Botev Plovdiv vs CSKA Sofia

1 - 1

🕒 Sat, 19 Jul 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Hristo Botev 🧑‍⚖️ Krasen Georgiev 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Botev Plovdiv 11 · CSKA Sofia 4

Referee Stats

Krasen Georgiev

5 matches · 4.80 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.80
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.40
Over 4.5 cards	60%
Home wins	20%
Draws	40%
Away wins	40%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Botev Plovdiv (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-8

Goals For / Against

24 / 23

Avg: 1.33 / 1.28

Points

Avg: 1.22

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

CSKA Sofia (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-7

Goals For / Against

18 / 17

Avg: 1.00 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 1.39

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

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

1.00

1.28

0.94

47%

O2.5

27%

53%

BTTS

27%

40%

Score 1st

60%

League-position context

Botev Plovdiv rank11th

CSKA Sofia rank4th

Botev Plovdiv points37

CSKA Sofia points56

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.

CSKA Sofia: #4 · 56 pts · GD +20

4 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

19-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.

CSKA Sofia last 5 away

W W L L W

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals6-5

Record3-0-2

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.

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%

CSKA Sofia trend breakdown

Over 2.527%

BTTS27%

BTTS + O2.57%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Botev Plovdiv score at home67%

Botev Plovdiv clean sheet at home20%

CSKA Sofia score away67%

CSKA Sofia clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

Botev Plovdiv score first40%

Botev Plovdiv win after scoring first67%

CSKA Sofia score first60%

CSKA Sofia win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Botev Plovdiv 14% · CSKA Sofia 17%

Avg first goal minute: Botev Plovdiv 33.2' · CSKA Sofia 39.0'

Vs league average

Botev Plovdiv score at home1.33 vs 1.25

Botev Plovdiv concede at home1.28 vs 1.06

CSKA Sofia score away1.00 vs 1.06

CSKA Sofia concede away0.94 vs 1.25

Botev Plovdiv score 7% above league average, while CSKA Sofia score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Botev Plovdiv are 20% above league average at home, and CSKA Sofia are 25% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

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

CSKA Sofia goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

N. Minkov

Normal Goal · Assist: Henrique Jocú

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

I. Pittas

Penalty

46'

46' A. Yordanov

52'

52' Adrián Lapeña

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ I. Tasev

1st substitution · For: J. Eto'o

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ S. Petkov

1st substitution · For: Aleksa Maraš

74'

74' M. Pinto

75'

75' L. Cooper

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ O. Skarsem

2nd substitution · For: G. Chorbadzhiyski

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ A. Yordanov

2nd substitution · For: N. Iliev

80'

80' E. Martinov

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ I. Popov

3rd substitution · For: Tailson

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Henrique Jocú

4th substitution · For: O. Abraham

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ S. Sanyang

3rd substitution · For: Y. Bornosuzov

Botev Plovdiv vs CSKA Sofia 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Botev Plovdiv drew 1-1 with CSKA Sofia on Saturday, 19 July 2025 in First League. The match was refereed by Krasen Georgiev. It was played at Stadion Hristo Botev.

First half: Botev Plovdiv took the lead at 28' when N. Minkov scored, with the assist credited to Henrique Jocú, making the score 1-0. CSKA Sofia leveled the score at 45' when I. Pittas scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. A. Yordanov received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 46'. Adrián Lapeña received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 52'. CSKA Sofia made their 1st substitution at 64', with I. Tasev replacing J. Eto'o. Botev Plovdiv made their 1st substitution at 67', with S. Petkov replacing Aleksa Maraš. M. Pinto received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 74'. L. Cooper received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 75'. CSKA Sofia made their 2nd substitution at 76', with O. Skarsem replacing G. Chorbadzhiyski. Botev Plovdiv made their 2nd substitution at 78', with A. Yordanov replacing N. Iliev. E. Martinov received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 80'. Botev Plovdiv made their 3rd substitution at 87', with I. Popov replacing Tailson. Botev Plovdiv made their 4th substitution at 88', with Henrique Jocú replacing O. Abraham. CSKA Sofia made their 3rd substitution at 90', with S. Sanyang replacing Y. Bornosuzov.

Botev Plovdiv used 4 substitutions while CSKA Sofia used 3 substitutions. Botev Plovdiv got 2 yellow cards, while CSKA Sofia got 3 yellow cards.