Ludogorets vs Arda

12 October 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2026/27 · Referee Ivo Kolev

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

Caio Vidal 18’
Bernard Tekpetey 44’, 45+4’
Rwan Cruz 55’
Ivan Zhelyzko 86’

Match summary

Ludogorets won comfortably, 5-0 at home to Arda. Ludogorets led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Caio Vidal put Ludogorets ahead in the 18th minute, Bernard Tekpetey made it 2-0 in the 44th minute, and Tekpetey made it 3-0 with a direct free kick in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Rwan Cruz made it 4-0 in the 55th minute and Ivan Zhelyzko made it 5-0 from a corner in the 86th minute.

The chances backed that up: Ludogorets created 1.21 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Arda's 0.05 from 3.

Match stats

137 Attacks 63

71 Dangerous attacks 20

2 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 1

Possession, shots and other detailed statistics are not available for this match.

Key events

Ludogorets Arda

Kick-off

11’

Dimitar VelkovskiShot on target

Caio VidalRight foot shot

1-0

18’

Hossam Abdelmaguid

21’

30’

Georgi Nikolov

Caio Vidal

41’

Bernard TekpeteyLeft foot shot

2-0

44’

45+3’

Vyacheslav Velev

Bernard TekpeteyFree Kick

3-0

45+4’

Half-time3-0

Amir HadžiahmetovićDeroy Duarte

46’

Aguibou CamaraPetar Stanić

46’

Second half underway

Rwan CruzRight foot shot

4-0

55’

Erick MarcusBernard Tekpetey

56’

57’

Preslav BachevAntonio Vutov

63’

Atanas KabovSvetoslav Kovachev

63’

Birsent KaragarenStanislav Ivanov

Nathan FernandesCaio Vidal

68’

Viktor Lyubenov

73’

Preslav BachevShot on target

Ivajlo ChochevRwan Cruz

78’

79’

DerickViktor Lyubenov

Ivan ZhelyzkoLeft foot shot

5-0

86’

Aguibou CamaraShot on target

90+1’

Full-time5-0

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.

Ludogorets 1.21 xGArda 0.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Arda attacking Ludogorets attacking

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Hendrik Bonmann	90′	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Joel Andersson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Edvin Kurtulus	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hossam Abdelmaguid	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Simeon Shishkov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Ivan Zhelyzko	90′	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Caio Vidal Taken off	68′	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Petar Stanić Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Deroy Duarte Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bernard Tekpetey Taken off	56′	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Aguibou Camara Came on as a substitute	44′	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Amir Hadžiahmetović Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Erick Marcus Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ivajlo Chochev Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Rwan Cruz Taken off	78′	1	1	–	–	0.18	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nathan Fernandes Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Anatoli Gospodinov	90′	0	5	–	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Viktor Popov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Martin Paskalev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Viktor Lyubenov Taken off	79′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dimitar Velkovski	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vyacheslav Velev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Derick Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Lachezar Kotev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Svetoslav Kovachev Taken off	63′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Antonio Vutov Taken off	57′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Stanislav Ivanov Taken off	63′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Atanas Kabov Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Birsent Karagaren Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Georgi Nikolov Sent off	30′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Preslav Bachev Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–

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

Ludogorets W D D W W

Arda W W L L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Arda 1-0 Ludogorets, 15 Apr 26 Next meeting: Arda vs Ludogorets, 03 Apr 27 (upcoming) All Ludogorets vs Arda meetings

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