Match Report
The table read 3rd (Botev Vratsa, 6 pts) against 1st (Tsarsko selo, 10 pts), 4 points apart. The last five rounds placed Botev Vratsa no better than 24th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Botev Vratsa 1.17 scored and 1.17 conceded per game, Tsarsko selo 1.17 and 0.33, with the league averaging 1.22.
Tsarsko selo had not lost in 5 games. Over the last five, Botev Vratsa had taken 4 of 15 points to Tsarsko selo's 11.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Botev Vratsa wins, 1 for Tsarsko selo, 2 draws, at 2.2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings.
Stadion Hristo Botev in Vratsa staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.