Second League preview: Can Maritsa Plovdiv edge out victory against Belasitsa?

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Competition: Bulgaria Second League
Competition: Tue 29.Aug
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Maritsa (8000 seats)

This is where the action is, this is Second League and this is Maritsa Plovdiv - Belasitsa. Get our complete preview!

Insights:
  • Maritsa Plovdiv have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Second League
  • Belasitsa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) 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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Maritsa Plovdiv form and stats

Seven points from three Second League home games is a great start for Maritsa Plovdiv, who are hoping to build on that form here at Stadion Maritsa.

Happy days for Maritsa Plovdiv in their previous game, a fixture away at Bdin (placed 16th) that ended with a 1-0 victory.

In the match before that, Maritsa hosted Chernomorets 1919 Burgas and drew the game 3-3.

Maritsa Plovdiv are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (8 goals in 3 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.

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Belasitsa form and stats

It's not happening yet for Belasitsa on their Second League travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different?

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Belasitsa goalkeeper Kiril Georgiev Georgiev is eager to challenge this, with his 206 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Belasitsa had fun at their own home (Stadion Maritsa) last time out, beating Spartak Varna 2-0. Dinev (2) scored. That win felt good as this team had gone four league fixtures without winning.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Marek.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Belasitsa when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 5 matches with the visitors losing 4 times, drawing 0 and winning 1 game.

Belasitsa 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

Maritsa Plovdiv-Belasitsa H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Maritsa one win, Belasitsa zero wins, one draw. zero of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

BelasitsaZ. Georgiev Dinev
Z. Georgiev Dinev
5 goals
Maritsa PlovdivV. Domovchiyski
V. Domovchiyski
4 goals
Maritsa PlovdivS. Malamov
S. Malamov
3 goals

Maritsa Plovdiv missing players

Belasitsa missing players

Maritsa Plovdiv Belasitsa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 0 2 6
3 2 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 1 1 Drew D 0 0 2
2 0 0 Lost L 0 2 2
11 8 3 Scored S 0 1 7
12 5 3 Conceded C 0 3 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 83%
83% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 67%
83% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 33%
67% 67% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
33% 33% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
83% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 33%
 
5.5 7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.5 4.7
5.8 3.7 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.5 5.5
2.2 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.3 11.7 13 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 7.2
3.3 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.5 4
55% 67% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 14% 29%
 
12.7 9 10 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9.5 8.2
5.8 3.7 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 3.5
Key stats in Second League this season:
  • All of Maritsa Plovdiv's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Belasitsa have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Belasitsa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Second League
  • Maritsa Plovdiv have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Maritsa Plovdiv have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Maritsa Plovdiv have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Second League
  • Maritsa Plovdiv have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Maritsa Plovdiv haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Septemvri Sofia 7 5 0 2 13 9 4 3 0 1 6 3 3 2 0 1 7 6 4 15
2 Yantra 1919 7 4 1 2 12 7 3 3 0 0 9 4 4 1 1 2 3 3 5 13
3 Montana 6 4 1 1 9 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 13
4 Spartak Varna 7 4 1 2 8 5 4 4 0 0 8 1 3 0 1 2 0 4 3 13
5 Dobrudzha 1919 7 3 3 1 10 6 4 3 1 0 7 0 3 0 2 1 3 6 4 12
6 Marek 7 3 3 1 5 5 3 1 2 0 2 1 4 2 1 1 3 4 0 12
7 Strumska slava 7 3 2 2 10 7 4 2 1 1 8 6 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 11
8 Chernomorets 1919 Burgas 7 2 4 1 8 8 4 1 2 1 3 4 3 1 2 0 5 4 0 10
9 Maritsa Plovdiv 6 3 1 2 11 12 3 2 1 0 8 5 3 1 0 2 3 7 -1 10
10 Dunav 2010 7 2 3 2 7 9 4 0 2 2 3 8 3 2 1 0 4 1 -2 9
11 Belasitsa 6 2 2 2 7 5 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 8
12 Ludogorets II 7 2 2 3 7 8 3 2 0 1 3 2 4 0 2 2 4 6 -1 8
13 CSKA 1948 Sofia II 6 2 1 3 8 8 3 1 0 2 5 6 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 7
14 Spartak Pleven 7 2 0 5 6 10 3 1 0 2 3 4 4 1 0 3 3 6 -4 6
15 Lovech 7 1 3 3 5 10 3 0 2 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 4 8 -5 6
16 Bdin 7 1 2 4 3 6 4 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 1 2 2 4 -3 5
17 Sportist Svoge 7 1 2 4 8 12 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 0 1 3 4 9 -4 5
18 Chernomorets Balchik 7 1 1 5 3 8 3 1 1 1 3 1 4 0 0 4 0 7 -5 4

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.