CSKA Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv

3 - 2

🕒 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:15 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Bâlgarska Armija 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Velikov 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

CSKA Sofia 2 · Botev Plovdiv 6

Referee Stats

Martin Velikov

3 matches · 3.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.67
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	33%
Draws	0%
Away wins	67%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

CSKA Sofia (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-0-0

Goals For / Against

17 / 5

Avg: 3.40 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Botev Plovdiv (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-0-3

Goals For / Against

8 / 8

Avg: 1.60 / 1.60

Points

Avg: 1.20

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

3.00

PPG

1.20

3.40

1.60

1.00

1.60

100%

O2.5

60%

80%

BTTS

40%

Score 1st

80%

League-position context

CSKA Sofia rank2nd

Botev Plovdiv rank6th

CSKA Sofia points23

Botev Plovdiv points16

CSKA Sofia: #2 · 23 pts · GD +17

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Botev Plovdiv: #6 · 16 pts · GD +2

7 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

CSKA Sofia last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals17-5

Record5-0-0

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 L L L

Points6/15

Weighted index60

Goals8-8

Record2-0-3

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.

CSKA Sofia trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS80%

BTTS + O2.580%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 80% · 1H BTTS 80%

Botev Plovdiv trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

CSKA Sofia score at home100%

CSKA Sofia clean sheet at home20%

Botev Plovdiv score away60%

Botev Plovdiv clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

CSKA Sofia score first40%

CSKA Sofia win after scoring first100%

Botev Plovdiv score first80%

Botev Plovdiv win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: CSKA Sofia 100% · Botev Plovdiv 0%

Avg first goal minute: CSKA Sofia 16.0' · Botev Plovdiv 29.0'

Vs league average

CSKA Sofia score at home3.40 vs 1.51

CSKA Sofia concede at home1.00 vs 1.19

Botev Plovdiv score away1.60 vs 1.19

Botev Plovdiv concede away1.60 vs 1.51

CSKA Sofia score 126% above league average, while Botev Plovdiv score 34% above league average.

Defensive side: CSKA Sofia are 16% below league average at home, and Botev Plovdiv are 6% 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: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Botev Plovdiv goal timing (away)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

31-45 2

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

61-75 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

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

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

19'

19' M. Brahimi

31' ↑↓

↑↓

31' ⇄ Tamimou Ouorou

1st substitution · For: Pastor

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Carlos Algarra

Normal Goal

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Zwarts

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ P. Panayotov

2nd substitution · For: S. Sensi

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Brahimi

3rd substitution · For: I. Pittas

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ A. Yordanov

4th substitution · For: Á. Martino

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ N. Iliev

1st substitution · For: G. Milanov

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ C. Okoh

2nd substitution · For: Franklin Mascote

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ C. Meotti

3rd substitution · For: Mauro Rodrigues

63'

63' Carlos Algarra

69'

69' T. Awany

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Bruno Jordão

5th substitution · For: J. Gbamin

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ T. Awany

4th substitution · For: N. Soldo

78'

78' S. Kalu

84'

84' J. Zwarts

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ S. Kalu

5th substitution · For: Lucas Araújo

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

J. Zwarts

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Pittas

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

I. Pittas

Normal Goal · Assist: F. Lapoukhov

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

A. Chandarov

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Milanov

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

CSKA Sofia beat Botev Plovdiv 3-2 on Monday, 27 July 2026 in First League. The match was refereed by Martin Velikov. It was played at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija.

First half: M. Brahimi received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 19'. CSKA Sofia made their 1st substitution at 31', with Tamimou Ouorou replacing Pastor. Botev Plovdiv took the lead at 38' when Carlos Algarra scored, making the score 0-1. CSKA Sofia leveled the score at 41' when J. Zwarts scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: CSKA Sofia made their 2nd substitution at 46', with P. Panayotov replacing S. Sensi. CSKA Sofia made their 3rd substitution at 46', with M. Brahimi replacing I. Pittas. CSKA Sofia made their 4th substitution at 62', with A. Yordanov replacing Á. Martino. Botev Plovdiv made their 1st substitution at 62', with N. Iliev replacing G. Milanov. Botev Plovdiv made their 2nd substitution at 62', with C. Okoh replacing Franklin Mascote. Botev Plovdiv made their 3rd substitution at 62', with C. Meotti replacing Mauro Rodrigues. Carlos Algarra received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 63'. T. Awany received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 69'. CSKA Sofia made their 5th substitution at 73', with Bruno Jordão replacing J. Gbamin. Botev Plovdiv made their 4th substitution at 73', with T. Awany replacing N. Soldo. S. Kalu received a yellow card for Botev Plovdiv at 78'. J. Zwarts received a yellow card for CSKA Sofia at 84'. Botev Plovdiv made their 5th substitution at 84', with S. Kalu replacing Lucas Araújo. CSKA Sofia took the lead at 89' when J. Zwarts scored, with the assist credited to I. Pittas, making the score 2-1. CSKA Sofia added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when I. Pittas scored, with the assist credited to F. Lapoukhov, making the score 3-1. Botev Plovdiv scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when A. Chandarov scored, with the assist credited to G. Milanov, making the score 3-2.

CSKA Sofia used 5 substitutions while Botev Plovdiv used 5 substitutions. CSKA Sofia got 2 yellow cards, while Botev Plovdiv got 3 yellow cards.