About Match
Etar go into the game 11th in the table on 14 points; Spartak Pleven sit 13th on 13 — a 1-point gap. Recent form tells a different story for Etar: only 15th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 11th. In league terms the two rates read 1.7/1.9 for Etar and 1.1/1.9 for Spartak Pleven (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.38. A win here leaves Etar on 17 points and up to 5th, other results permitting.
8 meetings are on record — 2 won by Etar, 2 by Spartak Pleven, 4 drawn, at 1.88 goals per meeting.
Stadion Ivailo in Veliko Târnovo stages the fixture, a ground that holds 17,000.