KARDZHALI. Ludogorets conquers Arda 4-0 after playing a incredible match. P. Sotiriou (7′), Cauly (12′), A. Santana (23′) and Show (39′). Ludogorets made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Arena Arda stadium in Kardzhali on Sunday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Radoslav Gidzhenov with the assistance of Georgi Minev and Georgi Stamboldzhiev. The 4th official was Dimo Dimov. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.5 degrees Celsius or 47.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Arda

0 - 4

Ludogorets

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 6 Total 11
  • 2 On Target 8
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 72 Attack 80
  • 55 Dangerous attack 68
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 16 Total 17
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Ludogorets was in firm control of the ball 56% while Arda was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ludogorets was putting more pressure with 68 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ludogorets won the contest.​

Arda shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ludogorets shot 11 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Arda received 1 yellow card (H. Ivanov). Talking about the opposition, Ludogorets received 2 yellow cards (P. Sotiriou and S. Pinas).

Match Timeline

7'
12'
23'
25'
39'
42'
52'
67'
67'
68'
Rick- sub ->S. Delev
Georgi Atanasov- sub ->I. Tilev
71'
80'
85'
Bernard Tekpetey- sub ->K. Despodov
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Ludogorets
79
31
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
34
32
CSKA 1948 Sofia
41
6
CSKA Sofia
58
31
Beroe
41
6
OFK Pirin
33
32
Botev Plovdiv
53
31
Botev Vratsa
28
32
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
38
6
Arda
35
6
Levski Sofia
52
31
Tsarsko selo
26
32
Cherno More
47
31
Slavia Sofia
37
31

After playing this contest, Arda will stay with 22 points to remain in the 9th place. On the other side, Ludogorets will have 45 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Parva Liga, Arda will host Botev Plovdiv on the 18th of February with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Arda (2 draws).

Ludogorets will play away agasint Cherno More on the 20th of February with a 20-5 head to head stats in favor of Ludogorets (5 draws).

Arda – Formation

Arda
G
Hristiyan Vasilev 30.Bulgaria
D
David Kiki 25.Benin
D
Atanas Zehirov 81.Bulgaria
D
M. Zhelev 8.Bulgaria
M
Ivan Kokonov 17.Bulgaria
M
Aleks Petkov 24.Bulgaria
M
Rumen Rumenov 19.Bulgaria
80'
M
Milen Stoev 4.Bulgaria
M
Ivan Tilev 33.Bulgaria
71'
M
Hristo Ivanov 70.Bulgaria
25'
F
Tonislav Yordanov 98.Bulgaria
Substitutes
G
Mesut Yusuf 23.Bulgaria
D
P. Ganev 5.Bulgaria
D
Martin Kostadinov 0.Bulgaria
M
Lachezar Kotev 80.Bulgaria
F
Georgi Atanasov 29.Bulgaria
71'
F
A. Georgiev 11.Bulgaria
80'

Arda started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Stamen Belchev decided to play with the following team: Hristiyan Vasilev, Atanas Zehirov, Milen Zhelev, Alex Petkov, David Kiki, Rumen Rumenov, Ivan Kokonov, Milen Stoev, Ivan Tilev, Tonislav Yordanov and Hristo Ivanov.

The home team had on the bench: Mesut Yusuf, Petko Ganev, Martin Kostadinov, Lachezar Kotev, Georgi Atanasov, Aleksandar Georgiev and Janner Hasan.

Substitutions

Arda made 2 changes: I. Tilev for G. Atanasov (71′) and R. Rumenov for A. Georgiev (80′).

Ludogorets – Formation

Ludogorets
G
Sergio Padt 1.Netherlands
D
Jordan Ikoko 22.DR Congo
D
S. Pinas 6.Suriname
85' 67'
D
Igor Plastun 30.Ukraine
D
Olivier Verdon 24.Benin
M
Cauly 95.Brazil
12'
M
Kiril Despodov 11.Bulgaria
85'
M
Alex Santana 7.Brazil
23'
M
Show 23.Angola
52' 39'
F
Pieros Sotiriou 19.Cyprus
67' 42' 7'
F
S. Delev 90.Bulgaria
68'
Substitutes
G
Simon Sluga 0.Croatia
D
Zan Karnicnik 21.Slovenia
85'
D
G. Terziev 5.Bulgaria
M
Rick 0.Brazil
68'
M
Dominik Yankov 64.Bulgaria
52'
F
Higinio Marín 9.Spain
67'
F
Bernard Tekpetey 37.Ghana
85'

Ludogorets started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Valdas Dambrauskas played with: Sergio Padt, Jordan Ikoko, Igor Plastun, Olivier Verdon, Shaquille Pinas, Show, Alex Santana, Kiril Despodov, Cauly Oliveira, Spas Delev and Pieros Sotiriou.

They had on the bench: Simon Sluga, Žan Karničnik, Georgi Terziev, Rick, Dominik Yankov, Higinio and Bernard Tekpetey.

Substitutions

Ludogorets made 5 changes: Show for D. Yankov (52′), P. Sotiriou for H. Marin (67′), S. Delev for R. Jhonatan (68′), K. Despodov for B. Tekpetey (85′) and S. Pinas for Z. Karnicnik (85′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.​