Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Cherno More 3rd with 54 points, Septemvri Sofia 5th with 36, 18 apart. Cherno More ranked just 26th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Septemvri Sofia ran at 0.86 scored and 1.73 conceded, Cherno More at 1.11 and 0.94.
Cherno More had not won in 5 games.
5 meetings are on record — 0 won by Septemvri Sofia, 4 by Cherno More, 1 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Stadion Vitosha (capacity 22,000). Cherno More led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cherno More: Celso Sidney (18'), Vasil Panayotov (48'), Jorge Padilla (66')
Key stats
Possession: Septemvri Sofia 50% · Cherno More 50% · Total shots: 8-8 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 3-2