Spartak Varna vs Botev Plovdiv

2 - 1

🕒 Sun, 18 May 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Spartak 🧑‍⚖️ Vasil Minev 🔁 Conference League Play-off Group - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Conference League Play-off Group - 5

Conference League Play-off Group Table

Spartak Varna 4 · Botev Plovdiv 2

Referee Stats

Vasil Minev

13 matches · 3.15 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.15
Reds avg	0.15
Penalties avg	0.15
Over 4.5 cards	31%
Home wins	38%
Draws	31%
Away wins	31%

How the match was won

Botev Plovdiv outshot their opponent (10-23).
Botev Plovdiv controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Spartak Varna (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-2-6

Goals For / Against

25 / 20

Avg: 1.39 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.78

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

1.78

PPG

1.50

1.39

1.17

1.11

1.00

67%

O2.5

100%

67%

BTTS

33%

67%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Spartak Varna rank4th

Botev Plovdiv rank2nd

Spartak Varna points3

Botev Plovdiv points7

Spartak Varna: #4 · 3 pts · GD -9

4 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. Currently in the relegation zone.

Botev Plovdiv: #2 · 7 pts · GD -1

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. Inside the play-off places. Currently in the relegation zone.

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

Spartak Varna last 5 home

W L L

Points3/9

Weighted index50

Goals3-4

Record1-0-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Botev Plovdiv last 5 away

L W L

Points3/9

Weighted index33

Goals7-5

Record1-0-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Spartak Varna trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Botev Plovdiv trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Spartak Varna score at home67%

Spartak Varna clean sheet at home0%

Botev Plovdiv score away67%

Botev Plovdiv clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Spartak Varna score first67%

Spartak Varna win after scoring first50%

Botev Plovdiv score first33%

Botev Plovdiv win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Spartak Varna 0% · Botev Plovdiv 0%

Avg first goal minute: Spartak Varna 23.5' · Botev Plovdiv 6.0'

Vs league average

Spartak Varna score at home1.39 vs 1.67

Spartak Varna concede at home1.11 vs 1.83

Botev Plovdiv score away1.17 vs 1.83

Botev Plovdiv concede away1.00 vs 1.67

Spartak Varna score 17% below league average, while Botev Plovdiv score 36% below league average.

Defensive side: Spartak Varna are 39% below league average at home, and Botev Plovdiv are 40% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Spartak Varna goal timing (home)

1H scored: 100% 2H scored: 0% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Botev Plovdiv goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

16-30 2

46-60 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

41%

59%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

312

495

Passes Accurate

237

418

Passes %

76%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Berna

Normal Goal

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Xande

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Akere

1st substitution · For: Aleksa Maraš

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ K. Balogiannis

2nd substitution · For: A. Yordanov

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ N. Minkov

3rd substitution · For: I. Popov

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Xande

1st substitution · For: D. Ivanov

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. Amofa

4th substitution · For: I. Videv

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ V. Mitev

2nd substitution · For: R. Ivey

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ V. Triboulet

5th substitution · For: J. Batigi

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

E. Ukaki

Normal Goal

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Berna

3rd substitution · For: A. Granchov

90+3'

90+3' A. Granchov

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

Spartak Varna beat Botev Plovdiv 2-1 on Sunday, 18 May 2025 in First League. The match was refereed by Vasil Minev. It was played at Stadion Spartak.

First half: Spartak Varna took an early lead at 5' when Berna scored, making the score 1-0. Spartak Varna extended the lead at 24' when Xande scored, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Botev Plovdiv made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Akere replacing Aleksa Maraš. Botev Plovdiv made their 2nd substitution at 61', with K. Balogiannis replacing A. Yordanov. Botev Plovdiv made their 3rd substitution at 61', with N. Minkov replacing I. Popov. Spartak Varna made their 1st substitution at 64', with Xande replacing D. Ivanov. Botev Plovdiv made their 4th substitution at 76', with J. Amofa replacing I. Videv. Spartak Varna made their 2nd substitution at 79', with V. Mitev replacing R. Ivey. Botev Plovdiv made their 5th substitution at 80', with V. Triboulet replacing J. Batigi. Botev Plovdiv reduced the deficit at 86' when E. Ukaki scored, making the score 2-1. Spartak Varna made their 3rd substitution at 87', with Berna replacing A. Granchov. A. Granchov received a yellow card for Spartak Varna at 90+3'.

Spartak Varna used 3 substitutions while Botev Plovdiv used 5 substitutions. Spartak Varna got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

Botev Plovdiv outshot their opponent (10-23).
Botev Plovdiv controlled possession (59%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	5
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (62.5%)
BTTS	5 (62.5%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	4
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

Spartak Varna vs Botev Plovdiv Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

04 Apr 2026 Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna 5 - 0 24 Oct 2025 Spartak Varna vs Botev Plovdiv 3 - 2

2024-2025 Season

18 May 2025 Spartak Varna vs Botev Plovdiv 2 - 1 04 May 2025 Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna 3 - 2 15 Feb 2025 Spartak Varna vs Botev Plovdiv 1 - 0 24 Aug 2024 Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna 0 - 1

2022-2023 Season

17 Apr 2023 Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna 1 - 1 16 Sep 2022 Spartak Varna vs Botev Plovdiv 3 - 2