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Balkan vs Spartak Pleven Prediction & Stats

Date: Sat 13 Feb 2027
Tip-off: 16:00
Scheduled
Position#1
Record5-0
FormLWWWL
Points / game89.4
Allowed / game71.6
vs
Form · last 5 games
4.0/10
Below normal
4.2/10
Below normal
Position#7
Record4-2
FormWWLWW
Points / game81.5
Allowed / game75.2
BulgariaNBLRound 18· Arena Botevgrad
Other2026-27
Meetings · Balkan v Spartak Pleven
13 Feb 2027
BAL v SPAR
upcoming
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SPAR82
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14 Apr 2025
BAL104
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25 Jan 2025
BAL72
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10 Apr 2024
BAL72
SPAR67
16 Mar 2024
BAL60
SPAR76
04 Nov 2023
BAL89
SPAR85
26 Apr 2023
BAL78
SPAR67
17 Dec 2022
BAL81
SPAR60
13 Mar 2022
BAL75
SPAR71
16 Oct 2021
BAL90
SPAR81
08 Jan 2021
BAL85
SPAR79
01 Feb 2020
BAL100
SPAR75
27 Apr 2019
BAL96
SPAR63
03 Apr 2019
BAL108
SPAR95
12 Jan 2019
BAL92
SPAR58
13 Jan 2018
BAL106
SPAR76
14 Apr 2017
BAL95
SPAR71
04 Feb 2017
BAL78
SPAR79
07 May 2016
BAL97
SPAR69
05 May 2016
BAL73
SPAR57
09 Apr 2016
BAL95
SPAR74
21 Nov 2015
BAL93
SPAR76
13 Dec 2014
BAL107
SPAR69
01 May 2014
BAL93
SPAR77
12 Apr 2014
BAL96
SPAR65
23 Nov 2013
BAL83
SPAR74
21 Feb 2013
BAL90
SPAR81
28 Jan 2012
BAL77
SPAR71
22 Oct 2011
BAL84
SPAR78
14 Apr 2011
BAL87
SPAR81
22 Dec 2010
BAL86
SPAR75
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Balkan win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Spartak Pleven win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Pythia's probabilities appear here once today's forecast has run (it covers the NBA and Europe's top competitions).

