Ludogorets vs Botev Plovdiv

Ludogorets

2 - 1

Botev Plovdiv

🕒 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Huvepharma Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Vasil Minev 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Ludogorets 2 · Botev Plovdiv 11

Referee Stats

Vasil Minev

13 matches · 4.69 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.69
Reds avg	0.31
Penalties avg	0.08
Over 4.5 cards	54%
Home wins	69%
Draws	0%
Away wins	31%

Team Overview

Ludogorets (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-2

Goals For / Against

31 / 12

Avg: 1.72 / 0.67

Points

Avg: 2.00

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

2.00

PPG

1.24

1.72

1.24

0.67

1.29

53%

O2.5

71%

47%

BTTS

57%

47%

Score 1st

21%

League-position context

Ludogorets rank2nd

Botev Plovdiv rank11th

Ludogorets points60

Botev Plovdiv points37

Ludogorets: #2 · 60 pts · GD +37

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 22 pts above the play-off edge. 34 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.

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

Ludogorets last 5 home

D W W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals8-1

Record3-2-0

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.

Ludogorets trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.527%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 13% · 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

Ludogorets score at home87%

Ludogorets clean sheet at home53%

Botev Plovdiv score away71%

Botev Plovdiv clean sheet away36%

First-goal patterns

Ludogorets score first47%

Ludogorets win after scoring first100%

Botev Plovdiv score first21%

Botev Plovdiv win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Ludogorets 80% · Botev Plovdiv 29%

Avg first goal minute: Ludogorets 34.6' · Botev Plovdiv 34.3'

Vs league average

Ludogorets score at home1.72 vs 1.25

Ludogorets concede at home0.67 vs 1.06

Botev Plovdiv score away1.24 vs 1.06

Botev Plovdiv concede away1.29 vs 1.25

Ludogorets score 38% above league average, while Botev Plovdiv score 16% above league average.

Defensive side: Ludogorets are 37% 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: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Ludogorets goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

16-30 5

61-75 5

31-45 3

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

31-45 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

61-75 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

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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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

1' John Emmanuel

22' ⚽

⚽

22' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

E. Kurtulus

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Chochev

32'

32' A. Yordanov

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

N. Minkov

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Nedelev

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

I. Chochev

Normal Goal · Assist: Caio Vidal

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Pedro Naressi

1st substitution · For: Deroy Duarte

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ E. Kwateng

1st substitution · For: O. Abraham

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ John Emmanuel

2nd substitution · For: Henrique Jocú

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Matheus Machado

2nd substitution · For: E. Bille

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ B. Tekpetey

3rd substitution · For: Erick Marcus

66'

66' Henrique Jocú

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Tailson

3rd substitution · For: N. Iliev

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ D. Mitkov

4th substitution · For: S. Petkov

78'

78' N. Iliev

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ I. Yordanov

4th substitution · For: A. Nedyalkov

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ E. Kurtulus

5th substitution · For: I. Nachmias

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ A. Yordanov

5th substitution · For: I. Popov

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

Ludogorets beat Botev Plovdiv 2-1 on Sunday, 31 August 2025 in First League. The match was refereed by Vasil Minev. It was played at Huvepharma Arena.

First half: John Emmanuel received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 1'. Ludogorets took the lead at 22' when E. Kurtulus scored, with the assist credited to I. Chochev, making the score 1-0. A. Yordanov received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 32'. Botev Plovdiv leveled the score at 43' when N. Minkov scored, with the assist credited to T. Nedelev, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Ludogorets took the lead at 49' when I. Chochev scored, with the assist credited to Caio Vidal, making the score 2-1. Ludogorets made their 1st substitution at 58', with Pedro Naressi replacing Deroy Duarte. Botev Plovdiv made their 1st substitution at 58', with E. Kwateng replacing O. Abraham. Botev Plovdiv made their 2nd substitution at 58', with John Emmanuel replacing Henrique Jocú. Ludogorets made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Matheus Machado replacing E. Bille. Ludogorets made their 3rd substitution at 63', with B. Tekpetey replacing Erick Marcus. Henrique Jocú received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 66'. Botev Plovdiv made their 3rd substitution at 73', with Tailson replacing N. Iliev. Botev Plovdiv made their 4th substitution at 74', with D. Mitkov replacing S. Petkov. N. Iliev received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 78'. Ludogorets made their 4th substitution at 80', with I. Yordanov replacing A. Nedyalkov. Ludogorets made their 5th substitution at 80', with E. Kurtulus replacing I. Nachmias. Botev Plovdiv made their 5th substitution at 81', with A. Yordanov replacing I. Popov.

Ludogorets used 5 substitutions while Botev Plovdiv used 5 substitutions. Botev Plovdiv got 4 yellow cards.