Bulgaria - First LeagueStadion Hristo BotevData current as of 06 August 2026

Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna: match statistics

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Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Botev Plovdiv play Spartak Varna in First League (Bulgaria). The match date is 9 August 2026. Venue: Stadion Hristo Botev.

Current form

Botev Plovdiv: 1-1-1, 1.33 points/match. Spartak Varna: 2-1-0, 2.33 points/match.

Goal statistics

Botev Plovdiv scores 1.33 and concedes 1.33 goals per match. Spartak Varna scores 2.00 and concedes 0.67. League average: 2.38 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Botev Plovdiv 67%, Spartak Varna 33%. Over 2.5: Botev Plovdiv 33%, Spartak Varna 67%. League level: BTTS 62%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Botev Plovdiv has higher xG: 2.10 vs 1.05. Botev Plovdiv: 15.0 shots per match, Spartak Varna: 8.0.

Match halves

Botev Plovdiv: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.67. Spartak Varna: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 0.67.

Goals by minute

Botev Plovdiv: 76-90+ (2 goals). Spartak Varna: 0-15 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First League: 2.38 goals per match, BTTS 62%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.50)
(4.00)
(5.80)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
1.33Goals scored / match2
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
1.33Goals conceded / match0.67
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
51%Average possession33%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
8.33Shots on target / match3
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

15Shots per match8
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
8.33Shots on target3
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
8.9%Shot conversion25%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
51%Possession33%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
2.1xG for1.05
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
1.41xG against1.53
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna

Shooting quality

Botev Plovdiv: AttackingSpartak Varna: Counter-attacking
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
Accuracy (shots on target)56%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.160.67

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Spartak Varna is 75% better for: last-5 form.

1.33 pts / match - Botev Plovdiv · 2.33 pts / match - Spartak Varna

Botev Plovdiv
DLW
Season result split
33% W33% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-0
Last 5 at home
1-1-0
DW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.3Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 2.10Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 67%Over 2.5: 33%
Spartak Varna
DWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
67% W33% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-0
2.33 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-0
2.33 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 away
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.7xG: 1.05Opponent xG: 1.53BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 67%

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.

Spartak Varna is 50% better for: goals scored per match.

1.33 goals / match - Botev Plovdiv · 2 goals / match - Spartak Varna

Spartak Varna is 99% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.33 goals / match - Botev Plovdiv · 0.67 goals / match - Spartak Varna

Botev Plovdiv scoring profile: strong

Botev Plovdiv scores in 100% of matches (3 of 3 matches), while Spartak Varna keeps a clean sheet in 67% (2 of 3 matches).

Spartak Varna scoring profile: very strong

Spartak Varna scores in 100% of matches (3 of 3 matches), while Botev Plovdiv keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 matches).

4Goals scored (season)6
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
4Goals conceded (season)2
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
2.67Average goals in match2.67
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
4Goals scored (last 5)6
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
4Goals conceded (last 5)2
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
33%2 goals67%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
0%3 goals33%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
0%4 goals0%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal33%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
33%2 goals33%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
33%3 goals0%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
0%4 goals0%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

62%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time0%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
33%BTTS in both halves0%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
33%Scored in both halves33%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS33%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
67%BTTS - last 533%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
67%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Spartak Varna is 80% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.67 pts / match - Botev Plovdiv · 3 pts / match - Spartak Varna

Botev Plovdiv - half-time state
33% leading67% draw0% trailing
Spartak Varna - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.67Points per match (1st half)3
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
0.67Goals scored (1st half)1.33
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
1Average goals (1st half)1.33
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
67%Clean sheet before half-time100%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
33%No goal before half-time0%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna

After half-time (2nd half)

0.67Points per match (2nd half)1.33
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.33
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
33%Clean sheet after half-time67%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna
33%No goal after half-time67%
Botev PlovdivSpartak Varna

Botev Plovdiv - second-half results

0% W67% R33% P
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
2
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.7

Concedes 0.7 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Spartak Varna - second-half results

33% W33% R33% P
9
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding67%

Leads at half-time in 100% of matches and wins 67%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.7

Concedes 0.7 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Botev Plovdiv - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.670.67
Goals scored / match0.70.7
Goals conceded / match0.31.0
Average goals in match1.01.7
1 goal67%67%
2 goals33%67%
3 goals0%33%
Clean sheet67%33%
No goal33%33%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 33% leading - 67% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 67% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 2
Spartak Varna - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.001.33
Goals scored / match1.30.7
Goals conceded / match0.00.7
Average goals in match1.31.3
1 goal100%67%
2 goals33%67%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%67%
No goal0%67%
Goal difference+40
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 33% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Spartak Varna
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
2
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+87%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Botev Plovdiv

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.69
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.69
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.77
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
133%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

Spartak Varna

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.48
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.81
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.95
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.86
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
200%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
49%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.7
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Botev PlovdivLigaSpartak Varna
Average goals in match 2.672.38 2.67
Both teams scored 67%62% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%52% 67%
Clean sheets 33%21% 67%
Goal before half-time 67%76% 100%
Goal after half-time 67%76% 67%

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

2.38
Average goals per match
62%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.38
Home goals / match
1.00
Away goals / match
+38%
Home attack advantage
+28%
Home defence advantage
+43%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
0%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Botev Plovdiv 1 - 0 - 1 Spartak Varna. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FK Botev Plovdiv
5 : 0
PFC Spartak 1918 Varna
PFC Spartak 1918 Varna
3 : 2
FK Botev Plovdiv

FAQ

When do Botev Plovdiv and Spartak Varna play?

Botev Plovdiv face Spartak Varna on 9 August 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 Spartak Varna?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Botev Plovdiv won 1, Spartak Varna won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 5.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna?

Botev Plovdiv score 1.33 goals per game on average and Spartak Varna 2.00. The First League average is 2.38 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Botev Plovdiv's matches and 33% of Spartak Varna's.

What form are Botev Plovdiv and Spartak Varna in?

Over the last 5 games Botev Plovdiv have a 1-1-1 record (1.33 points per game) and Spartak Varna 2-1-0 (2.33 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna?

The statistical background for Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna — 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.