- Head-to-head: Spartak Varna have had the edge in the last three Parva Liga head-to-head meetings between these teams.
- Scoring rates: Montana have averaged 0.71 goals per game at home in the league this season while Spartak Varna have scored at a 0.50 goals per away game rate.
- Recent away form: Spartak Varna have failed to score in both of their last two away games.
Odds-on favorites have the edge in relegation battle
Spartak Varna will be the obvious choice in this critical relegation battle clash of the Parva Liga - Relegation Group 2026, but they are only just odds-on at 1.51 against long shots Montana at 5.99.
The local bragging rights are on the line for this clash between two sides that will be hoping to avoid the drop this season, but the eight points that separate them in the table suggest the visitors are in a better position.
Montana, who are 8th with 23 points from 34 games, have won just three, tied six and lost eight of 17 home league games in the 2026 campaign while 5th placed Spartak Varna, with 31 points on the board, sit above them in the table.
Spartak have more experience of scrapping for their lives
Form guide
Both teams come into this game in poor form with Montana having won one, drawn three and lost one of their last five matches and Varna having won just one of their last five, drawing one and losing three.
Recent results
The hosts have drawn 2-2 with Beroe Stara Zagora and PFC Lokomotiv Sofia before losing 1-0 away to PFK Botev Vratsa. Varna have drawn 1-1 with Dobrudzha Dobrich and beaten PFC Slavia Sofia 2-1, but lost 1-0 away to lowly Septemvri Sofia in their most recent away assignment.
Tactical edge
Coach Hadzievski’s men, who have dominated the head-to-head record with three straight wins over Montana, are experienced in the type of scrap they face this coming match.
His compact, disciplined side can soak up pressure and hit opponents on the counter or from set pieces, which may be all it takes to nick this one given the current state of the game. But Montana are tough nuts.
Atanasov’s wing-backs stretch the play
Atanas Atanasov took charge of Montana in March 2026 and has implemented a 3-4-3 system with wing-backs that stretches the play and makes it hard for opponents to get their shape in order.
The speed with which they get the ball forward and the tempo at which they play gives them a good chance of breaking through the type of defensive block that Varna will set up.
The difference in odds of the two teams reflects the fact that the visitors have won the last three head-to-head matches between the two clubs, including a 1-0 home win two months ago.
Boris Dimitrov has been the main source of goals for Montana, netting three of their six in the last five while Tsvetelin Chunchukov has been Spartak Varna’s main finisher with two goals in five.
- This will be a chess match and we feel the bookies' odds should be closer, but with Spartak Varna’s head-to-head dominance, we will take them to edge it this Monday.
- The hosts’ average of 0.71 goals at home and Varna’s 0.50 away suggests a low-scoring game, so we will also take Under 2.5 goals at 1.83.
