Game week two of the Vtora Liga season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Lovech - Sportist Svoge preview:
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Lovech form and stats
Last season, Lovech's league statistics were 9 wins, 12 draws and 9 losses, resulting in a 7th position in the Vtora Liga. Over these 30 matches they scored 36 goals and conceded 31. Playing at home last season Lovech managed 6-6-3 (win-draw-lost) with 23 goals and 17 conceded.
Lovech shared the glory with Botev Plovdiv II in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
Before that match, a win away at Yantra 1919.Lovech are traveling soon after this match as the Vtora Liga match at Montana awaits in four days.
Sportist Svoge form and stats
Let's have a look at how Sportist Svoge performed last season in the Vtora Liga: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 7 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 43 and conceded 36 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 3 and lost 6 with 17/24 goals scored/conceded.
The manager B. Kyosev was unhappy after their last game, a Vtora Liga match played at their home ground Gradski Stadion. Sportist suffered a 0-2 loss to Maritsa Plovdiv (placed 4th).
A 0-0 draw at Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa's stadium before that.After this away game Sportist return home for a Vtora Liga game against Dobrudzha 1919. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: one win for Lovech, one draw and one win for Sportist Svoge. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Lovech missing players
Sportist Svoge missing players
| Lovech | Sportist Svoge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Lovech | Last season | Sportist Svoge | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 36 | 23 | Scored | S | 17 | 43 | ||
| 31 | 17 | Conceded | C | 24 | 36 | ||
| 80% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 57% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 77% | ||
| 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 53% | ||
| 23% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 17% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 10% | ||
| 40% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 50% | ||
| 40% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 33% | ||
| 40% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 23% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.1 | 4 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 8.3 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | ||
| 30% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sozopol | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Spartak Varna | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Hebar 1918 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Maritsa Plovdiv | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Septemvri Simitli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Botev Plovdiv II | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Lovech | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Septemvri Sofia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Strumska slava | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | CSKA 1948 Sofia II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Etar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FK Minyor Pernik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Levski Lom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Ludogorets II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Montana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Marek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Neftohimik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Sportist Svoge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Yantra 1919 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Dobrudzha 1919 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 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 | OFK Pirin | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 40 | 65 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 35 | 62 |
| 3 | Septemvri Sofia | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 25 | 56 |
| 4 | Ludogorets II | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 50 |
| 5 | Sportist Svoge | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 49 |
| 6 | Hebar 1918 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 48 |
| 7 | Lovech | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | Sozopol | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -5 | 39 |
| 9 | FK Minyor Pernik | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -7 | 39 |
| 10 | Strumska slava | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 23 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | Yantra 1919 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -17 | 34 |
| 12 | Septemvri Simitli | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 26 | -8 | 33 |
| 13 | Kariana Erden | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -30 | 31 |
| 14 | Dobrudzha 1919 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 27 | -18 | 30 |
| 15 | Neftohimik | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 61 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 36 | -34 | 27 |
| 16 | Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 25 |
| 17 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |