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Saturday, 10/10/2026 at 14:00

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Match preview · Parva Liga (Bulgaria)

Botev Vratsa – FK Spartak Varna

Botev Vratsa 9th in Parva Liga (Bulgaria) Home 1.55 projected goals by the model
FK Spartak Varna 8th in Parva Liga (Bulgaria) Away 1.04 projected goals by the model

Model updated 3 October, 21:30 Best odds updated 10 October, 12:00

What the model expects

expected goals
1.55 1.04
Botev Vratsa FK Spartak Varna
Botev Vratsa
48%
Draw
30%
FK Spartak Varna
23%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Botev Vratsa Draw FK Spartak Varna
Fair odds 2.10 3.36 4.43
Total goals
2.59
Over 2.5 goals
49%
Both teams to score
57%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

The model sees an edge in 2 outcomes.

  • Botev Vratsa

    Model
    47.7%
    Market, margin removed
    46.1%
    Probability gap
    +1.6 pp
    Edge
    −7.0%
    Fair odds
    2.10
    Market odds
    1.95 Paddy Power
    Price at which a 5% edge begins
    2.20
    Bookmaker margin
    11.3%
  • Draw

    Model
    29.8%
    Market, margin removed
    29.0%
    Probability gap
    +0.8 pp
    Edge
    −7.7%
    Fair odds
    3.36
    Market odds
    3.10 Paddy Power
    Price at which a 5% edge begins
    3.53
    Bookmaker margin
    11.3%
  • FK Spartak Varna

    Model
    22.6%
    Market, margin removed
    25.0%
    Probability gap
    −2.4 pp
    Edge
    −18.8%
    Fair odds
    4.43
    Market odds
    3.60 Paddy Power
    Price at which a 5% edge begins
    4.65
    Bookmaker margin
    11.3%
Markets 2 / 7

Goals

Over 2.5 goals model 49.0% · book 41.1% (no margin) +10.3% 2.25 fair 2.04
Worth playing

No measured model skill on this market (-0.89%).

Over 1.5 goals model 77.3% · book 67.8% (no margin) +5.4% 1.36 fair 1.29
Worth playing

No measured model skill on this market (-0.01%).

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Skill is what a backtest measured each market at, over 7 competitions to 17/08/2026. Across every market at once it is +2.50%. Markets measured at nothing are ranked last and never recommended. How that is measured →

The model's case

Why the model leans Botev Vratsa

48% Botev Vratsa to win

Attack
12th vs 14th
Botev Vratsa attack v FK Spartak Varna defence
Defence
10th vs 10th
Botev Vratsa defence v FK Spartak Varna attack
Recent xG form
-0.71 vs -1.04
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.55 – 1.04
Botev Vratsa v FK Spartak Varna
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Botev Vratsa and FK Spartak Varna compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Botev Vratsa FK Spartak Varna
xG / match 0.93 · 11th (better) 0.93 · 10th
xGA / match (better) 1.49 · 10th 2.11 · 13th
xGD / match (better) -0.55 · 10th -1.18 · 14th
xPts / match (better) 1.03 · 10th 0.81 · 11th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) -0.71 -1.04

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 36% of the model's distribution.

Botev Vratsa clean sheet
32%
Botev Vratsa 2+ goals
47%
Under 2.5 goals
51%
Both teams to score: no
43%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
15.3%
2:1
11.1%
1:0
9.3%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Botev Vratsa sample
20 matches
FK Spartak Varna sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Botev Vratsa
4 matches
Away xG sample · FK Spartak Varna
2 matches
Computed
Saturday, 03/10/2026 at 21:30
Odds updated
1 minute ago

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.