PFC Slavia Sofia

vs

PFC Montana 1921

Preview

Slavia Sofia

• Despite both teams being in poor form, Slavia Sofia are 2nd in the Parva Liga Relegation Group on 43 points from 34 games, while Montana 1921 are 8th on 23 points.
• Slavia Sofia have been in particularly poor form heading into this fixture, as they have only won 1 of their previous 5 games.

Montana 1921

Head-to-Head

• PFC Montana 1921 have never won at PFC Slavia Sofia, and the visitors have a poor record away from home.
• Atanas Atanasov, recently appointed at Montana 1921, has set up his team to defend deep and play on the counter-attack, using a five-man defensive line and low block to suffocate opponents.
• Slavia Sofia’s manager Ratko Dostanic prefers a more controlled 4-1-4-1 formation, which allows his players to build patiently, control the midfield and press selectively.
• However, in their last two meetings, Slavia Sofia have taken the win (W1, D1) and have a better record in the division this year.

Key Players

• The hosts have a player that is capable of unlocking the Montana 1921 defence on Friday, and that’s their central pivot, who dictates their entire midfield and orchestrates the majority of their play in the attacking third.
• A game where Slavia Sofia dominate the ball and control the game will test the patience of Montana 1921’s compact defensive line, but the side will look to exploit the home team on the quick counter or with their wing-backs surging forward in numbers when Slavia overcommit.

Betting Insights

• The odds on the Slavia Sofia win at 1.6 are simply too short for us to take them, but they are the clear favourites over Montana 1921, who are a massive 5.14 to win.
• We’re taking the Under 2.5 goals bet at 1.88 here as we feel that both teams have been struggling for goals in their previous matches.

Prediction