Botev Plovdiv vs Slavia Sofia

3 - 1
🕒 Fri, 01 Sep 2023 21:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Hristo Botev 🧑‍⚖️ Volen Chinkov 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 8
Regular Season Table
Botev Plovdiv 6 · Slavia Sofia 10
Referee Stats
17 matches · 5.41 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.41
Reds avg 0.29
Penalties avg 0.12
Over 4.5 cards 71%
Home wins 35%
Draws 35%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-11).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Botev Plovdiv had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Botev Plovdiv (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

24 / 16
Avg: 1.33 / 0.89

Points

25
Avg: 1.39

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

8
Slavia Sofia (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 5-3-10

Goals For / Against

15 / 29
Avg: 0.83 / 1.61

Points

18
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.39
PPG
1.00
1.33
GF
0.83
0.89
GA
1.61
47%
O2.5
40%
40%
BTTS
47%
47%
Score 1st
27%

League-position context

Botev Plovdiv rank6th
Slavia Sofia rank10th
Botev Plovdiv points44
Slavia Sofia points33
Botev Plovdiv: #6 · 44 pts · GD +14
19 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Slavia Sofia: #10 · 33 pts · GD -17
30 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Botev Plovdiv last 5 home

W D D L W
Points8/15
Weighted index56
Goals4-2
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Slavia Sofia last 5 away

L L L W D
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals4-8
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Botev Plovdiv trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS40%
BTTS + O2.540%
1H Over 0.560%
Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 7%

Slavia Sofia trend breakdown

Over 2.540%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.527%
1H Over 0.573%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Botev Plovdiv score at home67%
Botev Plovdiv clean sheet at home47%
Slavia Sofia score away53%
Slavia Sofia clean sheet away7%

First-goal patterns

Botev Plovdiv score first47%
Botev Plovdiv win after scoring first86%
Slavia Sofia score first27%
Slavia Sofia win after scoring first25%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Botev Plovdiv 20% · Slavia Sofia 18%
Avg first goal minute: Botev Plovdiv 36.3' · Slavia Sofia 35.8'

Vs league average

Botev Plovdiv score at home1.33 vs 1.40
Botev Plovdiv concede at home0.89 vs 1.03
Slavia Sofia score away0.83 vs 1.03
Slavia Sofia concede away1.61 vs 1.40
Botev Plovdiv score 4% below league average, while Slavia Sofia score 19% below league average.
Defensive side: Botev Plovdiv are 14% below league average at home, and Slavia Sofia are 15% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Botev Plovdiv goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
46-60 5
31-45 4
61-75 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
0-15 2
16-30 2
31-45 2
46-60 2
61-75 2

Slavia Sofia goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
76-90+ 2
61-75 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
16-30 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 2
46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
5
Total Shots
12
11
Shots off Goal
5
6
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
52%
48%
Corner Kicks
2
9
Fouls
11
6
Offsides
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
4
4
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
26'
26' Goal · 1-0
I. Popov
Normal Goal
30'
30' R. Rabeï
30'
30' G. Ivanov
38'
38' Goal · 2-0
M. Sekulić
Normal Goal
40'
40' Goal · 3-0
M. Sekulić
Normal Goal
44'
44' Jon Bakero
57'
57' A. Baroan
57'
57' M. Sekulić
1st substitution · For: A. Baroan
60'
60' V. Genev
64'
64' T. Tasev
65'
65' T. Tasev
1st substitution · For: E. Stoev
65'
65' K. Stoyanov
2nd substitution · For: E. Dost
68'
68' Y. Karabelyov
2nd substitution · For: N. Minkov
68'
68' R. Rabeï
3rd substitution · For: T. Nnadi
80'
80' K. Balogiannis
4th substitution · For: D. Papazov
80'
80' I. Popov
5th substitution · For: L. Baltanov
82'
82' Jon Bakero
3rd substitution · For: V. Nikolov
82'
82' Goal · 3-1
E. Tombak
Normal Goal

Botev Plovdiv vs Slavia Sofia 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Botev Plovdiv beat Slavia Sofia 3-1 on Friday, 01 September 2023 in First League. The match was refereed by Volen Chinkov. It was played at Stadion Hristo Botev.

First half: Botev Plovdiv took the lead at 26' when I. Popov scored, making the score 1-0. R. Rabeï received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 30'. G. Ivanov received a yellow card for Slavia Sofia at 30'. Botev Plovdiv extended the lead at 38' when M. Sekulić scored, making the score 2-0. Botev Plovdiv extended the lead at 40' when M. Sekulić scored, making the score 3-0. Jon Bakero received a yellow card for Slavia Sofia at 44'.

Second half: A. Baroan received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 57'. Botev Plovdiv made their 1st substitution at 57', with M. Sekulić replacing A. Baroan. V. Genev received a yellow card for Slavia Sofia at 60'. T. Tasev received a yellow card for Slavia Sofia at 64'. Slavia Sofia made their 1st substitution at 65', with T. Tasev replacing E. Stoev. Slavia Sofia made their 2nd substitution at 65', with K. Stoyanov replacing E. Dost. Botev Plovdiv made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Y. Karabelyov replacing N. Minkov. Botev Plovdiv made their 3rd substitution at 68', with R. Rabeï replacing T. Nnadi. Botev Plovdiv made their 4th substitution at 80', with K. Balogiannis replacing D. Papazov. Botev Plovdiv made their 5th substitution at 80', with I. Popov replacing L. Baltanov. Slavia Sofia made their 3rd substitution at 82', with Jon Bakero replacing V. Nikolov. Slavia Sofia reduced the deficit at 82' when E. Tombak scored, making the score 3-1.

Botev Plovdiv used 5 substitutions while Slavia Sofia used 3 substitutions. Botev Plovdiv got 2 yellow cards, while Slavia Sofia got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (12-11).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Botev Plovdiv had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins7
Draws7
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals6 (30.0%)
BTTS7 (35.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins6
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (20.0%)
BTTS3 (30.0%)

Botev Plovdiv vs Slavia Sofia Head-to-Head History by Season