Etar look to Stadion Ivailo supporters for inspiration before Montana match

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Competition: Bulgaria Vtora Liga
Competition: Tue 14.February
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Ivailo (25000 seats)

A crucial match in Vtora Liga as both sides are struggling for the top positions. With Etar in 2nd place and Montana at 7th, this is almost guaranteed to be an exciting battle. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Etar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Etar have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Montana have scored away.

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Etar form and stats

16 points is a decent return from 8 Vtora Liga games here at Stadion Ivailo for Etar. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

The home team returns to Stadion Ivailo after drawing with Lovech (placed 8th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Fernandes was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Lovech after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

Before that, Etar played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Lovech.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Etar handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

It should be considered that a glance at the 10 most recent league fixtures shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).

Etar are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. Etar are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Ivailo in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.

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Montana form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Montana so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-3 (win-draw-lose).

There might be some fixture complaints from Montana as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-4 against Botev Plovdiv II. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league rounds winning points.

Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Levski Krumovgrad.

We have checked recent matches where Montana have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 2 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Montana's away games in the league this season with only {4 goals} from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams encountered each other previously this match year: Montana - Etar 0-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings featuring these two squads are: four wins for Etar, one draw and five wins for Montana. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

EtarD. Mladenov
D. Mladenov
5 goals
MontanaY. Yordanov
Y. Yordanov
4 goals
MontanaB. Damyanov
B. Damyanov
4 goals

Etar missing players

Montana missing players

Etar Montana
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 4 Played P 3 8 17
8 5 1 Won W 0 1 7
6 1 1 Drew D 2 4 4
3 2 2 Lost L 1 3 6
20 11 4 Scored S 2 4 22
10 5 4 Conceded C 3 8 19
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 62% 82%
47% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 25% 59%
29% 38% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 25% 47%
12% 12% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 35%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 18%
35% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 25% 47%
47% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 50% 29%
29% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 62% 41%
 
4.7 4.6 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.8 4.6
3.9 3.1 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4 3.6
3.1 3.4 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 3.5 2.8
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
8.8 10.8 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7.4 9.6
3.8 4.1 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.8 4
33% 33% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 18% 32%
 
7.2 6.8 6 Shots against (avg) S A 5.7 7.2 6.6
2.7 2.9 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.1 2.8
Key stats in Vtora Liga this season:
  • Etar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Etar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Etar have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Montana have scored away.
  • Etar haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Montana have won significantly less corners away then 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 17 10 5 2 31 9 9 6 2 1 14 5 8 4 3 1 17 4 22 35
2 Etar 17 8 6 3 20 10 8 5 1 2 11 5 9 3 5 1 9 5 10 30
2 Etar 17 8 6 3 20 10 8 5 1 2 11 5 9 3 5 1 9 5 10 30
3 Levski Krumovgrad 17 9 3 5 22 19 8 5 1 2 13 9 9 4 2 3 9 10 3 30
3 Levski Krumovgrad 17 9 3 5 22 19 8 5 1 2 13 9 9 4 2 3 9 10 3 30
4 Belasitsa 18 8 5 5 18 14 9 6 2 1 10 3 9 2 3 4 8 11 4 29
4 Spartak Pleven 17 8 4 5 27 20 9 6 2 1 16 8 8 2 2 4 11 12 7 28
5 Belasitsa 17 8 4 5 17 13 9 6 2 1 10 3 8 2 2 4 7 10 4 28
5 Spartak Pleven 18 8 4 6 27 21 9 6 2 1 16 8 9 2 2 5 11 13 6 28
6 Sportist Svoge 17 8 4 5 28 26 9 4 2 3 16 15 8 4 2 2 12 11 2 28
6 Sportist Svoge 17 8 4 5 28 26 9 4 2 3 16 15 8 4 2 2 12 11 2 28
7 Ludogorets II 18 8 2 8 16 21 9 7 2 0 13 3 9 1 0 8 3 18 -5 26
7 Montana 17 7 4 6 22 19 9 6 0 3 18 11 8 1 4 3 4 8 3 25
8 Montana 17 7 4 6 22 19 9 6 0 3 18 11 8 1 4 3 4 8 3 25
8 Lovech 17 6 5 6 19 15 9 4 4 1 14 6 8 2 1 5 5 9 4 23
9 Maritsa Plovdiv 18 7 4 7 17 21 9 6 2 1 12 4 9 1 2 6 5 17 -4 25
9 Ludogorets II 17 7 2 8 15 21 8 6 2 0 12 3 9 1 0 8 3 18 -6 23
10 Lovech 18 6 6 6 20 16 9 4 4 1 14 6 9 2 2 5 6 10 4 24
10 Dunav 2010 17 6 4 7 27 24 8 4 2 2 16 8 9 2 2 5 11 16 3 22
11 Dunav 2010 18 6 5 7 28 25 9 4 3 2 17 9 9 2 2 5 11 16 3 23
11 Maritsa Plovdiv 17 6 4 7 16 21 8 5 2 1 11 4 9 1 2 6 5 17 -5 22
12 Strumska slava 18 5 8 5 18 24 9 3 3 3 6 11 9 2 5 2 12 13 -6 23
12 Strumska slava 17 5 7 5 16 22 9 3 3 3 6 11 8 2 4 2 10 11 -6 22
13 FK Minyor Pernik 17 5 5 7 19 17 9 4 3 2 14 7 8 1 2 5 5 10 2 20
13 Botev Plovdiv II 18 6 3 9 16 23 9 5 2 2 13 7 9 1 1 7 3 16 -7 21
14 FK Minyor Pernik 18 5 5 8 19 18 9 4 3 2 14 7 9 1 2 6 5 11 1 20
14 Yantra 1919 17 4 7 6 11 15 8 3 3 2 6 5 9 1 4 4 5 10 -4 19
15 Botev Plovdiv II 17 5 3 9 14 23 8 4 2 2 11 7 9 1 1 7 3 16 -9 18
15 Yantra 1919 18 4 7 7 12 18 9 3 3 3 7 8 9 1 4 4 5 10 -6 19
16 Dobrudzha 1919 18 4 5 9 24 27 9 4 2 3 16 11 9 0 3 6 8 16 -3 17
16 Vitosha Bistritsa 17 4 5 8 19 25 9 2 5 2 10 9 8 2 0 6 9 16 -6 17
17 Dobrudzha 1919 17 4 4 9 23 26 8 4 1 3 15 10 9 0 3 6 8 16 -3 16
17 Vitosha Bistritsa 18 4 5 9 19 27 9 2 5 2 10 9 9 2 0 7 9 18 -8 17
18 Sozopol 17 3 4 10 13 34 8 2 3 3 7 13 9 1 1 7 6 21 -21 13
18 Sozopol 18 3 5 10 15 36 9 2 4 3 9 15 9 1 1 7 6 21 -21 14

Read more about Vtora Liga

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.