Pirin meet away team Botev Vratsa at Stadion Hristo Botev in this First League clash on Friday.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Pirin v Botev Vratsa can be seen below including the latest game odds.
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Form Guide
Pirin
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Pirin will play in this fixture after a 0-0 First League drawn result vs Cherno More Varna.
In their preceding six games, Oleksandr Babych's Pirin have hit the target 6 times, with that being an average number of goals scored per match of 1.
Botev Vratsa
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Botev Vratsa will come into the clash following a 2-0 First League win over Etar Veliko Tarnovo in their last game.
The only player to score from Botev Vratsa was Martin Smolenski (32'). Josecarlos Van Rankin (94' Own goal) was the scorer for Etar Veliko Tarnovo.
During their six previous matches, Hristo Yanev's Botev Vratsa have managed to stick the ball in the net a total of 7 times thus earning them the goals scored per game average of 1.17.
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Head to head
Looking at their most recent head to head clashes going back to 21/05/2022 shows that Pirin have won 3 of these games & Botev Vratsa 2, with the number of draws standing at 1.
A sum of 17 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 from Orletata and 8 being from Vratsa. That’s an average goals per game of 2.83.
The previous league contest between these clubs was First League match day 22 on 23/02/2024 when it ended Botev Vratsa 1-2 Pirin.
In that match, Botev Vratsa managed 57% possession and 12 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. The scorer was Lassana N'Diaye (89').
Pirin had 10 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Danylo Polonskyi (29') and Hugo Komano (68') scored.
The referee was Kristiyan Kolev.
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Team News: Pirin
Aymen Souda (unknown injury) and Ilian Kostov (unknown injury) will not be able to play for Pirin boss Oleksandr Babych.
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Team News: Botev Vratsa
From a largely healthy group of players, there is only the lone fitness problem for the Botev Vratsa manager Hristo Yanev to contend with. Federico Barrios (Adductor injury) won’t be in action.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Botev Vratsa have the firepower to break down this Pirin lineup, although that probably won’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
We are anticipating a 2-1 winning margin for Pirin at full-time. Should be a good one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins,
04:20 25/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Pirin
Formed: 1922
Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev (7,500)
Captain: Aleksandar Dyulgerov
Chairman: Petar Zanev
Manager: Oleksandr Babych
Competitions: First League position 12
⭐ Key Player: Aymen Souda
Typically deployed in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Aymen Souda was born in Nice, France. After having made a senior debut playing for Dunărea Călărași in the 2018 - 2019 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has scored 3 league goals in this First League 2023 - 2024 campaign to date from a total of 16 appearances.