Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna

5 - 0

🕒 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Hristo Botev 🧑‍⚖️ Valentin Zhelezov 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Botev Plovdiv 11 · Spartak Varna 12

Referee Stats

Valentin Zhelezov

12 matches · 3.92 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.92
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.08
Over 4.5 cards	42%
Home wins	25%
Draws	42%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 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

Spartak Varna (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-8-8

Goals For / Against

10 / 24

Avg: 0.56 / 1.33

Points

Avg: 0.78

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

0.78

1.33

0.56

1.28

1.33

47%

O2.5

27%

53%

BTTS

40%

Score 1st

20%

League-position context

Botev Plovdiv rank11th

Spartak Varna rank12th

Botev Plovdiv points37

Spartak Varna points27

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.

Spartak Varna: #12 · 27 pts · GD -25

33 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

10-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.

Spartak Varna last 5 away

D L L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index13

Goals1-11

Record0-2-3

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%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 20%

Spartak Varna trend breakdown

Over 2.527%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.513%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 73% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Botev Plovdiv score at home67%

Botev Plovdiv clean sheet at home20%

Spartak Varna score away40%

Spartak Varna clean sheet away27%

First-goal patterns

Botev Plovdiv score first40%

Botev Plovdiv win after scoring first67%

Spartak Varna score first20%

Spartak Varna win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Botev Plovdiv 14% · Spartak Varna 25%

Avg first goal minute: Botev Plovdiv 33.2' · Spartak Varna 38.3'

Vs league average

Botev Plovdiv score at home1.33 vs 1.25

Botev Plovdiv concede at home1.28 vs 1.06

Spartak Varna score away0.56 vs 1.06

Spartak Varna concede away1.33 vs 1.25

Botev Plovdiv score 7% above league average, while Spartak Varna score 48% below league average.

Defensive side: Botev Plovdiv are 20% above league average at home, and Spartak Varna are 7% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.25 goals on average across the last 4.

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

Spartak Varna goal timing (away)

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

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

16-30 1

31-45 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

0-15 4

31-45 4

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

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

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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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

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

E. Kwateng

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Nedelev

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

S. Kalu

Normal Goal

38'

38' I. Videv

42' ↑↓

↑↓

42' ⇄ T. Chunchukov

1st substitution · For: P. Prindze

44'

44' M. Kovalev

45+3' ⚽

⚽

45+3' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

T. Nedelev

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Tsonov

1st substitution · For: Franklin Mascote

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Krastev

2nd substitution · For: E. Yanchev

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

S. Kalu

Normal Goal

61'

61' N. Soldo

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ E. Rodríguez

2nd substitution · For: W. Chimezie

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ T. Nedelev

3rd substitution · For: Carlos Algarra

66'

66' Georg Stojanovski

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 5-0

Franklin Mascote

Normal Goal

79'

79' Lucas Araújo

85'

85' Edson Silva

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ Xande

3rd substitution · For: D. Lozev

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ C. Dhifallah

4th substitution · For: Ivan Aleksiev

Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna 5-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Botev Plovdiv beat Spartak Varna 5-0 on Saturday, 04 April 2026 in First League. The match was refereed by Valentin Zhelezov. It was played at Stadion Hristo Botev.

First half: Botev Plovdiv took the lead at 12' when E. Kwateng scored, with the assist credited to T. Nedelev, making the score 1-0. Botev Plovdiv extended the lead at 18' when S. Kalu scored, making the score 2-0. I. Videv received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 38'. Spartak Varna made their 1st substitution at 42', with T. Chunchukov replacing P. Prindze. M. Kovalev received a red card for Spartak Varna at 44'. Botev Plovdiv extended the lead at 45+3' when T. Nedelev scored, making the score 3-0.

Second half: Botev Plovdiv made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Tsonov replacing Franklin Mascote. Spartak Varna made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. Krastev replacing E. Yanchev. Botev Plovdiv extended the lead at 53' when S. Kalu scored, making the score 4-0. N. Soldo received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 61'. Botev Plovdiv made their 2nd substitution at 62', with E. Rodríguez replacing W. Chimezie. Botev Plovdiv made their 3rd substitution at 62', with T. Nedelev replacing Carlos Algarra. Georg Stojanovski received a yellow card for Spartak Varna at 66'. Botev Plovdiv extended the lead at 72' when Franklin Mascote scored, making the score 5-0. Lucas Araújo received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 79'. Edson Silva received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 85'. Spartak Varna made their 3rd substitution at 90', with Xande replacing D. Lozev. Spartak Varna made their 4th substitution at 90', with C. Dhifallah replacing Ivan Aleksiev.

Botev Plovdiv used 3 substitutions while Spartak Varna used 4 substitutions. Botev Plovdiv got 4 yellow cards, while Spartak Varna got 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (62.5%)
BTTS	5 (62.5%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

04 Apr 2026 Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna 5 - 0 24 Oct 2025 Spartak Varna vs Botev Plovdiv 3 - 2

2024-2025 Season

18 May 2025 Spartak Varna vs Botev Plovdiv 2 - 1 04 May 2025 Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna 3 - 2 15 Feb 2025 Spartak Varna vs Botev Plovdiv 1 - 0 24 Aug 2024 Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna 0 - 1

2022-2023 Season

17 Apr 2023 Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna 1 - 1 16 Sep 2022 Spartak Varna vs Botev Plovdiv 3 - 2