Vtora Liga prediction: Etar should edge out Sozopol on their own turf

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Competition: Bulgaria Vtora Liga
Competition: Sat 20.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Ivailo (25000 seats)

Etar are considered as expected winners of this home fixture vs Sozopol, if the league standings are to be trusted. Or are we in for a surprise?

Insights:
  • Etar is in the best form (3-3-0) in Vtora Liga
  • Sozopol have the most conceded goals (13) in Vtora Liga

It's no vacation for neither Etar nor Sozopol 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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Etar form and stats

Etar have collected seven points from their first three Vtora Liga games here at Stadion Ivailo, a promising start. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Etar after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 196 minutes.

Etar's last game was hosting Sozopol (placed 17th) and winning 1-0.

0-0 away at Sportist Svoge before that.

A decent goal production from Etar in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. Etar are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Ivailo in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.

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Sozopol form and stats

Playing away, Sozopol, who have the most conceded goals (13) in Vtora Liga, have won 0 games, drawn 0 and suffered 4 defeats in the Vtora Liga this season. It's all red in the travel logs of Sozopol, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

Genchev was the last player to score for the away team. Sozopol haven't scored a league goal in the last 180 minutes.

Two away games in a row for Sozopol, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Etar.

Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Maritsa Plovdiv's place.

For Sozopol, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Etar have not lost in the last 7 matches (3-4-0) against Sozopol.

Etar - Sozopol 1-0 was the result in these squads' last H2H fixture, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

EtarD. Mladenov
D. Mladenov
3 goals
EtarN. Plamenov Yankov
N. Plamenov Yankov
2 goals
EtarZ. Petkov
Z. Petkov
2 goals

Etar missing players

Sozopol missing players

Etar Sozopol
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 3 2 Played P 1 4 6
3 2 1 Won W 0 0 1
3 1 1 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 1 4 5
8 5 4 Scored S 0 0 2
4 2 2 Conceded C 2 10 13
83% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 83%
33% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
33% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 17%
50% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 83%
 
7.4 6.3 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.2 3.5
3.6 2 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 9 7 6.5
3.2 3 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 4.2 3.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.4 14 16 Shots (avg) S ( 1 3 3.7
4.8 5.3 7.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0.8 1.2
33% 31% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 29%
 
8 4.3 6 Shots against (avg) S A 16 12.5 9.7
3.6 2.3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.2 4.2
Key stats in Vtora Liga this season:
  • Etar have created more than twice as many corners as Sozopol.
  • Etar have not yet lost a game.
  • Etar have scored more than double the goals of Sozopol.
  • Etar have the most scored goals in the second half (8) in Vtora Liga
  • Etar have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Etar is in the best form (3-3-0) in Vtora Liga
  • Sozopol have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Sozopol have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Sozopol have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Sozopol have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Sozopol have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Sozopol have the most conceded goals (10) away in Vtora Liga
  • Sozopol have the most conceded goals (13) in Vtora Liga
  • Sozopol have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in Vtora Liga
  • Sozopol have the the worst goal difference (-10) away in Vtora Liga
  • Sozopol have the the worst goal difference (-11) in Vtora Liga
  • Sozopol have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sozopol 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 Etar 6 3 3 0 8 4 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 12
2 Strumska slava 5 3 2 0 7 3 3 3 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 3 3 4 11
3 Spartak Pleven 5 3 1 1 11 4 3 2 1 0 9 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 7 10
4 FK Minyor Pernik 6 2 3 1 10 5 3 2 1 0 8 1 3 0 2 1 2 4 5 9
5 Belasitsa 6 3 0 3 7 7 3 2 0 1 3 2 3 1 0 2 4 5 0 9
6 Montana 5 2 2 1 7 5 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 8
7 Yantra 1919 6 1 5 0 6 5 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 8
8 Dobrudzha 1919 6 2 2 2 9 9 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 0 1 2 3 6 0 8
9 Vitosha Bistritsa 6 2 2 2 7 8 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 8
10 Lovech 6 2 1 3 10 8 3 2 0 1 8 4 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 7
11 CSKA 1948 Sofia II 5 1 4 0 4 3 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 7
12 Levski Krumovgrad 5 2 1 2 6 6 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 1 0 2 2 4 0 7
13 Dunav 2010 6 2 1 3 8 9 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 1 1 2 6 7 -1 7
14 Maritsa Plovdiv 6 2 1 3 6 9 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 0 1 3 2 9 -3 7
15 Ludogorets II 6 2 1 3 6 10 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 0 0 3 2 9 -4 7
16 Sportist Svoge 6 1 3 2 5 8 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 1 1 0 3 2 -3 6
17 Sozopol 6 1 0 5 2 13 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 4 0 10 -11 3
18 Botev Plovdiv II 5 0 2 3 2 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 3 -3 2

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.