Beroe Stara Zagora
- Beroe Stara Zagora have picked up no wins, two draws and three defeats in their last five Parva liga matches.
- Beroe are 14th with 17 points from 21 games.
- Josu Uribe is officially the manager of Beroe, but Víctor Basadre has taken over in recent weeks and has changed the approach to a more proactive, attack-minded 4-2-3-1 system.
- Beroe will look to press high and play possession football in an attempt to control the game and force turnovers in their third of the field, but the change is still a work in progress as the players adapt to Basadre’s demanding high-tempo style.
- Beroe have won only two, drawn four and lost four of their 10 home Parva liga games this season, scoring only eight goals during that run.
- Beroe’s home form is a concern as they have no wins, one draw and two defeats in their last three at the Beroe Stadium.
Arda Kardzhali
- Arda Kardzhali have won two, drawn two and lost only one of their last five Parva liga matches.
- Arda sit ninth in the Parva liga table with 27 points from 21 games.
- There is little to separate them, but Arda enter this fixture in the stronger form with two wins, two draws and only one loss in their last five, including a 2-0 away win at Lokomotiv Plovdiv and a 2-1 home win over Slavia Sofia last time out.
- Aleksandar Tunchev’s Arda are a very different animal.
- Arda set up with a compact defensive shape and are disciplined in their midblock structure, looking to hit the hosts on the break with pace out wide or through their two strikers in a 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2 formation.
- Arda have conceded only 12 in 10 away from home, so they could have enough defensive discipline to shut down a Beroe side still working out their identity under Basadre.
Betting Insights
- Arda are the bookmaker’s favorites for Sunday’s clash at 2.07, with Beroe at 3.73 and a draw 3.1.
- Under 2.5 goals is heavily favored at 1.5, which makes sense given Arda’s defensive discipline and Beroe’s lack of confidence in attack.
Prediction
They are in poor form coming into this match, too, with no wins, two draws and three losses in their last five, so we are backing the visitors to nick a close one here .
