The First League match at Stadion Hristo Botev on Wednesday will see home team Botev play opponents Beroe Stara Zagora.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Botev v Beroe Stara Zagora can be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Botev
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Botev enter this fixture after a 1-1 First League draw vs Levski Sofia.
Aleksandar Kolev (51') scored for Levski Sofia.
Botev have not been in good attacking form in more recent games. Their sum of goals equals just 4 against opposing sides over the course of their last six outings. In those meetings, Botev have also seen the number of goals scored against them total 14. Despite that, it remains to be seen whether the trend will persist here in this match.
Taking a look at their past results, Botev:
- are unbeaten in the league by Beroe Stara Zagora in their previous 7 games.
- are without a home win in the past 5 league matches. That's never good.
Beroe Stara Zagora
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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Arda Kardzhali in First League competition, Beroe Stara Zagora will be aiming to make amends here.
Plamen Krachunov (31'), Tonislav Yordanov (59'), Borislav Tsonev (68') and Chinonso Offor (90') scored for Arda Kardzhali.
In as many as 5 out of the previous 6 clashes featuring Beroe Stara Zagora, at least three goals have gone in. The overall average number of goals per game during that time is 3.17, with the number of goals averaged by Beroe Stara Zagora equalling 1.33.
Heading into this contest, Beroe Stara Zagora are winless against Botev in away games against them for the last 8 league games. Very poor away form.
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Head to head
A review of past results between these clubs going back to 28/05/2022 shows that these encounters have not been good ones for Beroe Stara Zagora. Theyโve not managed to register any victories at all while Botev have been too good for them, beating them in 83% of those matches.
In all, 15 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 12 of them from The Canaries and 3 being from Zelenite. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.5.
The last league clash featuring these sides was First League match day 12 on 14/09/2024 and the score finished Beroe Stara Zagora 0-1 Botev.
The referee was Georgi Kabakov.
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Team News: Botev
There is just a single fitness concern for the Botev gaffer Duลกan Kerkez to be concerned with from of an almost fully healthy squad. Miroslav Marinov (Muscle fiber tear) will miss out.
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Team News: Beroe Stara Zagora
Thanks to a mainly full-strength group of players, there is only a single fitness worry for the Beroe Stara Zagora boss Josu Uribe to be concerned about. Stefan Gavrilov (Knee surgery) misses out for this game.
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Prediction
In our view, Beroe Stara Zagora are capable enough to score a goal against this Botev outfit, although that probably wonโt quite be as many as they will have scored against them.
We can see both teams to score in a 2-1 win for Botev by the conclusion of the game. Should be an interesting one.
Peter Guest,
23:05 01/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Botev
Formed: 1912
Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev (18,777)
Captain: Ivelin Popov
Chairman: Aleksey Kirichek
Manager: Duลกan Kerkez
Competitions: First League position 4, Bulgarian Supercup (Final)
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