Spartak Varna vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Spartak Varna

1 - 0

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

🕒 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:15 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Spartak 🧑‍⚖️ Nikola Popov 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Spartak Varna 8 · Lokomotiv Plovdiv 11

Referee Stats

Nikola Popov

5 matches · 5.40 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.40
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	80%
Home wins	60%
Draws	20%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 10 yellows.

Team Overview

Spartak Varna (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-3-1

Goals For / Against

5 / 5

Avg: 1.00 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.20

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Lokomotiv Plovdiv (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-0-5

Goals For / Against

0 / 8

Avg: 0.00 / 1.60

Points

Avg: 0.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this First League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.20

PPG

0.00

1.00

0.00

1.00

1.60

20%

O2.5

60%

BTTS

60%

Score 1st

League-position context

Spartak Varna rank8th

Lokomotiv Plovdiv rank11th

Spartak Varna points10

Lokomotiv Plovdiv points6

Spartak Varna: #8 · 10 pts · GD -4

13 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv: #11 · 6 pts · GD -8

17 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.

4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Spartak Varna last 5 home

D D L W D

Points6/15

Weighted index36

Goals5-5

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals0-8

Record0-0-5

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Spartak Varna trend breakdown

Over 2.520%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.520%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 20%

Lokomotiv Plovdiv trend breakdown

Over 2.50%

BTTS0%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Spartak Varna score at home80%

Spartak Varna clean sheet at home20%

Lokomotiv Plovdiv score away0%

Lokomotiv Plovdiv clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Spartak Varna score first60%

Spartak Varna win after scoring first33%

Lokomotiv Plovdiv score first0%

Lokomotiv Plovdiv win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Spartak Varna 50% · Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0%

Avg first goal minute: Spartak Varna 28.7' · Lokomotiv Plovdiv —

Vs league average

Spartak Varna score at home1.00 vs 1.54

Spartak Varna concede at home1.00 vs 1.14

Lokomotiv Plovdiv score away0.00 vs 1.14

Lokomotiv Plovdiv concede away1.60 vs 1.54

Spartak Varna score 35% below league average, while Lokomotiv Plovdiv score 100% below league average.

Defensive side: Spartak Varna are 13% below league average at home, and Lokomotiv Plovdiv are 4% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.75 goals on average across the last 4.

Spartak Varna goal timing (home)

1H scored: 80% 2H scored: 20% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

31-45 2

61-75 1

16-30 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

Lokomotiv Plovdiv goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 0% Danger: — Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

16-30 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

—

Total Shots

—

Shots off Goal

—

Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

—

Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

—

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

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8' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

David Valverde Juan

Normal Goal

31'

31' I. Ivanov

50'

50' D. Yordanov

55'

55' E. Ali

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ J. Lamy

1st substitution · For: Christ Longville

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ I. Ivanov

2nd substitution · For: M. Trdan

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ A. Ivanov

1st substitution · For: Boubacar Hanne

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ D. Yordanov

2nd substitution · For: S. Major

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ G. Trifonov

3rd substitution · For: T. Chunchukov

61'

61' A. Chindriş

62'

62' Christ Longville

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ A. Chindriş

3rd substitution · For: M. Petrovic

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Sevi Idriz

4th substitution · For: A. Velev

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ P. Umarbayev

5th substitution · For: A. Aleksandrov

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Tomás Silva

4th substitution · For: José Ricardo Gomes Sousa

86'

86' A. Granchov

90+5'

90+5' S. Major

90+5'

90+5' A. Velev

90+5' ↑↓

↑↓

90+5' ⇄ Jota Lopes

5th substitution · For: Vasco Oliveira

90+6'

90+6' Vasco Oliveira

90+6'

90+6' Lucas Ryan

Spartak Varna vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Spartak Varna beat Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1-0 on Monday, 03 August 2026 in First League. The match was refereed by Nikola Popov. It was played at Stadion Spartak.

First half: Spartak Varna took an early lead at 8' when David Valverde Juan scored, making the score 1-0. I. Ivanov received a yellow card for Lokomotiv Plovdiv at 31'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. D. Yordanov received a yellow card for Spartak Varna at 50'. E. Ali received a yellow card for Lokomotiv Plovdiv at 55'. Lokomotiv Plovdiv made their 1st substitution at 56', with J. Lamy replacing Christ Longville. Lokomotiv Plovdiv made their 2nd substitution at 56', with I. Ivanov replacing M. Trdan. Spartak Varna made their 1st substitution at 57', with A. Ivanov replacing Boubacar Hanne. Spartak Varna made their 2nd substitution at 57', with D. Yordanov replacing S. Major. Spartak Varna made their 3rd substitution at 57', with G. Trifonov replacing T. Chunchukov. A. Chindriş received a yellow card for Lokomotiv Plovdiv at 61'. Christ Longville received a yellow card for Lokomotiv Plovdiv at 62'. Lokomotiv Plovdiv made their 3rd substitution at 65', with A. Chindriş replacing M. Petrovic. Lokomotiv Plovdiv made their 4th substitution at 65', with Sevi Idriz replacing A. Velev. Lokomotiv Plovdiv made their 5th substitution at 74', with P. Umarbayev replacing A. Aleksandrov. Spartak Varna made their 4th substitution at 84', with Tomás Silva replacing José Ricardo Gomes Sousa. A. Granchov received a yellow card for Spartak Varna at 86'. S. Major received a yellow card for Spartak Varna at 90+5'. A. Velev received a yellow card for Lokomotiv Plovdiv at 90+5'. Spartak Varna made their 5th substitution at 90+5', with Jota Lopes replacing Vasco Oliveira. Vasco Oliveira received a yellow card for Spartak Varna at 90+6'. Lucas Ryan received a yellow card for Lokomotiv Plovdiv at 90+6'.

Spartak Varna used 5 substitutions while Lokomotiv Plovdiv used 5 substitutions. Spartak Varna got 4 yellow cards, while Lokomotiv Plovdiv got 6 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 10 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	7
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (42.9%)
BTTS	4 (57.1%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (25.0%)
BTTS	1 (25.0%)

Spartak Varna vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

03 Aug 2026 Spartak Varna vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1 - 0

2025-2026 Season

21 Feb 2026 Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna 1 - 1 30 Aug 2025 Spartak Varna vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1 - 2

2024-2025 Season

07 Apr 2025 Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna 1 - 2 23 Oct 2024 Spartak Varna vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1 - 0

2022-2023 Season

28 Apr 2023 Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna 3 - 1 10 Oct 2022 Spartak Varna vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0 - 2