Botev Plovdiv host the first leg in this deciding Europa Conference League 2nd Qualifying Round game. APOEL will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Neo GSP before the return leg in 9 days.
These teams have little in common geographically as APOEL have to travel 1400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Botev Plovdiv and APOEL should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Botev Plovdiv form and stats
Botev Plovdiv have collected 0 points from their Parva Liga home games so far after 0-0-1.
Plovdiv lost their last game at Botev Vratsa after a 2-3 scoreline.
Ahead of that match, Botev Plovdiv lost 0-1 at home to Hebar 1918.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Botev Plovdiv, as the Parva Liga home game vs Arda is only three days away.
Early season league goal statistics from Botev Plovdiv's 1 home game: 0 goals, 1 conceded.
APOEL form and stats
APOEL play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Paphos.
It was a 1. Division defeat before that one as the away game against Paphos wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Sekulić 2 goals |
Botev Plovdiv missing players
APOEL missing players
| Botev Plovdiv | APOEL | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 27 | 19 | Scored | S | 24 | 39 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Conceded | C | 18 | 29 | ||
| 84% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 6.3 | ||
| 6 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 6 | 7 | ||
| 11.1 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 12 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.3 | ||
| 23% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 27% | ||
| 12.9 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 9.3 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ludogorets | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Cherno More | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Levski Sofia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Beroe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Hebar 1918 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Botev Vratsa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Slavia Sofia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | OFK Pirin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Botev Plovdiv | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 14 | Arda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 15 | Septemvri Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 16 | Spartak Varna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
