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# 19 February 2024, 14:00
Bulgaria
First Professional League
2023/2024

Ludogorets Ludogorets 3-1 Cherno More Varna Cherno More Varna

Finished

Ludogorets vs Cherno More Varna Summary
  Position Points Games Scored Conceded Home Win Away Win Draw Home Lost Away Lost
Ludogorets 0 0 19 48 12 753% 646% 315% 133% 266%
Cherno More Varna 0 0 20 35 16 969% 430% 630% 00% 1100%

Ludogorets vs Cherno More Varna Head 2 Head

K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
19 Feb 14:00 14:00, 19 Feb fin
Ludogorets 2
3-1 3-1
Cherno More Varna 1
0-0
FPL
3-1
3-1
20 Aug 18:15 18:15, 20 Aug fin
Cherno More Varna 5
0-0 1-0
Ludogorets 2 2
13-9
FPL
0-0
1-0
07 Jun 15:45 15:45, 07 Jun fin
Cherno More Varna 3
0-0 0-1
Ludogorets 3 1
1-8
FPLC
0-0
0-1
11 May 16:00 16:00, 11 May fin
Ludogorets
0-0 1-2 1-2 4-1
Cherno More Varna
SF
0-0
1-2
1-2
4-1
25 Apr 15:30 15:30, 25 Apr fin
Cherno More Varna 1
1-2 1-2
Ludogorets
SF
1-2
1-2
12 Mar 12:15 12:15, 12 Mar fin
Ludogorets 1
1-2 3-2
Cherno More Varna 6 1
50-36
FPL
1-2
3-2
29 Aug 15:00 15:00, 29 Aug fin
Cherno More Varna 4
1-1 2-3
Ludogorets 4
15-10
FPL
1-1
2-3

First Professional League League Table. Season 2023/2024
Pos Team Home Away Total GD Goals
P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts
1 Cherno More Varna Cherno More Varna 10 9 1 0 18 6 28 10 4 5 1 17 10 17 20 13 6 1 35 16 45 19 1.80
2 Ludogorets Ludogorets 10 7 2 1 31 7 23 9 6 1 2 17 5 19 19 13 3 3 48 12 42 36 2.50
3 CSKA-Sofia 10 5 4 1 13 4 19 10 7 2 1 17 7 23 20 12 6 2 30 11 42 19 1.50
4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Lokomotiv Plovdiv 10 7 1 2 20 7 22 10 4 4 2 14 14 16 20 11 5 4 34 21 38 13 1.70
5 Levski Sofia Levski Sofia 10 7 1 2 17 4 22 10 3 4 3 13 11 13 20 10 5 5 30 15 35 15 1.50
6 CSKA 1948 CSKA 1948 9 5 3 1 10 6 18 10 5 2 3 13 8 17 19 10 5 4 23 14 35 9 1.20
7 Arda Kardzhali Arda Kardzhali 10 5 3 2 15 9 18 10 4 1 5 8 6 13 20 9 4 7 23 15 31 8 1.20
8 Botev Plovdiv Botev Plovdiv 10 5 1 4 20 12 16 10 3 4 3 13 11 13 20 8 5 7 33 23 29 10 1.70
9 Beroe Beroe 10 5 3 2 10 6 18 10 2 1 7 7 19 7 20 7 4 9 17 25 25 -8 0.90
10 Levski Krumovgrad Levski Krumovgrad 10 5 2 3 13 13 17 10 2 1 7 7 15 7 20 7 3 10 20 28 24 -8 1.00
11 Slavia Sofia Slavia Sofia 10 4 1 5 8 14 13 10 2 2 6 7 18 8 20 6 3 11 15 32 21 -17 0.80
12 Hebar Pazardzhik Hebar Pazardzhik 10 3 4 3 10 11 13 10 2 1 7 10 17 7 20 5 5 10 20 28 20 -8 1.00
13 Lokomotiv Sofia Lokomotiv Sofia 10 2 3 5 9 14 9 10 3 1 6 7 21 10 20 5 4 11 16 35 19 -19 0.80
14 Pirin Blagoevgrad Pirin Blagoevgrad 10 2 3 5 7 11 9 10 2 1 7 6 20 7 20 4 4 12 13 31 16 -18 0.70
15 Botev Vratsa Botev Vratsa 10 3 0 7 9 18 9 10 1 1 8 3 20 4 20 4 1 15 12 38 13 -26 0.60
16 Etar Veliko Tarnovo Etar Veliko Tarnovo 10 1 1 8 8 21 4 10 1 2 7 4 16 5 20 2 3 15 12 37 9 -25 0.60

