Lokomotiv Sofia vs Spartak Varna

28 March 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2024/25 · Referee Nikola Popov

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Ante Aralica 16’ (pen)
  • Spas Delev 80’
  • Antonio Vutov 62’

Match summary

Lokomotiv Sofia won 2-1 at home to Spartak Varna. Lokomotiv Sofia led 1-0 at half-time.

Ante Aralica put Lokomotiv Sofia ahead from the penalty spot in the 16th minute, Antonio Vutov equalised in the 62nd minute, and Spas Delev won it in the 80th minute.

The chances backed that up: Lokomotiv Sofia created 2.05 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Spartak Varna's 1.04 from 8.

Key events

Lokomotiv Sofia Spartak Varna
Kick-off
Spas DelevShot on target
13’
Ante AralicaPenalty1-0 (Lokomotiv Sofia)
16’
Spas DelevShot on target
23’
OctávioFoul
32’
Ante AralicaShot on target
34’
Anisse BrrouShot on target
40’
Spas DelevShot on target
43’
Half-time1-0
46’
Dimitar MitkovBernardo Couto
Second half underway
54’
Romeesh IveyShot on target
62’
Antonio VutovLeft foot shot1-1 (Spartak Varna)
68’
Mateo Jurić-PetrašiloShot on target
77’
Pa KonateViktor Mitev
Spas DelevRight foot shot2-1 (Lokomotiv Sofia)
80’
82’
XandyYoan Baurenski
Julian NenovAnisse Brrou
84’
Dzhuneyt AliPatrik-Gabriel Galchev
84’
Svetoslav DikovAnte Aralica
84’
86’
Christian IlićFilip Lesniak
Luka IvanovOctávio
90+1’
Athanasios PitsolisSpas Delev
90+1’
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 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.05 1.04 16’ Ante Aralica (Lokomotiv Sofia), 1-0 16’ 62’ Antonio Vutov (Spartak Varna), 1-1 62’ 80’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), 2-1 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.05 1.04 16’ Ante Aralica (Lokomotiv Sofia), 1-0 Aralica 16’ 62’ Antonio Vutov (Spartak Varna), 1-1 Vutov 62’ 80’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), 2-1 Delev 80’
Lokomotiv Sofia 2.05 xGSpartak Varna 1.04 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Spartak Varna attacking Lokomotiv Sofia attacking 
16’ Ante Aralica (Lokomotiv Sofia), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 36’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.34 xG, hit the woodwork 62’ Antonio Vutov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 80’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 33’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 23’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 54’ Romeesh Ivey (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 43’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 34’ Ante Aralica (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.14 xG, saved 68’ Mateo Jurić-Petrašilo (Spartak Varna), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 43’ Octávio (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 13’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 40’ Anisse Brrou (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Antonio Vutov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Yoan Baurenski (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 33’ Viktor Mitev (Spartak Varna), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 59’ Antonio Vutov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 16’ Ante Aralica (Lokomotiv Sofia), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 36’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.34 xG, hit the woodwork 62’ Antonio Vutov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 80’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 33’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 23’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 54’ Romeesh Ivey (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 43’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 34’ Ante Aralica (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.14 xG, saved 68’ Mateo Jurić-Petrašilo (Spartak Varna), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 43’ Octávio (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 13’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 40’ Anisse Brrou (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Antonio Vutov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Yoan Baurenski (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 33’ Viktor Mitev (Spartak Varna), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 59’ Antonio Vutov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Lokomotiv Sofia 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Lyubenov
Franco
Katsarov
Bidounga
Galchev 84’
Stanoev
Teixeira
Delev 90’
Octávio 90’
Brrou 84’
Aralica 84’
Spartak Varna 3-4-3 Starting XI
Velichkov
Jurić-Petrašilo
Tsvetkov
Stoev
Mitev 77’
Lesniak 86’
Baurenski 82’
Lozev
Vutov
Couto 46’
Ivey

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Aleksandar Lyubenov
90′ 2 1 19 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Patrik-Gabriel Galchev Taken off
84′ – – – 5 3 42 – – – –
Bozhidar Katsarov
90′ – 3 – 5 4 27 – – – –
Ryan Bidounga
90′ – 4 – 3 3 35 2 – – –
Bruno Franco
90′ – 3 – 11 2 40 1 – – –
Dzhuneyt Ali Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – 1 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Krasimir Stanoev
90′ – – 39 3 – – 2 1 – – –
Diogo Teixeira
90′ – – 32 – – 2 – 4 1 2 –
Anisse Brrou Taken off
84′ – – 25 3 – – 1 7 2 – –
Octávio Taken off
90′ – – 46 – – 1 – 7 1 –
Spas Delev Taken off
90′ 1 – 30 – – – 1 7 2 1 –
Julian Nenov Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Ante Aralica Taken off
84′ 1 – 2 2 0.90 – – 3 1 16 –
Svetoslav Dikov Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – – 1 1 – –
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

Lokomotiv Sofia WLWLL
Spartak Varna WLLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Spartak Varna 3-2 Lokomotiv Sofia, 06 Oct 24 Next meeting: Lokomotiv Sofia 0-0 Spartak Varna, 22 Aug 25  All Lokomotiv Sofia vs Spartak Varna 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.