Match Report
The table read 14th (Balkan Botevgrad, 19 pts) against 10th (Lokomotiv Mezdra, 27 pts), 8 points apart. Lokomotiv Mezdra had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 10th in the table. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Balkan Botevgrad ran at 0.4 scored and 1.52 conceded, Lokomotiv Mezdra at 0.96 and 1.77.
The match was played at Stadion Hristo Botev in Botevgrad (capacity 13,128).


