Botev Vratsa will be hoping for a better result following a 2-0 First League defeat last time out to Botev.
Dylan Mertens (39\') and Antonio Perera (63\') scored for Botev.
Over their prior 6 fixtures, Hristo Yanev\'s Botev Vratsa have netted a total of 6 times resulting in an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.
Their previous form shows that Botev Vratsa:
have not won against Etar Veliko Tarnovo in their previous 2 league matches.
are undefeated in their previous 2 league matches at home.
Last time out, Etar Veliko Tarnovo drew 0-0 in the First League tie with Krumovgrad.
The strike force from Etar Veliko Tarnovo have made hard work of scoring goals in their past 6 games, contributing the poor return of just 3. In those matches, The Boyans have also seen the overall goal aggregate against them equal 12.
Heading into this contest, Etar Veliko Tarnovo have not won away from home in their last 10 league matches. Their travelling support will be needed here, for sure.
Head to head
Looking over their most recent head to head meetings going back to 02/11/2020 shows that Botev Vratsa have won 3 of these games & Etar Veliko Tarnovo 2, with the number of draws being 1.
An aggregate of 18 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 11 for Vratsa and 7 for The Boyans. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.
The previous league fixture featuring the two was First League match day 15 on 25/10/2023 and the score finished Etar Veliko Tarnovo 2-1 Botev Vratsa.
The match was refereed by Krasen Georgiev.
Team News: Botev Vratsa
There is just a single fitness concern for the Botev Vratsa gaffer Hristo Yanev to be concerned with from an otherwise complete set of players. Federico Barrios (Adductor injury) will miss out.
Team News: Etar Veliko Tarnovo
Thanks to a completely healthy group to choose from, the Etar Veliko Tarnovo boss Svetoslav Petrov doesn’t have any fitness concerns at all coming into this clash.
Prediction
Our feeling is that Botev Vratsa should score a couple of goals when they face Etar Veliko Tarnovo, who could well struggle to find the back of the net.
We’re therefore anticipating a comfortable 2-0 winning score for Botev Vratsa come full-time.
