Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Spartak Plovdiv 7th with 65 points, Vereya 20th with 6, 59 apart. Vereya's recent output outran their position: 12th on form over five rounds, 20th in the table. Per game in the league, Vereya were scoring 0.63 and conceding 4.29, Spartak Plovdiv 1.92 and 1.13, against a competition average of 1.48 goals per team per game.
Vereya entered with 15 losses in a row. From the last five rounds, Vereya held 0 points of 15 and Spartak Plovdiv 7.
The venue was Trace Arena in Stara Zagora, with room for 3,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, Spartak Plovdiv led 4-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 1-8.