Bulgaria - First LeagueData current as of 23 July 2026

Botev Plovdiv vs Botev Vratsa: match statistics

Botev Plovdiv crest
Botev Plovdiv
1 : 3half-time 1:1
Botev Vratsa crest
Botev Vratsa
135%(1.73)
X40%(3.30)
225%(4.20)

Statistical analysis points to a tightly contested match leaning towards a draw. Botev Plovdiv displays poor home form with 42% losses and merely 33% home wins, conceding an average of 1.25 goals per game. Botev Vratsa is even weaker on the road, scoring an average of only 0.75 goals and winning just 25% of their matches, though their defense is solid with a 42% clean sheet rate. The recent form of both teams is comparable - the hosts at 1.6 points per game, the visitors at 1.2 points. The low chance conversion rate of both teams and the high percentage of goalless matches suggest a slow-paced game and a likely draw. Additionally, the negative goal difference for both teams in their respective matches confirms the evenly matched nature of this clash.

Botev Plovdiv vs Botev Vratsa: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Botev Plovdiv play Botev Vratsa in First League (Bulgaria). The match date is 14 March 2026 at 14:15. Final score: 1:3.

Current form

Botev Plovdiv: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Botev Vratsa: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Botev Plovdiv scores 1.36 and concedes 1.25 goals per match. Botev Vratsa scores 0.97 and concedes 0.86. League average: 2.30 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Botev Plovdiv 50%, Botev Vratsa 38%. Over 2.5: Botev Plovdiv 58%, Botev Vratsa 32%. League level: BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Botev Plovdiv has higher xG: 1.61 vs 1.24. Botev Plovdiv: 12.9 shots per match, Botev Vratsa: 9.5.

Match halves

Botev Plovdiv: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.78. Botev Vratsa: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.57.

Goals by minute

Botev Plovdiv: 46-60 (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

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Statistical analysis points to a tightly contested match leaning towards a draw. Botev Plovdiv displays poor home form with 42% losses and merely 33% home wins, conceding an average of 1.25 goals per game. Botev Vratsa is even weaker on the road, scoring an average of only 0.75 goals and winning just 25% of their matches, though their defense is solid with a 42% clean sheet rate. The recent form of both teams is comparable - the hosts at 1.6 points per game, the visitors at 1.2 points. The low chance conversion rate of both teams and the high percentage of goalless matches suggest a slow-paced game and a likely draw. Additionally, the negative goal difference for both teams in their respective matches confirms the evenly matched nature of this clash.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

56Possession (%)44
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
15Shots9
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
4Shots on target5
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
1.51xG1.13
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
3Corners3
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
39Dangerous attacks27
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
5Fouls18
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
1Cards0
Botev PlovdivBotev 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.

Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
1.36Goals scored / match0.97
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
1.25Goals conceded / match0.86
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
50%Average possession45%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
4.89Shots on target / match3.19
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.92Shots per match9.51
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
4.89Shots on target3.19
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
10.5%Shot conversion10.2%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
50%Possession45%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
1.61xG for1.24
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
1.49xG against1.44
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa

Shooting quality

Botev Plovdiv: BalancedBotev Vratsa: Balanced
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
Accuracy (shots on target)38%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
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 267% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Botev Plovdiv · 2.2 pts / match - Botev Vratsa

Botev Plovdiv
LLLWL
Season result split
36% W19% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-7-16
1.28 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-4-8
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WDLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.82Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
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.

Botev Plovdiv is 40% better for: goals scored per match.

1.36 goals / match - Botev Plovdiv · 0.97 goals / match - Botev Vratsa

Botev Vratsa is 45% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.25 goals / match - Botev Plovdiv · 0.86 goals / match - Botev Vratsa

Botev Plovdiv scoring profile: strong

Botev Plovdiv scores in 69% of matches (25 of 36 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 Botev Plovdiv keeps a clean sheet in 31% (11 of 36 matches).

49Goals scored (season)36
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
45Goals conceded (season)32
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
2.61Average goals in match1.84
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
7Goals scored (last 5)9
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
8Goals conceded (last 5)4
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa

How often they score at least...

69%1 goal59%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
39%2 goals30%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
14%3 goals8%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
8%4 goals0%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa

How often they concede at least...

69%1 goal57%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
36%2 goals24%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
14%3 goals5%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
3%4 goals0%
Botev PlovdivBotev 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

25%BTTS at half-time8%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
6%BTTS in both halves0%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
22%Scored in both halves11%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS27%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
40%BTTS - last 560%
Botev PlovdivBotev 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

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time35%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
19%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
Botev PlovdivBotev 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.

Botev Vratsa is 18% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.08 pts / match - Botev Plovdiv · 1.27 pts / match - Botev Vratsa

Botev Plovdiv - half-time state
17% leading58% draw25% trailing
Botev Vratsa - half-time state
19% leading70% draw11% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.08Points per match (1st half)1.27
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
0.47Goals scored (1st half)0.41
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
0.56Goals conceded (1st half)0.24
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
1.03Average goals (1st half)0.65
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
53%Clean sheet before half-time84%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
58%No goal before half-time73%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa

After half-time (2nd half)

1.31Points per match (2nd half)1.24
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
0.78Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
0.69Goals conceded (2nd half)0.62
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
1.47Average goals (2nd half)1.19
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
50%Clean sheet after half-time54%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa
53%No goal after half-time57%
Botev PlovdivBotev Vratsa

Botev Plovdiv - second-half results

33% W31% R36% P
39
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
47
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.08
PPG before half-time
Lead holding212%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 36%. 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.

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.

Botev Plovdiv - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.60
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
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.

Botev Plovdiv
ScoredConceded
8
2
0-15
6
12
16-30
7
6
31-45
10
6
46-60
8
8
61-75
10
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (10 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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

2.22
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+35%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
41%
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

Botev Plovdiv

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.12
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.
-12.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
109%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
119%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.68
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

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

Botev PlovdivLigaBotev Vratsa
Average goals in match 2.612.30 1.84
Both teams scored 50%43% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 58%43% 32%
Clean sheets 31%35% 43%
Goal before half-time 64%63% 35%
Goal after half-time 78%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

Previous meeting: Botev Plovdiv 1 - 0 - 0 Botev Vratsa. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

POFK Botev Vratsa
1 : 2
FK Botev Plovdiv

FAQ

What was the result of Botev Plovdiv vs Botev Vratsa?

The First League match finished Botev Plovdiv 1:3 Botev Vratsa. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Botev Plovdiv vs Botev Vratsa?

Botev Plovdiv score 1.36 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 50% of Botev Plovdiv's matches and 38% of Botev Vratsa's.

What form are Botev Plovdiv and Botev Vratsa in?

Over the last 5 games Botev Plovdiv have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Botev Vratsa 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Botev Plovdiv 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.