Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Rilski Sportist 1st with 80 points, Pirin Gotse Delchev 17th with 37, 43 apart. Pirin Gotse Delchev ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. Per game in the league, Pirin Gotse Delchev were scoring 1.26 and conceding 2.06, Rilski Sportist 1.71 and 0.68, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 3 for Pirin Gotse Delchev, 2 for Rilski Sportist and 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 83% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
Gradski stadion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,037. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.