Ludogorets Last Matches

- + + - - + + 0 + + 0 + - + 0 - + + + + + + - + + + + + + 0
K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
03 Mar 15:00 15:00, 03 Mar fin
Ludogorets 2
1-0 2-0
CSKA 1948 1
0-0
FPL
1-0
2-0
29 Feb 15:30 15:30, 29 Feb fin
Ludogorets
1-0 3-1
CSKA 1948
QF
1-0
3-1
26 Feb 15:30 15:30, 26 Feb fin
Beroe 5 1
0-1 0-2
Ludogorets 2
25-45
FPL
0-1
0-2
22 Feb 17:45 17:45, 22 Feb fin
Ludogorets 3
0-1 0-1
Servette FC 3
FS
0-1
0-1
19 Feb 14:00 14:00, 19 Feb fin
Ludogorets 2
3-1 3-1
Cherno More Varna 1
0-0
FPL
3-1
3-1
15 Feb 20:00 20:00, 15 Feb fin
Servette FC 3
0-0 0-0
Ludogorets 1
FS
0-0
0-0
10 Feb 13:00 13:00, 10 Feb fin
Ludogorets 4
1-0 1-1 4-2
CSKA 1948 6 1
SC
1-0
1-1
4-2
14 Dec 17:45 17:45, 14 Dec fin
Ludogorets 5
0-0 1-0
FC Nordsjaelland 2
9-10
GS
0-0
1-0
10 Dec 15:45 15:45, 10 Dec fin
CSKA-Sofia 4
0-0 0-1
Ludogorets 5
42-39
FPL
0-0
0-1
06 Dec 15:30 15:30, 06 Dec fin
Ludogorets
1-0 4-0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
R16
1-0
4-0

Cherno More Varna Last Matches

0 0 + - - 0 - - - 0 + + + + + 0 + + 0 + 0 0 - + - + 0 + + +
K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
01 Mar 15:30 15:30, 01 Mar fin
Cherno More Varna 1
1-0 2-1
Botev Vratsa 3
48-13
FPL
1-0
2-1
24 Feb 13:15 13:15, 24 Feb fin
Cherno More Varna 5 1
0-0 1-0
CSKA-Sofia 3 2
45-45
FPL
0-0
1-0
19 Feb 14:00 14:00, 19 Feb fin
Ludogorets 2
3-1 3-1
Cherno More Varna 1
0-0
FPL
3-1
3-1
09 Dec 13:00 13:00, 09 Dec fin
Cherno More Varna 1
1-0 3-0
Slavia Sofia 2
42-21
FPL
1-0
3-0
02 Dec 13:00 13:00, 02 Dec fin
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 4
0-0 1-2
Cherno More Varna 3 2
8-39
FPL
0-0
1-2
26 Nov 15:45 15:45, 26 Nov fin
Cherno More Varna 1
2-0 3-2
Levski Krumovgrad 2
36-18
FPL
2-0
3-2
11 Nov 10:45 10:45, 11 Nov fin
Hebar Pazardzhik 2
0-0 1-1
Cherno More Varna 2
19-35
FPL
0-0
1-1
07 Nov 13:00 13:00, 07 Nov fin
Cherno More Varna 3
0-0 1-0
Arda Kardzhali 1
32-25
FPL
0-0
1-0
31 Oct 15:30 15:30, 31 Oct fin
Litex
0-0 1-0
Cherno More Varna
R32
0-0
1-0
26 Oct 12:00 12:00, 26 Oct fin
Cherno More Varna 1
1-1 2-1
Pirin Blagoevgrad 3
29-11
FPL
1-1
2-1

Ludogorets Results

Cherno More Varna Results

Ludogorets Goals

Cherno More Varna Goals

Ludogorets Strength

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Cherno More Varna Strength

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Ludogorets Early Birds (Last 30 games)

Total scored: 65. Total conceded: 28

Cherno More Varna Early Birds (Last 30 games)

Total scored: 45. Total conceded: 30

Ludogorets Top Scorers
Player 12 Nov 22 Nov 27 Nov 30 Nov 03 Dec 06 Dec 10 Dec 14 Dec 10 Feb 15 Feb Last 10 matchesGoals/Assists
Todor Nedelev 1/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 1/2 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 4/2
Jakub Piotrowski 1/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 2/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 4/1
Kwadwo Duah 1/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 4/0
Aslak Fonn Witry 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/1 1/0 0/0 1/3
Rick 0/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/1
Bernard Tekpetey 1/0 1/0 0/0 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/2
Matias Tissera 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/0
Olivier Verdon 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0 0/0 2/0
Caio 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Rwan Seco 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Spas Delev 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Son 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Anton Nedyalkov 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1

