Botev Plovdiv vs Cherno More: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Botev Plovdiv played Cherno More in First League (Bulgaria). The match was played on 29 November 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Botev Plovdiv: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Cherno More: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Botev Plovdiv scores 1.31 and concedes 1.56 goals per match. Cherno More scores 1.25 and concedes 0.69. League average: 2.35 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Botev Plovdiv 69%, Cherno More 44%. Over 2.5: Botev Plovdiv 69%, Cherno More 31%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 45%.

xG, shots and style

Cherno More has higher xG: 1.57 vs 1.38. Botev Plovdiv: 10.9 shots per match, Cherno More: 12.3.

Match halves

Botev Plovdiv: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 0.63. Cherno More: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Botev Plovdiv: 0-15 (6 goals). Cherno More: 16-30 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First League: 2.35 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 45%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

50Possession (%)50
Botev PlovdivCherno More
9Shots9
Botev PlovdivCherno More
3Shots on target3
Botev PlovdivCherno More
1.08xG1.17
Botev PlovdivCherno More
2Corners2
Botev PlovdivCherno More
41Dangerous attacks53
Botev PlovdivCherno More
11Fouls12
Botev PlovdivCherno More
1Cards1
Botev PlovdivCherno More

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 PlovdivCherno More
1.31Goals scored / match1.25
Botev PlovdivCherno More
1.56Goals conceded / match0.69
Botev PlovdivCherno More
48%Average possession54%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
4.25Shots on target / match4.63
Botev PlovdivCherno More

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.88Shots per match12.25
Botev PlovdivCherno More
4.25Shots on target4.63
Botev PlovdivCherno More
12.1%Shot conversion10.2%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
48%Possession54%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
1.38xG for1.57
Botev PlovdivCherno More
1.72xG against1.38
Botev PlovdivCherno More

Shooting quality

Botev Plovdiv: BalancedCherno More: Balanced
Botev PlovdivCherno More
Accuracy (shots on target)39%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.27

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 40% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Botev Plovdiv · 1 pts / match - Cherno More

Botev Plovdiv
DLWWL
Season result split
31% W13% D56% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-2-9
1.06 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-5
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LLLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.77BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Cherno More
LDDWL
Season result split
44% W38% D19% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-6-3
1.69 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-3-1
Last 5 away
3-1-1
LWWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.48Opponent xG: 1.70BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

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 match.

1.31 goals / match - Botev Plovdiv · 1.25 goals / match - Cherno More

Cherno More is 126% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.56 goals / match - Botev Plovdiv · 0.69 goals / match - Cherno More

Botev Plovdiv scoring profile: strong

Botev Plovdiv scores in 75% of matches (12 of 16 matches), while Cherno More keeps a clean sheet in 44% (7 of 16 matches).

Cherno More scoring profile: very strong

Cherno More scores in 69% of matches (11 of 16 matches), while Botev Plovdiv keeps a clean sheet in 6% (1 of 16 matches).

21Goals scored (season)20
Botev PlovdivCherno More
25Goals conceded (season)11
Botev PlovdivCherno More
2.88Average goals in match1.94
Botev PlovdivCherno More
10Goals scored (last 5)2
Botev PlovdivCherno More
7Goals conceded (last 5)4
Botev PlovdivCherno More

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal69%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
38%2 goals31%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
13%3 goals19%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
6%4 goals6%
Botev PlovdivCherno More

How often they concede at least...

94%1 goal56%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
38%2 goals6%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
13%3 goals6%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
6%4 goals0%
Botev PlovdivCherno More

* 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

31%BTTS at half-time13%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
6%BTTS in both halves0%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
19%Scored in both halves25%
Botev PlovdivCherno More

BTTS and goal count

56%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
80%BTTS - last 520%
Botev PlovdivCherno More

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

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
Botev PlovdivCherno More

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time63%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time19%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
19%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Botev PlovdivCherno More

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.

Cherno More is 100% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.94 pts / match - Botev Plovdiv · 1.88 pts / match - Cherno More

Botev Plovdiv - half-time state
13% leading56% draw31% trailing
Cherno More - half-time state
50% leading38% draw13% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.94Points per match (1st half)1.88
Botev PlovdivCherno More
0.44Goals scored (1st half)0.75
Botev PlovdivCherno More
0.75Goals conceded (1st half)0.25
Botev PlovdivCherno More
1.19Average goals (1st half)1
Botev PlovdivCherno More
38%Clean sheet before half-time75%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
56%No goal before half-time44%
Botev PlovdivCherno More

After half-time (2nd half)

1.19Points per match (2nd half)1.38
Botev PlovdivCherno More
0.63Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Botev PlovdivCherno More
0.81Goals conceded (2nd half)0.44
Botev PlovdivCherno More
1.44Average goals (2nd half)0.94
Botev PlovdivCherno More
44%Clean sheet after half-time69%
Botev PlovdivCherno More
56%No goal after half-time63%
Botev PlovdivCherno More

Botev Plovdiv - second-half results

31% W25% D44% L
15
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.94
PPG before half-time
Lead holding238%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Cherno More - second-half results

31% W44% D25% L
30
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.88
PPG before half-time
Lead holding88%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 44%. 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 Plovdiv - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.80
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Cherno More - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.20
Goals scored / match0.20.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.40.8
1 goal40%40%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (6 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Cherno More
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
6
2
16-30
4
1
31-45
1
4
46-60
1
1
61-75
6
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - 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

2.41
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+24%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 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.
-0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.9 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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
144%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 29% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Cherno More

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.
+0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.69
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
116%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
54%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.69
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

* 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 PlovdivLigaCherno More
Average goals in match 2.882.35 1.94
Both teams scored 69%49% 44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 69%45% 31%
Clean sheets 6%32% 44%
Goal before half-time 75%68% 69%
Goal after half-time 81%70% 63%

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

2.35
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.28
Home goals / match
1.08
Away goals / match
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
34%
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. Cherno MoreYellow cardNikolay Svetoslavov Zlatev
  3. Cherno MoreGoalVasil PanayotovAssist: Asen Chandarov
  4. Botev PlovdivSubstitutionOn: Samuel Kalu OjimOff: Todor Nedelev
  5. Botev PlovdivSubstitutionOn: Gabriel Rodrigues NogaOff: Nikola Iliyanov Iliev

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.

Mariyan GrebencharskiMatches officiated: 14
4.07Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 256%Home wins28%Draws14%Away wins

Head-to-head

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

PFC Cherno More Varna
2 : 1
FK Botev Plovdiv

FAQ

What was the result of Botev Plovdiv vs Cherno More?

The First League match finished Botev Plovdiv 2:1 Cherno More. 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 Cherno More?

Botev Plovdiv score 1.31 goals per game on average and Cherno More 1.25. The First League average is 2.35 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 69% of Botev Plovdiv's matches and 44% of Cherno More's.

What form are Botev Plovdiv and Cherno More in?

Over the last 5 games Botev Plovdiv have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Cherno More 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Botev Plovdiv vs Cherno More: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.