Slavia Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv

3 - 2

🕒 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Velikov 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Slavia Sofia 9 · Botev Plovdiv 5

Referee Stats

Martin Velikov

13 matches · 3.62 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.62
Reds avg	0.15
Penalties avg	0.23
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	46%
Draws	38%
Away wins	15%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Slavia Sofia (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-3-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 24

Avg: 1.58 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Botev Plovdiv (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-3-7

Goals For / Against

21 / 18

Avg: 1.17 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.50

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

1.74

PPG

1.50

1.58

1.17

1.26

1.00

53%

O2.5

20%

67%

BTTS

33%

53%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Slavia Sofia rank9th

Botev Plovdiv rank5th

Slavia Sofia points42

Botev Plovdiv points49

Slavia Sofia: #9 · 42 pts · GD +1

20 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Botev Plovdiv: #5 · 49 pts · GD +1

13 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Slavia Sofia last 5 home

W L W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index69

Goals12-9

Record3-1-1

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

D D D L L

Points3/15

Weighted index27

Goals5-7

Record0-3-2

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Slavia Sofia trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 33%

Botev Plovdiv trend breakdown

Over 2.520%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.513%

1H Over 0.533%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 40% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 7%

Scoring reliability

Slavia Sofia score at home80%

Slavia Sofia clean sheet at home13%

Botev Plovdiv score away73%

Botev Plovdiv clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

Slavia Sofia score first53%

Slavia Sofia win after scoring first100%

Botev Plovdiv score first53%

Botev Plovdiv win after scoring first88%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Slavia Sofia 43% · Botev Plovdiv 29%

Avg first goal minute: Slavia Sofia 24.4' · Botev Plovdiv 54.5'

Vs league average

Slavia Sofia score at home1.58 vs 1.30

Slavia Sofia concede at home1.26 vs 1.13

Botev Plovdiv score away1.17 vs 1.13

Botev Plovdiv concede away1.00 vs 1.30

Slavia Sofia score 21% above league average, while Botev Plovdiv score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Slavia Sofia are 11% above league average at home, and Botev Plovdiv are 23% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Slavia Sofia goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

31-45 5

0-15 2

16-30 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

Botev Plovdiv goal timing (away)

1H scored: 21% 2H scored: 79% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

0-15 3

61-75 2

31-45 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 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

—

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

3' ⚽

⚽

3' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Semedo Varela

Normal Goal

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

V. Nikolov

Normal Goal

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

I. Popov

Normal Goal

40'

40' N. Minkov

48'

48' N. Iliev

52'

52' C. Nguyen-Do

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Aleksa Maraš

Normal Goal

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ A. Korošec

1st substitution · For: M. Remeikis

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ S. Akere

2nd substitution · For: E. Ukaki

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ Quentin Seedorf

1st substitution · For: E. Stoev

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ C. Nguyen-Do

2nd substitution · For: E. Martinov

61'

61' Y. Karabelyov

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Aleksa Maraš

3rd substitution · For: G. Nikolov

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

K. Stoyanov

Normal Goal

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ G. Nikolov

4th substitution · For: V. Triboulet

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ I. Minchev

3rd substitution · For: M. Dosso

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ N. Iliev

5th substitution · For: K. Balogiannis

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ R. Raychev

4th substitution · For: V. Genev

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ J. Semedo Varela

5th substitution · For: I. Naydenov

90+5'

90+5' J. Amofa

Slavia Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Slavia Sofia beat Botev Plovdiv 3-2 on Monday, 03 March 2025 in First League. The match was refereed by Martin Velikov. It was played at Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov.

First half: Slavia Sofia took an early lead at 3' when J. Semedo Varela scored, making the score 1-0. Slavia Sofia extended the lead at 7' when V. Nikolov scored, making the score 2-0. Botev Plovdiv reduced the deficit at 24' when I. Popov scored, making the score 2-1. N. Minkov received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 40'.

Second half: N. Iliev received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 48'. C. Nguyen-Do received a yellow card for Slavia Sofia at 52'. Botev Plovdiv leveled the score at 57' when Aleksa Maraš scored, making the score 2-2. Botev Plovdiv made their 1st substitution at 60', with A. Korošec replacing M. Remeikis. Botev Plovdiv made their 2nd substitution at 60', with S. Akere replacing E. Ukaki. Slavia Sofia made their 1st substitution at 60', with Quentin Seedorf replacing E. Stoev. Slavia Sofia made their 2nd substitution at 60', with C. Nguyen-Do replacing E. Martinov. Y. Karabelyov received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 61'. Botev Plovdiv made their 3rd substitution at 67', with Aleksa Maraš replacing G. Nikolov. Slavia Sofia took the lead at 69' when K. Stoyanov scored, making the score 3-2. Botev Plovdiv made their 4th substitution at 76', with G. Nikolov replacing V. Triboulet. Slavia Sofia made their 3rd substitution at 77', with I. Minchev replacing M. Dosso. Botev Plovdiv made their 5th substitution at 77', with N. Iliev replacing K. Balogiannis. Slavia Sofia made their 4th substitution at 78', with R. Raychev replacing V. Genev. Slavia Sofia made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with J. Semedo Varela replacing I. Naydenov. J. Amofa received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 90+5'.

Slavia Sofia used 5 substitutions while Botev Plovdiv used 5 substitutions. Slavia Sofia got 1 yellow card, while Botev Plovdiv got 4 yellow cards.