Spartak Varna vs Slavia Sofia

9 December 2024 · Bulgarian First League · 2024/25

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Ahmed Ahmedov 90+3’
  • Vladimir Nikolov 24’, 54’
  • Denislav Aleksandrov 83’

Match summary

Slavia Sofia took a 3-1 win at Spartak Varna. Slavia Sofia led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Vladimir Nikolov put Slavia Sofia ahead in the 24th minute. In the second half, Nikolov made it 0-2 in the 54th minute, Denislav Aleksandrov made it 0-3 in the 83rd minute, and Ahmed Ahmedov pulled one back to make it 1-3 with a header in stoppage time.

Spartak Varna can feel hard done by, creating 2.66 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Slavia Sofia's 1.40 from 10.

Key events

Spartak Varna Slavia Sofia
Kick-off
Pa KonateFoul
13’
24’
Vladimir NikolovRight foot shot0-1 (Slavia Sofia)
Romeesh IveyFoul
26’
Viktor MitevPa Konate
28’
30’
Martin GeorgievFoul
Romeesh IveyShot on target
31’
Half-time0-1
Christian IlićFranjo Prce
46’
Second half underway
54’
Vladimir NikolovRight foot shot0-2 (Slavia Sofia)
Christian IlićShot on target
59’
Radoslav DimitrovFilip Lesniak
64’
65’
Emil MartinovGalin Ivanov
66’
Vladimir NikolovFoul
73’
Martin GeorgievSecond yellowFoul
77’
Trần Thành TrungIvan Minchev
Daniel IvanovBernardo Couto
77’
Franck RivollierAleksandar Tsvetkov
77’
83’
Denislav AleksandrovRight foot shot0-3 (Slavia Sofia)
89’
Kristiyan BalovVladimir Nikolov
89’
Emil StoevKarl Fabien
89’
Lyubomir KostovDenislav Aleksandrov
Ahmed AhmedovHeader1-3 (Spartak Varna)
90+3’
Romeesh IveyShot on target
90+5’
Full-time1-3

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 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.66 1.40 24’ Vladimir Nikolov (Slavia Sofia), 0-1 24’ 54’ Vladimir Nikolov (Slavia Sofia), 0-2 54’ 83’ Denislav Aleksandrov (Slavia Sofia), 0-3 83’ 90+3’ Ahmed Ahmedov (Spartak Varna), 1-3 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.66 1.40 24’ Vladimir Nikolov (Slavia Sofia), 0-1 Nikolov 24’ 54’ Vladimir Nikolov (Slavia Sofia), 0-2 Nikolov 54’ 83’ Denislav Aleksandrov (Slavia Sofia), 0-3 Aleksandrov 83’ 90+3’ Ahmed Ahmedov (Spartak Varna), 1-3 Ahmedov 90+3’
Spartak Varna 2.66 xGSlavia Sofia 1.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Slavia Sofia attacking Spartak Varna attacking 
20’ Ahmed Ahmedov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 83’ Denislav Aleksandrov (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 54’ Vladimir Nikolov (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 5’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.29 xG, blocked 39’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), set piece, 0.28 xG, off target 90+3’ Ahmed Ahmedov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 24’ Vladimir Nikolov (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 54’ Ahmed Ahmedov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 81’ Franck Rivollier (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 90+5’ Romeesh Ivey (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 41’ Galin Ivanov (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 72’ Unknown (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 32’ Viktor Mitev (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 61’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+1’ Viktor Mitev (Spartak Varna), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 10’ Ahmed Ahmedov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 34’ Ertan Tombak (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 31’ Romeesh Ivey (Spartak Varna), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 2’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Filip Lesniak (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Filip Lesniak (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Antonio Vutov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Unknown (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Christian Ilić (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ Ivan Minchev (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Ivan Minchev (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 4’ Unknown (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 45’ Viktor Mitev (Spartak Varna), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 88’ Viktor Mitev (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 20’ Ahmed Ahmedov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 83’ Denislav Aleksandrov (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 54’ Vladimir Nikolov (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 5’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.29 xG, blocked 39’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), set piece, 0.28 xG, off target 90+3’ Ahmed Ahmedov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 24’ Vladimir Nikolov (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 54’ Ahmed Ahmedov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 81’ Franck Rivollier (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 90+5’ Romeesh Ivey (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 41’ Galin Ivanov (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 72’ Unknown (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 32’ Viktor Mitev (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 61’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 10’ Ahmed Ahmedov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+1’ Viktor Mitev (Spartak Varna), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 34’ Ertan Tombak (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 31’ Romeesh Ivey (Spartak Varna), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 2’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Filip Lesniak (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Filip Lesniak (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Antonio Vutov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Unknown (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Christian Ilić (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ Ivan Minchev (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Ivan Minchev (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Viktor Mitev (Spartak Varna), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 4’ Unknown (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 88’ Viktor Mitev (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Spartak Varna 4-4-2 Starting XI
Velichkov
Jurić-Petrašilo
Granchov
Prce 46’
Konate 28’
Tsvetkov 77’
Lesniak 64’
Couto 77’
Ivey
Vutov
Ahmedov
Slavia Sofia 4-3-3 Starting XI
Vutsov
Kerchev
Varela
Georgiev
Tombak
Minchev 77’
Stoyanov
Ivanov 65’
Fabien 89’
Nikolov 2 89’
Aleksandrov 89’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Martin Velichkov
90′ 0 3 19 1 – – – –
Defenders8 players
Mateo Jurić-Petrašilo
90′ – 3 2 6 3 34 1 – – –
Angel Granchov
90′ 1 2 – 5 3 50 – – – –
Franjo Prce Taken off
47′ – 1 1 1 – 16 1 – – –
Pa Konate Taken off
28′ – – – 2 – 7 1 – –
Aleksandar Tsvetkov Taken off
78′ – 2 – 5 2 39 1 – – –
Viktor Mitev Came on as a substitute
69′ – 4 – 5 – 31 – – 1 –
Christian Ilić Came on as a substitute
49′ – – – 2 – 37 – – – –
Franck Rivollier Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – 2 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Romeesh Ivey
90′ – – 36 2 – – – 24 4 4
Filip Lesniak Taken off
65′ – – 15 – – – 1 4 – – –
Bernardo Couto Taken off
78′ – – 29 1 – – 1 5 1 1 –
Antonio Vutov
90′ – – 59 3 – 2 – 10 1 1 –
Radoslav Dimitrov Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 19 – – – – – – – –
Daniel Ivanov Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 4 1 – – 1 2 – 1 –
Forwards1 player
Ahmed Ahmedov
90′ 1 – 4 1 1.12 – 1 5 2 10 –
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

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Slavia Sofia LWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Slavia Sofia 3-1 Spartak Varna, 09 Aug 24 Next meeting: Spartak Varna 1-1 Slavia Sofia, 28 Sep 25  All Spartak Varna vs Slavia 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.