🏀 2. Points Analysis

BalkanBulgariaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormBalkan
Date
Competition
Botev 2012
#9
W
91-66
91
66
+25
74avg 79
A10/10
NBL
BC Roma
#18
L
72-77 OT
72
77
-5
62avg 79
A13/10
Eurocup
Levski
#12
W
101-83
101
83
+18
98avg 79
H16/10
NBL
Lietkabelis
#21
L
57-64
57
64
-7
54avg 79
H20/10
Eurocup
Yambol
#13
W
84-73
84
73
+11
78avg 79
A23/10
NBL
Manresa
#8
L
65-76
65
76
-11
52avg 79
H27/10
Eurocup
CSKA Sofia
#11
W
94-65
94
65
+29
94avg 79
H30/10
NBL
KK Bosna
#23
W
78-69
78
69
+9
no box
A04/11
Eurocup
Spartak Pleven
#7
W
77-71
77
71
+6
no box
A07/11
NBL
PAOK
#7
L
56-79
56
79
-23
no box
H10/11
Eurocup
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
23-24
28-14
24-15
16-13
12-13
21-16
12-18
24-22
26-22
23-14
26-25
26-22
10-13
15-20
20-16
12-15
22-20
19-15
24-16
19-22
17-25
19-14
14-15
15-22
35-14
17-19
21-20
21-12
18-24
23-15
20-16
17-14
22-19
12-25
22-12
21-15
12-19
20-34
9-19
15-7
149.8Avg total
77.5Scored
72.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (5)89.471.6161.0+17.8100%
Season at home (2)97.574.0171.5+23.5100%
Season away (3)84.070.0154.0+14.0100%
Last 10 (10)77.572.3149.8+5.260%
Last 5 (5)74.072.0146.0+2.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)67.480.6148.0-13.114%
vs Similar (1)79.078.0157.0+1.0100%
vs Weaker ◀ (22)88.277.6165.9+10.682%
This opponent (Spartak Pleven) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Spartak PlevenBulgariaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormPleven
Date
Competition
AEL
#4
L
61-79
61
79
-18
44avg 78
H06/10
ENBL
Lok. Plovdiv
#5
L
73-92
73
92
-19
70avg 78
H11/10
NBL
Alkar
#13
W
93-82
93
82
+11
86avg 78
H14/10
ENBL
Polytechnica
#14
W
102-71
102
71
+31
104avg 78
A17/10
NBL
Zrinjski Mostar
#17
W
77-74
77
74
+3
74avg 78
H21/10
ENBL
Rilski Sportist
#3
W
86-70
86
70
+16
58avg 78
H25/10
NBL
Cherno More
#6
W
80-74
80
74
+6
68avg 78
A31/10
NBL
Balkan
#1
L
71-77
71
77
-6
no box
H07/11
NBL
Tal Tech
#11
W
76-72
76
72
+4
no box
A11/11
ENBL
Shumen
#8
W
77-67
77
67
+10
no box
A15/11
NBL
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
9-22
15-19
21-18
16-20
15-21
19-23
18-29
21-19
22-20
32-26
16-16
23-20
28-21
25-16
25-21
24-13
25-19
15-16
21-20
16-19
26-22
16-20
22-15
22-13
16-20
24-20
16-17
24-17
19-22
25-12
12-22
15-21
14-17
20-11
16-16
26-28
14-20
20-19
25-15
18-13
155.4Avg total
79.6Scored
75.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (6)81.575.2156.7+6.367%
Season at home (3)76.779.7156.3-3.033%
Season away (3)86.370.7157.0+15.7100%
Last 10 (10)79.675.8155.4+3.870%
Last 5 (5)78.072.0150.0+6.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)79.182.1161.2-3.143%
vs Similar (3)73.787.3161.0-13.70%
vs Weaker (13)85.372.8158.1+12.585%
This opponent (Balkan) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-4-2+0+2+4Q1Q1: +0.4+0.4Q1: -1.6-1.6Q2Q2: +1.1+1.1Q2: +2.9+2.9Q3Q3: +2.0+2.0Q3: +0.3+0.3Q4Q4: +2.2+2.2Q4: +2.2+2.2
-4-2+0+2+4Q1Q1: +0.4+0.4Q1: -1.6-1.6Q2Q2: +1.1+1.1Q2: +2.9+2.9Q3Q3: +2.0+2.0Q3: +0.3+0.3Q4Q4: +2.2+2.2Q4: +2.2+2.2
BalkanSpartak Pleven
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
BalkanLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Botev 2012
#9
W
51-38
51
38
+13
A10/10
NBL
BC Roma
#18
W
33-29
33
29
+4
A13/10
Eurocup
Levski
#12
W
49-36
49
36
+13
H16/10
NBL
Lietkabelis
#21
L
25-33
25
33
-8
H20/10
Eurocup
Yambol
#13
W
41-35
41
35
+6
A23/10
NBL
Manresa
#8
L
36-39
36
39
-3
H27/10
Eurocup
CSKA Sofia
#11
W
52-33
52
33
+19
H30/10
NBL
KK Bosna
#23
W
41-39
41
39
+2
A04/11
Eurocup
Spartak Pleven
#7
L
34-44
34
44
-10
A07/11
NBL
PAOK
#7
L
32-53
32
53
-21
H10/11
Eurocup
77.3Avg total
39.4Scored
37.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)41.140.881.9+0.357%-
Last 30 at home (16)40.140.480.5-0.250%-
Last 30 away (14)42.241.283.4+1.064%-
Last 10 (10)39.437.977.3+1.560%-
Last 5 (5)39.041.680.6-2.640%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)32.442.975.3-10.429%-
vs Similar (1)35.043.078.0-8.00%-
vs Weaker ◀ (22)44.140.084.1+4.168%-
This opponent (Spartak Pleven) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Spartak PlevenLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
AEL
#4
L
24-41
24
41
-17
H06/10
ENBL
Lok. Plovdiv
#5
L
34-44
34
44
-10
H11/10
NBL
Alkar
#13
W
54-46
54
46
+8
H14/10
ENBL
Polytechnica
#14
W
53-37
53
37
+16
A17/10
NBL
Zrinjski Mostar
#17
W
40-35
40
35
+5
H21/10
ENBL
Rilski Sportist
#3
D
42-42
42
42
+0
H25/10
NBL
Cherno More
#6
D
40-40
40
40
+0
A31/10
NBL
Balkan
#1
W
44-34
44
34
+10
H07/11
NBL
Tal Tech
#11
W
34-28
34
28
+6
A11/11
ENBL
Shumen
#8
L
34-39
34
39
-5
A15/11
NBL
78.5Avg total
39.9Scored
38.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)40.838.879.6+2.053%-
Last 30 at home (14)42.538.380.8+4.264%-
Last 30 away (16)39.339.378.6+0.044%-
Last 10 (10)39.938.678.5+1.350%-
Last 5 (5)38.836.675.4+2.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)40.940.881.7+0.136%-
vs Similar (3)36.341.377.7-5.033%-
vs Weaker (13)41.736.277.8+5.577%-
This opponent (Balkan) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

