Match Report
7th against 8th, but level on points: Spartak Varna and Septemvri Sofia both had 8. Scoring rates set the scale: Spartak Varna 1.29 scored and 1.86 conceded per game, Septemvri Sofia 0.88 and 1.63, with the league averaging 1.42.
Septemvri Sofia arrived off three straight defeats. Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Spartak Varna, 4/15 for Septemvri Sofia.
Across 8 recorded meetings, Spartak Varna have 3 wins to Septemvri Sofia's 4, with 1 draw, at 3 goals per meeting.
Stadion Spartak, capacity 6,000, hosted the game. S. Trenchev officiated: 35 games logged, averaging 1.3 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Septemvri Sofia: André Liberal (61')
Key stats
Possession: Spartak Varna 41% · Septemvri Sofia 59% · Total shots: 6-3 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 6-2