Ludogorets vs Spartak Varna

19 April 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2024/25 · Referee Michael Pavlov

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

Jakub Piotrowski 9’
Kwadwo Duah 87’

Dimitar Mitkov 76’

Match summary

Ludogorets saw off Spartak Varna 2-1, with a late winner. Ludogorets led 1-0 at half-time.

Jakub Piotrowski put Ludogorets ahead with a header in the 9th minute, Dimitar Mitkov equalised with a direct free kick in the 76th minute, and Kwadwo Duah won it in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Ludogorets created 2.89 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Spartak Varna's 0.29 from 4.

Key events

Ludogorets Spartak Varna

Kick-off

Jakub PiotrowskiShot on target

6’

Aslak WitryShot on target

7’

Jakub PiotrowskiHeader

1-0

9’

Second half underway

Half-time1-0

Kwadwo DuahShot on target

51’

52’

XandyFoul

Kwadwo DuahShot on target

54’

Kwadwo DuahShot on target

58’

60’

Yoan BaurenskiShot on target

62’

Christian IlićXandy

Kwadwo DuahFoul

70’

Georgi RusevErick Marcus

71’

Aguibou CamaraJakub Piotrowski

71’

Caio Vidal

73’

76’

Dimitar MitkovFree Kick

1-1

85’

Aleksandar GeorgievBernardo Couto

Kwadwo DuahRight foot shot

2-1

87’

Emerson RodríguezCaio Vidal

87’

90’

Daniel IvanovMilen Stoev

Yves Erick BileKwadwo Duah

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.

Ludogorets 2.89 xGSpartak Varna 0.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Spartak Varna attacking Ludogorets attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Ludogorets 4-1-4-1 Starting XI

Spartak Varna 3-4-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Sergio Padt	90′	1	1	28	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Aslak Witry	90′	–	2	–	2	–	66	–	–	–	–
Edvin Kurtulus	90′	–	2	–	6	3	96	–	–	–	–
Olivier Verdon	90′	–	2	–	1	1	109	–	–	–	–
Son	90′	–	2	–	2	–	77	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Deroy Duarte	90′	–	–	58	1	–	–	–	6	–	1	–
Erick Marcus Taken off	70′	–	1	22	3	–	–	2	5	2	1	–
Ivajlo Chochev	90′	–	–	29	–	–	–	1	5	1	–	–
Jakub Piotrowski Taken off	70′	1	–	47	–	–	–	1	4	1	2	–
Caio Vidal Taken off	86′	–	–	29	3	–	–	1	17	1	3
Aguibou Camara Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–
Georgi Rusev Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	13	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
Emerson Rodríguez Came on as a substitute	8′	–	1	2	1	–	–	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Kwadwo Duah Taken off	90′	1	–	5	4	1.38	–	–	8	2	23

Goalkeeper1 player


Martin Velichkov	90′	5	2	12	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Mateo Jurić-Petrašilo	90′	1	6	3	4	1	43	2	–	–	–
Felix Strauss	90′	–	1	–	6	6	46	–	–	–	–
Milen Stoev Taken off	89′	–	1	1	–	–	42	–	–	–	–
Deyan Lozev	90′	–	1	1	4	–	21	2	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Yoan Baurenski	90′	–	–	36	–	–	2	1	7	4	1	–
Filip Lesniak	90′	–	–	52	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
Pa Konate	90′	–	–	23	–	–	–	–	7	2	1	–
Xandy Taken off	61′	–	–	12	–	–	–	1	3	2	1
Bernardo Couto Taken off	85′	–	–	26	1	–	–	1	1	–	1	–
Christian Ilić Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Aleksandar Georgiev Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Dimitar Mitkov	90′	1	–	1	1	0.19	–	1	7	–	23	–

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 L W W W

Spartak Varna W L W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Spartak Varna 1-3 Ludogorets, 10 Nov 24 Next meeting: Ludogorets 1-1 Spartak Varna, 18 Oct 25 All Ludogorets 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.