Spartak Varna vs Lokomotiv Sofia — Bulgarian First League result and pre-match forecast, Sunday, 20 September 2026

Bulgarian First League·Sunday, 20 September 2026·12:15

Spartak Varna

0 – 1

Lokomotiv Sofia

Spartak VarnaExpected goalsLokomotiv Sofia
1.25 xG1.23 xG

Metis pre-match forecast

Market-anchored distribution

Frozen as published · 3.9 h before kick-off. Never re-computed after the match.

Spartak Varna

35%

Draw

27%

Lokomotiv Sofia

37%

pick · result

Final score

0–1

Top pick landed

Metis gave a Lokomotiv Sofia win 37.3% before kick-off, and its most likely result was a Lokomotiv Sofia win. Expected goals 1.25–1.23 against 0–1 actual.

Forecast against the result

Over 2.5 goals45%1 scored
Both teams score51%no
Spartak Varna clean sheet29%no
Lokomotiv Sofia clean sheet29%yes
Spartak Varna score 2+35%no
Lokomotiv Sofia score 2+35%no

How this forecast scored

Ranked probability score0.2595
1X2 Brier score0.5939
Probability on the result37.3%

Both scores are losses: lower is better, 0 is a forecast that put all of its probability on what happened. A single fixture says nothing on its own — the league's running record is on its league page, and the model is measured against the Pinnacle opening price in the methodology.

Most likely scores before kick-off: 1–1 (13.0%), 0–1 (10.6%), 1–2 (9.0%). It finished 0–1 — one of them.

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Spartak Varna

20 SeptHvs Lokomotiv Sofia0–1L

Lokomotiv Sofia

20 SeptAvs Spartak Varna1–0W

Head to head

No previous meetings in the Metis results archive for this competition.