Spartak Varna vs Ludogorets

Spartak Varna

1 - 5

Ludogorets

🕒 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Spartak 🧑‍⚖️ Kristiyan Kolev 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

Spartak Varna 12 · Ludogorets 2

Referee Stats

Kristiyan Kolev

12 matches · 3.83 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.83
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.17
Over 4.5 cards	42%
Home wins	25%
Draws	50%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 2 yellows, 2 reds.

Team Overview

Spartak Varna (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-8

Goals For / Against

25 / 33

Avg: 1.32 / 1.74

Points

Avg: 1.21

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Ludogorets (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-5

Goals For / Against

30 / 13

Avg: 1.67 / 0.72

Points

Avg: 1.72

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

1.21

PPG

1.72

1.32

1.67

1.74

0.72

67%

O2.5

47%

67%

BTTS

33%

40%

Score 1st

40%

League-position context

Spartak Varna rank12th

Ludogorets rank2nd

Spartak Varna points27

Ludogorets points60

Spartak Varna: #12 · 27 pts · GD -25

33 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Ludogorets: #2 · 60 pts · GD +37

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 22 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Spartak Varna last 5 home

W L L W D

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals6-9

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Ludogorets last 5 away

L W W L W

Points9/15

Weighted index53

Goals12-5

Record3-0-2

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Spartak Varna trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 13%

Ludogorets trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.527%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 7%

Scoring reliability

Spartak Varna score at home87%

Spartak Varna clean sheet at home27%

Ludogorets score away73%

Ludogorets clean sheet away60%

First-goal patterns

Spartak Varna score first40%

Spartak Varna win after scoring first67%

Ludogorets score first40%

Ludogorets win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Spartak Varna 14% · Ludogorets 50%

Avg first goal minute: Spartak Varna 43.3' · Ludogorets 34.0'

Vs league average

Spartak Varna score at home1.32 vs 1.25

Spartak Varna concede at home1.74 vs 1.06

Ludogorets score away1.67 vs 1.06

Ludogorets concede away0.72 vs 1.25

Spartak Varna score 5% above league average, while Ludogorets score 57% above league average.

Defensive side: Spartak Varna are 63% above league average at home, and Ludogorets are 42% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Spartak Varna goal timing (home)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

0-15 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

46-60 5

16-30 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

Ludogorets goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

76-90+ 7

31-45 5

16-30 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

29' ⚽

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29' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

I. Chochev

Normal Goal

39'

39' E. Kurtulus

42'

42' Pedro Victor

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ T. Chunchukov

1st substitution · For: M. Kovalev

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Pedro Naressi

1st substitution · For: B. Tekpetey

47' ⚽

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47' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

K. Duah

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Tekpetey

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

I. Chochev

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Stanić

53' ⚽

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53' ⚽ Goal · 0-4

Erick Marcus

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Stanić

57'

57' E. Kurtulus

57'

57' E. Kurtulus

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Erick Marcus

2nd substitution · For: I. Nachmias

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ K. Duah

3rd substitution · For: A. Salido Tajero

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ O. Verdon

4th substitution · For: A. Nedyalkov

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ B. Ivanov

2nd substitution · For: John Emmanuel

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ T. Marinov

3rd substitution · For: C. Dhifallah

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ P. Stanić

5th substitution · For: E. Bille

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

M. Georgiev

Normal Goal

90' ⚽

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90' ⚽ Goal · 1-5

E. Bille

Penalty

Spartak Varna vs Ludogorets 1-5: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Ludogorets beat Spartak Varna 5-1 on Thursday, 19 March 2026 in First League. The match was refereed by Kristiyan Kolev. It was played at Stadion Spartak.

First half: Ludogorets took the lead at 29' when I. Chochev scored, making the score 0-1. E. Kurtulus received a yellow card for Ludogorets at 39'. Pedro Victor received a red card for Spartak Varna at 42'. Spartak Varna made their 1st substitution at 45', with T. Chunchukov replacing M. Kovalev.

Second half: Ludogorets made their 1st substitution at 46', with Pedro Naressi replacing B. Tekpetey. Ludogorets extended the lead at 47' when K. Duah scored, with the assist credited to B. Tekpetey, making the score 0-2. Ludogorets extended the lead at 50' when I. Chochev scored, with the assist credited to P. Stanić, making the score 0-3. Ludogorets extended the lead at 53' when Erick Marcus scored, with the assist credited to P. Stanić, making the score 0-4. E. Kurtulus received a red card for Ludogorets at 57'. E. Kurtulus received a yellow card for Ludogorets at 57'. Ludogorets made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Erick Marcus replacing I. Nachmias. Ludogorets made their 3rd substitution at 66', with K. Duah replacing A. Salido Tajero. Ludogorets made their 4th substitution at 66', with O. Verdon replacing A. Nedyalkov. Spartak Varna made their 2nd substitution at 74', with B. Ivanov replacing John Emmanuel. Spartak Varna made their 3rd substitution at 74', with T. Marinov replacing C. Dhifallah. Ludogorets made their 5th substitution at 79', with P. Stanić replacing E. Bille. Spartak Varna reduced the deficit at 83' when M. Georgiev scored, making the score 1-4. Ludogorets added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when E. Bille scored (Penalty), making the score 1-5.

Spartak Varna used 3 substitutions while Ludogorets used 5 substitutions. Spartak Varna got 1 red card, while Ludogorets got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 2 yellows, 2 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (83.3%)
BTTS	5 (83.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (100.0%)
BTTS	3 (100.0%)

Spartak Varna vs Ludogorets Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

19 Mar 2026 Spartak Varna vs Ludogorets 1 - 5 18 Oct 2025 Ludogorets vs Spartak Varna 1 - 1

2024-2025 Season

19 Apr 2025 Ludogorets vs Spartak Varna 2 - 1 10 Nov 2024 Spartak Varna vs Ludogorets 1 - 3

2022-2023 Season

11 Feb 2023 Spartak Varna vs Ludogorets 1 - 2 29 Jul 2022 Ludogorets vs Spartak Varna 5 - 0