Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Arda 2nd with 54 points, Spartak Varna 4th with 37, 17 apart. On recent form Spartak Varna sat only 26th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Arda 1.17 scored and 0.94 conceded per game, Spartak Varna 0.95 and 1.54, with the league averaging 1.16.
Level finishes had become the habit for Spartak Varna: three in a row.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 1 for Arda, 2 for Spartak Varna and 1 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. 75% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Arena Arda (capacity 15,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Arda: Antonio Vutov (56')
Key stats
Possession: Arda 70% · Spartak Varna 30% · Total shots: 15-4 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 5-0