Cherno More Varna Top Scorers
Player 01 Oct 07 Oct 22 Oct 26 Oct 31 Oct 07 Nov 11 Nov 26 Nov 02 Dec 09 Dec Last 10 matchesGoals/Assists
Alex Fernandes 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 2/0 0/0 2/1 4/2
Vasil Panayotov 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 1/1 4/1
Mazire Soula 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/3
Pablo Alvarez 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 1/1
Daniel Dimov 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Vlatko Drobarov 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0
Aleksandar Vasilev 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1
Atanas Iliev 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/1
Ismail Isa 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Velislav Vasilev 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Zhivko Atanasov 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Breno Teixeira 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1

Ludogorets Bad Boys
Player 12 Nov 22 Nov 27 Nov 30 Nov 03 Dec 06 Dec 10 Dec 14 Dec 10 Feb 15 Feb Last 10 matchesRed/Yellow Matches Avg
Caio - - - 0/1 0/1 - 0/1 - 0/1 - 0/4 4 0.0/1.0
Noah Sundberg - - - - - - - 0/1 - 0/1 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Bernard Tekpetey - - - - - - - 0/1 0/1 - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Jakub Piotrowski 0/1 - - - - - - - 0/1 - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Pedrinho - - - 0/1 - - 0/1 - - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Aslak Fonn Witry - - - - - - - - 0/1 - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Matias Tissera - - - - - - - 0/1 - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Ivan Yordanov - - - - - - - 0/1 - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Spas Delev - - - - - - - 0/1 - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Claude Goncalves - - - - - - 0/1 - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Sergio Padt - - - - - - 0/1 - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Rick - - - - - - 0/1 - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Son - - - - 0/1 - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Mounir Chouiar - - 0/1 - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Franco Russo - - 0/1 - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0

Cherno More Varna Bad Boys
Player 01 Oct 07 Oct 22 Oct 26 Oct 31 Oct 07 Nov 11 Nov 26 Nov 02 Dec 09 Dec Last 10 matchesRed/Yellow Matches Avg
Vlatko Drobarov - - 1/1 - - - - - 0/1 0/1 1/3 4 0.3/0.8
Mazire Soula - - - - - - - - 1/1 - 1/1 2 0.5/0.5
Vasil Panayotov - 0/1 - - - - - 0/1 - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Viktor Popov - - 0/1 - - - 0/1 - - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Tsvetomir Panov - - - - - 0/1 0/1 - - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Ivan Dyulgerov - 0/1 - 0/1 - - - - - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Daniel Dimov - - - - - - - - 0/1 - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Ilian Iliev - - - - - - - - 1/0 - 1/0 1 1.0/0.0
Pablo Alvarez - - - - - 0/1 - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Velislav Vasilev - - - - - 0/1 - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Aleksandar Vasilev - 0/1 - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Alex Fernandes - 0/1 - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Arlind Dakaj - 0/1 - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0

Score Prediction

calculated by the bots
Bot Bot2 Bot3
Ludogorets 1.71 1.71 1.71
Cherno More Varna 0.96 0.96 0.96

Ludogorets vs Cherno More Varna

The match of 21st round between Ludogorets и Cherno More Varna took place on 19 February 2024, Monday. Referee - Volen Chinkov.

The last meeting of these teams took place more than a month ago (20 August 2023) and ended with the victory of Cherno More Varna with a score 1-0.

The most common result of matches between these teams is 1-2. 2 matches have ended with this result.

League table

The distance between the teams in the league table is 3 points. In addition, the both teams are in the TOP position in the standings.

Ludogorets is in the TOP-4 with 42 points. This is the 19th of 30 team game in the tournament.

The difference with the nearest team on top is 3 points (Ludogorets can score 33 points). In addition, the distance from the first place is 3 points (33 points are possible). The nearest pursuer has the same number of points with Ludogorets and can score 30 points. The goal difference is 48:12. In additional, Ludogorets has the best offensive record in the league. The Ludogorets defensive line is one of the TOP-4 in the tournament.

Cherno More Varna is the leader of the tournament with 45 points. This is the 20th of 30 team game in the tournament.

The nearest pursuer is 3 points lower and has the opportunity to score 33 points additionally. The goal difference is 35:16. In addition, the Cherno More Varna offensive line is one of the TOP-4 in the tournament.

Ludogorets Stats

The team scored 24 points оn its own field in 10 last matches, with the following results 8 wins, zero draws and 2 losses. The difference between scored and conceded goals is 23-7. The average number of goals is 2.3. The average number of cards in 10 last matches is 2.5.

The next match of the team is important and will take place in less than a week. This means that some main players may miss the match or the team will not play at full strength.

Cherno More Varna Stats

The team scored 13 points when playing away in 10 last matches, with the following results 3 wins, 4 draws и 3 losses. The difference between scored and conceded goals is 12-10. The average number of goals is 1.2. The average number of cards in 10 last matches is 2.3.

Team News

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