Botev Vratsa vs Spartak Varna: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Botev Vratsa played Spartak Varna in First League (Bulgaria). The match was played on 4 December 2025. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Botev Vratsa: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Spartak Varna: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Botev Vratsa scores 0.76 and concedes 0.94 goals per match. Spartak Varna scores 1.00 and concedes 1.47. League average: 2.43 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Botev Vratsa 29%, Spartak Varna 65%. Over 2.5: Botev Vratsa 24%, Spartak Varna 47%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Botev Vratsa has higher xG: 1.16 vs 1.11. Botev Vratsa: 8.5 shots per match, Spartak Varna: 8.8.

Match halves

Botev Vratsa: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.41. Spartak Varna: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.65.

Goals by minute

Botev Vratsa: 0-15 (4 goals). Spartak Varna: 76-90+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First League: 2.43 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

58Possession (%)42
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
19Shots2
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
7Shots on target1
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
2.25xG0.49
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
6Corners0
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
79Dangerous attacks39
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
8Fouls10
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
3Cards2
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna

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 VratsaSpartak Varna
0.76Goals scored / match1
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
0.94Goals conceded / match1.47
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
41%Average possession43%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
3.18Shots on target / match2.82
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.53Shots per match8.82
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
3.18Shots on target2.82
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
9%Shot conversion11.3%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
41%Possession43%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
1.16xG for1.11
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
1.53xG against1.98
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna

Shooting quality

Botev Vratsa: BalancedSpartak Varna: Balanced
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
Accuracy (shots on target)37%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.240.35

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 75% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Botev Vratsa · 0.8 pts / match - Spartak Varna

Botev Vratsa
WDWLL
Season result split
29% W35% D35% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-6-6
1.24 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-3-3
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DLWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 1.48BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Spartak Varna
WLLDL
Season result split
18% W47% D35% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-8-6
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-5-2
Last 5 away
1-3-1
WDDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.91BTTS: 40%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.

Spartak Varna is 32% better for: goals scored per match.

0.76 goals / match - Botev Vratsa · 1 goals / match - Spartak Varna

Botev Vratsa is 56% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.94 goals / match - Botev Vratsa · 1.47 goals / match - Spartak Varna

Botev Vratsa scoring profile: strong

Botev Vratsa scores in 53% of matches (9 of 17 matches), while Spartak Varna keeps a clean sheet in 24% (4 of 17 matches).

Spartak Varna scoring profile: strong

Spartak Varna scores in 71% of matches (12 of 17 matches), while Botev Vratsa keeps a clean sheet in 41% (7 of 17 matches).

13Goals scored (season)17
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
16Goals conceded (season)25
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
1.71Average goals in match2.47
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
3Goals scored (last 5)4
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
4Goals conceded (last 5)12
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna

How often they score at least...

53%1 goal71%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
24%2 goals18%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
0%3 goals12%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
0%4 goals0%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna

How often they concede at least...

59%1 goal76%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
29%2 goals41%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
6%3 goals18%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
0%4 goals12%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna

* 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.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

6%BTTS at half-time12%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
0%BTTS in both halves6%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
6%Scored in both halves18%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna

BTTS and goal count

18%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
20%BTTS - last 540%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna

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

35%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
24%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna

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 24% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.24 pts / match - Botev Vratsa · 1 pts / match - Spartak Varna

Botev Vratsa - half-time state
18% leading71% draw12% trailing
Spartak Varna - half-time state
24% leading29% draw47% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.24Points per match (1st half)1
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
0.35Goals scored (1st half)0.35
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
0.29Goals conceded (1st half)0.76
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
0.65Average goals (1st half)1.12
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
82%Clean sheet before half-time47%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
76%No goal before half-time65%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna

After half-time (2nd half)

1.12Points per match (2nd half)1.24
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
0.41Goals scored (2nd half)0.65
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
0.65Goals conceded (2nd half)0.71
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
1.06Average goals (2nd half)1.35
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
47%Clean sheet after half-time41%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna
65%No goal after half-time47%
Botev VratsaSpartak Varna

Botev Vratsa - second-half results

24% W41% D35% L
21
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding161%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 29%. 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.

Spartak Varna - second-half results

29% W35% D35% L
17
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding75%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 18%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time-0.1

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 / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.21.2
1 goal20%80%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-10
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
Spartak Varna - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.400.80
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match1.21.2
Average goals in match1.41.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-5-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% 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
2
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Spartak Varna
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
2
1
16-30
2
8
31-45
4
3
46-60
2
2
61-75
5
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - 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

2.08
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
86%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-4%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 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.
-0.37
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.
+0.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.59
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
58%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.16
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 31% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Spartak Varna

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.87
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.40
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.51
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
90%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
112%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* 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 VratsaLigaSpartak Varna
Average goals in match 1.712.43 2.47
Both teams scored 29%50% 65%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 24%48% 47%
Clean sheets 41%31% 24%
Goal before half-time 35%70% 76%
Goal after half-time 71%72% 82%

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

2.43
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / match
1.11
Away goals / match
+18%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
16%
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. Botev VratsaYellow cardArian Kabashi
  2. Spartak VarnaYellow cardIvan Aleksiev
  3. Spartak VarnaYellow cardAleksandar Veselinov Georgiev
  4. Spartak VarnaSubstitutionOn: Zhak PehlivanovOff: Ilker Budinov
  5. Spartak VarnaSubstitutionOn: Saad MoukacharOff: Bernardo Marques Duarte Couto
  6. Botev VratsaSubstitutionOn: Martin Ognyanov SmolenskiOff: Kristiyan Malinov
  7. Botev VratsaGoalJose Gallegos
  8. Botev VratsaRed cardDimitar Evtimov
  9. Spartak VarnaSubstitutionOn: Ndualu PahamaOff: Damyan Ivanov Yordanov
  10. Botev VratsaGoalAntoan Stoyanov

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Botev Vratsa 0 - 1 - 0 Spartak Varna. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

PFC Spartak 1918 Varna
1 : 1
POFK Botev Vratsa

FAQ

What was the result of Botev Vratsa vs Spartak Varna?

The First League match finished Botev Vratsa 2:0 Spartak Varna. 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 Spartak Varna?

Botev Vratsa score 0.76 goals per game on average and Spartak Varna 1.00. The First League average is 2.43 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 29% of Botev Vratsa's matches and 65% of Spartak Varna's.

What form are Botev Vratsa and Spartak Varna in?

Over the last 5 games Botev Vratsa have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Spartak Varna 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

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

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.