Pirin will do battle with visiting team Botev Vratsa at Stadion Hristo Botev in the First League meeting on Friday.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Pirin v Botev Vratsa game - along with the latest match odds.
Pirin go into this match coming off the back of a 0-0 First League drawn game 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 will come into the meeting following a 2-0 First League win with the defeat of Etar Veliko Tarnovo in their previous match.
The only player to score from Botev Vratsa was Martin Smolenski (32'). Josecarlos Van Rankin (94' Own goal) scored 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.
Looking over their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 21/05/2022 shows us that Pirin have won 3 of them & Botev Vratsa 2, with the number of drawn games standing at 1.
17 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 9 from Orletata and 8 being from Vratsa. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.83.
The previous league encounter between these clubs was First League match day 22 on 23/02/2024 when it finished Botev Vratsa 1-2 Pirin.
In that game, Botev Vratsa had 57% possession and 12 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Lassana N'Diaye (89').
For their opponents, Pirin had 10 shots at goal with 7 on target. Danylo Polonskyi (29') and Hugo Komano (68') scored.
The match was refereed by Kristiyan Kolev.
Aymen Souda (unknown injury) and Ilian Kostov (unknown injury) won’t be able to feature for Pirin boss Oleksandr Babych.
Out of a mainly available group, there is only the lone fitness worry for the Botev Vratsa gaffer Hristo Yanev to be concerned about. Federico Barrios (Adductor injury) won’t be in action.
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, 18:07 24/04/2024
⚽️ 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.
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Pirin |
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Botev Vratsa |
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Botev Vratsa |
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Pirin |
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Botev Vratsa |
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Botev Vratsa |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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| 1 |
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30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 75 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
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30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 63 | WLWLW |
| 3 |
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30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 62 | DWLWD |
| 4 |
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30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 55 | LWWDD |
| 5 |
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30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 54 | WLLLW |
| 6 |
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30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 44 | DWDDW |
| 7 |
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30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 44 | DWDWW |
| 8 |
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30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 43 | DDLWD |
| 9 |
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30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 39 | DLWLL |
| 10 |
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30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -17 | 33 | LDLWL |
| 11 |
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30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -18 | 33 | WLLDL |
| 12 |
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30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -18 | 30 | WDLWD |
| 13 |
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30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -12 | 30 | LLWLL |
| 14 |
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30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | -34 | 28 | LLWLL |
| 15 |
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30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -31 | 22 | WDDLW |
| 16 |
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30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | -39 | 14 | LWLDL |
| Pirin |
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Cherno More Varna |
| CSKA Sofia |
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Pirin |
| Pirin |
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Ludogorets Razgrad |
| Slavia Sofia |
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Pirin |
| Pirin |
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Etar Veliko Tarnovo |
| Krumovgrad |
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Pirin |
| Botev Vratsa |
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Etar Veliko Tarnovo |
| Botev |
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Botev Vratsa |
| Botev Vratsa |
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Krumovgrad |
| CSKA 1948 |
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Botev Vratsa |
| Botev Vratsa |
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Hebar Pazardzhik |
| Beroe Stara Zagora |
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Botev Vratsa |
| Pirin |
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Cherno More Varna |
| Pirin |
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Ludogorets Razgrad |
| Pirin |
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Etar Veliko Tarnovo |
| Pirin |
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Hebar Pazardzhik |
| Pirin |
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Levski Sofia |
| Pirin |
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Lokomotiv Sofia |
| Botev |
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Botev Vratsa |
| CSKA 1948 |
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Botev Vratsa |
| Beroe Stara Zagora |
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Botev Vratsa |
| Cherno More Varna |
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Botev Vratsa |
| CSKA Sofia |
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Botev Vratsa |
| Ludogorets Razgrad |
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Botev Vratsa |
| Goals scored | 0.7 |
| Goals conceded | 1.1 |
| Time first goal scored | 42 |
| Time first goal conceded | 53 |
| Yellow cards | 2.7 |
| Red cards | 0.2 |
| Subs used | 3.7 |
| Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
| Goals scored | 0.4 |
| Goals conceded | 1.9 |
| Time first goal scored | 58 |
| Time first goal conceded | 33 |
| Yellow cards | 3.7 |
| Red cards | 0.1 |
| Subs used | 4.5 |
| Biggest victory | 1-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
| Hugo Komano | 4 |
| Aymen Souda | 3 |
| Ivan Tasev | 3 |
| Boris Tyutyukov | 3 |
| Ventsislav Bengyuzov | 2 |
| Brayan Perea | 6 |
| Daniel Genov | 3 |
| Boubacar Traorè | 3 |
| Marco Majouga | 2 |
| Jean-Pierre Da Sylva | 1 |
| Pirin |
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Botev Vratsa |
| Beroe Stara Zagora |
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Pirin |
| Pirin |
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Etar Veliko Tarnovo |
| Pirin |
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Hebar Pazardzhik |
| Lokomotiv Sofia |
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Pirin |
| Pirin |
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Botev Vratsa |
| Botev Vratsa |
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Hebar Pazardzhik |
| Lokomotiv Sofia |
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Botev Vratsa |
| Etar Veliko Tarnovo |
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Botev Vratsa |
| Botev Vratsa |
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Beroe Stara Zagora |
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