The First League standings tell a tale about these contenders so far, with Cherno More in front of Spartak Varna by 33 points. Get your full match preview:
- Cherno More have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Spartak Varna have the most conceded goals (57) in First League
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Cherno More nor Spartak Varna as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Cherno More form and stats
7-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the First League numbers at home for Cherno More so far this season.
An away draw last time out for Cherno More, facing Arda in a game that ended 2-2. Ferreira was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Arda after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus CSKA 1948 Sofia.Cherno are traveling soon after this match as the Bulgarian Cup match at Ludogorets awaits in four days.
Cherno More are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 14 games. From these home matches, Cherno have conceded only 12 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Spartak Varna form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Spartak Varna so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-10 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Spartak Varna have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 14 consecutive matches without winning on the road.
Spartak's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus CSKA 1948 Sofia that finished 3-3. It looked so good for Spartak Varna vs CSKA 1948 Sofia, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 3-3 draw.
A 1-3 defeat away at Lokomotiv Plovdiv before that.The attacking power of Spartak Varna when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 14 league matches away. For Spartak, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Cherno More have won at least one point in the last 5 matches (3-2-0) facing Spartak Varna.The most up to date registered meeting between these sides is the Spartak Varna - Cherno More 0-0 played not long ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Balanyuk 4 goals |  V. Panayotov 3 goals | A. Iliev 3 goals |
Cherno More missing players
Spartak Varna missing players
| Cherno More | Spartak Varna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 33 | 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 25 |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 13 | 32 | 57 |
| 83% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 52% | 64% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 79% | 76% |
| 34% | 43% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 52% |
| 14% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 41% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 21% | 17% |
| 34% | 50% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 52% |
| 52% | 43% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 31% | 21% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 45% |
| 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11.2 | 12.4 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7.3 | 8.6 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| 29% | 29% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 30% |
| 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.8 | 15.6 | 13.6 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.2 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
- Cherno More have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Spartak Varna have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Spartak Varna have the fewest points (4) away in First League
- Spartak Varna have the most conceded goals (57) in First League
- Spartak Varna have the most conceded goals in the second half (32) in First League
- Spartak Varna have the the worst goal difference (-23) away in First League
- Spartak Varna have the the worst goal difference (-32) in First League
- Spartak Varna have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | Ludogorets | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 49 | 71 |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 35 | 67 |
| 3 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 28 | 59 |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 51 |
| 5 | Cherno More | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 50 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 47 |
| 7 | Slavia Sofia | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 46 |
| 8 | Arda | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 41 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 37 |
| 10 | Botev Plovdiv | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -2 | 29 |
| 11 | Botev Vratsa | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 34 | -28 | 28 |
| 12 | Beroe | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -19 | 27 |
| 13 | Septemvri Sofia | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -17 | 22 |
| 14 | OFK Pirin | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 17 | -17 | 21 |
| 15 | Hebar 1918 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 47 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -30 | 20 |
| 16 | Spartak Varna | 29 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 57 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -32 | 17 |
