Bulgaria - First LeagueData current as of 19 July 2026

Slavia Sofia vs Botev Vratsa: match statistics

Slavia Sofia crest
Slavia Sofia
1 : 1half-time 1:0
Botev Vratsa crest
Botev Vratsa

Slavia Sofia vs Botev Vratsa: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Slavia Sofia play Botev Vratsa in First League (Bulgaria). The match date is 26 April 2026 at 13:00. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Slavia Sofia: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Botev Vratsa: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Slavia Sofia scores 1.14 and concedes 1.19 goals per match. Botev Vratsa scores 0.97 and concedes 0.86. League average: 2.30 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Slavia Sofia 46%, Botev Vratsa 38%. Over 2.5: Slavia Sofia 43%, Botev Vratsa 32%. League level: BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Slavia Sofia has higher xG: 1.44 vs 1.24. Slavia Sofia: 11.4 shots per match, Botev Vratsa: 9.5.

Match halves

Slavia Sofia: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.49. Botev Vratsa: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.57.

Goals by minute

Slavia Sofia: 16-30 (10 goals). Botev Vratsa: 76-90+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First League: 2.30 goals per match, BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 1-1-0. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 50%.

Match description

Slavia Sofia has an advantage in chance creation at home: the hosts’ average xG at this stadium is 1.49 versus Botev’s 1.14 xG on the road, and Slavia averages 11.87 shots and 4.13 on target per match compared to Botev’s 8.47 shots and 3.53 on target away. This translates into greater offensive efficiency — Slavia scores 1.33 goals per home match with an 11% conversion rate, while Botev scores 0.8 goals away and converts 9% of shots. Defenses are similar in goals conceded (both teams concede 1.07 goals per match on average), but Botev has a negative away goal difference of -4 versus Slavia’s +4 at home and more frequently fails to score on the road (53% of away matches without a goal vs 40% for Slavia). In the shorter term Botev has scored 7 goals and averages 1.4 points per match over the last 5 fixtures, while Slavia has 5 goals and 1.0 points; however, Slavia’s superiority in chance creation and a higher home win rate (40% vs Botev’s 27% away) increases the hosts’ probability. On this basis I favor a Slavia win; proposed probability distribution: 60% home, 25% draw, 15% away.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

52Possession (%)48
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
18Shots13
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
5Shots on target2
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
1.76xG1.24
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
7Corners5
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
39Dangerous attacks39
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
20Fouls8
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
2Cards3
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa

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.

Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
1.14Goals scored / match0.97
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
1.19Goals conceded / match0.86
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
46%Average possession45%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
4Shots on target / match3.19
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.43Shots per match9.51
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
4Shots on target3.19
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
9.9%Shot conversion10.2%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
46%Possession45%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
1.44xG for1.24
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
1.8xG against1.44
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa

Shooting quality

Slavia Sofia: BalancedBotev Vratsa: Balanced
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
Accuracy (shots on target)35%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.30

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

Botev Vratsa is 83% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Slavia Sofia · 2.2 pts / match - Botev Vratsa

Slavia Sofia
WLLLW
Season result split
32% W27% R41% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-10-15
1.24 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-5-6
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LDWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.61BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Botev Vratsa
DDWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
35% W38% R27% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-14-10
1.43 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-7-6
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DLDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Slavia Sofia is 18% better for: goals scored per match.

1.14 goals / match - Slavia Sofia · 0.97 goals / match - Botev Vratsa

Botev Vratsa is 38% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.19 goals / match - Slavia Sofia · 0.86 goals / match - Botev Vratsa

Slavia Sofia scoring profile: strong

Slavia Sofia scores in 68% of matches (25 of 37 matches), while Botev Vratsa keeps a clean sheet in 43% (16 of 37 matches).

Botev Vratsa scoring profile: strong

Botev Vratsa scores in 59% of matches (22 of 37 matches), while Slavia Sofia keeps a clean sheet in 30% (11 of 37 matches).

42Goals scored (season)36
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
44Goals conceded (season)32
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
2.32Average goals in match1.84
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
5Goals scored (last 5)9
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
7Goals conceded (last 5)4
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa

How often they score at least...

68%1 goal59%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
32%2 goals30%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
11%3 goals8%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
3%4 goals0%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal57%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
41%2 goals24%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
8%3 goals5%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
0%4 goals0%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa

* 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.

43%
League average

Goal patterns

19%BTTS at half-time8%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
19%Scored in both halves11%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa

BTTS and goal count

32%Min. 3 goals and BTTS27%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
40%BTTS - last 560%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa

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

73%Min. 1 goal before half-time35%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa

2nd half

84%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
27%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa

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.

Slavia Sofia is 15% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.46 pts / match - Slavia Sofia · 1.27 pts / match - Botev Vratsa

Slavia Sofia - half-time state
35% leading41% draw24% trailing
Botev Vratsa - half-time state
19% leading70% draw11% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.46Points per match (1st half)1.27
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
0.65Goals scored (1st half)0.41
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
0.49Goals conceded (1st half)0.24
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
1.14Average goals (1st half)0.65
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
57%Clean sheet before half-time84%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
51%No goal before half-time73%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa

After half-time (2nd half)

1.16Points per match (2nd half)1.24
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
0.49Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
0.7Goals conceded (2nd half)0.62
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
1.19Average goals (2nd half)1.19
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
43%Clean sheet after half-time54%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
62%No goal after half-time57%
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa

Slavia Sofia - second-half results

32% W19% R49% P
54
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
43
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.46
PPG before half-time
Lead holding91%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 32%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Botev Vratsa - second-half results

30% W35% R35% P
47
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.27
PPG before half-time
Lead holding184%

Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Slavia Sofia - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal100%100%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Botev Vratsa - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.40
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.00.8
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+50
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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.

Slavia Sofia
ScoredConceded
5
7
0-15
10
5
16-30
9
6
31-45
8
6
46-60
3
7
61-75
7
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

Botev Vratsa
ScoredConceded
9
3
0-15
4
6
16-30
2
0
31-45
7
11
46-60
4
5
61-75
10
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - 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

2.08
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
42%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+20%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Slavia Sofia

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.36
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.
-6.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.61
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Botev Vratsa

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.20
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.
-9.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.58
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
69%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.77
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* 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

Slavia SofiaLigaBotev Vratsa
Average goals in match 2.322.30 1.84
Both teams scored 46%43% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%43% 32%
Clean sheets 30%35% 43%
Goal before half-time 73%63% 35%
Goal after half-time 84%74% 73%

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

2.30
Average goals per match
43%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
35%
Clean sheets
1.25
Home goals / match
1.05
Away goals / match
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Slavia Sofia 1 - 1 - 0 Botev Vratsa. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

POFK Botev Vratsa
0 : 1
PFC Slavia Sofia
PFC Slavia Sofia
2 : 2
POFK Botev Vratsa

FAQ

What was the result of Slavia Sofia vs Botev Vratsa?

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

What is the head-to-head record between Slavia Sofia and Botev Vratsa?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Slavia Sofia won 1, Botev Vratsa won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Slavia Sofia vs Botev Vratsa?

Slavia Sofia score 1.14 goals per game on average and Botev Vratsa 0.97. The First League average is 2.30 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 46% of Slavia Sofia's matches and 38% of Botev Vratsa's.

What form are Slavia Sofia and Botev Vratsa in?

Over the last 5 games Slavia Sofia have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Botev Vratsa 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Slavia Sofia vs Botev Vratsa?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.