Botev Plovdiv vs Arda Kardzhali

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🕒 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 19:15 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Hristo Botev 🧑‍⚖️ Dragomir Draganov 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
Botev Plovdiv 11 · Arda Kardzhali 7
Referee Stats
14 matches · 3.21 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.21
Reds avg 0.36
Penalties avg 0.29
Over 4.5 cards 21%
Home wins 29%
Draws 29%
Away wins 43%
How the match was won
  • Physical contest: 2 yellows, 2 reds.

Team Overview

Botev Plovdiv (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 6-4-8

Goals For / Against

24 / 23
Avg: 1.33 / 1.28

Points

22
Avg: 1.22

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

6
Arda Kardzhali (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 7-4-7

Goals For / Against

23 / 20
Avg: 1.28 / 1.11

Points

25
Avg: 1.39

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this First League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.22
PPG
1.39
1.33
GF
1.28
1.28
GA
1.11
47%
O2.5
33%
53%
BTTS
27%
40%
Score 1st
40%

League-position context

Botev Plovdiv rank11th
Arda Kardzhali rank7th
Botev Plovdiv points37
Arda Kardzhali points44
Botev Plovdiv: #11 · 37 pts · GD -1
23 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Arda Kardzhali: #7 · 44 pts · GD +6
16 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Botev Plovdiv last 5 home

D W L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index58
Goals11-5
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Arda Kardzhali last 5 away

L W L D D
Points5/15
Weighted index33
Goals4-3
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Botev Plovdiv trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 20%

Arda Kardzhali trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS27%
BTTS + O2.520%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

Botev Plovdiv score at home67%
Botev Plovdiv clean sheet at home20%
Arda Kardzhali score away47%
Arda Kardzhali clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

Botev Plovdiv score first40%
Botev Plovdiv win after scoring first67%
Arda Kardzhali score first40%
Arda Kardzhali win after scoring first83%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Botev Plovdiv 14% · Arda Kardzhali 0%
Avg first goal minute: Botev Plovdiv 33.2' · Arda Kardzhali 13.2'

Vs league average

Botev Plovdiv score at home1.33 vs 1.25
Botev Plovdiv concede at home1.28 vs 1.06
Arda Kardzhali score away1.28 vs 1.06
Arda Kardzhali concede away1.11 vs 1.25
Botev Plovdiv score 7% above league average, while Arda Kardzhali score 20% above league average.
Defensive side: Botev Plovdiv are 20% above league average at home, and Arda Kardzhali are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Botev Plovdiv goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
46-60 5
0-15 2
16-30 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
61-75 5
16-30 4
31-45 3
0-15 0
46-60 0

Arda Kardzhali goal timing (away)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
31-45 4
61-75 3
16-30 2
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
61-75 4
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
31-45 0
46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
2
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
24'
24' A. Yordanov
26'
26' S. Yusein
1st substitution · For: David Akintola Idowu
27'
27' Goal · 0-1
D. Velkovski
Normal Goal
28'
28' D. Velkovski
29'
29' N. Iliev
1st substitution · For: K. Balogiannis
45'
45' Goal · 0-2
A. Vutov
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Kotev
46'
46' E. Martinov
2nd substitution · For: O. Abraham
46'
46' S. Petkov
3rd substitution · For: Aleksa Maraš
46'
46' D. Velkovski
2nd substitution · For: Cascardo
56'
56' E. Kwateng
4th substitution · For: Tailson
57'
57' I. Popov
68'
68' Goal · 0-3
David Akintola Idowu
Normal Goal
69'
69' S. Kovachev
3rd substitution · For: Andre Shinyashiki
69'
69' A. Vutov
4th substitution · For: Isnaba Mané
72'
72' L. Kotev
5th substitution · For: I. Kazakov
84'
84' Henrique Jocú
5th substitution · For: John Emmanuel
86'
86' Goal · 0-4
Isnaba Mané
Normal Goal · Assist: David Akintola Idowu
89'
89' Goal · 0-5
B. Karagaren
Normal Goal · Assist: Isnaba Mané
90'
90' B. Karagaren

Botev Plovdiv vs Arda Kardzhali 0-5: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arda Kardzhali beat Botev Plovdiv 5-0 on Monday, 04 August 2025 in First League. The match was refereed by Dragomir Draganov. It was played at Stadion Hristo Botev.

First half: A. Yordanov received a red card for Botev Plovdiv at 24'. Arda Kardzhali made their 1st substitution at 26', with S. Yusein replacing David Akintola Idowu. Arda Kardzhali took the lead at 27' when D. Velkovski scored, making the score 0-1. D. Velkovski received a yellow card for Arda Kardzhali at 28'. Botev Plovdiv made their 1st substitution at 29', with N. Iliev replacing K. Balogiannis. Arda Kardzhali extended the lead at 45' when A. Vutov scored, with the assist credited to L. Kotev, making the score 0-2.

Second half: Botev Plovdiv made their 2nd substitution at 46', with E. Martinov replacing O. Abraham. Botev Plovdiv made their 3rd substitution at 46', with S. Petkov replacing Aleksa Maraš. Arda Kardzhali made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. Velkovski replacing Cascardo. Botev Plovdiv made their 4th substitution at 56', with E. Kwateng replacing Tailson. I. Popov received a red card for Botev Plovdiv at 57'. Arda Kardzhali extended the lead at 68' when David Akintola Idowu scored, making the score 0-3. Arda Kardzhali made their 3rd substitution at 69', with S. Kovachev replacing Andre Shinyashiki. Arda Kardzhali made their 4th substitution at 69', with A. Vutov replacing Isnaba Mané. Arda Kardzhali made their 5th substitution at 72', with L. Kotev replacing I. Kazakov. Botev Plovdiv made their 5th substitution at 84', with Henrique Jocú replacing John Emmanuel. Arda Kardzhali extended the lead at 86' when Isnaba Mané scored, with the assist credited to David Akintola Idowu, making the score 0-4. Arda Kardzhali extended the lead at 89' when B. Karagaren scored, with the assist credited to Isnaba Mané, making the score 0-5. B. Karagaren received a yellow card for Arda Kardzhali at 90'.

Botev Plovdiv used 5 substitutions while Arda Kardzhali used 5 substitutions. Botev Plovdiv got 2 red cards, while Arda Kardzhali got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Physical contest: 2 yellows, 2 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins4
Draws3
Away Wins13
Over 2.5 Goals8 (40.0%)
BTTS7 (35.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals4 (44.4%)
BTTS3 (33.3%)

Botev Plovdiv vs Arda Kardzhali Head-to-Head History by Season