CSKA Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv

CSKA Sofia

2 - 1

Botev Plovdiv

🕒 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Vasil Levski 🧑‍⚖️ Gero Piskov 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

CSKA Sofia 4 · Botev Plovdiv 11

Referee Stats

Gero Piskov

9 matches · 5.56 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.56
Reds avg	0.56
Penalties avg	0.22
Over 4.5 cards	89%
Home wins	56%
Draws	22%
Away wins	22%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 8 yellows.

Team Overview

CSKA Sofia (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-5-2

Goals For / Against

29 / 13

Avg: 1.61 / 0.72

Points

Avg: 2.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Botev Plovdiv (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-8

Goals For / Against

21 / 22

Avg: 1.24 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 1.24

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

2.11

PPG

1.24

1.61

1.24

0.72

1.29

40%

O2.5

71%

53%

BTTS

57%

60%

Score 1st

21%

League-position context

CSKA Sofia rank4th

Botev Plovdiv rank11th

CSKA Sofia points56

Botev Plovdiv points37

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.

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.

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

CSKA Sofia last 5 home

D W W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index78

Goals7-1

Record4-1-0

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 Plovdiv last 5 away

W W D D L

Points8/15

Weighted index71

Goals4-3

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 13%

Botev Plovdiv trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.557%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

CSKA Sofia score at home80%

CSKA Sofia clean sheet at home40%

Botev Plovdiv score away71%

Botev Plovdiv clean sheet away36%

First-goal patterns

CSKA Sofia score first60%

CSKA Sofia win after scoring first89%

Botev Plovdiv score first21%

Botev Plovdiv win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: CSKA Sofia 67% · Botev Plovdiv 29%

Avg first goal minute: CSKA Sofia 34.8' · Botev Plovdiv 34.3'

Vs league average

CSKA Sofia score at home1.61 vs 1.25

CSKA Sofia concede at home0.72 vs 1.06

Botev Plovdiv score away1.24 vs 1.06

Botev Plovdiv concede away1.29 vs 1.25

CSKA Sofia score 29% above league average, while Botev Plovdiv score 16% above league average.

Defensive side: CSKA Sofia are 32% below league average at home, and Botev Plovdiv are 3% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

CSKA Sofia goal timing (home)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

Botev Plovdiv goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

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

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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

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Oko-Flex

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Minkov

17'

17' S. Petrov

33'

33' Noga

37'

37' K. Balogiannis

42'

42' A. Ojo

48'

48' Adrián Lapeña

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ O. Skarsem

1st substitution · For: P. Panayotov

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ K. Balogiannis

1st substitution · For: John Emmanuel

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ I. Iliev

2nd substitution · For: K. Dodaj

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ I. Turitsov

3rd substitution · For: M. Brahimi

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Franklin Mascote

2nd substitution · For: S. Kalu

69'

69' A. Yordanov

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

S. Godoy

Normal Goal

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ O. Abraham

3rd substitution · For: E. Martinov

81'

81' S. Godoy

87'

87' N. Minkov

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

S. Godoy

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Brahimi

90+6' ↑↓

↑↓

90+6' ⇄ J. Eto'o

4th substitution · For: T. Ivanov

CSKA Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

CSKA Sofia beat Botev Plovdiv 2-1 on Saturday, 22 November 2025 in First League. The match was refereed by Gero Piskov. It was played at Stadion Vasil Levski.

First half: Botev Plovdiv took an early lead at 6' when A. Oko-Flex scored, with the assist credited to N. Minkov, making the score 0-1. S. Petrov received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 17'. Noga received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 33'. K. Balogiannis received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 37'. A. Ojo received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 42'.

Second half: Adrián Lapeña received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 48'. CSKA Sofia made their 1st substitution at 58', with O. Skarsem replacing P. Panayotov. Botev Plovdiv made their 1st substitution at 60', with K. Balogiannis replacing John Emmanuel. CSKA Sofia made their 2nd substitution at 66', with I. Iliev replacing K. Dodaj. CSKA Sofia made their 3rd substitution at 66', with I. Turitsov replacing M. Brahimi. Botev Plovdiv made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Franklin Mascote replacing S. Kalu. A. Yordanov received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 69'. CSKA Sofia leveled the score at 72' when S. Godoy scored, making the score 1-1. Botev Plovdiv made their 3rd substitution at 79', with O. Abraham replacing E. Martinov. S. Godoy received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 81'. N. Minkov received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 87'. CSKA Sofia took the lead at 90' when S. Godoy scored, with the assist credited to M. Brahimi, making the score 2-1. CSKA Sofia made their 4th substitution at 90+6', with J. Eto'o replacing T. Ivanov.

CSKA Sofia used 4 substitutions while Botev Plovdiv used 3 substitutions. CSKA Sofia got 2 yellow cards, while Botev Plovdiv got 6 yellow cards.