Vtora Liga: Spartak Varna anticipated to win home match against Maritsa Plovdiv

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Competition: Bulgaria Vtora Liga
Competition: Fri 04.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Spartak (30000 seats)

The hosting team, Spartak Varna, should be front runners in this match, but Maritsa Plovdiv have exhibited both capability and guts. Read more about the fixture!

Insights:
  • Spartak Varna is in the best form (5-1-0) in Vtora Liga
  • Maritsa Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

19 - 4 - 11 with 61-39. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Maritsa Plovdiv when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Maritsa Plovdiv play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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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 32 points won from 12 matches; 10 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since Spartak tasted defeat here at Stadion Spartak, as they have taken at least one point from their last 28 home games in the league.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Spartak Varna, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 198 minutes in the Vtora Liga.

A nice win for Spartak Varna last time playing, versus Maritsa Plovdiv. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0.

In the match before that, Spartak hosted Marek and drew the game 0-0.

Spartak Varna have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Spartak with 23 goals in 12 league matches. Spartak Varna are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Spartak in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 12 matches.

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Maritsa Plovdiv form and stats

4 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Maritsa Plovdiv playing as the away team in the Vtora Liga this season.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Maritsa, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Spartak Varna (placed 1st).

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Septemvri Sofia.

As opposed to that, Maritsa Plovdiv have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have battled before this season: Spartak Varna - Maritsa Plovdiv 3-0. Peychinov (Maritsa Plovdiv) was given a red card by the ref when these teams last played each other. Stats for the former four meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Spartak, one draw and zero wins for Maritsa Plovdiv. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

Maritsa PlovdivM. Tonev
M. Tonev
16 goals
Maritsa PlovdivV. Domovchiyski
V. Domovchiyski
6 goals
Maritsa PlovdivV. Marchev
V. Marchev
4 goals

Spartak Varna missing players

Maritsa Plovdiv missing players

Spartak Varna Maritsa Plovdiv
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 12 4 Played P 3 13 24
15 10 3 Won W 1 4 10
5 2 1 Drew D 0 3 6
3 0 0 Lost L 2 6 8
41 23 8 Scored S 3 13 35
21 7 3 Conceded C 5 17 30
91% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 92%
78% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 62% 75%
61% 67% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 46% 46%
13% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 31% 33%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 12%
61% 58% 75% BTTS BTTS 67% 46% 58%
35% 42% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 29%
13% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 38% 21%
 
5.5 6.3 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.5 4
3.7 3.2 2.2 Corners against (avg) C A 1.3 3.8 4
2.4 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.9 2.6
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.9 10.2 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5 6.1 6.8
4.6 4.7 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 3
40% 41% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 34% 43%
 
7.3 6.2 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 7 6.1 7.5
3.1 2.6 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 2.8 3.1
Key stats in Vtora Liga this season:
  • Maritsa Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Spartak Varna have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Spartak Varna have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Spartak Varna have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Spartak Varna have the most points (32) at home in Vtora Liga
  • Spartak Varna have the most points from losing position (17) in Vtora Liga
  • Spartak Varna is in the best form (5-1-0) in Vtora Liga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Spartak Varna 24 16 5 3 44 23 12 10 2 0 23 7 12 6 3 3 21 16 21 53
2 Etar 24 15 4 5 51 26 12 9 1 2 30 10 12 6 3 3 21 16 25 49
3 Hebar 1918 24 15 4 5 35 18 12 9 3 0 21 5 12 6 1 5 14 13 17 49
4 FK Minyor Pernik 24 12 10 2 32 17 12 7 4 1 20 10 12 5 6 1 12 7 15 46
5 Ludogorets II 24 12 6 6 47 31 12 8 3 1 29 11 12 4 3 5 18 20 16 42
6 Septemvri Sofia 23 12 4 7 45 25 11 8 1 2 31 13 12 4 3 5 14 12 20 40
7 Strumska slava 23 11 4 8 25 23 12 6 2 4 11 9 11 5 2 4 14 14 2 37
8 Maritsa Plovdiv 24 10 6 8 35 30 11 6 3 2 22 13 13 4 3 6 13 17 5 36
9 Montana 24 9 8 7 21 20 12 4 5 3 8 7 12 5 3 4 13 13 1 35
10 Sportist Svoge 24 9 3 12 21 32 12 4 2 6 11 16 12 5 1 6 10 16 -11 30
11 Sozopol 24 6 10 8 26 28 12 6 4 2 19 10 12 0 6 6 7 18 -2 28
12 Yantra 1919 24 6 7 11 18 31 12 4 5 3 10 7 12 2 2 8 8 24 -13 25
13 Botev Plovdiv II 24 5 9 10 19 32 12 4 5 3 10 9 12 1 4 7 9 23 -13 24
14 Marek 23 4 11 8 14 24 12 4 6 2 11 8 11 0 5 6 3 16 -10 23
15 Septemvri Simitli 24 5 8 11 28 44 12 4 5 3 20 18 12 1 3 8 8 26 -16 23
16 Dobrudzha 1919 23 4 10 9 19 29 11 2 3 6 13 16 12 2 7 3 6 13 -10 22
17 Lovech 23 4 9 10 20 25 12 3 3 6 8 10 11 1 6 4 12 15 -5 21
18 CSKA 1948 Sofia II 23 5 5 13 22 35 12 4 2 6 16 19 11 1 3 7 6 16 -13 20
19 Neftohimik 16 0 16 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 16
20 Levski Lom 24 1 5 18 11 40 12 0 5 7 7 15 12 1 0 11 4 25 -29 8

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.