Bulgaria - First LeagueData current as of September 12, 2026

Slavia Sofia vs Spartak Varna: match statistics

Slavia Sofia crest
Slavia Sofia
4 : 0half-time 2:0
Spartak Varna crest
Spartak Varna
155%(1.65)
X30%(3.40)
215%(4.90)

Slavia Sofia shows a clear advantage in home matches with a 42% win rate and a positive goal difference (+2). The hosts average 1.25 goals per match at home with a solid shot conversion (10%) and an advantage in possession (46%). Spartak Varna has very poor away results—just 8% wins and a negative goal difference (-5), scoring an average of only 0.58 goals per away match. The high draw rate of the visitors (58%) and their defensive stance suggest a possible split of points, although Slavia's form in the last five league matches (1 win) raises some concerns. Despite weaker form, the home advantage and season-long statistics speak for a home victory, though a draw remains a real scenario.

Slavia Sofia vs Spartak Varna: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Slavia Sofia played against Spartak Varna in First League (Bulgaria). The game was played on March 6, 2026. Final score: 4:0.

Recent form

Slavia Sofia has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. Spartak Varna has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Slavia Sofia scores 1.13 goals per game and allows 1.17. Spartak Varna scores 0.92 and allows 1.42. Games in this league average 2.34 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 46% of Slavia Sofia's games and 58% of Spartak Varna's. The Over 2.5 rates are 42% and 42%, compared with league averages of 46% for BTTS and 45% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Slavia Sofia has the higher season xG average, 1.44 to 1.09 per game. Slavia Sofia takes 11.7 shots per game, while Spartak Varna takes 8.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Slavia Sofia leads at halftime in 29% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Spartak Varna leads at halftime in 21% and scores 0.63 after halftime.

When the teams score

Slavia Sofia's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (6 goals). For Spartak Varna, it is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

First League games average 2.34 goals. Both teams score in 46% of games, and 45% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Slavia Sofia shows a clear advantage in home matches with a 42% win rate and a positive goal difference (+2). The hosts average 1.25 goals per match at home with a solid shot conversion (10%) and an advantage in possession (46%). Spartak Varna has very poor away results—just 8% wins and a negative goal difference (-5), scoring an average of only 0.58 goals per away match. The high draw rate of the visitors (58%) and their defensive stance suggest a possible split of points, although Slavia's form in the last five league matches (1 win) raises some concerns. Despite weaker form, the home advantage and season-long statistics speak for a home victory, though a draw remains a real scenario.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

2 : 0
First half
2 : 0
Second half

Game stats

53Possession (%)47
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
12Shots11
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
7Shots on target3
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
1.82xG1.48
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
3Corners6
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
79Dangerous attacks79
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
11Fouls14
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
1Cards2
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
1.13Goals scored / game0.92
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
1.17Goals allowed / game1.42
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
45%Average possession41%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
3.88Shots on target / game2.75
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.67Shots per game8.54
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
3.88Shots on target2.75
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
9.6%Shot conversion10.7%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
45%Possession41%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
1.44xG for1.09
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
1.79xG against1.98
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna

Shooting quality

Slavia Sofia: BalancedSpartak Varna: Balanced
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
Accuracy (shots on target)33%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Spartak Varna is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / game - Slavia Sofia · 1.2 pts / game - Spartak Varna

Slavia Sofia
LLLLW
Season result split
33% W29% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-7-9
1.29 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-4-3
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WWWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 2.04BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Spartak Varna
DDDLW
Season result split
17% W46% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-11-9
0.96 pts / game · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-7-4
Last 5 away
0-3-2
DLDDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.16Opponent xG: 1.83BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Slavia Sofia is 23% better for: goals scored per game.

1.13 goals / game - Slavia Sofia · 0.92 goals / game - Spartak Varna

Slavia Sofia is 21% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.17 goals / game - Slavia Sofia · 1.42 goals / game - Spartak Varna

Slavia Sofia scoring profile: very strong

Slavia Sofia scores in 71% of games (17 of 24 meczów), while Spartak Varna keeps a clean sheet in 25% (6 of 24 meczów).

Spartak Varna scoring profile: strong

Spartak Varna scores in 67% of games (16 of 24 meczów), while Slavia Sofia keeps a clean sheet in 33% (8 of 24 meczów).

