Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Spartak Varna (1st, 72 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Spartak Pleven (10th, 45 pts). The last five rounds placed Spartak Pleven no better than 14th for form, against 10th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Spartak Varna 1.76 scored and 0.82 conceded per game, Spartak Pleven 0.85 and 0.94, with the league averaging 1.08.
Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Spartak Varna, 4/15 for Spartak Pleven.
The venue was Stadion Lokomotiv in Varna, with room for 15,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Spartak Varna led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.


