Cherno More vs Ludogorets

9 August 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2026/27 · Referee Ventsislav Mitrev

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–0

Georgi Lazarov 30’
Nikolay Zlatev 84’

Rwan Cruz 47’, 50’
Ivajlo Chochev 53’

Match summary

Ludogorets came from behind to win 3-2 away at Cherno More. Cherno More led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Georgi Lazarov put Cherno More ahead in the 30th minute. In the second half, Rwan Cruz equalised in the 47th minute, Cruz put Ludogorets in front in the 50th minute, Ivajlo Chochev made it 1-3 with a header in the 53rd minute, and Nikolay Zlatev pulled one back to make it 2-3 in the 84th minute.

The chances backed that up: Ludogorets created 1.56 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Cherno More's 0.64 from 9.

Match stats

39% Possession 61%

9 Shots 8

6 Shots on target 4

3 Corners 3

97 Attacks 136

40 Dangerous attacks 55

377 Passes 576

76.1% Pass accuracy 85.2%

1 Tackles 1

14 Fouls 9

3 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

4 Offsides 1

Key events

Cherno More Ludogorets

Kick-off

27’

Anton Nedyalkov

Georgi LazarovRight foot shot

1-0

30’

Mohamed Achi

34’

37’

Rwan CruzShot on target

39’

Edvin Kurtulus

Half-time1-0

46’

Nathan FernandesAlberto Salido

46’

Aguibou CamaraPetar Stanić

47’

Rwan CruzRight foot shot

1-1

Second half underway

Vasil PanayotovShot on target

48’

50’

Rwan CruzRight foot shot

1-2

Aleksandar KolevShot on target

52’

53’

Ivajlo ChochevHeader

1-3

Celso SidneyVasil Panayotov

63’

Berk BeyhanGeorgi Lazarov

63’

Nikolay ZlatevZhivko Atanasov

63’

65’

Mihail PolendakovJoel Andersson

68’

Nathan Fernandes

Nikolay Zlatev

68’

74’

Kwadwo DuahRwan Cruz

I. BunasMohamed Achi

77’

Jorge PadillaAleksandar Kolev

77’

Jorge PadillaShot on target

79’

Berk Beyhan

82’

Nikolay ZlatevRight foot shot

2-3

84’

87’

Deroy DuarteBernard Tekpetey

Nikolay ZlatevShot on target

89’

Full-time2-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Cherno More 0.64 xGLudogorets 1.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Ludogorets attacking Cherno More attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players


Kristian Tomov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Zhivko Atanasov Taken off	63′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Luciano Squadrone	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
João Bandaro	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ertan Tombak	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vasil Panayotov Taken off	63′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
David Teles	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mohamed Achi	77′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Emanuil Nyagolov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Georgi Lazarov Taken off	63′	1	–	2	0.23	–	–	–
Aleksandar Kolev Taken off	77′	–	–	2	0.20	–	–	–
Berk Beyhan Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nikolay Zlatev Came on as a substitute	27′	1	–	2	0.14	–	–
Celso Sidney Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Jorge Padilla Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–

Players16 players


Hendrik Bonmann	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joel Andersson Taken off	65′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Edvin Kurtulus	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Anton Nedyalkov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Simeon Shishkov	90′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Ivajlo Chochev	90′	1	–	1	0.25	–	–	–
Filip Kaloč	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Alberto Salido Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Petar Stanić Taken off	46′	–	–	1	0.00	–	–	–
Bernard Tekpetey Taken off	87′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rwan Cruz Taken off	74′	2	–	3	0.90	–	–	–
Aguibou Camara Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	1	0.30	–	–	–
Nathan Fernandes Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mihail Polendakov Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kwadwo Duah Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Deroy Duarte Came on as a substitute	3′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Cherno More L L D L L

Ludogorets L W W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Ludogorets 0-0 Cherno More, 09 Apr 26 Next meeting: Ludogorets vs Cherno More, 07 Dec 26 (upcoming) All Cherno More vs Ludogorets meetings

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