Preview: Strumska slava expected to overcome Botev Plovdiv II at Gradski stadion

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Competition: Bulgaria Vtora Liga
Competition: Sun 31.October
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Gradski stadion (5000 seats)

The football year has been a rollercoaster for these participants so far, loss and gain giving mid-table positions so far. Clear the decks for Strumska slava - Botev Plovdiv II!

Insights:
  • Strumska slava have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Vtora Liga
  • Botev Plovdiv II have yet to win a game away.

This has all the signs of an engrossing game with lots of fun and bustle as both sides are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

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Strumska slava form and stats

When playing at home in the Vtora Liga, Strumska slava have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 7 games.

An away draw last time out for Strumska slava, facing Sozopol in a game that ended 1-1.

Preceding that match was the home game against Etar that was lost 1-4.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Strumska matches with similar probabilities have ended with three wins, one draw and zero defeats (from four games).

Strumska slava are traveling soon after this match as the Vtora Liga match at Sportist Svoge awaits in four days.

Strumska has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. From these home matches, Strumska slava have conceded only 6 goals.

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Botev Plovdiv II form and stats

There's been little loot from Botev Plovdiv II's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 6 away games in the Vtora Liga. Botev Plovdiv II only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Plovdiv are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

The supporters enjoyed Plovdiv's previous game versus Neftohimik (placed 20th), a Vtora Liga 2-1 win played at home. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager S. Stoyanov when D. Gichev scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute.

A 0-1 defeat away at Montana before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Septemvri Sofia in just three days.

Plovdiv are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 6 games (in the league). Botev Plovdiv II have conceded 12 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Strumska slavaB. Nikolov
B. Nikolov
5 goals
StrumskaA. Asparuhov
A. Asparuhov
4 goals
Botev Plovdiv III. Kostadinov Vasilev
I. Kostadinov Vasilev
4 goals

Strumska slava missing players

Botev Plovdiv II missing players

Strumska slava Botev Plovdiv II
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 7 1 Played P 2 6 14
7 4 1 Won W 0 0 4
3 1 0 Drew D 0 3 5
4 2 0 Lost L 2 3 5
17 7 1 Scored S 1 7 16
16 6 0 Conceded C 5 12 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
64% 43% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 64%
36% 14% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 36%
21% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 21%
14% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 33% 14%
50% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 50%
36% 57% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 21%
14% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 29%
 
4.5 5.7 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3 3.9
4.4 4.3 8 Corners against (avg) C A 9.5 8.7 5.6
2.5 3.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.2 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.4 7 8 Shots (avg) S ( 1 4.2 4.9
3.4 3.2 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.5 1.8 2.3
36% 32% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 64% 50%
Key stats in Vtora Liga this season:
  • Botev Plovdiv II have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Botev Plovdiv II have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Botev Plovdiv II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Botev Plovdiv II have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Botev Plovdiv II have yet to win a game away.
  • Botev Plovdiv II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Strumska slava have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Vtora Liga
  • Strumska slava have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Strumska slava 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 Etar 14 11 1 2 41 14 8 7 0 1 28 6 6 4 1 1 13 8 27 34
2 Hebar 1918 15 11 1 3 28 11 7 6 1 0 18 4 8 5 0 3 10 7 17 34
3 FK Minyor Pernik 14 8 5 1 23 12 8 5 3 0 16 7 6 3 2 1 7 5 11 29
4 Spartak Varna 14 8 3 3 24 17 6 5 1 0 10 4 8 3 2 3 14 13 7 27
5 Septemvri Sofia 14 8 1 5 29 16 6 5 0 1 20 7 8 3 1 4 9 9 13 25
6 Ludogorets II 14 7 3 4 31 22 7 5 1 1 18 7 7 2 2 3 13 15 9 24
7 Maritsa Plovdiv 14 7 3 4 29 23 6 3 2 1 15 10 8 4 1 3 14 13 6 24
8 Strumska slava 14 7 3 4 17 16 7 4 1 2 7 6 7 3 2 2 10 10 1 24
9 Montana 15 6 4 5 15 15 8 4 2 2 8 6 7 2 2 3 7 9 0 22
10 Sportist Svoge 15 7 1 7 13 18 8 2 1 5 7 11 7 5 0 2 6 7 -5 22
11 Sozopol 14 4 6 4 15 13 8 4 3 1 12 6 6 0 3 3 3 7 2 18
12 CSKA 1948 Sofia II 14 5 3 6 17 20 6 4 0 2 13 10 8 1 3 4 4 10 -3 18
13 Botev Plovdiv II 14 4 5 5 16 18 8 4 2 2 9 6 6 0 3 3 7 12 -2 17
14 Lovech 15 3 6 6 13 14 7 2 2 3 5 4 8 1 4 3 8 10 -1 15
15 Dobrudzha 1919 15 3 4 8 13 23 7 1 2 4 8 10 8 2 2 4 5 13 -10 13
16 Yantra 1919 15 3 4 8 10 20 8 3 2 3 4 4 7 0 2 5 6 16 -10 13
17 Marek 15 2 7 6 8 18 7 2 4 1 6 5 8 0 3 5 2 13 -10 13
18 Septemvri Simitli 15 3 4 8 19 32 8 2 3 3 13 13 7 1 1 5 6 19 -13 13
19 Levski Lom 13 2 1 10 8 23 6 1 1 4 5 8 7 1 0 6 3 15 -15 7
20 Neftohimik 15 1 3 11 12 36 8 1 3 4 10 15 7 0 0 7 2 21 -24 6

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.