Spartak Pleven vs Vihren Sandanski: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Spartak Pleven played against Vihren Sandanski in Second League (Bulgaria). The game was played on December 6, 2025. Final score: 2:3.

Recent form

Spartak Pleven has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Vihren Sandanski has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Spartak Pleven scores 0.76 goals per game and allows 1.53. Vihren Sandanski scores 1.88 and allows 1.18. Games in this league average 2.45 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 41% of Spartak Pleven's games and 47% of Vihren Sandanski's. The Over 2.5 rates are 35% and 53%, compared with league averages of 43% for BTTS and 41% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Vihren Sandanski has the higher season xG average, 1.89 to 1.17 per game. Spartak Pleven takes 8.5 shots per game, while Vihren Sandanski takes 13.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Spartak Pleven leads at halftime in 29% of its games and scores 0.18 goals per game after halftime. Vihren Sandanski leads at halftime in 41% and scores 0.76 after halftime.

When the teams score

Spartak Pleven's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (4 goals). For Vihren Sandanski, it is minutes 0-15 (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Second League games average 2.45 goals. Both teams score in 43% of games, and 41% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

1 : 1
First half
1 : 2
Second half

Game stats

53Possession (%)47
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
13Shots16
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
5Shots on target7
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
1.55xG1.81
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
6Corners4
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
53Dangerous attacks43
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
12Fouls11
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
0Cards0
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

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

Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
0.76Goals scored / game1.88
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
1.53Goals allowed / game1.18
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
42%Average possession51%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
4.94Shots on target / game8.29
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

8.47Shots per game13.12
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
4.94Shots on target8.29
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
9%Shot conversion14.3%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
42%Possession51%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
1.17xG for1.89
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
1.79xG against1.4
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski

Shooting quality

Spartak Pleven: BalancedVihren Sandanski: Efficient finishing
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
Accuracy (shots on target)58%63%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.150.23

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Vihren Sandanski is 75% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Spartak Pleven · 1.4 pts / game - Vihren Sandanski

Spartak Pleven
LDLWL
Season result split
18% W24% D59% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-4-10
0.76 pts / game · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-5
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
LWLLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.07Opponent xG: 2.03BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Vihren Sandanski
WLDLW
Season result split
53% W18% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-3-5
1.76 pts / game · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-5
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LDLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 2.56Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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.

Vihren Sandanski is 147% better for: goals scored per game.

0.76 goals / game - Spartak Pleven · 1.88 goals / game - Vihren Sandanski

Vihren Sandanski is 30% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.53 goals / game - Spartak Pleven · 1.18 goals / game - Vihren Sandanski

Spartak Pleven scoring profile: mixed

Spartak Pleven scores in 53% of games (9 of 17 games), while Vihren Sandanski keeps a clean sheet in 41% (7 of 17 games).

Vihren Sandanski scoring profile: very strong

Vihren Sandanski scores in 76% of games (13 of 17 games), while Spartak Pleven keeps a clean sheet in 24% (4 of 17 games).

13Goals scored (season)32
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
26Goals conceded (season)20
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
2.29Average goals per game3.06
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
4Goals scored (last 5)13
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
9Goals conceded (last 5)6
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski

How often they score at least...

53%1 goal76%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
24%2 goals59%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
0%3 goals24%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
0%4 goals12%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal59%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
41%2 goals41%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
18%3 goals18%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
12%4 goals0%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski

* 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.

43%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time35%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
6%BTTS in both halves18%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
18%Scored in both halves35%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
40%BTTS - last 540%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski

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

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time59%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time29%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski

2nd half

65%Min. 1 goal after half-time59%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
12%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Vihren Sandanski is 33% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.24 pts / game - Spartak Pleven · 1.65 pts / game - Vihren Sandanski

Spartak Pleven - half-time state
29% leading35% draw35% trailing
Vihren Sandanski - half-time state
41% leading41% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.24Points per game (1st half)1.65
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
0.59Goals scored (1st half)1.12
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
0.59Goals conceded (1st half)0.65
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
1.18Average goals (1st half)1.76
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
47%Clean sheet before half-time59%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
47%No goal before half-time29%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski

After half-time (2nd half)

0.59Points per game (2nd half)1.35
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
0.18Goals scored (2nd half)0.76
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
0.94Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
1.12Average goals (2nd half)1.29
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
41%Clean sheet after half-time59%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
82%No goal after half-time59%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski

Spartak Pleven - second-half results

6% W41% D53% L
21
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding62%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 18%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Vihren Sandanski - second-half results

29% W47% D24% L
28
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.65
PPG before half-time
Lead holding129%

Leads at halftime in 41% of games and wins 53%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Spartak Pleven - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.600.40
Goals scored / game0.80.0
Goals allowed / game0.41.4
Average goals per game1.21.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%100%
Goal difference+2-7
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Vihren Sandanski - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.40
Goals scored / game1.21.4
Goals allowed / game0.21.0
Average goals per game1.42.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+5+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Spartak Pleven
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
3
6
16-30
3
2
31-45
1
3
46-60
1
6
61-75
1
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

Vihren Sandanski
ScoredConceded
9
5
0-15
5
2
16-30
5
4
31-45
5
3
46-60
5
1
61-75
3
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (9 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Game profile

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
109%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-63%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Spartak Pleven

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.62
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.41
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
53%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
150%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
8% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 31% come in the first quarter-hour.
8%

Vihren Sandanski

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.49
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
184%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.36
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
9% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 28% come in the first quarter-hour.
9%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Spartak PlevenLigaVihren Sandanski
Average goals per game▼ 2.292.45▲ 3.06
Both teams scored▼ 41%43%▲ 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 35%41%▲ 53%
Clean sheets▼ 24%33%▲ 41%
Goal before half-time▲ 82%70%▲ 76%
Goal after half-time▼ 65%73%▼ 59%

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

2.45
Average goals per game
43%
Both teams scored
41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / game
1.02
Away goals / game
+40%
Home attack advantage
+29%
Home defensive advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

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

Home team

Other recorded players

—Preslav Antonov⚽ 2

Away team

Other recorded players

—Daniel Pehlivanov⚽ 1
—Leowanderson de Araújo Ferreira⚽ 1
—Metodi Kostov⚽ 1

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Vihren SandanskiGoalDaniel Pehlivanov
  2. Spartak PlevenGoalPreslav Antonov
  3. Vihren SandanskiGoalMetodi Kostov
  4. Vihren SandanskiGoalLeowanderson de Araújo Ferreira
  5. Spartak PlevenGoalPreslav Antonov

Head-to-head

Record from Spartak Pleven's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Vihren Sandanski. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Vihren Sandanski
1 : 0
OFK Spartak Pleven

FAQ

What was the result of Spartak Pleven vs Vihren Sandanski?

The Second League match finished Spartak Pleven 2:3 Vihren Sandanski. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Spartak Pleven vs Vihren Sandanski?

Spartak Pleven score 0.76 goals per game on average and Vihren Sandanski 1.88. The Second League average is 2.45 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 41% of games. Both teams score in 41% of Spartak Pleven's matches and 47% of Vihren Sandanski's.

What form are Spartak Pleven and Vihren Sandanski in?

Over the last 5 games Spartak Pleven have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Vihren Sandanski 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Spartak Pleven vs Vihren Sandanski?

The statistical background for Spartak Pleven vs Vihren Sandanski — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.