Botev Vratsa vs Montana: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Botev Vratsa played Montana in First League (Bulgaria). The match was played on 9 December 2025. Final score: 0:0.

Current form

Botev Vratsa: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Montana: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Botev Vratsa scores 0.83 and concedes 0.89 goals per match. Montana scores 0.78 and concedes 1.83. League average: 2.41 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Botev Vratsa 28%, Montana 56%. Over 2.5: Botev Vratsa 22%, Montana 56%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Montana has higher xG: 1.26 vs 1.22. Botev Vratsa: 9.1 shots per match, Montana: 10.0.

Match halves

Botev Vratsa: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.50. Montana: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.44.

Goals by minute

Botev Vratsa: 0-15 (4 goals). Montana: 46-60 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First League: 2.41 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

65Possession (%)35
Botev VratsaMontana
13Shots11
Botev VratsaMontana
2Shots on target3
Botev VratsaMontana
1.71xG1.26
Botev VratsaMontana
8Corners5
Botev VratsaMontana
104Dangerous attacks49
Botev VratsaMontana
11Fouls8
Botev VratsaMontana
2Cards3
Botev VratsaMontana

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 VratsaMontana
0.83Goals scored / match0.78
Botev VratsaMontana
0.89Goals conceded / match1.83
Botev VratsaMontana
42%Average possession43%
Botev VratsaMontana
3.39Shots on target / match3.5
Botev VratsaMontana

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.11Shots per match10
Botev VratsaMontana
3.39Shots on target3.5
Botev VratsaMontana
9.1%Shot conversion7.8%
Botev VratsaMontana
42%Possession43%
Botev VratsaMontana
1.22xG for1.26
Botev VratsaMontana
1.47xG against1.68
Botev VratsaMontana

Shooting quality

Botev Vratsa: BalancedMontana: Balanced
Botev VratsaMontana
Accuracy (shots on target)37%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.240.22

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 600% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Botev Vratsa · 0.2 pts / match - Montana

Botev Vratsa
DWLLW
Season result split
33% W33% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-6-6
1.33 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-3
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LWDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
Montana
LLLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
17% W28% D56% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-5-10
0.78 pts / match · goal difference -19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-6
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LDLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 0.97Opponent xG: 1.72BTTS: 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 Vratsa is 6% better for: goals scored per match.

0.83 goals / match - Botev Vratsa · 0.78 goals / match - Montana

Botev Vratsa is 106% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.89 goals / match - Botev Vratsa · 1.83 goals / match - Montana

Botev Vratsa scoring profile: strong

Botev Vratsa scores in 56% of matches (10 of 18 matches), while Montana keeps a clean sheet in 28% (5 of 18 matches).

Montana scoring profile: strong

Montana scores in 72% of matches (13 of 18 matches), while Botev Vratsa keeps a clean sheet in 44% (8 of 18 matches).

15Goals scored (season)14
Botev VratsaMontana
16Goals conceded (season)33
Botev VratsaMontana
1.72Average goals in match2.61
Botev VratsaMontana
3Goals scored (last 5)4
Botev VratsaMontana
3Goals conceded (last 5)12
Botev VratsaMontana

How often they score at least...

56%1 goal72%
Botev VratsaMontana
28%2 goals6%
Botev VratsaMontana
0%3 goals0%
Botev VratsaMontana
0%4 goals0%
Botev VratsaMontana

How often they concede at least...

56%1 goal72%
Botev VratsaMontana
28%2 goals56%
Botev VratsaMontana
6%3 goals33%
Botev VratsaMontana
0%4 goals11%
Botev VratsaMontana

* 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

6%BTTS at half-time22%
Botev VratsaMontana
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Botev VratsaMontana
6%Scored in both halves6%
Botev VratsaMontana

BTTS and goal count

17%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
Botev VratsaMontana
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
Botev VratsaMontana
0%BTTS - last 580%
Botev VratsaMontana

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

33%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
Botev VratsaMontana
22%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
Botev VratsaMontana
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
Botev VratsaMontana

2nd half

72%Min. 1 goal after half-time61%
Botev VratsaMontana
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
Botev VratsaMontana
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Botev VratsaMontana

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 69% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.22 pts / match - Botev Vratsa · 0.72 pts / match - Montana

Botev Vratsa - half-time state
17% leading72% draw11% trailing
Montana - half-time state
11% leading39% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.22Points per match (1st half)0.72
Botev VratsaMontana
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.33
Botev VratsaMontana
0.28Goals conceded (1st half)1.11
Botev VratsaMontana
0.61Average goals (1st half)1.44
Botev VratsaMontana
83%Clean sheet before half-time33%
Botev VratsaMontana
78%No goal before half-time67%
Botev VratsaMontana

After half-time (2nd half)

1.22Points per match (2nd half)1
Botev VratsaMontana
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.44
Botev VratsaMontana
0.61Goals conceded (2nd half)0.72
Botev VratsaMontana
1.11Average goals (2nd half)1.17
Botev VratsaMontana
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Botev VratsaMontana
61%No goal after half-time56%
Botev VratsaMontana

Botev Vratsa - second-half results

28% W39% D33% L
22
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding194%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Montana - second-half results

11% W67% D22% L
13
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-14
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.72
PPG before half-time
Lead holding155%

Leads at half-time in 11% of matches and wins 17%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.4

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Botev Vratsa - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.40
Goals scored / match0.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match0.21.0
1 goal20%80%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Montana - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.400.60
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match1.41.0
Average goals in match1.61.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-6-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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 Vratsa
ScoredConceded
4
1
0-15
1
4
16-30
1
0
31-45
4
4
46-60
1
2
61-75
4
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Montana
ScoredConceded
1
7
0-15
3
7
16-30
2
6
31-45
5
4
46-60
3
5
61-75
0
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - 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

2.17
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
42%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Botev Vratsa

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.39
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.
63%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 27% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Montana

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.42
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.63
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.48
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.
71%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
140%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.58
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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 VratsaLigaMontana
Average goals in match 1.722.41 2.61
Both teams scored 28%49% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 22%46% 56%
Clean sheets 44%32% 28%
Goal before half-time 33%69% 78%
Goal after half-time 72%71% 61%

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

2.41
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / match
1.10
Away goals / match
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
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. MontanaYellow cardVajebah Sakor
  2. Botev VratsaYellow cardVladislav Sevdalinov Naydenov
  3. Botev VratsaSubstitutionOn: Daniel Nedyalkov GenovOff: Kristiyan Malinov
  4. MontanaYellow cardVajebah Sakor
  5. Botev VratsaSubstitutionOn: Martin Ognyanov SmolenskiOff: Radoslav Tsonev
  6. MontanaSubstitutionOn: Arian MršuljaOff: Ivan Kokonov
  7. MontanaYellow cardKostadin Stoynev Iliev
  8. Botev VratsaYellow cardAntoan Stoyanov

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: Botev Vratsa 0 - 1 - 0 Montana. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

PFC Montana
0 : 0
POFK Botev Vratsa

FAQ

What was the result of Botev Vratsa vs Montana?

The First League match finished Botev Vratsa 0:0 Montana. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Botev Vratsa score 0.83 goals per game on average and Montana 0.78. The First League average is 2.41 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 28% of Botev Vratsa's matches and 56% of Montana's.

What form are Botev Vratsa and Montana in?

Over the last 5 games Botev Vratsa have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Montana 0-1-4 (0.20 points per game).

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

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.