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

Key match information

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

Current form

Spartak Pleven: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Vihren Sandanski: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Spartak Pleven scores 0.76 and concedes 1.53 goals per match. Vihren Sandanski scores 1.88 and concedes 1.18. League average: 2.45 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Spartak Pleven 41%, Vihren Sandanski 47%. Over 2.5: Spartak Pleven 35%, Vihren Sandanski 53%. League level: BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 41%.

xG, shots and style

Vihren Sandanski has higher xG: 1.89 vs 1.17. Spartak Pleven: 8.5 shots per match, Vihren Sandanski: 13.1.

Match halves

Spartak Pleven: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.18. Vihren Sandanski: half-time lead 41%, second-half goals 0.76.

Goals by minute

Spartak Pleven: 0-15 (4 goals). Vihren Sandanski: 0-15 (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Second League: 2.45 goals per match, BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 41%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
1 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

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-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 PlevenVihren Sandanski
0.76Goals scored / match1.88
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
1.53Goals conceded / match1.18
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
42%Average possession51%
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
4.94Shots on target / match8.29
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

8.47Shots per match13.12
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Spartak Pleven
LDLWL
Season result split
18% W24% D59% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-4-10
0.76 pts / match · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-5
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
LWLLW
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-5
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LDLLL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Vihren Sandanski is 30% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Spartak Pleven scoring profile: mixed

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

Vihren Sandanski scoring profile: very strong

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

13Goals scored (season)32
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
26Goals conceded (season)20
Spartak PlevenVihren Sandanski
2.29Average goals in match3.06
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 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.

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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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.

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

1.24 pts / match - Spartak Pleven · 1.65 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 29% of matches and wins 18%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 41% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Spartak Pleven - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.40
Goals scored / match0.80.0
Goals conceded / match0.41.4
Average goals in match1.21.4
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.40
Goals scored / match1.21.4
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match1.42.4
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

* 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
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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
53%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
150%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
184%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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 PlevenLigaVihren Sandanski
Average goals in match▼ 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 match
43%
Both teams scored
41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / match
1.02
Away goals / match
+40%
Home attack advantage
+29%
Home defence 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

Previous meeting: Spartak Pleven 0 - 0 - 1 Vihren Sandanski. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

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.