The gaffer Tunchev looks to encourage Arda triumph against Spartak Varna

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Mon 06.March
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Lokomotiv (13000 seats)

A total of 21 rounds of fixtures have been played and Arda are 20 points ahead of Spartak Varna. Who wins?

Insights:
  • Arda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Spartak Varna have the most conceded goals (41) in First League

Both contenders have had adequate rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's aim for an active fixture!

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Arda form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadion Lokomotiv as Arda have scored 16 goals to get 20 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the First League are 6-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadion Lokomotiv.

Arda are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus CSKA 1948 Sofia. The first loss after going unbeaten in three league games.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Lokomotiv Plovdiv in a game that was won 5-0.

A decent goal production from Arda in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 10 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Arda are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Lokomotiv in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches.

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Spartak Varna form and stats

Spartak Varna have only collected 3 points from their away games in the First League, after 0-3-7 (10 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

Spartak Varna had fun at their own home (Stadion Lokomotiv) last time out, beating Botev Vratsa 2-1. Yordanov and Mário scored. Eureka; their first win in the league after nine rounds not winning.

A 0-0 draw at Hebar 1918's stadium before that.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Spartak Varna as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. The Spartak manager Dimitrov has some worries about the defense as 25 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

This was the scoreline when the squads played each other earlier this campaign; Spartak Varna - Arda 1-3. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: two - zero - zero (Arda wins - draws - Spartak Varna wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ArdaL. N'Diaye
L. N'Diaye
5 goals
ArdaS. Kovachev
S. Kovachev
3 goals
ArdaI. Tilev
I. Tilev
3 goals

Arda missing players

Spartak Varna missing players

Arda Spartak Varna
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 4 Played P 3 10 21
9 6 3 Won W 0 0 2
5 2 1 Drew D 1 3 6
7 2 0 Lost L 2 7 13
24 16 5 Scored S 4 7 17
21 9 2 Conceded C 10 25 41
90% 90% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 90%
57% 50% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 71%
33% 50% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 52%
24% 40% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 60% 43%
10% 20% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 30% 19%
33% 40% 25% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 52%
38% 50% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 10%
38% 20% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 48%
 
4.9 6.4 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.7 3.9
4.4 3.5 2.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7.7 7 6.1
2.7 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2.7
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.2 12 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.7 7 8.2
3.8 5 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.5 2.8
30% 32% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 28% 29%
 
9.3 7.5 7.2 Shots against (avg) S A 20 15.7 14
3.2 3.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 6.3 5.7
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Arda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Arda have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Spartak Varna have scored away.
  • Arda have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Spartak Varna have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Spartak Varna have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Spartak Varna have the fewest clean sheets (2) in First League
  • Spartak Varna have the most conceded goals (25) away in First League
  • Spartak Varna have the most conceded goals (41) in First League
  • Spartak Varna have the the worst goal difference (-18) away in First League
  • Spartak Varna have yet to win a game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 CSKA Sofia 21 17 2 2 42 11 10 9 1 0 23 4 11 8 1 2 19 7 31 53
2 Ludogorets 20 15 4 1 50 14 10 7 3 0 23 5 10 8 1 1 27 9 36 49
3 CSKA 1948 Sofia 21 12 6 3 31 14 11 9 2 0 22 5 10 3 4 3 9 9 17 42
4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 21 11 4 6 23 20 11 7 1 3 16 9 10 4 3 3 7 11 3 37
5 Cherno More 21 10 6 5 20 17 10 5 3 2 11 9 11 5 3 3 9 8 3 36
6 Slavia Sofia 21 11 2 8 25 21 11 7 2 2 16 9 10 4 0 6 9 12 4 35
7 Arda 21 9 5 7 24 21 10 6 2 2 16 9 11 3 3 5 8 12 3 32
8 Levski Sofia 20 8 7 5 26 13 10 6 2 2 17 4 10 2 5 3 9 9 13 31
9 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 21 7 7 7 24 22 10 5 3 2 13 9 11 2 4 5 11 13 2 28
10 Botev Plovdiv 21 7 2 12 28 28 11 6 1 4 19 10 10 1 1 8 9 18 0 23
11 Beroe 21 5 5 11 18 36 10 4 2 4 12 15 11 1 3 7 6 21 -18 20
12 Botev Vratsa 21 5 4 12 17 36 10 4 2 4 7 13 11 1 2 8 10 23 -19 19
13 Septemvri Sofia 21 3 7 11 18 28 11 1 5 5 6 13 10 2 2 6 12 15 -10 16
14 Hebar 1918 21 4 4 13 12 37 10 1 3 6 7 16 11 3 1 7 5 21 -25 16
15 OFK Pirin 21 2 7 12 14 30 11 2 4 5 9 16 10 0 3 7 5 14 -16 13
16 Spartak Varna 21 2 6 13 17 41 11 2 3 6 10 16 10 0 3 7 7 25 -24 12

Read more about First League

The First Professional Football League, also known as the Parva Liga, is the top level of football in Bulgaria. It has 14 teams playing a regular season of 26 fixtures to set a league table. The top six then enter a championship playoff, the bottom eight a relegation group.