Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna

3 - 2

🕒 Sun, 04 May 2025 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Hristo Botev 🧑‍⚖️ Georgi Dimitrov 🔁 Conference League Play-off Group - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Conference League Play-off Group - 2

Conference League Play-off Group Table

Botev Plovdiv 2 · Spartak Varna 4

Referee Stats

Georgi Dimitrov

1 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

Team Overview

Botev Plovdiv (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-5

Goals For / Against

22 / 25

Avg: 1.22 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Spartak Varna (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 33

Avg: 1.11 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 1.06

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

1.61

PPG

1.06

1.22

1.11

1.39

1.83

67%

O2.5

100%

67%

BTTS

67%

Score 1st

League-position context

Botev Plovdiv rank2nd

Spartak Varna rank4th

Botev Plovdiv points7

Spartak Varna points3

Botev Plovdiv: #2 · 7 pts · GD -1

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. Inside the play-off places. Currently in the relegation zone.

Spartak Varna: #4 · 3 pts · GD -9

4 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. Currently in the relegation zone.

4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Botev Plovdiv last 5 home

L W D

Points4/9

Weighted index39

Goals4-7

Record1-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Spartak Varna last 5 away

Points0/9

Weighted index0

Goals3-11

Record0-0-3

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 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 33%

Spartak Varna trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.5100%

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

Scoring reliability

Botev Plovdiv score at home67%

Botev Plovdiv clean sheet at home0%

Spartak Varna score away67%

Spartak Varna clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Botev Plovdiv score first67%

Botev Plovdiv win after scoring first50%

Spartak Varna score first0%

Spartak Varna win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Botev Plovdiv 0% · Spartak Varna 0%

Avg first goal minute: Botev Plovdiv 16.0' · Spartak Varna —

Vs league average

Botev Plovdiv score at home1.22 vs 1.67

Botev Plovdiv concede at home1.39 vs 1.83

Spartak Varna score away1.11 vs 1.83

Spartak Varna concede away1.83 vs 1.67

Botev Plovdiv score 27% below league average, while Spartak Varna score 39% below league average.

Defensive side: Botev Plovdiv are 24% below league average at home, and Spartak Varna are 10% 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: 75% 2H scored: 25% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

Spartak Varna goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

31-45 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

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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

—

Fouls

—

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

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Chernev

Normal Goal

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

I. Popov

Normal Goal

29'

29' F. Strauß

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Mitkov

Normal Goal

36'

36' Y. Baurenski

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Chernev

1st substitution · For: D. Avramov

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Y. Baurenski

1st substitution · For: A. Tsvetkov

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Vutov

2nd substitution · For: Xande

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ P. Konaté

3rd substitution · For: A. Georgiev

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

M. Stoev

Normal Goal

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ M. Stoev

4th substitution · For: V. Mitev

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ I. Popov

2nd substitution · For: N. Iliev

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ A. Korošec

3rd substitution · For: K. Balogiannis

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ V. Triboulet

4th substitution · For: Aleksa Maraš

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

Aleksa Maraš

Normal Goal

82'

82' Aleksa Maraš

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Mateo Jurić-Petrašilo

5th substitution · For: D. Ivanov

90+1'

90+1' V. Mitev

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ S. Akere

5th substitution · For: M. Remeikis

Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Botev Plovdiv beat Spartak Varna 3-2 on Sunday, 04 May 2025 in First League. The match was refereed by Georgi Dimitrov. It was played at Stadion Hristo Botev.

First half: Botev Plovdiv took the lead at 15' when A. Chernev scored, making the score 1-0. Botev Plovdiv extended the lead at 21' when I. Popov scored, making the score 2-0. F. Strauß received a yellow card for Spartak Varna at 29'. Spartak Varna reduced the deficit at 31' when D. Mitkov scored, making the score 2-1. Y. Baurenski received a yellow card for Spartak Varna at 36'.

Second half: Botev Plovdiv made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Chernev replacing D. Avramov. Spartak Varna made their 1st substitution at 46', with Y. Baurenski replacing A. Tsvetkov. Spartak Varna made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Vutov replacing Xande. Spartak Varna made their 3rd substitution at 60', with P. Konaté replacing A. Georgiev. Spartak Varna leveled the score at 66' when M. Stoev scored, making the score 2-2. Spartak Varna made their 4th substitution at 69', with M. Stoev replacing V. Mitev. Botev Plovdiv made their 2nd substitution at 77', with I. Popov replacing N. Iliev. Botev Plovdiv made their 3rd substitution at 77', with A. Korošec replacing K. Balogiannis. Botev Plovdiv made their 4th substitution at 77', with V. Triboulet replacing Aleksa Maraš. Botev Plovdiv took the lead at 81' when Aleksa Maraš scored, making the score 3-2. Aleksa Maraš received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 82'. Spartak Varna made their 5th substitution at 86', with Mateo Jurić-Petrašilo replacing D. Ivanov. V. Mitev received a yellow card for Spartak Varna at 90+1'. Botev Plovdiv made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with S. Akere replacing M. Remeikis.

Botev Plovdiv used 5 substitutions while Spartak Varna used 5 substitutions. Botev Plovdiv got 1 yellow card, while Spartak Varna got 3 yellow cards.

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