Football news and preview: Etar favourites when Yantra 1919 visit

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Competition: Bulgaria Vtora Liga
Competition: Sun 04.September
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Ivailo (25000 seats)

A quick peek at the Vtora Liga standings shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but there's a lot more data to take in. Read our Etar - Yantra 1919 match preview!

Insights:
  • Etar have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Vtora Liga
  • Yantra 1919 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

It's no vacation for neither Etar nor Yantra 1919 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

The story so far in the Vtora Liga for Etar at their home stadium (Stadion Ivailo) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Etar are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

The Etar fans enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Yantra 1919 and win 1-0.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Belasitsa the opponent.

Etar have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Ivailo with 6 goals in 4 league matches. From these home matches, Etar have conceded only 2 goals.

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Yantra 1919 form and stats

1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Yantra 1919 playing as the away team in the Vtora Liga this season.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Yantra, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Etar (placed 1st). Until that loss this side had taken at least one point from seven league rounds in a row.

Before that, Yantra 1919 travelled to Sozopol and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Betting on few goals? 5 league games in a row with this side have had zero, one or two goals.

Yantra 1919 have the goal stats of 5-5 (for/against) from 5 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these sides get together this campaign, as the history books show this recent fixture: Etar - Yantra 1919 1-0. Etar-Yantra 1919 H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Etar four wins, Yantra 1919 zero wins, one draw. two of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

EtarD. Mladenov
D. Mladenov
3 goals
EtarZ. Petkov
Z. Petkov
3 goals
Yantra 1919I. Kostadinov Vasilev
I. Kostadinov Vasilev
3 goals

Etar missing players

Yantra 1919 missing players

Etar Yantra 1919
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 0 Played P 1 5 8
4 3 0 Won W 0 1 1
4 1 0 Drew D 1 3 6
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
10 6 0 Scored S 2 5 7
5 2 0 Conceded C 2 5 7
88% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 50%
25% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 20% 25%
25% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 20% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 50%
50% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 38%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 38%
 
5.9 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 8 5.2 5.3
4.1 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 11 4.8 4
3.1 3.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3.8 3.3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.1 11.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8.5 9.5
4 4.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.8 3.3
36% 35% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 27% 30%
 
7.7 5.8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 10 7.8 6.5
3.1 2.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3 2.5
Key stats in Vtora Liga this season:
  • Etar have not yet lost a game.
  • Etar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Etar have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Etar have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Vtora Liga
  • Etar have the most scored goals in the second half (10) in Vtora Liga
  • Etar haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Yantra 1919 haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Etar 8 4 4 0 10 5 4 3 1 0 6 2 4 1 3 0 4 3 5 16
2 Strumska slava 7 4 3 0 10 3 4 3 1 0 4 0 3 1 2 0 6 3 7 15
3 Levski Krumovgrad 8 4 2 2 9 7 4 3 1 0 7 3 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 14
4 Spartak Pleven 7 4 1 2 14 6 4 3 1 0 11 3 3 1 0 2 3 3 8 13
5 Maritsa Plovdiv 8 4 1 3 10 10 3 3 0 0 6 0 5 1 1 3 4 10 0 13
6 Montana 7 3 3 1 9 6 4 3 0 1 7 4 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 12
7 Lovech 8 3 2 3 11 8 4 2 1 1 8 4 4 1 1 2 3 4 3 11
8 CSKA 1948 Sofia II 7 2 4 1 7 6 4 2 2 0 5 3 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 10
9 Belasitsa 7 3 1 3 8 8 4 2 1 1 4 3 3 1 0 2 4 5 0 10
10 FK Minyor Pernik 7 2 3 2 11 7 4 2 1 1 9 3 3 0 2 1 2 4 4 9
11 Yantra 1919 8 1 6 1 7 7 3 0 3 0 2 2 5 1 3 1 5 5 0 9
12 Dobrudzha 1919 8 2 3 3 11 12 4 2 1 1 7 5 4 0 2 2 4 7 -1 9
13 Sportist Svoge 7 2 3 2 7 9 4 0 2 2 2 6 3 2 1 0 5 3 -2 9
14 Dunav 2010 8 2 2 4 9 11 3 1 1 1 3 3 5 1 1 3 6 8 -2 8
15 Vitosha Bistritsa 7 2 2 3 8 10 4 1 2 1 5 5 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 8
16 Ludogorets II 7 2 1 4 6 12 3 2 1 0 4 1 4 0 0 4 2 11 -6 7
17 Sozopol 7 1 1 5 3 14 3 1 1 1 3 4 4 0 0 4 0 10 -11 4
18 Botev Plovdiv II 8 0 2 6 2 11 4 0 2 2 2 6 4 0 0 4 0 5 -9 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.