Spartak Varna
- Spartak Varna have lost three of their last five matches and come into this game following two consecutive defeats
- Vasil Petrov has been in charge of the Falcons since 25 August 2026 and he will set his men up to sit deep, allowing them to cover in a compact, narrow block
Arda Kardzhali
- Arda have won just one of their last five games but are the narrow favorites to defeat the Falcons this weekend
- The Blues from Kardzhali are clearly the better of the two teams, although their current form has been mixed with a 5-0 thumping at PFC Ludogorets Razgrad followed by a 1-2 Bulgarian Cup away win at PFC Spartak Plovdiv and a 1-1 draw at home with PFC Levski Sofia
- Their 8th place in the league table is also below that of Arda who are 6th after 12 games and they can boast 18 points to Spartak's 13 after 13 fixtures
Head-to-Head
They are the only team to beat Spartak, but that was a 1-0 win in the 2025/2026 campaign and the home team are unbeaten in Arda's last two away trips to Varna
Key Players
They'll allow the opponents the ball but will look to spring the occasional counter through the middle and Okoh Chidera has been the spark that has got their recent attack going with 2 of Spartak's 5 goals across the last 5-game run
Betting Insights
- Aleksandar Tunchev's men have won just one of their last five, losing two and drawing two and the market has them down as the narrow favourites at 1.97 in this game
- Spartak Varna are available at 3.74, while the draw is 3.45 and given the hosts have lost their most recent two in the Parva Liga 2026/2027, that certainly seems about right
Prediction
- The odds are in favour of an away win, but we'll take Spartak's likelihood of making it a close match in their low block to the 1.75 favorite in the under 2.5 goals market and 1.85 in the both teams to score market
- The latter is live at 1.85 at the time of writing and we're taking that one to keep our fingers crossed that the hosts score a goal in a cagey, tight, tactical encounter
