Botev Vratsa vs CSKA Sofia

Botev Vratsa

1 - 1

CSKA Sofia

🕒 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 18:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Hristo Botev 🧑‍⚖️ Nikola Popov 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 9

Regular Season Table

Botev Vratsa 9 · CSKA Sofia 4

Referee Stats

Nikola Popov

15 matches · 4.40 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.40
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.07
Over 4.5 cards	60%
Home wins	53%
Draws	27%
Away wins	20%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

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

CSKA Sofia (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-7

Goals For / Against

18 / 17

Avg: 1.00 / 0.94

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

0.63

0.94

27%

O2.5

27%

33%

BTTS

27%

40%

Score 1st

60%

League-position context

Botev Vratsa rank9th

CSKA Sofia rank4th

Botev Vratsa points38

CSKA Sofia points56

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.

CSKA Sofia: #4 · 56 pts · GD +20

4 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

18-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.

CSKA Sofia last 5 away

W W L L W

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals6-5

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 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%

CSKA Sofia trend breakdown

Over 2.527%

BTTS27%

BTTS + O2.57%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Botev Vratsa score at home53%

Botev Vratsa clean sheet at home53%

CSKA Sofia score away67%

CSKA Sofia clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

Botev Vratsa score first40%

Botev Vratsa win after scoring first50%

CSKA Sofia score first60%

CSKA Sofia win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Botev Vratsa 75% · CSKA Sofia 17%

Avg first goal minute: Botev Vratsa 48.5' · CSKA Sofia 39.0'

Vs league average

Botev Vratsa score at home1.00 vs 1.25

Botev Vratsa concede at home0.63 vs 1.06

CSKA Sofia score away1.00 vs 1.06

CSKA Sofia concede away0.94 vs 1.25

Botev Vratsa score 20% below league average, while CSKA Sofia score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Botev Vratsa are 41% below league average at home, and CSKA Sofia are 25% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 3.20 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

CSKA Sofia goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

46-60 1

0-15 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

41'

41' V. Naydenov

42'

42' Bruno Jordão

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Bruno Jordão

1st substitution · For: S. Godoy

48'

48' N. Vlajković

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

I. Pittas

Normal Goal

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ M. Petkov

1st substitution · For: D. Genov

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ V. Naydenov

2nd substitution · For: R. Ivey

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Achkov

3rd substitution · For: M. Dichev

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ A. Souda

4th substitution · For: J. Gallegos

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Genov

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Gallegos

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ I. Turitsov

2nd substitution · For: Pastor

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ I. Iliev

3rd substitution · For: K. Dodaj

81'

81' Adrián Lapeña

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ P. Panayotov

4th substitution · For: D. Seger

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ O. Skarsem

5th substitution · For: I. Antonov

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ R. Tsonev

5th substitution · For: R. Marinov

90+9'

90+9' R. Ivey

Botev Vratsa vs CSKA Sofia 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Botev Vratsa drew 1-1 with CSKA Sofia on Monday, 22 September 2025 in First League. The match was refereed by Nikola Popov. It was played at Stadion Hristo Botev.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. V. Naydenov received a yellow card for Botev Vratsa at 41'. Bruno Jordão received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 42'.

Second half: CSKA Sofia made their 1st substitution at 46', with Bruno Jordão replacing S. Godoy. N. Vlajković received a yellow card for Botev Vratsa at 48'. CSKA Sofia took the lead at 49' when I. Pittas scored, making the score 0-1. Botev Vratsa made their 1st substitution at 59', with M. Petkov replacing D. Genov. Botev Vratsa made their 2nd substitution at 59', with V. Naydenov replacing R. Ivey. Botev Vratsa made their 3rd substitution at 66', with M. Achkov replacing M. Dichev. Botev Vratsa made their 4th substitution at 67', with A. Souda replacing J. Gallegos. Botev Vratsa leveled the score at 75' when D. Genov scored, with the assist credited to J. Gallegos, making the score 1-1. CSKA Sofia made their 2nd substitution at 76', with I. Turitsov replacing Pastor. CSKA Sofia made their 3rd substitution at 76', with I. Iliev replacing K. Dodaj. Adrián Lapeña received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 81'. CSKA Sofia made their 4th substitution at 84', with P. Panayotov replacing D. Seger. CSKA Sofia made their 5th substitution at 84', with O. Skarsem replacing I. Antonov. Botev Vratsa made their 5th substitution at 88', with R. Tsonev replacing R. Marinov. R. Ivey received a yellow card for Botev Vratsa at 90+9'.

Botev Vratsa used 5 substitutions while CSKA Sofia used 5 substitutions. Botev Vratsa got 3 yellow cards, while CSKA Sofia got 2 yellow cards.