Due to poor coordination with the Byzantines, the Bulgarian army met the Serbs, whose army numbered 15,000 men as well, alone near Velbazhd (Kyustendil).
Debido á mala coordinación cos bizantinos, o exército búlgaro atopouse só cos serbios, cuxo exército era duns quince mil homes, preto de Velbazhd (Kyustendil).