Botev Vratsa vs Arda Kardzhali

1 - 0

🕒 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Hristo Botev 🧑‍⚖️ Denislav Stalev 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Botev Vratsa 9 · Arda Kardzhali 7

Referee Stats

Denislav Stalev

6 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.67
Penalties avg	0.17
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	50%
Draws	33%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 3 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Botev Vratsa (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-4

Goals For / Against

19 / 12

Avg: 1.00 / 0.63

Points

Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Arda Kardzhali (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-7

Goals For / Against

23 / 20

Avg: 1.28 / 1.11

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

1.63

PPG

1.39

1.00

1.28

0.63

1.11

27%

O2.5

33%

BTTS

27%

40%

Score 1st

40%

League-position context

Botev Vratsa rank9th

Arda Kardzhali rank7th

Botev Vratsa points38

Arda Kardzhali points44

Botev Vratsa: #9 · 38 pts · GD -2

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

Arda Kardzhali: #7 · 44 pts · GD +6

16 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Botev Vratsa last 5 home

W L W D D

Points8/15

Weighted index60

Goals5-4

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.

Arda Kardzhali last 5 away

L W L D D

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals4-3

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Botev Vratsa trend breakdown

Over 2.527%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.527%

1H Over 0.513%

Also: Over 0.5 67% · Over 1.5 40% · Over 3.5 7% · 1H BTTS 13%

Arda Kardzhali trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS27%

BTTS + O2.520%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

Botev Vratsa score at home53%

Botev Vratsa clean sheet at home53%

Arda Kardzhali score away47%

Arda Kardzhali clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

Botev Vratsa score first40%

Botev Vratsa win after scoring first50%

Arda Kardzhali score first40%

Arda Kardzhali win after scoring first83%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Botev Vratsa 75% · Arda Kardzhali 0%

Avg first goal minute: Botev Vratsa 48.5' · Arda Kardzhali 13.2'

Vs league average

Botev Vratsa score at home1.00 vs 1.25

Botev Vratsa concede at home0.63 vs 1.06

Arda Kardzhali score away1.28 vs 1.06

Arda Kardzhali concede away1.11 vs 1.25

Botev Vratsa score 20% below league average, while Arda Kardzhali score 20% above league average.

Defensive side: Botev Vratsa are 41% below league average at home, and Arda Kardzhali are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Botev Vratsa goal timing (home)

1H scored: 13% 2H scored: 88% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

Arda Kardzhali goal timing (away)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

31-45 0

46-60 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

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ VAR

D. Genov

Goal Disallowed - offside

21'

21' L. Kotev

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ L. Kotev

1st substitution · For: David Akintola Idowu

56'

56' David Akintola Idowu

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ M. Ntelo

1st substitution · For: M. Petkov

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ M. Ntelo

2nd substitution · For: M. Petkov

63' ⚽

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63' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Stoev

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Malinov

64' ⚽

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64' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

M. Stoev

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Malinov

72'

72' D. Velkovski

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Vutov

2nd substitution · For: Patrick Luan

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ B. Karagaren

3rd substitution · For: A. Kabov

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ W. Samaké

4th substitution · For: V. Velev

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ B. Karagaren

5th substitution · For: A. Kabov

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ A. Vutov

6th substitution · For: Patrick Luan

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ D. Genov

3rd substitution · For: R. Tsonev

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ W. Samaké

7th substitution · For: V. Velev

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ D. Genov

4th substitution · For: R. Tsonev

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ J. Gallegos

5th substitution · For: M. Smolenski

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ M. Stoychev

6th substitution · For: V. Naydenov

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ S. Sanyang

7th substitution · For: A. Stoyanov

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. Stoychev

8th substitution · For: V. Naydenov

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ S. Sanyang

9th substitution · For: A. Stoyanov

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ J. Gallegos

10th substitution · For: M. Smolenski

90+3'

90+3' C. Hüseynov

Botev Vratsa vs Arda Kardzhali 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Botev Vratsa beat Arda Kardzhali 1-0 on Saturday, 07 March 2026 in First League. The match was refereed by Denislav Stalev. It was played at Stadion Hristo Botev.

First half: VAR intervened at 7' for Botev Vratsa (Goal Disallowed - offside). L. Kotev received a yellow card for Arda Kardzhali at 21'.

Second half: Arda Kardzhali made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Kotev replacing David Akintola Idowu. David Akintola Idowu received a yellow card for Arda Kardzhali at 56'. Botev Vratsa made their 1st substitution at 61', with M. Ntelo replacing M. Petkov. Botev Vratsa made their 2nd substitution at 62', with M. Ntelo replacing M. Petkov. Botev Vratsa extended the lead at 63' when M. Stoev scored, with the assist credited to K. Malinov, making the score 2-0. Botev Vratsa extended the lead at 64' when M. Stoev scored, with the assist credited to K. Malinov, making the score 3-0. D. Velkovski received a red card for Arda Kardzhali at 72'. Arda Kardzhali made their 2nd substitution at 73', with A. Vutov replacing Patrick Luan. Arda Kardzhali made their 3rd substitution at 73', with B. Karagaren replacing A. Kabov. Arda Kardzhali made their 4th substitution at 74', with W. Samaké replacing V. Velev. Arda Kardzhali made their 5th substitution at 74', with B. Karagaren replacing A. Kabov. Arda Kardzhali made their 6th substitution at 74', with A. Vutov replacing Patrick Luan. Botev Vratsa made their 3rd substitution at 74', with D. Genov replacing R. Tsonev. Arda Kardzhali made their 7th substitution at 74', with W. Samaké replacing V. Velev. Botev Vratsa made their 4th substitution at 75', with D. Genov replacing R. Tsonev. Botev Vratsa made their 5th substitution at 89', with J. Gallegos replacing M. Smolenski. Botev Vratsa made their 6th substitution at 89', with M. Stoychev replacing V. Naydenov. Botev Vratsa made their 7th substitution at 90', with S. Sanyang replacing A. Stoyanov. Botev Vratsa made their 8th substitution at 90', with M. Stoychev replacing V. Naydenov. Botev Vratsa made their 9th substitution at 90', with S. Sanyang replacing A. Stoyanov. Botev Vratsa made their 10th substitution at 90', with J. Gallegos replacing M. Smolenski. C. Hüseynov received a yellow card for Arda Kardzhali at 90+3'.

Botev Vratsa used 10 substitutions while Arda Kardzhali used 7 substitutions. Arda Kardzhali got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.