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

Game details

CSKA Sofia played against Botev Plovdiv in First League (Bulgaria). The game was played on November 22, 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

CSKA Sofia has 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.60 points per game. Botev Plovdiv has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

CSKA Sofia scores 1.27 goals per game and allows 0.80. Botev Plovdiv scores 1.33 and allows 1.53. Games in this league average 2.37 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 53% of CSKA Sofia's games and 67% of Botev Plovdiv's. The Over 2.5 rates are 27% and 67%, compared with league averages of 49% for BTTS and 46% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

CSKA Sofia has the higher season xG average, 1.89 to 1.40 per game. CSKA Sofia takes 15.1 shots per game, while Botev Plovdiv takes 11.0.

First-half and second-half trends

CSKA Sofia leads at halftime in 40% of its games and scores 0.60 goals per game after halftime. Botev Plovdiv leads at halftime in 7% and scores 0.67 after halftime.

When the teams score

CSKA Sofia's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (5 goals). For Botev Plovdiv, it is minutes 0-15 (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

First League games average 2.37 goals. Both teams score in 49% of games, and 46% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
2 : 0
Second half

Game stats

62Possession (%)38
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
31Shots9
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
8Shots on target1
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
3.6xG1.02
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
11Corners1
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
153Dangerous attacks53
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
9Fouls14
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
2Cards6
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv

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.

CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
1.27Goals scored / game1.33
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
0.8Goals allowed / game1.53
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
57%Average possession48%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
5Shots on target / game4.47
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

15.13Shots per game11
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
5Shots on target4.47
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
8.4%Shot conversion12.1%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
57%Possession48%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
1.89xG for1.4
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
1.11xG against1.59
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv

Shooting quality

CSKA Sofia: DominantBotev Plovdiv: Balanced
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
Accuracy (shots on target)33%41%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.30

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.

CSKA Sofia is 30% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / game - CSKA Sofia · 2 pts / game - Botev Plovdiv

CSKA Sofia
DWWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
33% W47% R20% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-7-3
1.47 pts / game · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LWDWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.90Opponent xG: 1.28BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Botev Plovdiv
WDLWW
Season result split
33% W13% R53% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-2-8
1.13 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-0-3
Last 5 away
3-0-2
LWWLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 80%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.

Botev Plovdiv is 5% better for: goals scored per game.

1.27 goals / game - CSKA Sofia · 1.33 goals / game - Botev Plovdiv

CSKA Sofia is 91% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.8 goals / game - CSKA Sofia · 1.53 goals / game - Botev Plovdiv

CSKA Sofia scoring profile: very strong

CSKA Sofia scores in 67% of games (10 of 15 meczów), while Botev Plovdiv keeps a clean sheet in 7% (1 of 15 meczów).

Botev Plovdiv scoring profile: very strong

Botev Plovdiv scores in 73% of games (11 of 15 meczów), while CSKA Sofia keeps a clean sheet in 27% (4 of 15 meczów).

19Goals scored (season)20
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
12Goals conceded (season)23
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
2.07Average goals per game2.87
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
10Goals scored (last 5)11
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
2Goals conceded (last 5)6
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal73%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
27%2 goals40%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
20%3 goals13%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
7%4 goals7%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal93%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
7%2 goals33%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
0%3 goals13%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
0%4 goals7%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv

* 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.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time33%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
0%BTTS in both halves7%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
27%Scored in both halves20%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv

BTTS and goal count

27%Min. 3 goals and BTTS53%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
40%BTTS - last 580%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv

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

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time73%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
27%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
20%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv

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.

CSKA Sofia is 109% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.67 pts / game - CSKA Sofia · 0.8 pts / game - Botev Plovdiv

CSKA Sofia - half-time state
40% leading47% draw13% trailing
Botev Plovdiv - half-time state
7% leading60% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.67Points per game (1st half)0.8
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.4
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.8
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
1Average goals (1st half)1.2
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
73%Clean sheet before half-time33%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
47%No goal before half-time60%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv

After half-time (2nd half)

1.4Points per game (2nd half)1.27
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
0.6Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
0.47Goals conceded (2nd half)0.73
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
1.07Average goals (2nd half)1.4
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
53%Clean sheet after half-time47%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
60%No goal after half-time53%
CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv

CSKA Sofia - second-half results

33% W40% R27% P
25
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding83%

Leads at halftime in 40% of games and wins 33%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Botev Plovdiv - second-half results

33% W27% R40% P
12
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.80
PPG before half-time
Lead holding471%

Leads at halftime in 7% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

CSKA Sofia - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.202.20
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.20.2
Average goals per game1.21.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+4+4
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Botev Plovdiv - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.40
Goals scored / game0.60.8
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game1.21.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

CSKA Sofia
ScoredConceded
4
0
0-15
1
2
16-30
5
3
31-45
5
1
46-60
0
1
61-75
4
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Botev Plovdiv
ScoredConceded
5
2
0-15
2
6
16-30
3
4
31-45
2
3
46-60
3
4
61-75
5
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.46
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-19%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

CSKA Sofia

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.78
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.62
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
97%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+1.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Botev Plovdiv

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
125%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
117%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.87
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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

CSKA SofiaLigaBotev Plovdiv
Average goals per game 2.072.37 2.87
Both teams scored 53%49% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 27%46% 67%
Clean sheets 27%31% 7%
Goal before half-time 60%68% 73%
Goal after half-time 67%70% 80%

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

2.37
Average goals per game
49%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / game
1.06
Away goals / game
+24%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Botev PlovdivYellow cardSimeon Petrov
  2. Botev PlovdivYellow cardGabriel Rodrigues Noga
  3. Botev PlovdivYellow cardKonstantinos Balogiannis
  4. CSKA SofiaYellow cardAdrián Lapeña Ruiz
  5. CSKA SofiaSubstitutionOn: Petko Hristov PanayotovOff: Olaus Jair Skarsem
  6. Botev PlovdivSubstitutionOn: John EmmanuelOff: Konstantinos Balogiannis
  7. Botev PlovdivSubstitutionOn: Samuel Kalu OjimOff: Franklin Geovane de Santana Chagas
  8. Botev PlovdivYellow cardAndrey Yordanov Yordanov
  9. CSKA SofiaYellow cardSantiago Leandro Godoy
  10. Botev PlovdivYellow cardNikolay Minkov

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Gero PiskovMatches officiated: 9
6.11Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 256%Home wins22%Draws22%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from CSKA Sofia's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Botev Plovdiv. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FK Botev Plovdiv
1 : 1
PFC CSKA Sofia

FAQ

What was the result of CSKA Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv?

The First League match finished CSKA Sofia 2:1 Botev Plovdiv. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

CSKA Sofia score 1.27 goals per game on average and Botev Plovdiv 1.33. The First League average is 2.37 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 53% of CSKA Sofia's matches and 67% of Botev Plovdiv's.

What form are CSKA Sofia and Botev Plovdiv in?

Over the last 5 games CSKA Sofia have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Botev Plovdiv 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for CSKA Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv — 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.