Match Report
Spartak Varna, 4th on 37 points, faced a 16-point deficit to Botev Vratsa (1st, 53). Spartak Varna had been under-performing their position — 26th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Botev Vratsa were scoring 0.97 and conceding 0.86, Spartak Varna 0.95 and 1.54, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Botev Vratsa, 2 by Spartak Varna, 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 20% of the meetings.
Stadion Hristo Botev staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. N. Popov took charge of the match — our records show 74 games refereed with an average of 1.2 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, Botev Vratsa led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Botev Vratsa: Mitchy Ntelo (9'), Tamimou Ouorou (13') · Spartak Varna: Tsvetelin Chunchukov (70')
Key stats
Possession: Botev Vratsa 59% · Spartak Varna 41% · Total shots: 21-4 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 4-1