RAZGRAD. Ludogorets prevails over Arda with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Duah (30′) and a goal from J. Piotrowski (42′). Ludogorets was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Huvepharma Arena (Razgrad) stadium in Razgrad on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Nikola Popov with the support of Georgi Todorov and Kostadin Tanovchev. The 4th official was Georgi Yulianov Ivanov. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.55 degrees Celsius or 81.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 23 Total 8
- 12 On Target 1
- 11 Off Target 5
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 114 Attack 81
- 93 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Ludogorets had a strong ball possession 62% while Arda was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ludogorets was putting more pressure with 93 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ludogorets won the match.
Ludogorets shot 23 times, 12 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Arda shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Ludogorets received 1 yellow card (Bernard Tekpetey). On the opposite side, Arda didn’t receive any yellow card.
Also, Arda didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Hristo Mitev (Arda) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (53′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Ludogorets has 72 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Arda will stays with 39 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, Ludogorets will play away with Hebar 1918 on the 20th of April with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Ludogorets (0 draws).
Arda will host CSKA Sofia on the 20th of April with a 5-0 head to head in favor of CSKA Sofia (5 draws).
Ludogorets – Formation
Ludogorets
42'
77'
87'
Ludogorets adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Georgi Dermendzhiev decided to play with the following team: Sergio Padt, G. Terziev, Olivier Verdon, Noah Sonko Sundberg, Son, Bernard Tekpetey, Jakub Piotrowski, Pedro Naressi, Kwadwo Duah, Rick and Rwan Seco.
The home team had on the bench: Dinis Almeida, Claude Gonçalves, M. Tissera, Simon Sluga, Ivaylo Chochev, Raí, Caio Vidal, Todor Nedelev and S. Delev.
Substitutions
Ludogorets made 4 changes: Rwan Seco for Ivaylo Chochev (76′), Kwadwo Duah for M. Tissera (77′), Rick for Caio Vidal (77′) and Bernard Tekpetey for S. Delev (90′).
Arda – Formation
Arda
53'Also Arda adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Nikolay Kirov played with: Anatoli Gospodinov, Deyan Lozev, Milen Stoev, Plamen Krachunov , Okezie Prince Ebenezer, C. Hüseynov, Stanislav Ivanov, Lachezar Kotev , Borislav Tsonev, Iliya Yurukov and Chinonso Offor.
These were the players on the bench: Boris Tyutyukov, Petar Petrov, Ivan Kokonov, Tonislav Yordanov, E. Tetah, Kerimdzhan Ignatov, Hristo Mitev, Ivan Tilev and Nikolay Zhekov Zhekov.
Substitutions
Arda made 5 changes: Okezie Prince Ebenezer for E. Tetah (46′), Lachezar Kotev for Hristo Mitev (46′), Chinonso Offor for Tonislav Yordanov (60′), Stanislav Ivanov for Ivan Tilev (84′) and Borislav Tsonev for Boris Tyutyukov (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