27Goals scored (season)22
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
28Goals conceded (season)34
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
2.29Average goals per game2.33
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
4Goals scored (last 5)4
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
7Goals conceded (last 5)4
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal67%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
33%2 goals17%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
8%3 goals8%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
0%4 goals0%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal75%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
42%2 goals42%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
8%3 goals17%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
0%4 goals8%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

46%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time8%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
0%BTTS in both halves4%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
13%Scored in both halves17%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
20%BTTS - last 540%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time46%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Slavia Sofia is 28% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / game - Slavia Sofia · 1.04 pts / game - Spartak Varna

Slavia Sofia - half-time state
29% leading46% draw25% trailing
Spartak Varna - half-time state
21% leading42% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per game (1st half)1.04
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
0.63Goals scored (1st half)0.29
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
0.54Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
1.17Average goals (1st half)0.92
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
54%Clean sheet before half-time58%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
58%No goal before half-time71%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna

After half-time (2nd half)

1.33Points per game (2nd half)1.13
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
0.63Goals conceded (2nd half)0.79
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
1.13Average goals (2nd half)1.42
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
54%Clean sheet after half-time38%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
58%No goal after half-time46%
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna

Slavia Sofia - second-half results

38% W21% D42% L
32
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding114%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Spartak Varna - second-half results

25% W38% D38% L
25
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.04
PPG before half-time
Lead holding81%

Leads at halftime in 21% of games and wins 17%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Slavia Sofia - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.80
Goals scored / game0.60.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.40.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Spartak Varna - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.00
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.00.8
Average goals per game0.21.4
1 goal20%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Slavia Sofia
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
6
4
16-30
6
6
31-45
4
5
46-60
2
4
61-75
6
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Spartak Varna
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
2
2
16-30
2
9
31-45
5
6
46-60
2
3
61-75
8
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.32
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-13%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Slavia Sofia

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.35
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.62
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
90%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
109%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.69
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Spartak Varna

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.89
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.56
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (First League).

Teams vs league

Slavia SofiaLigaSpartak Varna
Average goals per game 2.292.34 2.33
Both teams scored 46%46% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 42%45% 42%
Clean sheets 33%35% 25%
Goal before half-time 67%64% 63%
Goal after half-time 79%70% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.34
Average goals per game
46%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
35%
Clean sheets
1.26
Home goals / game
1.07
Away goals / game
+18%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defensive advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Slavia SofiaGoalEmil Stoev
  2. Slavia SofiaGoalDavid MalembanaAssist: Ivan Minchev
  3. Spartak VarnaYellow cardAngel Granchov
  4. Spartak VarnaSubstitutionOn: Georg StojanovskiOff: Martin Hristinov Georgiev
  5. Slavia SofiaGoalKristiyan BalovAssist: Ivan Minchev
  6. Slavia SofiaGoalIvan MinchevAssist: Kristiyan Balov
  7. Spartak VarnaYellow cardDimo Nikolaev Krastev
  8. Slavia SofiaSubstitutionOn: Valentin YotovOff: Ivan Minchev
  9. Slavia SofiaSubstitutionOn: Emiliyan Boykov GogevOff: Kristiyan Balov
  10. Slavia SofiaYellow cardValentin Yotov
  11. Spartak VarnaSubstitutionOn: Tales José da SilvaOff: Angel Granchov

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Nikola PopovMatches officiated: 15
4.67Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 253%Home wins27%Draws20%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Slavia Sofia's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Spartak Varna. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

PFC Spartak 1918 Varna
1 : 1
PFC Slavia Sofia

FAQ

What was the result of Slavia Sofia vs Spartak Varna?

The First League match finished Slavia Sofia 4:0 Spartak Varna. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Slavia Sofia vs Spartak Varna?

Slavia Sofia score 1.13 goals per game on average and Spartak Varna 0.92. The First League average is 2.34 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 46% of Slavia Sofia's matches and 58% of Spartak Varna's.

What form are Slavia Sofia and Spartak Varna in?

Over the last 5 games Slavia Sofia have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Spartak Varna 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Slavia Sofia vs Spartak Varna?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.