Arda vs Botev Plovdiv: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Arda played Botev Plovdiv in First League (Bulgaria). The match was played on 2 December 2025. Final score: 0:0.

Current form

Arda: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Botev Plovdiv: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Arda scores 1.06 and concedes 1.12 goals per match. Botev Plovdiv scores 1.35 and concedes 1.53. League average: 2.42 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Arda 24%, Botev Plovdiv 71%. Over 2.5: Arda 35%, Botev Plovdiv 71%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Arda has higher xG: 1.48 vs 1.36. Arda: 11.5 shots per match, Botev Plovdiv: 10.8.

Match halves

Arda: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.41. Botev Plovdiv: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.65.

Goals by minute

Arda: 31-45+ (6 goals). Botev Plovdiv: 0-15 (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First League: 2.42 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

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

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

64Possession (%)36
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
13Shots6
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
4Shots on target1
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
1.7xG0.76
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
8Corners6
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
84Dangerous attacks43
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
7Fouls8
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
1Cards1
ArdaBotev Plovdiv

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.

1.06Goals scored / match1.35
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
1.12Goals conceded / match1.53
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
56%Average possession48%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
3.94Shots on target / match4.18
ArdaBotev Plovdiv

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.53Shots per match10.76
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
3.94Shots on target4.18
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
9.2%Shot conversion12.6%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
56%Possession48%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
1.48xG for1.36
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
1.26xG against1.68
ArdaBotev Plovdiv

Shooting quality

Arda: BalancedBotev Plovdiv: Balanced
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
Accuracy (shots on target)34%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.32

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 Plovdiv is 13% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Arda · 1.8 pts / match - Botev Plovdiv

Arda
DLWWD
Season result split
29% W29% D41% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-7
1.18 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-3-4
Last 5 at home
1-0-4
LLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.28Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Botev Plovdiv
LWWLW
Season result split
35% W12% D53% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-2-9
1.18 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-0-4
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WWLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.16Opponent xG: 1.65BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%

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 27% better for: goals scored per match.

1.06 goals / match - Arda · 1.35 goals / match - Botev Plovdiv

Arda is 37% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.12 goals / match - Arda · 1.53 goals / match - Botev Plovdiv

Arda scoring profile: strong

Arda scores in 47% of matches (8 of 17 matches), while Botev Plovdiv keeps a clean sheet in 6% (1 of 17 matches).

Botev Plovdiv scoring profile: strong

Botev Plovdiv scores in 76% of matches (13 of 17 matches), while Arda keeps a clean sheet in 35% (6 of 17 matches).

18Goals scored (season)23
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
19Goals conceded (season)26
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
2.18Average goals in match2.88
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
7Goals scored (last 5)11
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
ArdaBotev Plovdiv

How often they score at least...

47%1 goal76%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
29%2 goals41%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
18%3 goals12%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
6%4 goals6%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv

How often they concede at least...

65%1 goal94%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
35%2 goals35%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
12%3 goals12%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
0%4 goals6%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv

* 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.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time29%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
6%BTTS in both halves6%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
24%Scored in both halves24%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv

BTTS and goal count

12%Min. 3 goals and BTTS59%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
24%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
40%BTTS - last 580%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv

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

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time41%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
12%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv

2nd half

59%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
24%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv

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.

Arda is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.24 pts / match - Arda · 1.06 pts / match - Botev Plovdiv

Arda - half-time state
29% leading35% draw35% trailing
Botev Plovdiv - half-time state
18% leading53% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.24Points per match (1st half)1.06
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
0.65Goals scored (1st half)0.47
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
0.65Goals conceded (1st half)0.71
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
1.29Average goals (1st half)1.18
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
47%Clean sheet before half-time41%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
59%No goal before half-time53%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv

After half-time (2nd half)

1.18Points per match (2nd half)1.18
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
0.41Goals scored (2nd half)0.65
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
0.47Goals conceded (2nd half)0.82
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
0.88Average goals (2nd half)1.47
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
65%Clean sheet after half-time41%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv
71%No goal after half-time53%
ArdaBotev Plovdiv

Arda - second-half results

24% W47% D29% L
21
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Botev Plovdiv - second-half results

29% W29% D41% L
18
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding194%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Arda - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match1.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.61.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
Botev Plovdiv - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.00
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Arda
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
2
8
16-30
6
2
31-45
0
2
46-60
1
3
61-75
6
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (7 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.53
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+98%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
36%
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

Arda

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.42
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
80%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
103%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.42
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Botev Plovdiv

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
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.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
124%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.62
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 30% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* 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

ArdaLigaBotev Plovdiv
Average goals in match 2.182.42 2.88
Both teams scored 24%49% 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 35%47% 71%
Clean sheets 35%31% 6%
Goal before half-time 76%69% 76%
Goal after half-time 59%71% 82%

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

2.42
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / match
1.09
Away goals / match
+22%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
15%
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 cardAbraham Emmanuel Ojo
  2. Botev PlovdivSubstitutionOn: Dimitar MitkovOff: Franklin Geovane de Santana Chagas
  3. Botev PlovdivSubstitutionOn: Gabriel Rodrigues NogaOff: Enock Kwateng
  4. ArdaSubstitutionOn: Ivan Angelov TilevOff: Serkan Yusein
  5. Botev PlovdivSubstitutionOn: Tailson Pinto GonçalvesOff: Samuel Kalu Ojim
  6. ArdaSubstitutionOn: Atanas KabovOff: Patrick Luan dos Santos
  7. ArdaYellow cardSvetoslav Kovachev

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.

Dragomir DraganovMatches officiated: 14
3.64Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 228%Home wins28%Draws43%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Arda 1 - 0 - 0 Botev Plovdiv. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FK Botev Plovdiv
0 : 5
FK Arda Kardzhali

FAQ

What was the result of Arda vs Botev Plovdiv?

The First League match finished Arda 0:0 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 Arda vs Botev Plovdiv?

Arda score 1.06 goals per game on average and Botev Plovdiv 1.35. The First League average is 2.42 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 24% of Arda's matches and 71% of Botev Plovdiv's.

What form are Arda and Botev Plovdiv in?

Over the last 5 games Arda have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Botev Plovdiv 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

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

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.