Spartak Varna vs CSKA Sofia

26 April 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2024/25 · Referee Valentin Zhelezov

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Lumbardh Dellova 3’

Match summary

CSKA Sofia beat Spartak Varna 1-0 on the road. CSKA Sofia led 1-0 at half-time.

Lumbardh Dellova put CSKA Sofia ahead in the 3rd minute.

Spartak Varna can feel hard done by, creating 2.12 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to CSKA Sofia's 1.57 from 11.

Key events

Spartak Varna CSKA Sofia
Kick-off
2’
Adrián LapeñaShot on target
3’
Lumbardh DellovaRight foot shot0-1 (CSKA Sofia)
Bernardo CoutoShot on target
14’
Yoan BaurenskiShot on target
18’
44’
Jason LokiloShot on target
Half-time0-1
Second half underway
54’
Jason Lokilo
Dimitar MitkovShot on target
54’
60’
Matthias PhaëtonJames Eto'o
60’
Stanislav ShopovJason Lokilo
60’
James Eto'o
Pa KonateViktor Mitev
64’
Christian IlićXandy
64’
Deyan LozevFoul
67’
Dimitar MitkovFoul
68’
72’
Petko PanayotovIoannis Pittas
72’
Aaron Leya IsekaJonathan Lindseth
73’
Aaron Leya Iseka
74’
Ilian IlievShot on target
Aleksandar TsvetkovYoan Baurenski
78’
Pa KonateShot on target
82’
Bernardo CoutoShot on target
82’
Aleksandar GeorgievMilen Stoev
87’
90+2’
Lumbardh Dellova
90+3’
Brayan CórdobaIlian Iliev
Full-time0-1

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 2.12 1.57 3’ Lumbardh Dellova (CSKA Sofia), 0-1 3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.12 1.57 3’ Lumbardh Dellova (CSKA Sofia), 0-1 Dellova 3’
Spartak Varna 2.12 xGCSKA Sofia 1.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 CSKA Sofia attacking Spartak Varna attacking 
54’ Felix Strauss (Spartak Varna), set piece, 0.86 xG, off target 82’ Pa Konate (Spartak Varna), set piece, 0.77 xG, saved 74’ Ilian Iliev (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 2’ Adrián Lapeña (CSKA Sofia), from a corner, 0.32 xG, saved 44’ Jason Lokilo (CSKA Sofia), set piece, 0.30 xG, saved 61’ Adrián Lapeña (CSKA Sofia), from a corner, 0.29 xG, off target 54’ Dimitar Mitkov (Spartak Varna), direct free kick, 0.23 xG, saved 3’ Lumbardh Dellova (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 26’ Adrián Lapeña (CSKA Sofia), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ Yoan Baurenski (Spartak Varna), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 29’ Felix Strauss (Spartak Varna), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 21’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 33’ Ilian Iliev (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Spartak Varna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Spartak Varna), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ James Eto'o (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ James Eto'o (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Dimitar Mitkov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Stanislav Shopov (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 39’ Dimitar Mitkov (Spartak Varna), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, blocked 54’ Felix Strauss (Spartak Varna), set piece, 0.86 xG, off target 82’ Pa Konate (Spartak Varna), set piece, 0.77 xG, saved 74’ Ilian Iliev (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 2’ Adrián Lapeña (CSKA Sofia), from a corner, 0.32 xG, saved 44’ Jason Lokilo (CSKA Sofia), set piece, 0.30 xG, saved 61’ Adrián Lapeña (CSKA Sofia), from a corner, 0.29 xG, off target 54’ Dimitar Mitkov (Spartak Varna), direct free kick, 0.23 xG, saved 3’ Lumbardh Dellova (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 26’ Adrián Lapeña (CSKA Sofia), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ Yoan Baurenski (Spartak Varna), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 29’ Felix Strauss (Spartak Varna), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 34’ Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Spartak Varna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Ilian Iliev (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Spartak Varna), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ James Eto'o (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ James Eto'o (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Dimitar Mitkov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Stanislav Shopov (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 39’ Dimitar Mitkov (Spartak Varna), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Spartak Varna 3-5-2 Starting XI
Velichkov
Jurić-Petrašilo
Strauss
Stoev 87’
Mitev 64’
Baurenski 78’
Lesniak
Couto
Lozev
Xandy 64’
Mitkov
CSKA Sofia 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Lapoukhov
Pinto
Lapeña
Dellova
Vion
Lindseth 72’
Iliev 90’
Eto'o 60’
Carreazo
Lokilo 60’
Pittas 72’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Martin Velichkov
90′ 3 1 13 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Mateo Jurić-Petrašilo
90′ – 6 1 5 3 31 – – – –
Felix Strauss
90′ 3 1 – 4 – 25 – – – –
Milen Stoev Taken off
87′ – 3 1 8 2 16 1 – – –
Deyan Lozev
90′ 1 2 – 4 – 33 1 – –
Aleksandar Georgiev Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – 3 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Yoan Baurenski Taken off
79′ – – 18 – – 1 2 5 – 2 –
Filip Lesniak
90′ – – 38 – – 1 2 5 1 – –
Bernardo Couto
90′ – – 28 2 – – 2 3 2 – –
Viktor Mitev Taken off
65′ – – 13 – – – – 4 2 1 –
Xandy Taken off
65′ – – 11 – – – – 4 – 1 –
Pa Konate Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 8 – – – – – – – –
Christian Ilić Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 11 1 – – 1 2 – 1 –
Aleksandar Tsvetkov Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 12 – – – – 7 1 – –
Forwards1 player
Dimitar Mitkov
90′ – – 3 1 0.24 – – 3 – 19
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

Spartak Varna LWWWL
CSKA Sofia WWDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: CSKA Sofia 3-1 Spartak Varna, 03 Dec 24 Next meeting: CSKA Sofia 5-0 Spartak Varna, 13 May 25  All Spartak Varna vs CSKA Sofia 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.