Lovech supporters put their faith in manager Andreev to deliver victory against Sozopol

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Competition: Bulgaria Vtora Liga
Competition: Sun 31.July
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Gradski stadion (21940 seats)

Lovech host Sozopol for another intriguing Vtora Liga match here at Gradski stadion.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Lovech form and stats

Lovech's first Vtora Liga home game here at Gradski stadion ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats from 18 matches.

The followers are hoping that Lovech will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Maritsa Plovdiv (placed 12th).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Dunav 2010 (1-3).

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

Lovech has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 3 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Sozopol form and stats

Sozopol have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Vtora Liga were 1 victory, 6 draws and 11 defeats from 18 fixtures.

Sozopol aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 309 league minutes without a goal. Parashkevov was the last player to find the net.

This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Spartak Pleven with 0-2 on the scoreboard.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Strumska slava's place.

We have checked recent matches where Sozopol have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 0 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Sozopol has managed 0 goals and let in 2 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the preceeding six meetings): Lovech won four games, one match ended with a draw and Sozopol managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / three The games between these sides have sometimes been brutal, having seen 3 sending-offs from the last six duels.

Lovech missing players

Sozopol missing players

Lovech Sozopol
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost L 0 1 2
1 1 0 Scored S 0 0 0
4 3 0 Conceded C 0 2 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 100%
 
4.5 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 3.5
2 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 9 7.5
4.5 5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 5 3.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.5 14 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 1 3
5 7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 1
10% 14% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
10.5 8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 16 10
5.5 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 7 5
Lovech Last season Sozopol
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
12 8   Won W   1 9
9 3   Drew D   6 12
15 7   Lost L   11 15
41 19   Scored S   15 40
42 13   Conceded C   33 56
92% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 86%
67% 50%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 78%
47% 39%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   56% 56%
19% 6%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   28% 28%
6% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   22% 19%
47% 22%   BTTS BTTS   56% 53%
28% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 28%
33% 44%   Failed to Score F T   39% 33%
 
3.7 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   3.2 3.8
4.8 3.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5.9 4.7
2.3 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 3.2
2 2   Red cards R C   2 3
 
8.5 11.3   Shots (avg) S (   6.4 6.5
3.4 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.3 2.5
30% 22%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 41%
 
8.8 7.3   Shots against (avg) S A   10.4 8.4
3.8 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.4 3.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dunav 2010 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 7
2 Strumska slava 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 7
3 Spartak Pleven 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 6
4 Levski Krumovgrad 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
5 Etar 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
6 Montana 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
7 Dobrudzha 1919 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 4
8 Vitosha Bistritsa 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -1 4
9 FK Minyor Pernik 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 3
10 CSKA 1948 Sofia II 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
11 Belasitsa 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 -1 3
12 Maritsa Plovdiv 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 6 -4 3
13 Yantra 1919 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
14 Sportist Svoge 3 0 2 1 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 2
15 Botev Plovdiv II 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
16 Ludogorets II 3 0 1 2 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 1
17 Lovech 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
18 Sozopol 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Septemvri Sofia 36 21 7 8 77 35 18 14 2 2 50 18 18 7 5 6 27 17 42 70
2 Spartak Varna 36 21 7 8 64 39 18 13 3 2 32 13 18 8 4 6 32 26 25 70
3 Hebar 1918 36 22 4 10 54 33 18 14 3 1 33 11 18 8 1 9 21 22 21 70
4 Etar 36 21 5 10 69 42 18 13 0 5 42 18 18 8 5 5 27 24 27 68
5 FK Minyor Pernik 36 18 9 9 50 35 18 12 4 2 32 13 18 6 5 7 18 22 15 63
6 Ludogorets II 36 18 7 11 70 48 18 12 4 2 44 18 18 6 3 9 26 30 22 61
7 Montana 36 15 13 8 39 31 18 8 7 3 17 12 18 7 6 5 22 19 8 58
8 Strumska slava 36 15 9 12 40 37 18 9 3 6 18 13 18 6 6 6 22 24 3 54
9 Maritsa Plovdiv 36 14 8 14 51 48 18 9 5 4 32 21 18 5 3 10 19 27 3 50
10 Sportist Svoge 36 13 9 14 38 46 18 5 7 6 19 23 18 8 2 8 19 23 -8 48
11 CSKA 1948 Sofia II 36 12 9 15 53 50 18 10 2 6 34 22 18 2 7 9 19 28 3 45
12 Lovech 36 12 9 15 41 42 18 8 3 7 19 13 18 4 6 8 22 29 -1 45
13 Dobrudzha 1919 36 11 12 13 39 45 18 6 6 6 25 22 18 5 6 7 14 23 -6 45
14 Yantra 1919 36 10 10 16 30 46 18 7 6 5 17 13 18 3 4 11 13 33 -16 40
15 Sozopol 36 9 12 15 40 56 18 8 6 4 25 23 18 1 6 11 15 33 -16 39
16 Botev Plovdiv II 36 8 14 14 34 47 18 7 8 3 25 17 18 1 6 11 9 30 -13 38
17 Marek 36 8 12 16 29 46 18 7 6 5 21 18 18 1 6 11 8 28 -17 36
18 Septemvri Simitli 36 8 9 19 41 68 18 5 5 8 27 29 18 3 4 11 14 39 -27 33
19 Levski Lom 36 1 5 30 12 77 18 0 5 13 8 34 18 1 0 17 4 43 -65 8
20 Neftohimik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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.