Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Spartak Varna 3rd with 70 points, Botev Plovdiv II 14th with 41, 29 apart. The last five rounds placed Spartak Varna no better than 8th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Botev Plovdiv II ran at 0.97 scored and 1.3 conceded, Spartak Varna at 1.78 and 1.08.
Botev Plovdiv II's winless run stood at 5. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Botev Plovdiv II against 10/15 for Spartak Varna.
Nikola Shterev-Starika Complex in Plovdiv staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,700. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.