Another adrenaline-fuelled match as Maritsa Plovdiv welcome CSKA 1948 Sofia II

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Competition: Bulgaria Second League
Competition: Tue 30.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Maritsa (8000 seats)

A total of 32 sets of games have been played and both Maritsa Plovdiv and CSKA 1948 Sofia II are at the right end of the league table. Let's start!

Insights:
  • Maritsa Plovdiv have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the most scored goals (54) in Second League

Maritsa can neither be promoted or relegated from Second League. CSKA 1948 Sofia II have already won the Second League. Congratulations! It will be interesting to see if this affects performances here at the final stages.

It's no vacation for neither Maritsa Plovdiv nor CSKA 1948 Sofia II 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.

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Maritsa Plovdiv form and stats

35 points is a decent return from 16 Second League games here at Stadion Maritsa for Maritsa Plovdiv. The data says 11 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. After failing to beat Etar here at Stadion Maritsa, Maritsa has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

In their previous game, the manager Dimitrov led his Maritsa Plovdiv to a defeat away at FK Minyor Pernik. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Maritsa.

Ahead of that match, Maritsa Plovdiv won a home game hosting Belasitsa (1-0).

The Maritsa 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.

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CSKA 1948 Sofia II form and stats

9-4-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for CSKA 1948 Sofia II in their Second League matches away.

CSKA 1948 Sofia II had fun at their own home (Stadion Maritsa) last time out, beating Dunav 2010 2-0. Granchov and Ivanov scored.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Lovech that ended 1-1.

They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).

Head 2 Head

The newest past result between these squads is the CSKA 1948 Sofia II - Maritsa Plovdiv 3-0 played previously this season. Previous four meetings with these contenders: Maritsa won one, CSKA 1948 Sofia II were winners in two and we saw one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Maritsa PlovdivS. Malamov
S. Malamov
7 goals
Maritsa PlovdivV. Domovchiyski
V. Domovchiyski
7 goals
Maritsa PlovdivR. Apostolov
R. Apostolov
6 goals

Maritsa Plovdiv missing players

CSKA 1948 Sofia II missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Maritsa Plovdiv CSKA 1948 Sofia II
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
14 11 1 Won W 2 9 20
5 2 2 Drew D 2 4 8
13 3 1 Lost L 0 3 4
35 25 4 Scored S 7 32 54
39 10 3 Conceded C 2 12 17
91% 94% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 88% 88%
66% 56% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 81% 69%
53% 50% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 41%
19% 12% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 31% 19%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
41% 38% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 41%
38% 56% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 53%
31% 12% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 19% 19%
 
4.8 4.7 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 5.4 5.3
4.1 3.5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.2 3.7
2.1 2.1 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2.3
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
9.6 9.7 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 10.8 10.4
3.6 3.7 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.2 4.2
32% 42% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 48% 39%
 
8.2 6.7 11 Shots against (avg) S A 9.2 7.4 6.4
3.6 2.6 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 2.8 2.3
Key stats in Second League this season:
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Second League
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Second League
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Second League
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the most points (31) away in Second League
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the most scored goals (32) away in Second League
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the most scored goals (54) in Second League
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Second League
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in Second League
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the the best goal difference (+20) away in Second League
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia II have the the best goal difference (+37) in Second League
  • Maritsa Plovdiv have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 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.