Match Report
2 points and 4 places separated them: Etar 8th with 11, Rilski Sportist 12th with 9. Recent form flatters Rilski Sportist's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 12th. Scoring rates set the scale: Etar 1.86 scored and 1.57 conceded per game, Rilski Sportist 1 and 1, with the league averaging 1.28.
Etar entered with six wins in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Etar had taken 15 of 15 points to Rilski Sportist's 4.
The match was played at Stadion Ivailo (capacity 17,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Etar led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Etar: A. Pemperski (13') · Rilski Sportist: Iliya Dimitrov (87')
Key stats
Possession: Etar 57% · Rilski Sportist 43% · Total shots: 12-10 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 6-5