Vtora Liga: Maritsa Plovdiv - Spartak Varna news and numbers

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Competition: Bulgaria Vtora Liga
Competition: Wed 18.August
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Maritsa (8000 seats)

Spartak Varna have come here for an intriguing game against the hosting Maritsa Plovdiv. Read up on the match with this full Vtora Liga preview!

Insights:
  • Maritsa Plovdiv have the most scored goals (13) in Vtora Liga
  • Spartak Varna have scored in all their matches so far.

Spartak Varna could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Vtora Liga game only four sleeps ago.

It should be mentioned that Spartak Varna play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Spartak Varna on artifical turf are 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat from one game. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 0-2. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Maritsa Plovdiv form and stats

Only two Vtora Liga home games for Maritsa Plovdiv so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat. In general it's been a long time since Maritsa tasted defeat here at Stadion Maritsa, as they have taken at least one point from their last 15 home games in the league.

Maritsa are returning here after visiting Septemvri Sofia in a Vtora Liga game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Strumska slava that ended 1-1.

Maritsa Plovdiv has scored 5 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Spartak Varna form and stats

Things could have gone better for Spartak Varna in their Vtora Liga away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.

Spartak Varna are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Vtora Liga against CSKA 1948 Sofia II (placed 16th).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Marek that ended 1-1.

A quick return to home after this game, as Spartak Varna are hosting Lovech in the Vtora Liga only four days away.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Spartak Varna are regular goalscorers on their travels. The Spartak manager K. Mihalev has some worries about the defense as 6 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - one - one (Maritsa wins - draws - Spartak Varna wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Maritsa PlovdivM. Tonev
M. Tonev
6 goals
Maritsa PlovdivS. Malamov
S. Malamov
1 goals
Maritsa PlovdivV. Domovchiyski
V. Domovchiyski
1 goals

Maritsa Plovdiv missing players

Spartak Varna missing players

Maritsa Plovdiv Spartak Varna
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 0 3 5
4 1 0 Won W 0 1 3
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
13 5 0 Scored S 0 6 10
6 2 0 Conceded C 0 6 7
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
60% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 60%
40% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 67% 40%
40% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 20%
80% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 80%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 20%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.6 5.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6 5.2
4.8 6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7 6
1.8 2.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.7 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.6 10.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 9.2
4.6 5.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 4.8
57% 45% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 40% 42%
Key stats in Vtora Liga this season:
  • All of Maritsa Plovdiv's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Spartak Varna's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Maritsa Plovdiv have not yet lost a game.
  • Maritsa Plovdiv have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Maritsa Plovdiv have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Maritsa Plovdiv have the most scored goals (13) in Vtora Liga
  • Maritsa Plovdiv have the the best goal difference (+7) in Vtora Liga
  • Maritsa Plovdiv haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Maritsa Plovdiv is in the best form (4-1-0)
  • Spartak Varna have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Spartak Varna haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Maritsa Plovdiv Last season Spartak Varna
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   14 28
26 13   Won W   8 22
5 3   Drew D   5 5
3 1   Lost L   1 1
79 38   Scored S   35 81
26 7   Conceded C   10 11
94% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 93%
82% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 82%
50% 35%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   57% 64%
35% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 46%
24% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 21%
44% 29%   BTTS BTTS   50% 29%
53% 65%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 71%
9% 12%   Failed to Score F T   14% 7%
 
3.5 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
8 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2 0   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0 0
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
0 0   Shots (avg) S (   0 0
0 0   Shots on Target (avg) S O   0 0
0% 0%   Goal Efficiency G E   0% 0%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Maritsa Plovdiv 5 4 1 0 13 6 2 1 1 0 5 2 3 3 0 0 8 4 7 13
2 FK Minyor Pernik 5 3 2 0 10 5 3 2 1 0 8 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 5 11
3 Hebar 1918 5 3 1 1 9 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 2 0 1 6 3 4 10
4 Spartak Varna 5 3 1 1 10 7 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 1 1 1 6 6 3 10
5 Botev Plovdiv II 5 2 3 0 9 5 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 0 2 0 4 4 4 9
6 Etar 5 3 0 2 11 10 3 2 0 1 8 5 2 1 0 1 3 5 1 9
7 Sozopol 5 2 2 1 7 4 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 8
8 Ludogorets II 5 2 2 1 12 10 2 1 1 0 7 4 3 1 1 1 5 6 2 8
9 Strumska slava 5 2 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 8
10 Montana 5 2 2 1 6 7 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 4 -1 8
11 Septemvri Sofia 5 2 1 2 10 7 2 1 0 1 5 4 3 1 1 1 5 3 3 7
12 Septemvri Simitli 5 2 0 3 11 11 3 2 0 1 8 5 2 0 0 2 3 6 0 6
13 Marek 5 1 3 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 0 6
14 Sportist Svoge 5 2 0 3 4 6 3 0 0 3 2 6 2 2 0 0 2 0 -2 6
15 Lovech 5 1 2 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 2 1 2 3 0 5
16 CSKA 1948 Sofia II 5 1 1 3 4 8 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 0 1 2 1 4 -4 4
17 Dobrudzha 1919 5 1 1 3 2 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 2 1 4 -4 4
18 Neftohimik 5 1 0 4 6 12 3 1 0 2 5 7 2 0 0 2 1 5 -6 3
19 Yantra 1919 5 0 1 4 3 11 3 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 3 8 -8 1
20 Levski Lom 5 0 1 4 1 9 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 1 8 -8 1

Read more about Vtora Liga

The Second Professional First League (or Vtora Liga, earlier B Group or B Professional Football Group) is the second-highest level of football in Bulgaria. It has 16 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 30 fixtures to set the final league table.