With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Maritsa Plovdiv fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Lovech.
- All of Maritsa Plovdiv's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Lovech have yet to win a game away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Maritsa Plovdiv's stadium, Stadion Maritsa, has a artifical turf surface. Lovech have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Lovech when playing on artifical turf; 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from three matches. They have scored 4 goals in these games and conceded 5.
Maritsa Plovdiv form and stats
1-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Vtora Liga numbers at home for Maritsa Plovdiv so far this season. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Maritsa to get some points in this home game.
Maritsa Plovdiv manager N. Dimitrov and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Dunav 2010 (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties) in the Bulgarian Cup.
A Vtora Liga defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Marek.The manager N. Dimitrov will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Dobrudzha 1919 in only four days.
Goals are plentiful at Stadion Maritsa in the league this season as Maritsa has scored 8 goals here in 3 home games. Maritsa Plovdiv are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (7 from 3 played).
Lovech form and stats
0-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lovech in their Vtora Liga matches away. Lovech has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Lovech are travelling again after losing away to Levski Krumovgrad in their previous match (0-1).
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs CSKA 1948 Sofia II.Lovech have another fixture that requires travelling in just four days, a Vtora Liga game vs Marek. A demanding fixture list for the visitors!
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Lovech as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. Lovech have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Maritsa Plovdiv zero wins, one draw and Lovech one victory. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Tonev 8 goals | V. Marchev 2 goals |  M. Ivanov Papazov 2 goals |
Maritsa Plovdiv missing players
Lovech missing players
| Maritsa Plovdiv | Lovech | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 67% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 38% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 4.6 | 5 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 2 | 3.9 |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 7 | 5.2 |
| 2.1 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 3 | 6.9 |
| 3.8 | 5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 57% | 53% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 75% | 21% |
- All of Maritsa Plovdiv's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Lovech have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Lovech have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Lovech have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lovech have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Lovech have yet to win a game away.
- Lovech haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Maritsa Plovdiv have scored more than double the goals of Lovech.
- Maritsa Plovdiv 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 | Hebar 1918 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| 2 | FK Minyor Pernik | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Spartak Varna | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Strumska slava | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Etar | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | Septemvri Sofia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | Maritsa Plovdiv | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Ludogorets II | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Botev Plovdiv II | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Septemvri Simitli | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Marek | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Sozopol | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | CSKA 1948 Sofia II | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Montana | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 15 | Sportist Svoge | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Lovech | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | Dobrudzha 1919 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 5 |
| 18 | Levski Lom | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -10 | 4 |
| 19 | Neftohimik | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | -14 | 4 |
| 20 | Yantra 1919 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 3 |