Match Report
In the standings it was Atletik Kuklen 14th on 42 points, Rodopa Smolyan 12th on 47 — separated by 5. The last five rounds placed Rodopa Smolyan 7th in the league for form — higher than their 12th in the standings. Per game in the league, Atletik Kuklen were scoring 1.19 and conceding 2.17, Rodopa Smolyan 1.42 and 1.89, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
5 matches unbeaten backed Atletik Kuklen's arrival, having scored in 11 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Atletik Kuklen 13/15, Rodopa Smolyan 4/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Atletik Kuklen wins, 2 for Rodopa Smolyan, 1 draw, at 3 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 83% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Stadion Kuklen in Kuklen, capacity 1,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rodopa Smolyan led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.