Match Report
Maritsa Plovdiv went into the game 17th in the table on 1 points; Zagorets sat 7th on 7 — a 6-point gap. Per game in the league, Maritsa Plovdiv were scoring 0.25 and conceding 1.75, Zagorets 1.5 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.74 goals per team per game.
Zagorets entered with three losses in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
8 meetings are on record — 6 won by Maritsa Plovdiv, 1 by Zagorets, 1 drawn, at 4.13 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 63% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 63% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 63%. 5.2 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 4.13.
Sporten kompleks Botev 1912, capacity 18,700, hosted the game.