Match Report
11 points for Rodopa Smolyan (7th), 1 for Maritsa Plovdiv (17th): a 10-point gap. Rodopa Smolyan had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Rodopa Smolyan 1.86 scored and 1.71 conceded per game, Maritsa Plovdiv 0.57 and 2.14, with the league averaging 1.76.
Maritsa Plovdiv entered with five losses in a row.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Rodopa Smolyan 0, draws 2, Maritsa Plovdiv 3, at 3.8 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
Stadion Septemvri staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,100. Rodopa Smolyan led 5-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 5-3 full-time score.