Spartak Varna vs Septemvri Sofia

16 March 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2024/25 · Referee Michael Pavlov

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

Viktor Mitev 22’
Romeesh Ivey 30’
Bernardo Couto 53’
Xandy 73’

Galin Ivanov 64’
Borislav Rupanov 87’ (pen)

Match summary

Spartak Varna won 4-2 at home to Septemvri Sofia. Spartak Varna led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Viktor Mitev put Spartak Varna ahead in the 22nd minute and Romeesh Ivey made it 2-0 in the 30th minute. In the second half, Bernardo Couto made it 3-0 in the 53rd minute, Galin Ivanov pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 64th minute, Xandy made it 4-1 in the 73rd minute, and Borislav Rupanov made it 4-2 from the penalty spot in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Spartak Varna created 1.71 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Septemvri Sofia's 1.11 from 10.

Key events

Spartak Varna Septemvri Sofia

Kick-off

Viktor MitevShot on target

11’

17’

Borislav RupanovFoul

Viktor MitevLeft foot shot

1-0

22’

29’

Kleri SerberArgument

Romeesh IveyRight foot shot

2-0

30’

Angel GranchovFoul

38’

Shot on target

40’

Half-time2-0

46’

Mihail PolendakovVictor Ochayi

Second half underway

Bernardo CoutoLeft foot shot

3-0

53’

58’

Bertrand FourrierAlfons Amade

Antonio VutovShot on target

61’

64’

Galin IvanovLeft foot shot

3-1

Pa KonateViktor Mitev

68’

XandyDimitar Mitkov

68’

71’

Xandro SchenkArgument

XandyRight foot shot

4-1

73’

75’

Georgi VarbanovMoi Parra

75’

VitinhoMitko Mitkov

79’

Xandro SchenkShot on target

Christian IlićMilen Stoev

80’

Aleksandar TsvetkovAntonio Vutov

80’

Angel GranchovShot on target

81’

Mateo Jurić-PetrašiloFoul

84’

87’

Borislav RupanovPenalty

4-2

Aleksandar GeorgievBernardo Couto

90+2’

Full-time4-2

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.

Spartak Varna 1.71 xGSeptemvri Sofia 1.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Septemvri Sofia attacking Spartak Varna attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Spartak Varna 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Septemvri Sofia 5-3-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Maksym Kovalyov	90′	1	2	9	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Mateo Jurić-Petrašilo	90′	–	2	–	8	2	46	2	–	–
Angel Granchov	90′	–	4	2	1	–	28	1	–	–
Milen Stoev Taken off	83′	–	2	1	5	2	20	1	–	–	–
Christian Ilić Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	1	–	8	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Romeesh Ivey	90′	1	1	42	1	–	–	2	10	1	1	–
Yoan Baurenski	90′	–	–	26	–	–	–	–	6	–	3	–
Filip Lesniak	90′	–	–	20	1	–	–	3	1	–	–	–
Viktor Mitev Taken off	71′	1	–	14	–	–	–	1	5	–	1	–
Bernardo Couto Taken off	90′	1	–	26	2	–	–	1	5	2	3	–
Antonio Vutov Taken off	83′	–	1	27	4	–	–	2	4	1	3	–
Pa Konate Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Aleksandar Tsvetkov Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Dimitar Mitkov Taken off	71′	–	–	1	–	0.04	–	1	2	–	15	–
Xandy Came on as a substitute	27′	1	–	1	1	0.39	–	–	2	–	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Dimitar Sheytanov	90′	4	4	19	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Martin Hristov	90′	–	–	1	4	–	38	–	–	–	–
Valentine Ozornwafor	90′	–	1	–	6	2	43	2	–	–	–
Xandro Schenk	90′	–	1	–	4	4	50	–	–	–
Mihail Polendakov Came on as a substitute	49′	–	1	–	2	1	25	–	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Moi Parra Taken off	79′	–	1	25	2	–	–	3	6	–	–	–
Mitko Mitkov Taken off	79′	–	–	28	1	–	–	1	6	–	1	–
Kleri Serber	90′	–	–	58	1	–	–	2	3	5	1
Victor Ochayi Taken off	49′	–	–	5	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–
Alfons Amade Taken off	62′	–	–	26	–	–	–	2	4	4	3	–
Galin Ivanov	90′	1	–	26	1	–	–	–	4	1	1	–
Bertrand Fourrier Came on as a substitute	37′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–
Georgi Varbanov Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vitinho Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	4	1	–	–	1	2	1	–	–

Forwards1 player


Borislav Rupanov	90′	1	–	2	1	0.77	–	–	6	3	12

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 D W L L D

Septemvri Sofia D W W D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Septemvri Sofia 0-1 Spartak Varna, 30 Sep 24 Next meeting: Spartak Varna 1-4 Septemvri Sofia, 07 Nov 25 All Spartak Varna vs Septemvri 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.