Botev Plovdiv vs Ludogorets

2 - 1

🕒 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Hristo Botev 🧑‍⚖️ Ventsislav Mitrev 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Botev Plovdiv 11 · Ludogorets 2

Referee Stats

Ventsislav Mitrev

14 matches · 5.36 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.36
Reds avg	0.21
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	71%
Home wins	36%
Draws	7%
Away wins	57%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 8 yellows, 1 reds.

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

Ludogorets (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-5

Goals For / Against

30 / 13

Avg: 1.67 / 0.72

Points

Avg: 1.72

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

1.72

1.33

1.67

1.28

0.72

47%

O2.5

47%

53%

BTTS

33%

40%

Score 1st

40%

League-position context

Botev Plovdiv rank11th

Ludogorets rank2nd

Botev Plovdiv points37

Ludogorets points60

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.

Ludogorets: #2 · 60 pts · GD +37

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 22 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

23-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.

Ludogorets last 5 away

L W W L W

Points9/15

Weighted index53

Goals12-5

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%

Ludogorets trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.527%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 7%

Scoring reliability

Botev Plovdiv score at home67%

Botev Plovdiv clean sheet at home20%

Ludogorets score away73%

Ludogorets clean sheet away60%

First-goal patterns

Botev Plovdiv score first40%

Botev Plovdiv win after scoring first67%

Ludogorets score first40%

Ludogorets win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Botev Plovdiv 14% · Ludogorets 50%

Avg first goal minute: Botev Plovdiv 33.2' · Ludogorets 34.0'

Vs league average

Botev Plovdiv score at home1.33 vs 1.25

Botev Plovdiv concede at home1.28 vs 1.06

Ludogorets score away1.67 vs 1.06

Ludogorets concede away0.72 vs 1.25

Botev Plovdiv score 7% above league average, while Ludogorets score 57% above league average.

Defensive side: Botev Plovdiv are 20% above league average at home, and Ludogorets are 42% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.20 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

Ludogorets goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

76-90+ 7

31-45 5

16-30 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

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

29'

29' Edson Silva

35'

35' A. Nedyalkov

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Edson Silva

1st substitution · For: Lucas Araújo

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Erick Marcus

1st substitution · For: P. Stanić

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

N. Minkov

Normal Goal

51'

51' S. Kalu

57'

57' N. Iliev

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Deroy Duarte

2nd substitution · For: B. Tekpetey

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Caio Vidal

3rd substitution · For: K. Duah

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ A. Nedyalkov

4th substitution · For: Vinícius Nogueira

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ B. Hein

2nd substitution · For: K. Balogiannis

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ S. Kalu

3rd substitution · For: A. Conté

68'

68' Dinis Almeida

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

I. Nachmias

Normal Goal

82'

82' N. Soldo

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Pedro Igor

4th substitution · For: S. Tsonov

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Aleksa Maraš

5th substitution · For: Franklin Mascote

89'

89' K. Balogiannis

90'

90' A. Conté

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ Rwan Cruz

5th substitution · For: F. Kaloč

90+3' ⚽

⚽

90+3' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Carlos Algarra

Normal Goal

90+6'

90+6' S. Tsonov

Botev Plovdiv vs Ludogorets 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Botev Plovdiv beat Ludogorets 2-1 on Monday, 23 February 2026 in First League. The match was refereed by Ventsislav Mitrev. It was played at Stadion Hristo Botev.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Edson Silva received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 29'. A. Nedyalkov received a yellow card for Ludogorets at 35'.

Second half: Botev Plovdiv made their 1st substitution at 46', with Edson Silva replacing Lucas Araújo. Ludogorets made their 1st substitution at 46', with Erick Marcus replacing P. Stanić. Botev Plovdiv took the lead at 48' when N. Minkov scored, making the score 1-0. S. Kalu received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 51'. N. Iliev received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 57'. Ludogorets made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Deroy Duarte replacing B. Tekpetey. Ludogorets made their 3rd substitution at 61', with Caio Vidal replacing K. Duah. Ludogorets made their 4th substitution at 61', with A. Nedyalkov replacing Vinícius Nogueira. Botev Plovdiv made their 2nd substitution at 62', with B. Hein replacing K. Balogiannis. Botev Plovdiv made their 3rd substitution at 67', with S. Kalu replacing A. Conté. Dinis Almeida received a yellow card for Ludogorets at 68'. Ludogorets leveled the score at 81' when I. Nachmias scored, making the score 1-1. N. Soldo received a red card for Botev Plovdiv at 82'. Botev Plovdiv made their 4th substitution at 88', with Pedro Igor replacing S. Tsonov. Botev Plovdiv made their 5th substitution at 88', with Aleksa Maraš replacing Franklin Mascote. K. Balogiannis received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 89'. A. Conté received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 90'. Ludogorets made their 5th substitution at 90', with Rwan Cruz replacing F. Kaloč. Botev Plovdiv took the lead at 90+3' when Carlos Algarra scored, making the score 2-1. S. Tsonov received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 90+6'.

Botev Plovdiv used 5 substitutions while Ludogorets used 5 substitutions. Botev Plovdiv got 6 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Ludogorets got 2 yellow cards.