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Ludogorets vs Cherno More Varna: Match Preview

Ludogorets

0-0

HT 0-0

Cherno More Varna

Date

9 April 2026

Kickoff

18:00

Venue

Huvepharma Arena

Round

Regular Season - 29

Status

Full time

Scheduled match window: approximately 18:00–20:00 EAT. Actual duration can vary because of added time, extra time, delays or interruptions.

Fixtures Hub's Pick

Ludogorets or draw

Medium Confidence This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 2 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Match overview

Medium confidence

Ludogorets face Cherno More Varna in First League in Bulgaria. The match is scheduled for Thursday, 9 April 2026 at 18:00 at Huvepharma Arena.

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 2 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Key match trends

Ludogorets are unbeaten in their last 5 matches on record.

Head-to-head summary

Ludogorets wins

Draws

Cherno More Varna wins

Average goals

Both scored

Over 2.5 goals

First-half goals

Meetings analysed

Ludogorets

Rating 10/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

33%

Clean sheets

Points rate

10/10

Cherno More Varna

Rating 3.9/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

50%

Clean sheets

Points rate

3.9/10

Team lineups

Starting players, substitutes and coaching staff where available.

Ludogorets

4-4-2

39 Hendrik Bonmann G

27 Vinicius Nogueira D

4 Dinis Almeida D

24 Olivier Verdon D

2 Joel Andersson D

18 Ivajlo Chochev M

23 Deroy Duarte M

26 Filip Kaloč M

77 Erick Marcus M

9 Kwadwo Duah F

14 Petar Stanić M

Coach

Per-Mathias Hogmo

Substitutes

Edvin Kurtulus

Bernard Tekpetey

Sergio Padt

Yves Erick Bile

Idan Nachmias

Anton Nedyalkov

Son

Alberto Salido

Ivan Yordanov

Cherno More Varna

4-2-3-1

81 Kristian Tomov G

15 Dani Martín D

4 Rosen Stefanov D

3 Zhivko Atanasov D

2 Tsvetomir Panov D

71 Vasil Panayotov M

10 Asen Chandarov M

23 Dimitar Tonev M

24 David Teles M

77 Celso Sidney F

9 Jorge Padilla F

Coach

Ilian Iliev

Substitutes

Emanuil Nyagolov

Andreias Calcan

João Bandaro

Nikolay Petrov Kostadinov

Antoan Manasiev

Ertan Tombak

Nikolay Zlatev

Georgi Ventsislavov

Ludogorets

Formation 4-4-2

Starting XI

39Hendrik BonmannG
2Joel AnderssonD
24Olivier VerdonD
4Dinis AlmeidaD
27Vinicius NogueiraD
77Erick MarcusM
26Filip KaločM
23Deroy DuarteM
18Ivajlo ChochevM
14Petar StanićM
9Kwadwo DuahF

Substitutes

15Edvin KurtulusD
37Bernard TekpeteyM
1Sergio PadtG
29Yves Erick BileF
55Idan NachmiasD
3Anton NedyalkovD
17SonD
7Alberto SalidoF
82Ivan YordanovM

Coach

Per-Mathias Hogmo

Cherno More Varna

Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

81Kristian TomovG
2Tsvetomir PanovD
3Zhivko AtanasovD
4Rosen StefanovD
15Dani MartínD
10Asen ChandarovM
71Vasil PanayotovM
77Celso SidneyF
24David TelesM
23Dimitar TonevM
9Jorge PadillaF

Substitutes

13Emanuil NyagolovD
16Andreias CalcanM
26João BandaroD
22Nikolay Petrov KostadinovM
70Antoan ManasievG
50Ertan TombakD
39Nikolay ZlatevM
93Georgi VentsislavovD

Coach

Ilian Iliev

LudogoretsCherno More Varna

🟨 Yellow card
R. Stefanov
41'
🟨 Yellow card
R. Stefanov
HT 0-0
↔ Sub
D. Almeida · E. Kurtulus
58'
↔ Sub
D. Almeida · E. Kurtulus
↔ Sub
F. Kaloc · B. Tekpetey
58'
↔ Sub
F. Kaloc · B. Tekpetey
🟨 Yellow card
V. Panayotov
63'
🟨 Yellow card
V. Panayotov
↔ Sub
K. Duah · A. Salido Tajero
74'
↔ Sub
K. Duah · A. Salido Tajero
↔ Sub
Vinicius Nogueira · A. Nedyalkov
74'
↔ Sub
Vinicius Nogueira · A. Nedyalkov
↔ Sub
J. Andersson · Son
85'
↔ Sub
J. Andersson · Son
🟨 Yellow card
O. Verdon
90'
🟨 Yellow card
O. Verdon
↔ Sub
J. Padilla · N. Zlatev
90+1'
↔ Sub
J. Padilla · N. Zlatev
↔ Sub
V. Panayotov · Joao Bandaro
90+2'
↔ Sub
V. Panayotov · Joao Bandaro
🟨 Yellow card
K. Tomov
90+2'
🟨 Yellow card
K. Tomov
↔ Sub
D. Tonev · A. Calcan
90+5'
↔ Sub
D. Tonev · A. Calcan
↔ Sub
C. Sidney · E. Tombak
90+7'
↔ Sub
C. Sidney · E. Tombak
FT 0-0

Ludogorets recent results

WLudogorets v CSKA 19483-0 WLudogorets v Farul Constanta3-2 WSpartak Varna v Ludogorets1-5 WLudogorets v CSKA Sofia3-0 WMontana v Ludogorets0-3 WLudogorets v Levski Sofia1-0

Cherno More Varna recent results

LCherno More Varna v Slavia Sofia1-3 LLevski Sofia v Cherno More Varna2-1 WCherno More Varna v Montana1-0 WSeptemvri Sofia v Cherno More Varna0-3 DCherno More Varna v Arda Kardzhali0-0 LDobrudzha v Cherno More Varna2-1

Match preview guide

Ludogorets vs Cherno More Varna: form, H2H and match context

This First League match page combines the scheduled kickoff, recent results, head-to-head meetings, available lineups, match events and team statistics in one place. The sections above compare Ludogorets and Cherno More Varna, with supported live updates and the final result added as the fixture progresses.

How to read recent form

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What H2H tells you

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Data coverage and prediction note

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