Spartak Varna clashes with Etar in Vtora Liga fray

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Competition: Bulgaria Vtora Liga
Competition: Sun 31.October
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Spartak (30000 seats)

A total of 14 sets of fixtures have been played and both Spartak Varna and Etar are doing great. Let's get started!

Insights:
  • Spartak Varna have the most points from losing position (11) in Vtora Liga
  • Etar have the most scored goals (41) in Vtora Liga

Etar could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Bulgarian Cup game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Septemvri Sofia. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Spartak Varna form and stats

Home games in the Vtora Liga have been a walk in the park for Spartak Varna so far, with 16 points won from 6 matches; 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. The Spartak Varna fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stadion Spartak and will expect new points from this game. Spartak has played 22 games in a row here without a defeat.

The fans are hoping that Spartak will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Vtora Liga game against FK Minyor Pernik (placed 3rd).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Yantra 1919.

Spartak are traveling soon after this match as the Vtora Liga match at Sozopol awaits in four days.

Spartak have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Spartak with 10 goals in 6 league matches. Spartak Varna have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Etar form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Vtora Liga. In general it has been a productive period now for Etar as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.

Etar lost away at Septemvri Sofia (1-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

A home win before that, celebrating 4-1 vs Septemvri Sofia.

After this away game Etar return home for a Vtora Liga game against CSKA 1948 Sofia II. That game is only four sleeps after this.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Etar are regular goalscorers on their travels. 8 goals have been conceded by Etar in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last four games between these two teams, there's zero Spartak victories, two draws and two Etar wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

EtarL. Knežević
L. Knežević
8 goals
EtarD. Mladenov
D. Mladenov
5 goals
EtarN. Femia
N. Femia
5 goals

Spartak Varna missing players

Etar missing players

Spartak Varna Etar
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 6 1 Played P 2 6 14
8 5 1 Won W 0 4 11
3 1 0 Drew D 1 1 1
3 0 0 Lost L 1 1 2
24 10 1 Scored S 3 13 41
17 4 0 Conceded C 6 8 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 83% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 79%
21% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 64%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 33% 36%
71% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 50%
21% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 50%
7% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.7 6.3 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 3.6 4.2
4 3 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 3.8 3.4
2.7 1.3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.6 2.8
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
9.7 8.3 7 Shots (avg) S ( 8 6.2 9.7
4.2 3.5 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.2 4.8
43% 48% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 56% 57%
Key stats in Vtora Liga this season:
  • All of Etar's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Etar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Etar have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Etar have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Vtora Liga
  • Etar have the most scored goals (41) in Vtora Liga
  • Etar have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Vtora Liga
  • Etar have the the best goal difference (+27) in Vtora Liga
  • Etar have the the best goal difference (+5) away in Vtora Liga
  • Etar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Etar is in the best form (6-0-0)
  • Spartak Varna have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Spartak Varna have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Spartak Varna have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Spartak Varna have the most points from losing position (11) in Vtora Liga
  • Spartak Varna have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Spartak Varna haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Etar 14 11 1 2 41 14 8 7 0 1 28 6 6 4 1 1 13 8 27 34
2 Hebar 1918 15 11 1 3 28 11 7 6 1 0 18 4 8 5 0 3 10 7 17 34
3 FK Minyor Pernik 14 8 5 1 23 12 8 5 3 0 16 7 6 3 2 1 7 5 11 29
4 Spartak Varna 14 8 3 3 24 17 6 5 1 0 10 4 8 3 2 3 14 13 7 27
5 Septemvri Sofia 14 8 1 5 29 16 6 5 0 1 20 7 8 3 1 4 9 9 13 25
6 Ludogorets II 14 7 3 4 31 22 7 5 1 1 18 7 7 2 2 3 13 15 9 24
7 Maritsa Plovdiv 14 7 3 4 29 23 6 3 2 1 15 10 8 4 1 3 14 13 6 24
8 Strumska slava 14 7 3 4 17 16 7 4 1 2 7 6 7 3 2 2 10 10 1 24
9 Montana 15 6 4 5 15 15 8 4 2 2 8 6 7 2 2 3 7 9 0 22
10 Sportist Svoge 15 7 1 7 13 18 8 2 1 5 7 11 7 5 0 2 6 7 -5 22
11 Sozopol 14 4 6 4 15 13 8 4 3 1 12 6 6 0 3 3 3 7 2 18
12 CSKA 1948 Sofia II 14 5 3 6 17 20 6 4 0 2 13 10 8 1 3 4 4 10 -3 18
13 Botev Plovdiv II 14 4 5 5 16 18 8 4 2 2 9 6 6 0 3 3 7 12 -2 17
14 Lovech 15 3 6 6 13 14 7 2 2 3 5 4 8 1 4 3 8 10 -1 15
15 Dobrudzha 1919 15 3 4 8 13 23 7 1 2 4 8 10 8 2 2 4 5 13 -10 13
16 Yantra 1919 15 3 4 8 10 20 8 3 2 3 4 4 7 0 2 5 6 16 -10 13
17 Marek 15 2 7 6 8 18 7 2 4 1 6 5 8 0 3 5 2 13 -10 13
18 Septemvri Simitli 15 3 4 8 19 32 8 2 3 3 13 13 7 1 1 5 6 19 -13 13
19 Levski Lom 13 2 1 10 8 23 6 1 1 4 5 8 7 1 0 6 3 15 -15 7
20 Neftohimik 15 1 3 11 12 36 8 1 3 4 10 15 7 0 0 7 2 21 -24 6

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.