Balkan Botevgrad v FK Minyor Pernik prediction · Third League

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BEFORE KICK-OFF

Match outcome probability (%)

Balkan BotevgradDrawFK Minyor Pernik

Our pre-match numbers · the line starts at kick-offKick-off 12:00

Before kick-off · Match result · FK Minyor Pernik 50%

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

FK Minyor Pernik are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Balkan Botevgrad 25%, draw 25%, FK Minyor Pernik 50%. Over 2.5 goals 45%, both teams to score 47%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 25 Oct 01:45 · locked at kick-off

Balkan Botevgrad win25%

Draw25%

FK Minyor Pernik win50%

Kick-offSAT 31 OCT · 12:00

RoundSouthwest · matchday 15

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Balkan Botevgrad

FK Minyor Pernik

7Days since last match7

Last match: 24 Oct · Third League - Southwest

2Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

Match statistics

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Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · fk minyor pernik winFirst published 25 Oct 01:45 · locked at kick-off

50% The market–

Us50%

We make FK Minyor Pernik a 50% chance to win. The model expects 1.0–1.5, and 0–1 is the single most likely score at 13%. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

What the number rests on

Our model

~~Expected goals · Balkan Botevgrad v FK Minyor Pernik~~0.97 – 1.52

~~Form · last six in Third League - Southwest this season · since 19 Sept~~W3 D1 L2 · W5 D1 L0

~~Table places · points 19 v 30~~7 v 1

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

Every market, from one calculation

Market	Us	Market	Gap
Balkan Botevgrad win	25%	–	–
Draw	25%	–	–
FK Minyor Pernik win	50%	–	–
Over 2.5 goals	45%	–	–
Both teams to score	47%	–	–
Over 1.5 goals	70%	–	–
Over 3.5 goals	24%	–	–
Balkan Botevgrad or draw	50%	–	–
Balkan Botevgrad clean sheet	23%	–	–
FK Minyor Pernik clean sheet	39%	–	–

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

Every scorelineMost likely 0–1 at 12.8%

0123450 8.7 12.8 9.6 5.0 2.0 1 8.0 11.6 8.7 4.4 2 4.0 5.8 4.2 2.1 3 2.0 4 5

under 2% 5% 12%+Balkan Botevgrad down, FK Minyor Pernik across0–5 goals a side shown (99.3% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

How we got to this number6 steps · in order

Our model

Rates each side's attack and defence from 1,834 Third League - Southwest matches up to 24 Oct 2026, weighting recent results more and allowing for home advantage.

Base rates

Context, not used by the model: Third League - Southwest matches have gone over 2.5 in 54.1% of games this season, across 109 played.

Head to head

Context, not used by the model: 2 previous meetings since 2021/22 in every competition we cover, 2.50 goals a meeting; 1 of 2 went over 2.5.

Home and away form

Balkan Botevgrad at home: 1.17 scored, 1.17 conceded a game (last 6). FK Minyor Pernik away: 1.50 scored, 0.00 conceded (last 6).

What the model expects

0.97 goals for Balkan Botevgrad, 1.52 for FK Minyor Pernik. Most likely score 0–1.

Not in these numbers yet

Line-ups, injuries and suspensions, and rest days are being measured in a test version of our model; they do not change these numbers. Weather and the referee are shown on the match page but not used.

Nothing here is written by hand. The model works from every result, as the first step says; the base rates, the head to head and the home and away form are context beside it, not inputs.

Head to head

2 meetings since 2021/22

~~Goals a meeting~~2.50

~~Over 2.5~~1 of 2

~~Both scored~~1 of 2

~~Last meetings~~BAL 0–1 FKM · FKM 3–1 BAL

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Third League - Southwest this season · since 19 Sept

BALKAN BOTEVGRAD

DWWWLL2–2 · 1–0 · 2–1 · 1–0 · 0–1 · 1–3

FK MINYOR PERNIK

WWWWWD2–0 · 2–0 · 5–1 · 2–0 · 3–0 · 0–0

The table

2026/27

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
1	FK Minyor Pernik	13	+21	30
2	Oborishte	12	+13	25
3	Bansko	11	+9	25
4	Kostinbrod	12	+10	21
5	Strumska Slava	11	+8	20
6	Septemvri Sofia II	12	+1	19
7	Balkan Botevgrad	13	−3	19
8	Slivnishki geroy	13	−1	18
9	Slavia Sofia II	12	+2	16
10	CSKA Sofia III	12	+2	16
11	Botev Ihtiman	11	+1	16
12	Septemvri Simitli	12	−4	14
13	Chavdar Etropole	13	−15	14
14	Levski Sofia II	12	−4	12
15	Belasitsa	13	−6	12
16	Natsional Sofia	12	−6	10
17	Kyustendil	11	−6	10
18	Pirin Razlog	13	−22	7