Second League information and pre-match guide: Strumska slava moderate favoured to overwhelm Lovech

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Competition: Bulgaria Second League
Competition: Fri 26.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Gradski stadion (5000 seats)

Strumska slava are counting on their home following to support them to do well in this match with Lovech. Who is the winner at Gradski stadion?

Insights:
  • Strumska slava have the fewest points (18) at home in Second League
  • Lovech have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Second League

This looks to be an intriguing game with lots of action and excitement as both sides are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!

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Strumska slava form and stats

When playing at home in the Second League, Strumska slava have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 15 games. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Strumska slava, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

An away draw last time out for Strumska, facing Spartak Pleven in a game that ended 1-1.

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

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Strumska slava handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

The manager Nankov will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Dunav 2010 in only four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Strumska here at Gradski stadion in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 15 games). On the other hand, Strumska slava have conceded 17 goals.

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Lovech form and stats

Lovech have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Second League, after 3-5-7 (15 played). Lovech has drawn their two previous away games.

Lovech played 1-1 against CSKA 1948 Sofia II in their previous match.

Before that, Lovech travelled to FK Minyor Pernik and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

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, 6 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.

Fancy a bet on few goals? 11 league games in a row with this club have had two goals or less.

A new game in only four days for Lovech, the Second League home match versus Spartak Pleven. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

Strumska slava have pulled off a streak of 6 consecutive games without losing (3-3-0) when facing Lovech.

The last head-to-head match ended Lovech - Strumska 1-1, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

LovechI. Kapitanov
I. Kapitanov
8 goals
Strumska slavaB. Nikolov
B. Nikolov
6 goals
Strumska slavaT. Tsanev
T. Tsanev
5 goals

Strumska slava missing players

Lovech missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Strumska slava Lovech
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 5 15 31
7 5 0 Won W 2 3 9
12 3 3 Drew D 1 5 11
12 7 2 Lost L 2 7 11
30 11 2 Scored S 6 10 28
41 17 4 Conceded C 6 15 27
87% 87% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 87%
71% 53% 20% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 47% 52%
48% 40% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 13% 23%
19% 7% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 7% 13%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 7% 3%
45% 13% 20% BTTS BTTS 60% 40% 39%
32% 47% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 20% 35%
35% 53% 80% Failed to Score F T 20% 47% 39%
 
4.6 6.4 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.4 3.2 4.2
4.8 3.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 5 3.8
2.8 2.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.6 3.2
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.8 9.5 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.6 6.1 8.8
3.7 3.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2 3.2
27% 22% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 55% 36% 29%
 
8.9 7.7 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 3.4 6.9 7.2
4.2 3.8 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.6 3 2.7
Key stats in Second League this season:
  • Lovech have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Second League
  • Lovech have the most matches under the total-line (21) in Second League
  • Lovech have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Strumska slava have the fewest points (18) at home in Second League
  • Strumska slava have the fewest scored goals (11) at home in Second League
  • Strumska slava have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Second League
  • Strumska slava 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 31 19 8 4 52 17 15 10 4 1 20 5 16 9 4 3 32 12 35 65
2 Etar 31 16 9 6 40 20 15 10 1 4 23 11 16 6 8 2 17 9 20 57
3 Ludogorets II 31 16 5 10 39 33 16 11 5 0 27 9 15 5 0 10 12 24 6 53
4 Levski Krumovgrad 31 14 9 8 36 30 16 9 5 2 21 12 15 5 4 6 15 18 6 51
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 31 14 5 12 35 38 16 11 2 3 25 10 15 3 3 9 10 28 -3 47
7 Dunav 2010 31 12 10 9 45 35 16 7 5 4 26 16 15 5 5 5 19 19 10 46
8 Montana 31 12 7 12 36 36 15 7 3 5 22 16 16 5 4 7 14 20 0 43
9 Spartak Pleven 31 10 11 10 44 38 16 8 5 3 25 14 15 2 6 7 19 24 6 41
10 Belasitsa 31 12 5 14 30 32 15 8 2 5 19 13 16 4 3 9 11 19 -2 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 Lovech 31 9 11 11 28 27 16 6 6 4 18 12 15 3 5 7 10 15 1 38
13 Dobrudzha 1919 31 9 9 13 37 38 16 7 5 4 24 16 15 2 4 9 13 22 -1 36
14 Strumska slava 31 7 12 12 30 41 15 5 3 7 11 17 16 2 9 5 19 24 -11 33
15 FK Minyor Pernik 31 7 11 13 30 34 15 6 6 3 22 12 16 1 5 10 8 22 -4 32
16 Sozopol 31 7 11 13 28 47 16 5 7 4 19 21 15 2 4 9 9 26 -19 32
17 Vitosha Bistritsa 31 7 9 15 31 48 15 5 7 3 19 17 16 2 2 12 12 31 -17 30
18 Botev Plovdiv II 31 7 6 18 23 45 15 5 5 5 17 16 16 2 1 13 6 29 -22 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 31 19 8 4 52 17 15 10 4 1 20 5 16 9 4 3 32 12 35 65
2 Etar 31 16 9 6 40 20 15 10 1 4 23 11 16 6 8 2 17 9 20 57
3 Ludogorets II 31 16 5 10 39 33 16 11 5 0 27 9 15 5 0 10 12 24 6 53
4 Levski Krumovgrad 31 14 9 8 36 30 16 9 5 2 21 12 15 5 4 6 15 18 6 51
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 31 14 5 12 35 38 16 11 2 3 25 10 15 3 3 9 10 28 -3 47
7 Dunav 2010 31 12 10 9 45 35 16 7 5 4 26 16 15 5 5 5 19 19 10 46
8 Montana 31 12 7 12 36 36 15 7 3 5 22 16 16 5 4 7 14 20 0 43
9 Spartak Pleven 31 10 11 10 44 38 16 8 5 3 25 14 15 2 6 7 19 24 6 41
10 Belasitsa 31 12 5 14 30 32 15 8 2 5 19 13 16 4 3 9 11 19 -2 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 Lovech 31 9 11 11 28 27 16 6 6 4 18 12 15 3 5 7 10 15 1 38
13 Dobrudzha 1919 31 9 9 13 37 38 16 7 5 4 24 16 15 2 4 9 13 22 -1 36
14 Strumska slava 31 7 12 12 30 41 15 5 3 7 11 17 16 2 9 5 19 24 -11 33
15 FK Minyor Pernik 31 7 11 13 30 34 15 6 6 3 22 12 16 1 5 10 8 22 -4 32
16 Sozopol 31 7 11 13 28 47 16 5 7 4 19 21 15 2 4 9 9 26 -19 32
17 Vitosha Bistritsa 31 7 9 15 31 48 15 5 7 3 19 17 16 2 2 12 12 31 -17 30
18 Botev Plovdiv II 31 7 6 18 23 45 15 5 5 5 17 16 16 2 1 13 6 29 -22 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.