost L 1 7 10
21 15 5 Scored S 0 6 21
25 4 2 Conceded C 2 12 22
95% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 86%
55% 45% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 36% 55%
32% 27% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 18% 32%
18% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 9% 18%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 5%
32% 36% 40% BTTS BTTS 0% 27% 36%
36% 64% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 32%
36% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 64% 45%
 
4.2 5.5 6.6 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4 4.5
4.5 3.9 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.3 4.3
2.5 2.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.7 3.1
2 2 2 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9 10.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 5 7 8.9
3.2 4.2 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.4 3.5
32% 33% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 29%
 
10.6 10.2 9.4 Shots against (avg) S A 9 7.3 7.4
4.3 3.7 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 3.5 2.9
Key stats in Second League this season:
  • Ludogorets II have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Ludogorets II have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Ludogorets II have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lovech have scored away.
  • Ludogorets II have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Second League
  • Ludogorets II have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Second League
  • Ludogorets II have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Second League
  • Ludogorets II have the most points (27) at home in Second League
  • Ludogorets II have won significantly more corners at 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 CSKA 1948 Sofia II 22 14 5 3 41 12 11 8 2 1 18 5 11 6 3 2 23 7 29 47
2 Etar 22 11 7 4 26 12 11 7 1 3 16 7 11 4 6 1 10 5 14 40
3 Sportist Svoge 22 11 6 5 32 27 11 6 2 3 18 15 11 5 4 2 14 12 5 39
4 Levski Krumovgrad 22 11 5 6 26 22 11 6 3 2 14 9 11 5 2 4 12 13 4 38
5 Montana 22 9 6 7 29 24 11 6 2 3 19 12 11 3 4 4 10 12 5 33
6 Ludogorets II 22 10 3 9 21 25 11 8 3 0 15 4 11 2 0 9 6 21 -4 33
7 Belasitsa 22 9 5 8 21 21 11 6 2 3 12 8 11 3 3 5 9 13 0 32
8 Dunav 2010 22 8 7 7 35 28 11 4 5 2 19 11 11 4 2 5 16 17 7 31
9 Spartak Pleven 22 8 6 8 30 27 11 6 3 2 17 11 11 2 3 6 13 16 3 30
10 Maritsa Plovdiv 22 8 5 9 21 26 11 6 2 3 13 7 11 2 3 6 8 19 -5 29
11 Yantra 1919 22 7 7 8 16 21 11 4 3 4 8 11 11 3 4 4 8 10 -5 28
12 Dobrudzha 1919 22 7 6 9 30 29 11 5 3 3 19 13 11 2 3 6 11 16 1 27
13 Strumska slava 22 5 10 7 19 28 11 3 3 5 6 14 11 2 7 2 13 14 -9 25
14 FK Minyor Pernik 22 6 6 10 23 21 11 5 3 3 17 8 11 1 3 7 6 13 2 24
15 Lovech 22 6 6 10 21 22 11 4 4 3 15 10 11 2 2 7 6 12 -1 24
16 Botev Plovdiv II 22 6 3 13 17 31 11 5 2 4 14 11 11 1 1 9 3 20 -14 21
17 Vitosha Bistritsa 22 5 5 12 22 34 11 3 5 3 13 13 11 2 0 9 9 21 -12 20
18 Sozopol 22 4 8 10 19 39 11 3 5 3 11 16 11 1 3 7 8 23 -20 20

Read more about Second League

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.