Levski Sofia vs Ludogorets

9 February 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2024/25

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jawad El Jamili 34’
  • Everton Bala 62’
  • Olivier Verdon 90+3’ (pen)

Match summary

Levski Sofia won 2-1 at home to Ludogorets. Levski Sofia led 1-0 at half-time.

Jawad El Jamili put Levski Sofia ahead with a header in the 34th minute, Everton Bala made it 2-0 in the 62nd minute, and Olivier Verdon pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Levski Sofia created 1.24 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots, Ludogorets 1.06 from 8.

Key events

Levski Sofia Ludogorets
Kick-off
28’
Edvin KurtulusFoul
Jawad El Jamili1-0 (Levski Sofia)
34’
Mustapha SangaréShot on target
43’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Matej MarkovićArgument
60’
61’
Aguibou CamaraDeroy Duarte
Everton BalaRight foot shot2-0 (Levski Sofia)
62’
Patrik MyslovičArgument
68’
Georgi KostadinovPatrik Myslovič
73’
80’
Ivan YordanovCaio Vidal
80’
Emerson RodríguezDenny Gropper
Asen Ivanov MitkovMarin Petkov
83’
Asen Ivanov MitkovShot on target
89’
Asen Ivanov MitkovArgument
90+1’
90+3’
Olivier VerdonPenalty2-1 (Ludogorets)
Fábio LimaEverton Bala
90+6’
Maicon
90+8’
Full-time2-1

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.24 1.06 34’ Jawad El Jamili (Levski Sofia), 1-0 34’ 62’ Everton Bala (Levski Sofia), 2-0 62’ 90+3’ Olivier Verdon (Ludogorets), 2-1 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.24 1.06 34’ Jawad El Jamili (Levski Sofia), 1-0 El Jamili 34’ 62’ Everton Bala (Levski Sofia), 2-0 Bala 62’ 90+3’ Olivier Verdon (Ludogorets), 2-1 Verdon 90+3’
Levski Sofia 1.24 xGLudogorets 1.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Ludogorets attacking Levski Sofia attacking 
90+3’ Olivier Verdon (Ludogorets), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 34’ Unknown (Levski Sofia), from a corner, 0.51 xG, goal 33’ Mustapha Sangaré (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 62’ Everton Bala (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 90’ Pedro Naressi (Ludogorets), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 43’ Mustapha Sangaré (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 83’ Ivajlo Chochev (Ludogorets), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 89’ Asen Ivanov Mitkov (Levski Sofia), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ Dinis Almeida (Ludogorets), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Everton Bala (Levski Sofia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Ivajlo Chochev (Ludogorets), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Deroy Duarte (Ludogorets), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Dinis Almeida (Ludogorets), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 52’ Jakub Piotrowski (Ludogorets), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target 90+3’ Olivier Verdon (Ludogorets), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 34’ Unknown (Levski Sofia), from a corner, 0.51 xG, goal 33’ Mustapha Sangaré (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 62’ Everton Bala (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 90’ Pedro Naressi (Ludogorets), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 43’ Mustapha Sangaré (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 83’ Ivajlo Chochev (Ludogorets), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 89’ Asen Ivanov Mitkov (Levski Sofia), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 26’ Everton Bala (Levski Sofia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Dinis Almeida (Ludogorets), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Ivajlo Chochev (Ludogorets), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Deroy Duarte (Ludogorets), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Dinis Almeida (Ludogorets), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 52’ Jakub Piotrowski (Ludogorets), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target
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Lineups

Levski Sofia 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Marković
Maicon
Dimitrov
Makoun
Aldair
Tsunami
Myslovič 73’
Jamili
Bala 90’
Petkov 83’
Sangaré
Ludogorets 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Padt
Gropper 80’
Kurtulus
Verdon
Almeida
Naressi
Duarte 61’
Chochev
Piotrowski
Marcus
Vidal 80’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Matej Marković
90′ 0 1 15 2 – – –
Defenders5 players
Aldair
90′ – 1 – 7 1 23 2 – – –
Kristian Dimitrov
90′ – 1 – 3 2 27 2 – – –
Christian Makoun
90′ – 3 – 1 1 38 – – 1 –
Maicon
90′ 1 2 – 9 1 30 1 – –
Wenderson Tsunami
90′ – 2 2 5 2 30 5 – – –
Midfielders5 players
Patrik Myslovič Taken off
78′ – – 23 – – – 1 2 – –
Marin Petkov Taken off
87′ – – 13 – – – 1 1 1 – –
Jawad El Jamili
90′ 1 – 23 1 – – – 10 – 1 –
Georgi Kostadinov Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 7 – – – – – 1 – –
Asen Ivanov Mitkov Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 1 – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Everton Bala Taken off
90′ 1 – 2 1 0.26 – 3 1 – 14 –
Mustapha Sangaré
90′ – 1 2 1 0.41 – 1 5 2 9 –
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

Levski Sofia LWWWW
Ludogorets DWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Ludogorets 1-0 Levski Sofia, 17 Aug 24 Next meeting: Ludogorets 1-1 Levski Sofia, 03 May 25  All Levski Sofia vs Ludogorets meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.