Botev Plovdiv (home)
- In the Parva liga 2025-2026 season, Botev Vratsa sit ninth with 31 points from 25 games while Botev Plovdiv sit 11th with 30 from the same number of matches.
- Lachezar Baltanov, head coach since February 2026, has introduced some new tactics and brought stability to Botev Plovdiv who come into this game looking to extend their unbeaten record at home to two games after consecutive home wins.
- Botev are a progressive, possession-based side that operate in a 4-2-3-1 formation and are very patient, trying to probe their way through sides and looking to speed up the game when they can.
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Home record this season:
- They have won four, drawn three and lost five of their 12 home matches in the league this season.
- Conceding 15 goals.
Botev Vratsa (away)
- Todor Simov has been Botev Vratsa head coach since September 2024 and has instilled a more pragmatic mindset upon his team.
- He has made Vratsa a tough team to break down by getting them to sit deep and being compact, allowing them to hit teams on the break with vertical attacks.
- Vratsa’s recent form is one win, three draws and one defeat from their last five games but they have been without a win in their last two away games (D1, L1).
- Vratsa have won three, drawn four and lost five of their 12 away matches this term, averaging 0.75 goals per game and conceding 1.17.
Head-to-Head
PFC Botev Plovdiv 1912 have won both of the last two Parva liga head-to-head matches with PFK Botev Vratsa, winning 2-1 away in the Parva liga five months ago.
Betting Insights
With neither side scoring too many goals or conceding too many, our play for this game will be Both Teams to Score - No at 1.68 .
Prediction
Plovdiv are the favorites to win this one at 1.76 and we’re supporting them to win to nil as a correct score bet, as Vratsa simply do not have enough of a goal threat to cause Plovdiv any issues away from home.
