Bulgaria - First LeagueStadion Hristo BotevData current as of August 30, 2026

Botev Plovdiv vs Levski Sofia: match statistics

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Botev Plovdiv vs Levski Sofia: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Botev Plovdiv plays Levski Sofia in First League (Bulgaria). The game is scheduled for August 30, 2026. Venue: Stadion Hristo Botev.

Recent form

Botev Plovdiv has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Levski Sofia has 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses, with 3.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Botev Plovdiv scores 1.17 goals per game and allows 1.50. Levski Sofia scores 3.00 and allows 0.40. Games in this league average 2.69 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Botev Plovdiv's games and 40% of Levski Sofia's. The Over 2.5 rates are 33% and 80%, compared with league averages of 52% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Levski Sofia has the higher season xG average, 2.19 to 1.57 per game. Botev Plovdiv takes 11.0 shots per game, while Levski Sofia takes 15.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Botev Plovdiv leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.33 goals per game after halftime. Levski Sofia leads at halftime in 80% and scores 2.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Botev Plovdiv's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (2 goals). For Levski Sofia, it is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

First League games average 2.69 goals. Both teams score in 52% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(4.60)
(3.60)
(1.68)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
1.17Goals scored / game3
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
1.5Goals allowed / game0.4
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
51%Average possession73%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
6Shots on target / game8.4
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11Shots per game15.2
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
6Shots on target8.4
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
10.6%Shot conversion19.7%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
51%Possession73%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
1.57xG for2.19
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
1.39xG against0.76
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia

Shooting quality

Botev Plovdiv: BalancedLevski Sofia: Dominant
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
Accuracy (shots on target)55%55%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.190.36

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Levski Sofia is 150% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Botev Plovdiv · 3 pts / game - Levski Sofia

Botev Plovdiv
LWWLL
Season result split
33% W17% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-3
1.17 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-0
Last 5 at home
2-1-0
DWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Levski Sofia
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / game · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 away
1-0-0
W
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 3.0Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 2.19Opponent xG: 0.76BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Levski Sofia is 156% better for: goals scored per game.

1.17 goals / game - Botev Plovdiv · 3 goals / game - Levski Sofia

Levski Sofia is 275% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.5 goals / game - Botev Plovdiv · 0.4 goals / game - Levski Sofia

Botev Plovdiv scoring profile: mixed

Botev Plovdiv scores in 67% of games (4 of 6 meczów), while Levski Sofia keeps a clean sheet in 60% (3 of 5 meczów).

Levski Sofia scoring profile: very strong

Levski Sofia scores in 100% of games (5 of 5 meczów), while Botev Plovdiv keeps a clean sheet in 17% (1 of 6 meczów).

7Goals scored (season)15
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
9Goals conceded (season)2
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
2.67Average goals per game3.4
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
6Goals scored (last 5)15
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
8Goals conceded (last 5)2
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal100%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
33%2 goals100%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
17%3 goals40%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
0%4 goals20%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal40%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
50%2 goals0%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
17%3 goals0%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
0%4 goals0%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time0%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
17%BTTS in both halves0%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
17%Scored in both halves80%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS40%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
40%BTTS - last 540%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time20%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time80%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time40%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Levski Sofia is 95% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / game - Botev Plovdiv · 2.6 pts / game - Levski Sofia

Botev Plovdiv - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing
Levski Sofia - half-time state
80% leading20% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per game (1st half)2.6
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
0.83Goals scored (1st half)1
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
1.5Average goals (1st half)1
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
50%Clean sheet before half-time100%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
50%No goal before half-time20%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia

After half-time (2nd half)

0.67Points per game (2nd half)2.6
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
0.33Goals scored (2nd half)2
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
0.83Goals conceded (2nd half)0.4
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
1.17Average goals (2nd half)2.4
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
50%Clean sheet after half-time60%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
67%No goal after half-time0%
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia

Botev Plovdiv - second-half results

0% W67% R33% P
8
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Levski Sofia - second-half results

80% W20% R0% P
13
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.60
PPG before half-time
Lead holding125%

Leads at halftime in 80% of games and wins 100%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Botev Plovdiv - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.400.60
Goals scored / game1.00.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.8
Average goals per game1.81.0
1 goal100%40%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+1-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Levski Sofia - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.602.60
Goals scored / game1.02.0
Goals allowed / game0.00.4
Average goals per game1.02.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal20%0%
Goal difference+5+8
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Botev Plovdiv
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
2
1
16-30
2
3
31-45
0
2
46-60
0
0
61-75
2
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Levski Sofia
ScoredConceded
3
0
0-15
1
0
16-30
1
0
31-45
1
0
46-60
2
1
61-75
7
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.04
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.8 : 2.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
113%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
45%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-34%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Botev Plovdiv

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.51
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
136%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Levski Sofia

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.43
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.81
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
273%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
25%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
47% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
47%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (First League).

Teams vs league

Botev PlovdivLigaLevski Sofia
Average goals per game 2.672.69 3.40
Both teams scored 50%52% 40%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%52% 80%
Clean sheets 17%25% 60%
Goal before half-time 83%71% 80%
Goal after half-time 50%81% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.69
Average goals per game
52%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.60
Home goals / game
1.10
Away goals / game
+45%
Home attack advantage
+31%
Home defensive advantage
+29%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
2%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Botev Plovdiv's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses against Levski Sofia. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

PFC Levski Sofia
3 : 0
FK Botev Plovdiv
FK Botev Plovdiv
0 : 1
PFC Levski Sofia

FAQ

When do Botev Plovdiv and Levski Sofia play?

Botev Plovdiv face Levski Sofia on August 30, 2026 in First League at Stadion Hristo Botev. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Botev Plovdiv and Levski Sofia?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Botev Plovdiv won 0, Levski Sofia won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Botev Plovdiv vs Levski Sofia?

Botev Plovdiv score 1.17 goals per game on average and Levski Sofia 3.00. The First League average is 2.69 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Botev Plovdiv's matches and 40% of Levski Sofia's.

What form are Botev Plovdiv and Levski Sofia in?

Over the last 5 games Botev Plovdiv have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Levski Sofia 5-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Botev Plovdiv vs Levski Sofia?

The statistical background for Botev Plovdiv vs Levski Sofia — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.