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Round
Regular Season - 10
Venue
Arena Arda, Kerdjali
Referee
Georgi Kabakov, Bulgaria
Form

Recent form

Arda Kardzhali
47Average

Last 5 matches · 3W-0D-2L · +1 goal difference

Cherno More Varna
32Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -4 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Arda Kardzhali or Draw

BetGenius backs Arda Kardzhali or Draw (Double Chance) at 76% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

76%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

Arda Kardzhali welcome Cherno More Varna to the Arena Arda looking to rebound from consecutive league defeats. Despite recent stumbles against CSKA Sofia and Botev Plovdiv, the hosts have enjoyed a solid start to the campaign, sitting fifth in the table with 16 points and three victories from four matches on home turf.

Cherno More Varna enter this fixture in difficult form, occupying 12th place with just five points from nine matches. They have struggled particularly on their travels, failing to win any of their five away league matches while scoring only three goals and conceding ten.

Recent head-to-head encounters between these sides have tended to be tight and low-scoring, with five draws across the past ten meetings and Arda remaining unbeaten in their last four clashes with Cherno More.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Arda Kardzhali have won three of their four home league fixtures this season, scoring eight goals.
  2. Cherno More Varna remain winless on the road in five league matches, suffering four defeats.
  3. Cherno More have conceded 19 goals in nine matches and have yet to keep a clean sheet this campaign.
  4. Arda Kardzhali are unbeaten in their last four head-to-head meetings against Cherno More Varna.
  5. Historical meetings between the sides lean heavily towards low scoring, with seven of the last ten featuring under 2.5 goals.
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Arda Kardzhali at homeCherno More Varna away
4
Played
5
3-0-1
W-D-L
0-1-4
2
Scored /game
0.6
1
Conceded /game
2
—
Clean sheets
0%
—
Failed to score
40%
60%
BTTS (last 5)
80%
60%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
80%

Combined scoring rate: 2.6 goals per game (Arda Kardzhali at home plus Cherno More Varna away).

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
3LudogoretsPromotion - efbet League (Championship Group)10+1426
4CSKA 1948Promotion - efbet League (Championship Group)12+1225
5Botev PlovdivPromotion - efbet League (Conference League Group)12-119
6Arda KardzhaliPromotion - efbet League (Conference League Group)11-217
7Spartak VarnaPromotion - efbet League (Conference League Group)11-413
8Slavia SofiaPromotion - efbet League (Conference League Group)11011
9Botev Vratsaefbet League (Relegation Group)11-119
11Lokomotiv Plovdivefbet League (Relegation Group)11-88
12Lokomotiv Sofiaefbet League (Relegation Group)11-78
13Septemvri Sofiaefbet League (Relegation Group)11-118
14Cherno More Varnaefbet League (Relegation Group)11-116
History

Head-to-head

3
Arda Kardzhali
5
Draws
2
Cherno More Varna

Arda Kardzhali have won 3 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 1.8 goals a game, only 30% went over 2.5.

  • 2026-05-25Cherno More Varna2-3Arda Kardzhali
  • 2026-05-03Arda Kardzhali0-0Cherno More Varna
  • 2026-03-04Cherno More Varna0-0Arda Kardzhali
  • 2025-12-12Cherno More Varna0-3Arda Kardzhali
  • 2025-09-22Arda Kardzhali0-1Cherno More Varna
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Predictions

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FeaturedWON
Double Chance
Arda Kardzhali or Draw
76%
Confidence

Arda Kardzhali have collected three wins from four home league fixtures this season, scoring eight goals in the process and finding the net in every match played. In contrast, Cherno More Varna have lost four of their five away league outings, managing just three goals on the road while failing to keep a single clean sheet across all nine league fixtures. Furthermore, Arda have avoided defeat in each of the last four head-to-head encounters between the teams.

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Published September 18, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.