It's early days in the Vtora Liga and both Lovech and Neftohimik are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
Lovech and Neftohimik should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Lovech form and stats
Only two Vtora Liga home games for Lovech so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
Lovech shared the glory with Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. In the match before that, Lovech hosted Sportist Svoge and drew the game 1-1.
Lovech has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Neftohimik form and stats
The Vtora Liga season is young and Neftohimik have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far. Neftohimik seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Neftohimik's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Dobrudzha 1919 that finished 0-0. A 1-2 defeat away at FK Minyor Pernik before that.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Neftohimik as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. Neftohimik have conceded 6 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last five meetings: three - two - zero (Lovech wins - draws - Neftohimik wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Zhivkov 2 goals |  S. Veshev 2 goals | D. Bonev 1 goals |
Lovech missing players
Neftohimik missing players
| Lovech | Neftohimik | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 20% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 40% |
| 20% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 50% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 40% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 60% |
| 5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.5 | 5.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 48 | 15 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| 18 | 6 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 28% | 67% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 33% |
- All of Lovech's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Neftohimik's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Lovech have not yet lost a game at home.
- Lovech have scored more than double the goals of Neftohimik.
- Neftohimik have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Neftohimik have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Neftohimik have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Neftohimik have yet to win a game.
| Lovech | Last season | Neftohimik | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 10 | Played | P | 9 | 20 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 29 | 16 | Scored | S | 13 | 32 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 20 | 29 | ||
| 85% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 50% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 80% | ||
| 35% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 78% | 60% | ||
| 25% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 56% | 35% | ||
| 15% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | ||
| 25% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 45% | ||
| 55% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 35% | ||
| 35% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 25% | ||
| 6.5 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 3 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 210 | 125 | Total Shots | T S | 91 | 183 | ||
| 93 | 59 | Shots on Target | S O | 35 | 77 | ||
| 31% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Kariana Erden | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | FK Minyor Pernik | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Septemvri Simitli | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Ludogorets II | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Hebar 1918 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | Lovech | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | OFK Pirin | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Yantra 1919 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 10 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Dobrudzha 1919 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | Septemvri Sofia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 13 | Strumska slava | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Sportist Svoge | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Sozopol | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 16 | Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 2 |
| 17 | Neftohimik | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 2 |