Show:Over:
Balkantheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Balkan: 76.9 points a game scored
🏀🏀54%
🏀🏀🏀32%
🏀14%
🏀🏀 2-pointers41.2 pts a game · 54% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers24.6 pts a game · 32% of the points
🏀 Free throws11.1 pts a game · 14% of the points
League average for comparison: 79.0 points a game
54%
26%
20%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers37.820.6
54.5%
55.5%41.2
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers27.08.2
30.4%
29.8%24.6
🏀 Free throws16.011.1
69.4%
71.2%11.1
They take 64.8 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 27.0 of them are 3-pointers, so 42% of their shots are threes (league average: 37%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.
Spartak Pleventheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Spartak Pleven: 80.4 points a game scored
🏀🏀54%
🏀🏀🏀28%
🏀18%
🏀🏀 2-pointers43.2 pts a game · 54% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers22.5 pts a game · 28% of the points
🏀 Free throws14.7 pts a game · 18% of the points
League average for comparison: 79.0 points a game
54%
26%
20%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers37.721.6
57.3%
55.5%43.2
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers23.47.5
32.1%
29.8%22.5
🏀 Free throws20.014.7
73.5%
71.2%14.7
They take 61.1 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 23.4 of them are 3-pointers, so 38% of their shots are threes (league average: 37%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Last 10/10 games with a box score before 13 Feb 2027 (all competitions); ratings are points per 100 possessions. The better figure is green.
Balkan
LWWWLWLWLW
Spartak Pleven
WWLWWWWWLL
#1
League position
#7
+3.6
Net rating
+5.2
91.7
Offensive rating
96.7
88.1
Defensive rating
91.6
50.8%
Effective FG%
53.8%
49.6%
Opp. effective FG%
50.0%
17.7%
Turnover %
13.9%
0.25
Free-throw rate
0.33
30.4%
3-point %
32.1%
60.8%
Assist %
60.5%
60%
Form (last 10/10)
70%

Profile

Offence91.7 · 96.7Defence88.1 · 91.6Shooting50.8% · 53.8%3-point %30.4% · 32.1%Ball care17.7% · 13.9%Free throws0.25 · 0.33Form (last 10/10)60% · 70%
■ Balkan   ■ Spartak Pleven
The middle ring is the league average on each axis; outward = better than the league (defence and ball care: fewer points / turnovers is better). Form: share of the last 10 won. The figures are each team's own, the better one bold.

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
6
Balkan wins
4
Spartak Pleven wins
Balkanlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
10/11/26HPAOK56-79
07/11/26ASpartak Pleven77-71
04/11/26AKK Bosna78-69
30/10/26HCSKA Sofia94-65
27/10/26HManresa65-76
23/10/26AYambol84-73
20/10/26HLietkabelis57-64
16/10/26HLevski101-83
13/10/26ABC Roma72-77 OT
10/10/26ABotev 201291-66
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/11/26AShumen77-67
11/11/26ATal Tech76-72
07/11/26HBalkan71-77
31/10/26ACherno More80-74
25/10/26HRilski Sportist86-70
21/10/26HZrinjski Mostar77-74
17/10/26APolytechnica102-71
14/10/26HAlkar93-82
11/10/26HLok. Plovdiv73-92
06/10/26HAEL61-79

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Balkan
NBL 2026-27
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW100%
HomeWW100%
AwayWWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games523
Win %100%100%100%
Points / game89.497.584.0
Allowed / game71.674.070.0
Point differential+17.8+23.5+14.0
Avg total161.0171.5154.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+80%100%67%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Spartak Pleven
NBL 2026-27
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW67%
HomeLWL33%
AwayWWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games633
Win %67%33%100%
Points / game81.576.786.3
Allowed / game75.279.770.7
Point differential+6.3-3.0+15.7
Avg total156.7156.3157.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%33%67%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Balkan550100%89.471.6+17.8
2 Minyor660100%106.790.8+15.8
3 Rilski Sportist65183%90.874.3+16.5
4 Botev Academic65183%90.381.0+9.3
5 Lok. Plovdiv54180%88.278.0+10.2
6 Cherno More64267%83.871.7+12.2
7 Spartak Pleven64267%81.575.2+6.3
8 Shumen64267%89.588.0+1.5
9 Botev 201262433%79.890.2-10.3
10 Beroe61517%90.787.8+2.8
11 CSKA Sofia61517%77.596.7-19.2
12 Levski6060%79.292.7-13.5
13 Yambol6060%74.094.2-20.2
14 Polytechnica6060%70.094.7-24.7
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
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