SOFIA. Levski Sofia destroys Arda 4-0 with goals of Marin Petkov (9′), Patrick-Gabriel Galchev (33′), Fábio Lima (44′) and Jawad El Jemili (49′). Levski Sofia was vastly better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov stadium in Sofia on Saturday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The referee was Ivaylo Stoyanov who was helped by Kostadin Tanovchev and Nikolay Popnikolov. The 4th official was Stoyan Arsov. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.04 degrees Celsius or 57.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

Levski Sofia

4 - 0

Arda

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 23 Total 4
  • 11 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 1
  • 8 Shots blocked 1
  • 109 Attack 57
  • 83 Dangerous attack 30
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Levski Sofia had a strong ball possession 67% while Arda was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Levski Sofia had a more offensive attitude with 83 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Levski Sofia won the match​.

Levski Sofia shot 22 times, 11 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Arda shot 4 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Levski Sofia received 1 yellow card (Wenderson Tsunami). Talking about the opposition, Arda received 2 yellow cards (Plamen Krachunov and Calal Hüseynov).

Also, Arda didn’t end the match with 11 players after Milen Stoev (Arda) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (52′).

Match Timeline

M. Petkov(goal)Patrick-Gabriel Galchev
9'
Patrik-Gabriel Galchev(goal)Asen Mitkov
33'
Fábio Lima(goal)Asen Mitkov
44'
46'
Ivan Tilev- sub ->Boris Tyutyukov
46'
Borislav Tsonev- sub ->Tonislav Yordanov
48'
C. Hüseynov- Yellow
Jawad El Jemili(goal)Ricardinho
49'
52'
Milen Stoev- Red
56'
Hristo Mitev- sub ->El Mami Tetah
Hassimi Fadiga- sub ->Asen Mitkov
69'
P. Myslovič- sub ->Ricardinho
69'
70'
Ivan Kokonov- sub ->Stanislav Ivanov
Tsunami - Yellow
78'
Iliyan Stefanov - sub ->Carlos Ohene
83'
Kristiyan Yovov- sub ->Fábio Lima
89'
89'
Plamen Krachunov - Yellow
90'
Stanislav Dyulgerov- sub ->Iliya Yurukov

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Ludogorets
75
30
Cherno More
62
30
CSKA Sofia
67
3
Levski Sofia
54
30
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
55
3
Botev Plovdiv
44
30
Levski Krumovgrad
44
30
CSKA 1948 Sofia
43
30
Arda
39
30
Slavia Sofia
33
30
Beroe
33
30
Hebar 1918
30
30
OFK Pirin
30
30
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
28
30
Botev Vratsa
22
30
Etar
14
30

After playing this match, Levski Sofia has 41 points like Lokomotiv Plovdiv to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Arda will stays with 31 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the First League, Levski Sofia will play away with Hebar 1918 on the 2nd of March with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Levski Sofia (0 draws).

Arda will host OFK Pirin on the 2nd of March with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Arda (2 draws).

Levski Sofia – Formation

Levski Sofia
G
P. Andreev 1.Bulgaria
D
Kellian van der Kaap 5.Netherlands
D
Tsunami 6.Brazil
78'
D
Patrik-Gabriel Galchev 22.Bulgaria
33'
D
Kristian Dimitrov 50.Bulgaria
69'
M
Fábio Lima 7.Brazil
89' 44'
M
Carlos Ohene 8.Ghana
83'
M
A. Mitkov 10.Bulgaria
69'
M
Jawad El Jemili 11.Spain
49'
M
M. Petkov 88.Bulgaria
9'
F
Ricardinho 9.Brazil
69'
Substitutes
G
Nikolay Mihaylov 13.Bulgaria
D
Joaquín Fernández 24.Uruguay
M
Iliyan Stefanov 14.Bulgaria
83'
M
Kristiyan Yovov 21.Bulgaria
89'
M
P. Myslovič 23.Slovakia
69'
M
Hassimi Fadiga 97.France
69'
F
P. Bachev 16.Bulgaria
F
Bilal Bari 19.Morocco

Levski Sofia adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Nikolay Nikolov Kostov decided to play with the following team: Plamen Andreev, Patrick-Gabriel Galchev, Kellian van der Kaap, Kristian Dimitrov, Wenderson Tsunami, Carlos Ohene, Asen Mitkov, Fábio Lima, Jawad El Jemili, Marin Petkov and Ricardinho.

The home team had on the bench: Viktor Borislavov Lyubenov, Nikolay Mihaylov, Iliyan Stefanov, Preslav Bachev, Bilal Bari, Kristiyan Hristov Yovov, Patrik Myslovič, Joaquín Fernández and Hassimi Fadiaga.

Substitutions

Levski Sofia made 4 changes: Asen Mitkov for Hassimi Fadiaga (69′), Ricardinho for Patrik Myslovič (69′), Fábio Lima for Kristiyan Hristov Yovov (89′) and Carlos Ohene for Iliyan Stefanov (83′).

Arda – Formation

Arda
G
Anatoli Gospodinov 1.Bulgaria
D
Milen Stoev 4.Bulgaria
52'
D
Plamen Krachunov 6.Bulgaria
89'
D
C. Hüseynov 18.Azerbaijan
48'
M
Boris Tyutyukov 11.Bulgaria
46'
M
Okezie Prince Ebenezer 12.Nigeria
M
Tonislav Yordanov 19.Bulgaria
46'
M
E. Tetah 26.Mauritania
56'
M
Iliya Yurukov 77.Bulgaria
90'
M
Lachezar Kotev 80.Bulgaria
M
Stanislav Ivanov 99.Bulgaria
70'
Substitutes
G
Petar Petrov 24.Bulgaria
D
Félix Eboa Eboa 3.Cameroon
M
Stanislav Dyulgerov 8.Bulgaria
90'
M
Borislav Tsonev 10.Bulgaria
46'
M
Ivan Kokonov 17.Bulgaria
70'
M
Kerimdzhan Ignatov 27.Bulgaria
M
Hristo Mitev 32.Bulgaria
56'
M
Ivan Tilev 33.Bulgaria
46'

Also Arda adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Aleksander Blagov Tunchev played with: Anatoli Gospodinov, Calal Hüseynov, Milen Stoev, Plamen Krachunov, Okezie Prince Ebenezer, Iliya Yurukov, Lachezar Kotev, Stanislav Ivanov, El Mami Tetah, Boris Tyutyukov and Tonislav Yordanov.

These were the players on the bench: Félix Eboa Eboa, Stanislav Dyulgerov, Borislav Tsonev, Ivan Kokonov, Petar Petrov I, Kerimdzhan Evgeniev Ignatov, Hristo Mitev and Ivan Tilev.

Substitutions

Arda made 5 changes: El Mami Tetah for Hristo Mitev (56′), Boris Tyutyukov for Ivan Tilev (46′), Tonislav Yordanov for Borislav Tsonev (46′), Stanislav Ivanov for Ivan Kokonov (70′) and Iliya Yurukov for Stanislav Dyulgerov (90′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the First League.​