- Cherno More Varna are unbeaten in 5 games (W3, D2).
- Cherno More Varna are undefeated away from home in Parva liga this season (W1, D2).
- Botev Vratsa have failed to win any of their last 3 home games against Cherno More Varna.
A clash of styles
PFK Botev Vratsa vs PFC Cherno More Varna prediction will be tough to beat again on Friday when Cherno More Varna travel to face Botev Vratsa in a key matchup between two sides with very different styles of play.
Since joining the club in September 2024, head coach Hristo Yanev has honed Botev Vratsa into a pragmatic, defensive-minded team who like to keep it compact, have low possession and hit opponents on the break. They are typical of the 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 formations that their head coach prefers and have had most joy when keeping things simple and playing with verticality.
This doesn’t always lead to pretty soccer, but Botev Vratsa have kept the scores low, conceding just once in 2 home Parva liga games to date and their form has been mixed with 1 win, 3 draws and just 1 loss from their last 5. Martin Petkov is their danger man, scoring 3 of their last 4 goals in the previous 5 matches.
Cherno More are the favourites
Ilian Iliev’s Cherno More Varna have been playing a similar brand of structured, possession-based soccer since 2017, with the full-backs providing width and the team pressing in an organised way when out of possession. Our PFK Botev Vratsa vs PFC Cherno More Varna preview highlights that they like to build play patiently from the back and can be very effective on the counter.
After 6 matches of the Parva liga 2025/2026 campaign, Botev Vratsa sit 7th with 7 points while Cherno More Varna are 5th with 12, meaning the visitors will be expected to get a good result on the road once more. Their recent form and head-to-head record back this theory with Cherno More unbeaten in 5 (W3, D2) and unbeaten away from home in Parva liga this campaign (W1, D2). This PFK Botev Vratsa vs PFC Cherno More Varna prediction is supported by their impressive run.
Cherno More’s away record appeals
Cherno More Varna are clear favorites for this game at 1.62, which is reasonable enough but we’ll take Botev Vratsa at 5.00. This PFK Botev Vratsa vs PFC Cherno More Varna prediction considers Botev Vratsa have had a tough time at home in Parva liga 2025/2026, picking up just 1 draw and 1 defeat from their 2 matches to date.
Cherno More Varna are in good form, winning 3-1 away to Spartak Varna and drawing 1-1 at home with Lokomotiv Plovdiv, and have 1 win and 1 draw from their last 2 away games. Cherno More Varna are the dominant side in the head-to-head, winning all of the last 5 meetings between these two in Parva liga, with the most recent encounter finishing 3-2 to Varna away from home in 2024/2025.
Cherno More are scoring an average of 1.33 goals per game on their travels in Parva liga, conceding just 0.67 per away game, and we feel that the under 2.5 goals bet is a solid option, with Botev Vratsa conceding just 1 goal in their 2 home Parva liga matches to date. For more details, our PFK Botev Vratsa vs PFC Cherno More Varna betting tips suggest backing a low-scoring outcome.
Georgi Lazarov has been on a scoring streak for Cherno More Varna of late, with 4 of the 10 goals they have scored in their last 5 matches coming via the striker’s boot.
