Botev Vratsa vs Tsarsko Selo Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Botev Vratsa

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Botev Vratsa enter this fixture coming off the back of a 1-1 First League draw versus Lokomotiv Sofia.

In that game, Botev Vratsa managed 52% possession and 7 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer for Botev Vratsa was Diego Ferraresso (33'). On the other side, Lokomotiv Sofia got 13 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Dimitar Mitkov (18') was the scorer for Lokomotiv Sofia.

Botev Vratsa have found it difficult to unlock defences of late. Their sum of goals stands at just 4 against opposition teams over their previous six matches. In those meetings, Botev Vratsa have also seen the number of goals scored against them total 10. We will have to see if that trend will be continued on here.

Tsarsko Selo

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Tsarsko Selo will go into this encounter following a 3-0 First League win with the eclipse of Pirin in their last game.

In that game, Tsarsko Selo had 37% possession and 10 shots at goal with 6 on target. For Tsarsko Selo, goals were scored by Ventsislav Hristov (11', 21') and Redi Kasa (69'). Pirin got 6 attempts at goal with 2 on target.

A succession of steadfast displays from the Tsarsko Selo defensive players has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 3 from their previous 6 fixtures overall. In that period, their own attack force has managed to score 8.

Coming into this fixture, Tsarsko Selo have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches away from home.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their prior head to head meetings dating back to 09/07/2020 shows that Botev Vratsa have won 3 of them and Tsarsko Selo 1, with the number of drawn games standing at 2.

14 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 8 from Vratsa and 6 belonging to The Kings. The average goals per game has been 2.33.

The previous league meeting featuring these sides was First League match day 2 on 25/04/2022 when it ended Tsarsko Selo 1-1 Botev Vratsa.

On that occasion, Tsarsko Selo managed 63% possession and 10 shots at goal with 1 on target. Their only player to score was Ventsislav Hristov (91').

At the other end, Botev Vratsa had 7 shots on goal with 5 on target. Brayan Perea (3') was the scorer.

The referee was Ivo Andreev.

📰 Team News: Botev Vratsa

Hristian Petkov (Ankle Injury) and Miroslav Marinov (Ankle Injury) will not be taking part for Botev Vratsa gaffer Ivaylo Dimitrov. Federico Barrios will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

We think that Botev Vratsa will probably use a 3-5-2 formation this time, utilising Krasimir Kostov, Diego Ferraresso, Antonio Georgiev, Luiz Felipe, Valeri Hristov, Yulian Nenov, Chavdar Ivaylov, Stefan Gavrilov, Martin Nikolov, Krasimir Todorov and Brayan Perea.

📰 Team News: Tsarsko Selo

Thanks to a completely injury-free group to pick from, the Tsarsko Selo boss Stefano Maccoppi has zero fitness worries to report coming into this clash.

There’s a good chance that The Kings will likely utilise a 4-1-4-1 lineup using Khadim Ndiaye, Nikolay Nikolaev, Alessandro Coppola, Martin Kavdanski, Sedrick Kalombo, Pierre Desire Zebli, Redi Kasa, Davide Vitturini, Valentino Pugliese, Lucas Martins and Ventsislav Hristov.

🔮 Prediction

Our thinking is that Tsarsko Selo and Botev Vratsa could both well score here although it’s hard to see a clear-cut winner.

A draw is a real possibility, as we are expecting there to be little between them. That is why we are leaning toward a tight encounter with a 1-1 score draw at the end of this one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 23:57 11/05/2022