Bulgaria - Second LeagueGradski stadionData current as of 19 October 2026

Spartak Pleven vs Etar: match statistics

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Spartak Pleven vs Etar: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Spartak Pleven play Etar in Second League (Bulgaria). The match date is 23 October 2026. Venue: Gradski stadion.

Current form

Spartak Pleven: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Etar: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Spartak Pleven scores 1.00 and concedes 1.92 goals per match. Etar scores 1.73 and concedes 1.73. League average: 2.65 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Spartak Pleven 42%, Etar 73%. Over 2.5: Spartak Pleven 58%, Etar 64%. League level: BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Etar has higher xG: 1.81 vs 1.27. Spartak Pleven: 9.5 shots per match, Etar: 12.7.

Match halves

Spartak Pleven: half-time lead 8%, second-half goals 0.67. Etar: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 1.18.

Goals by minute

Spartak Pleven: 61-75 (4 goals). Etar: 61-75 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Second League: 2.65 goals per match, BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.51)
(3.34)
(2.36)

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

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Spartak PlevenEtar
1Goals scored / match1.73
Spartak PlevenEtar
1.92Goals conceded / match1.73
Spartak PlevenEtar
47%Average possession60%
Spartak PlevenEtar
3.75Shots on target / match4.91
Spartak PlevenEtar

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.5Shots per match12.73
Spartak PlevenEtar
3.75Shots on target4.91
Spartak PlevenEtar
10.5%Shot conversion13.6%
Spartak PlevenEtar
47%Possession60%
Spartak PlevenEtar
1.27xG for1.81
Spartak PlevenEtar
1.54xG against1.49
Spartak PlevenEtar

Shooting quality

Spartak Pleven: BalancedEtar: Efficient finishing
Spartak PlevenEtar
Accuracy (shots on target)39%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.35

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Spartak Pleven is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Spartak Pleven · 1.2 pts / match - Etar

Spartak Pleven
WLWLD
Season result split
33% W17% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-6
1.17 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-2
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WLLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.24Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Etar
LWLLW
Season result split
45% W18% D36% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-2-4
1.55 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-3
Last 5 away
1-0-3
WLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.52Opponent xG: 1.66BTTS: 60%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.

Etar is 73% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Spartak Pleven · 1.73 goals / match - Etar

Etar is 11% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.92 goals / match - Spartak Pleven · 1.73 goals / match - Etar

Spartak Pleven scoring profile: strong

Spartak Pleven scores in 58% of matches (7 of 12 matches), while Etar keeps a clean sheet in 27% (3 of 11 matches).

Etar scoring profile: very strong

Etar scores in 100% of matches (11 of 11 matches), while Spartak Pleven keeps a clean sheet in 17% (2 of 12 matches).

12Goals scored (season)19
Spartak PlevenEtar
23Goals conceded (season)19
Spartak PlevenEtar
2.92Average goals in match3.45
Spartak PlevenEtar
5Goals scored (last 5)7
Spartak PlevenEtar
9Goals conceded (last 5)12
Spartak PlevenEtar

How often they score at least...

58%1 goal100%
Spartak PlevenEtar
33%2 goals45%
Spartak PlevenEtar
8%3 goals9%
Spartak PlevenEtar
0%4 goals9%
Spartak PlevenEtar

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal73%
Spartak PlevenEtar
58%2 goals45%
Spartak PlevenEtar
33%3 goals27%
Spartak PlevenEtar
8%4 goals27%
Spartak PlevenEtar

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

45%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time18%
Spartak PlevenEtar
17%BTTS in both halves0%
Spartak PlevenEtar
25%Scored in both halves18%
Spartak PlevenEtar

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS64%
Spartak PlevenEtar
25%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Spartak PlevenEtar
40%BTTS - last 560%
Spartak PlevenEtar

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time82%
Spartak PlevenEtar
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time45%
Spartak PlevenEtar
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
Spartak PlevenEtar

2nd half

92%Min. 1 goal after half-time91%
Spartak PlevenEtar
75%Min. 2 goals after half-time64%
Spartak PlevenEtar
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time27%
Spartak PlevenEtar

Match 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.

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

0.75 pts / match - Spartak Pleven · 1 pts / match - Etar

Spartak Pleven - half-time state
8% leading50% draw42% trailing
Etar - half-time state
27% leading18% draw55% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.75Points per match (1st half)1
Spartak PlevenEtar
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.55
Spartak PlevenEtar
0.75Goals conceded (1st half)1
Spartak PlevenEtar
1.08Average goals (1st half)1.55
Spartak PlevenEtar
42%Clean sheet before half-time36%
Spartak PlevenEtar
67%No goal before half-time64%
Spartak PlevenEtar

After half-time (2nd half)

1.08Points per match (2nd half)1.64
Spartak PlevenEtar
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)1.18
Spartak PlevenEtar
1.17Goals conceded (2nd half)0.73
Spartak PlevenEtar
1.83Average goals (2nd half)1.91
Spartak PlevenEtar
25%Clean sheet after half-time55%
Spartak PlevenEtar
50%No goal after half-time18%
Spartak PlevenEtar

Spartak Pleven - second-half results

25% W33% D42% L
9
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.75
PPG before half-time
Lead holding413%

Leads at half-time in 8% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Etar - second-half results

45% W27% D27% L
11
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding167%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 45%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Spartak Pleven - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.40
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match0.82.0
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Etar - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.00
Goals scored / match0.21.2
Goals conceded / match1.21.2
Average goals in match1.42.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-50
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Etar
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
0
6
16-30
3
4
31-45
4
3
46-60
5
2
61-75
4
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (5 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.19
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
120%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-37%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Spartak Pleven

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.65
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
65%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
173%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Etar

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
156%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
112%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 PlevenLigaEtar
Average goals in match▲ 2.922.65▲ 3.45
Both teams scored▼ 42%45%▲ 73%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 58%47%▲ 64%
Clean sheets▼ 17%31%▼ 27%
Goal before half-time▲ 67%62%▲ 82%
Goal after half-time▲ 92%78%▲ 91%

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

2.65
Average goals per match
45%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.54
Home goals / match
1.11
Away goals / match
+39%
Home attack advantage
+28%
Home defence advantage
+26%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Spartak Pleven 1 - 1 - 0 Etar. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

OFK Spartak Pleven
4 : 0
FK Etar Veliko Târnovo
FK Etar Veliko Târnovo
0 : 0
OFK Spartak Pleven

FAQ

When do Spartak Pleven and Etar play?

Spartak Pleven face Etar on 23 October 2026 in Second League at Gradski stadion. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Spartak Pleven and Etar?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Spartak Pleven won 1, Etar won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Spartak Pleven vs Etar?

Spartak Pleven score 1.00 goals per game on average and Etar 1.73. The Second League average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 42% of Spartak Pleven's matches and 73% of Etar's.

What form are Spartak Pleven and Etar in?

Over the last 5 games Spartak Pleven have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Etar 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

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

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.