Match Report
In the standings it was Cherno More 13th on 4 points, Spartak Varna 7th on 9 — separated by 5. Spartak Varna had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Cherno More ran at 1 scored and 2.13 conceded, Spartak Varna at 1.25 and 1.75.
Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Cherno More. Spartak Varna had not lost in 6 games.
5 meetings are on record — 3 won by Cherno More, 0 by Spartak Varna, 2 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host.
The venue was Stadion Ticha, with room for 6,250 spectators. The referee was D. Draganov, with 52 matches in our database and 1.5 yellows per game on average. Spartak Varna led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Spartak Varna: Angel Granchov (33'), Georg Stojanovski (88'), Ricardo Sousa (90')
Key stats
Possession: Cherno More 64% · Spartak Varna 36% · Total shots: 14-8 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 9-1