This Treta Liga - YZ meeting pits FC Balkan 1929 Botevgrad against FC Septemvri Simitli. CheckLive has not named a favourite here, which suggests the sides are rated very closely; a draw is a realistic outcome. League points are at stake, and both teams will be keen to build some momentum.
FC Balkan 1929 Botevgrad have had an uneven run: they lost 0-2 to FK Strumska Slava Radomir, beat PFC Slavia 1913 II Sofia 1-0, lost 2-3 to OFC Lokomotiv Mezdra twice, and won 2-0 against FC Bansko Team Bansko. FC Septemvri Simitli are in better form, unbeaten in five: a 2-0 win over OFC Kostinbrod 2012 Kostinbrod, draws with FC National Sofia and FK Strumska Slava Radomir, and successive 2-0 wins over FC Kyustendil.
Head-to-head, the record favours FC Balkan: four wins and two draws from eight meetings, with two losses. The most recent encounter, in the Treta Liga, ended 1-0 to FC Balkan. Septemvri's recent solidity suggests this could be tighter than that record implies; the key is whether Balkan can turn their home advantage into goals against a side that has not lost in five.
