Vtora Liga match preview and statistics: Sportist Svoge fight Maritsa Plovdiv

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Competition: Bulgaria Vtora Liga
Competition: Sat 24.July
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Chavdar Tsvetkov

It's ground zero in Vtora Liga - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Sportist Svoge and Maritsa Plovdiv did in their pre-season friendlies!

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Maritsa Plovdiv have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 20-6-13 (win-draw-loss) from 39 matches.

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Sportist Svoge form and stats

Last season, Sportist Svoge's league statistics were 14 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the Vtora Liga. Over these 30 matches they scored 43 goals and conceded 36. Playing at home last season Sportist Svoge managed 8-4-3 (win-draw-lost) with 26 goals and 12 conceded.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Sportist Svoge, who have participated in four training matches. Sportist Svoge have won 2 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 1 game.

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Maritsa Plovdiv form and stats

A job perfectly done for Maritsa last season as they secured promotion from 3. League Southeast. With a grand total of 26 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 13 were in away matches.

Just as the home team, Maritsa Plovdiv have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 3 Maritsa wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.

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Sportist Svoge missing players

Maritsa Plovdiv missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sportist Svoge Maritsa Plovdiv
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
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%
0% 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% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Sportist Svoge Last season Maritsa Plovdiv
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   17 34
14 8   Won W   13 26
7 4   Drew D   2 5
9 3   Lost L   2 3
43 26   Scored S   41 79
36 12   Conceded C   19 26
93% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 94%
77% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 82%
53% 40%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   65% 50%
20% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   47% 35%
10% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   35% 24%
50% 53%   BTTS BTTS   59% 44%
33% 40%   Clean Sheets C S   41% 53%
23% 13%   Failed to Score F T   6% 9%
 
4 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   3.5 3.5
5.2 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   8 8
2.6 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 2
2 2   Red cards R C   0 0
 
9.6 10.4   Shots (avg) S (   0 0
3.9 4.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   0 0
40% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   0% 0%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Botev Plovdiv II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 CSKA 1948 Sofia II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Dobrudzha 1919 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Etar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FK Minyor Pernik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hebar 1918 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Levski Lom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Lovech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Ludogorets II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Marek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Maritsa Plovdiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Montana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Neftohimik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Septemvri Simitli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Septemvri Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sozopol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Spartak Varna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sportist Svoge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Strumska slava 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Yantra 1919 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
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 Zagorets 34 26 5 3 87 22 17 15 1 1 54 10 17 11 4 2 33 12 65 83
2 Maritsa Plovdiv 34 26 5 3 79 26 17 13 3 1 38 7 17 13 2 2 41 19 53 83
3 Chernomorets 1919 Burgas 34 25 6 3 78 22 17 14 3 0 46 8 17 11 3 3 32 14 56 81
4 Rozova dolina 34 18 8 8 66 47 17 11 5 1 45 18 17 7 3 7 21 29 19 62
5 Gigant Saedinenie 34 16 8 10 53 30 17 11 3 3 34 9 17 5 5 7 19 21 23 56
6 Atletik Kuklen 34 16 4 14 41 35 17 10 2 5 23 13 17 6 2 9 18 22 6 52
7 Dimitrovgrad 34 13 8 13 38 40 17 10 2 5 22 12 17 3 6 8 16 28 -2 47
8 Levski Karlovo 34 14 5 15 47 55 17 9 4 4 24 13 17 5 1 11 23 42 -8 47
9 Rodopa Smolyan 34 13 7 14 58 43 17 9 2 6 40 17 17 4 5 8 18 26 15 46
10 Izvor Gorski izvor 34 11 12 11 43 35 17 8 8 1 28 14 17 3 4 10 15 21 8 45
11 Borislav 2009 34 12 7 15 50 45 17 8 3 6 32 18 17 4 4 9 18 27 5 43
12 Haskovo 34 11 7 16 31 41 17 6 4 7 20 18 17 5 3 9 11 23 -10 40
13 Sokol Markovo 34 11 5 18 44 69 17 9 2 6 29 29 17 2 3 12 15 40 -25 38
14 Karnobat 34 10 7 17 35 58 17 8 3 6 22 22 17 2 4 11 13 36 -23 37
15 Yambol 1915 34 8 9 17 29 52 17 5 4 8 17 22 17 3 5 9 12 30 -23 33
16 Nesebar 34 8 9 17 41 68 17 6 5 6 31 24 17 2 4 11 10 44 -27 33
17 Spartak Plovdiv 34 8 6 20 35 58 17 3 5 9 17 25 17 5 1 11 18 33 -23 30
18 Vereya 34 1 0 33 22 131 17 0 0 17 11 65 17 1 0 16 11 66 -109 3

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Botev Plovdiv II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 CSKA 1948 Sofia II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Dobrudzha 1919 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Etar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FK Minyor Pernik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hebar 1918 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Levski Lom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Lovech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Ludogorets II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Marek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Maritsa Plovdiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Montana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Neftohimik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Septemvri Simitli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Septemvri Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sozopol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Spartak Varna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sportist Svoge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Strumska slava 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Yantra 1919 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.