6th position in the Second League table for Maritsa Plovdiv so far, a great campaign. The match-going supporters hope for more points as 9th-placed Belasitsa visit Stadion Maritsa.
- Maritsa Plovdiv have the most scored goals (25) at home in Second League
- Belasitsa have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Second League
It's no vacation for neither Maritsa Plovdiv nor Belasitsa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Maritsa Plovdiv form and stats
Maritsa Plovdiv are steadily winning Second League games and points here at Stadion Maritsa. 11 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 16 games. Ever since the Etar game Maritsa Plovdiv has been unbeatable here at Stadion Maritsa producing five straight wins.
A nice win for Maritsa last time playing, versus Belasitsa. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Sportist Svoge.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 Maritsa Plovdiv have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.
The Maritsa Plovdiv fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 16 league matches. Maritsa Plovdiv have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Belasitsa form and stats
There's been little loot from Belasitsa's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 16 away games in the Second League. Belasitsa only have 4 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 3 draws. It's a growing despair in Belasitsa as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Belasitsa are travelling again after losing away to Maritsa Plovdiv in their previous match (0-1).
A loss against Dunav 2010 was the result prior to that, in a home game.Belasitsa are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. From a total of 4 matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Belasitsa as they have only managed to score 11 times from 16 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Belasitsa have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other before in this season, with the final score Maritsa Plovdiv - Belasitsa 1-0 registered in the official records. (Belasitsa) was shown a red card when these teams last met. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Maritsa Plovdiv wins - draws - Belasitsa wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Z. Georgiev Dinev 11 goals |   S. Malamov 7 goals |  V. Domovchiyski 7 goals |
Maritsa Plovdiv missing players
Belasitsa missing players
| Maritsa Plovdiv | Belasitsa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 14 | 11 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 35 | 25 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 30 |
| 37 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 19 | 32 |
| 90% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 65% | 56% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 62% | 61% |
| 55% | 50% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 25% | 35% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 6% | 10% |
| 3% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 42% | 38% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 31% | 35% |
| 39% | 56% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 31% | 39% |
| 29% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 44% | 32% |
| 5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9.9 | 9.7 | 6.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.2 | 5.7 | 7.3 |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| 32% | 42% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 30% | 31% |
| 8.5 | 6.7 | 4.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 10.6 | 10.4 |
| 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4 |
- Belasitsa have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Second League
- Belasitsa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Maritsa Plovdiv have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Maritsa Plovdiv have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Belasitsa have scored away.
- Maritsa Plovdiv have the most scored goals (25) at home 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 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 35 | 64 |
| 2 | Etar | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 57 |
| 3 | Ludogorets II | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 50 |
| 4 | Levski Krumovgrad | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 48 |
| 5 | Sportist Svoge | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 47 |
| 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 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 43 |
| 8 | Montana | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 43 |
| 9 | Belasitsa | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | -2 | 41 |
| 10 | Spartak Pleven | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 40 |
| 11 | Lovech | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 37 |
| 12 | Yantra 1919 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 35 |
| 13 | Dobrudzha 1919 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -2 | 33 |
| 14 | FK Minyor Pernik | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 15 | Strumska slava | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -11 | 32 |
| 16 | Sozopol | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -19 | 31 |
| 17 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 29 | -16 | 30 |
| 18 | Botev Plovdiv II | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 27 | -21 | 27 |
