Slavia Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv

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🕒 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov 🧑‍⚖️ Vasil Minev 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

Slavia Sofia 8 · 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

Slavia Sofia (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-6

Goals For / Against

25 / 20

Avg: 1.32 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.53

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

1.53

PPG

1.24

1.32

1.24

1.05

1.29

47%

O2.5

71%

33%

BTTS

57%

47%

Score 1st

21%

League-position context

Slavia Sofia rank8th

Botev Plovdiv rank11th

Slavia Sofia points39

Botev Plovdiv points37

Slavia Sofia: #8 · 39 pts · GD +3

21 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 13 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.

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

Slavia Sofia last 5 home

L L W L L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals5-7

Record1-0-4

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

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.

Slavia Sofia trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.573%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 80% · 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

Slavia Sofia score at home60%

Slavia Sofia clean sheet at home40%

Botev Plovdiv score away71%

Botev Plovdiv clean sheet away36%

First-goal patterns

Slavia Sofia score first47%

Slavia Sofia win after scoring first71%

Botev Plovdiv score first21%

Botev Plovdiv win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Slavia Sofia 50% · Botev Plovdiv 29%

Avg first goal minute: Slavia Sofia 18.3' · Botev Plovdiv 34.3'

Vs league average

Slavia Sofia score at home1.32 vs 1.25

Slavia Sofia concede at home1.05 vs 1.06

Botev Plovdiv score away1.24 vs 1.06

Botev Plovdiv concede away1.29 vs 1.25

Slavia Sofia score 5% above league average, while Botev Plovdiv score 16% above league average.

Defensive side: Slavia Sofia are 1% below league average at home, and Botev Plovdiv are 3% above 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: 65% 2H scored: 35% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

31-45 4

46-60 4

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

46-60 4

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

61-75 1

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

56'

56' Edson Silva

58' ↑↓

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58' ⇄ S. Tsonov

1st substitution · For: Franklin Mascote

58' ↑↓

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58' ⇄ W. Chimezie

2nd substitution · For: E. Rodríguez

58' ↑↓

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58' ⇄ W. Chimezie

3rd substitution · For: E. Rodríguez

58' ↑↓

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58' ⇄ S. Tsonov

4th substitution · For: Franklin Mascote

61' ↑↓

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61' ⇄ I. Stefanov

1st substitution · For: K. Stoyanov

62' ↑↓

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62' ⇄ I. Stefanov

2nd substitution · For: K. Stoyanov

82' ↑↓

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82' ⇄ Edson Silva

5th substitution · For: Henrique Jocú

85' ↑↓

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85' ⇄ E. Stoev

3rd substitution · For: R. Raychev

85' ↑↓

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85' ⇄ I. Minchev

4th substitution · For: E. Gogev

85' ↑↓

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85' ⇄ T. Nedelev

6th substitution · For: N. Iliev

85' ↑↓

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85' ⇄ I. Minchev

5th substitution · For: E. Gogev

85' ↑↓

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85' ⇄ E. Stoev

6th substitution · For: R. Raychev

86' ↑↓

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86' ⇄ T. Nedelev

7th substitution · For: N. Iliev

88' ⚽

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88' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Franklin Mascote

Normal Goal

90'

90' N. Iliev

Slavia Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Botev Plovdiv beat Slavia Sofia 1-0 on Friday, 20 March 2026 in First League. The match was refereed by Vasil Minev. It was played at Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Edson Silva received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 56'. Botev Plovdiv made their 1st substitution at 58', with S. Tsonov replacing Franklin Mascote. Botev Plovdiv made their 2nd substitution at 58', with W. Chimezie replacing E. Rodríguez. Botev Plovdiv made their 3rd substitution at 58', with W. Chimezie replacing E. Rodríguez. Botev Plovdiv made their 4th substitution at 58', with S. Tsonov replacing Franklin Mascote. Slavia Sofia made their 1st substitution at 61', with I. Stefanov replacing K. Stoyanov. Slavia Sofia made their 2nd substitution at 62', with I. Stefanov replacing K. Stoyanov. Botev Plovdiv made their 5th substitution at 82', with Edson Silva replacing Henrique Jocú. Slavia Sofia made their 3rd substitution at 85', with E. Stoev replacing R. Raychev. Slavia Sofia made their 4th substitution at 85', with I. Minchev replacing E. Gogev. Botev Plovdiv made their 6th substitution at 85', with T. Nedelev replacing N. Iliev. Slavia Sofia made their 5th substitution at 85', with I. Minchev replacing E. Gogev. Slavia Sofia made their 6th substitution at 85', with E. Stoev replacing R. Raychev. Botev Plovdiv made their 7th substitution at 86', with T. Nedelev replacing N. Iliev. Botev Plovdiv took the lead at 88' when Franklin Mascote scored, making the score 0-1. N. Iliev received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 90'.

Slavia Sofia used 6 substitutions while Botev Plovdiv used 7 substitutions. Botev Plovdiv got 2 yellow cards.