Bulgaria - First LeagueStadion Bâlgarska ArmijaData current as of 02 September 2026

Septemvri Sofia vs Botev Vratsa: match statistics

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Septemvri Sofia vs Botev Vratsa: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Septemvri Sofia play Botev Vratsa in First League (Bulgaria). The match date is 4 September 2026. Venue: Stadion Bâlgarska Armija.

Current form

Septemvri Sofia: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Botev Vratsa: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Septemvri Sofia scores 0.71 and concedes 1.43 goals per match. Botev Vratsa scores 0.57 and concedes 2.14. League average: 2.74 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Septemvri Sofia 43%, Botev Vratsa 43%. Over 2.5: Septemvri Sofia 43%, Botev Vratsa 57%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Septemvri Sofia has higher xG: 1.17 vs 1.16. Septemvri Sofia: 7.3 shots per match, Botev Vratsa: 7.6.

Match halves

Septemvri Sofia: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.57. Botev Vratsa: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.43.

Goals by minute

Septemvri Sofia: 46-60 (3 goals). Botev Vratsa: 61-75 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First League: 2.74 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 0-2-1. Average goals 1.67, BTTS 67%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.37)
(3.16)
(2.98)

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.

Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
0.71Goals scored / match0.57
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
1.43Goals conceded / match2.14
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
51%Average possession47%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
3.14Shots on target / match2.71
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

7.29Shots per match7.57
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
3.14Shots on target2.71
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
9.8%Shot conversion7.5%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
51%Possession47%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
1.17xG for1.16
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
1.22xG against1.38
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa

Shooting quality

Septemvri Sofia: BalancedBotev Vratsa: Balanced
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
Accuracy (shots on target)43%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.160.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.230.21

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.

Septemvri Sofia is 133% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Septemvri Sofia · 0.6 pts / match - Botev Vratsa

Septemvri Sofia
LLWWD
Season result split
29% W29% R43% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-3
1.14 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 at home
1-1-1
DLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.95Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Botev Vratsa
LLLWL
Season result split
14% W14% R71% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-5
0.57 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-4
Last 5 away
0-0-4
LLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 20%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.

Septemvri Sofia is 25% better for: goals scored per match.

0.71 goals / match - Septemvri Sofia · 0.57 goals / match - Botev Vratsa

Septemvri Sofia is 50% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.43 goals / match - Septemvri Sofia · 2.14 goals / match - Botev Vratsa

Septemvri Sofia scoring profile: very strong

Septemvri Sofia scores in 71% of matches (5 of 7 matches), while Botev Vratsa keeps a clean sheet in 14% (1 of 7 matches).

Botev Vratsa scoring profile: strong

Botev Vratsa scores in 57% of matches (4 of 7 matches), while Septemvri Sofia keeps a clean sheet in 29% (2 of 7 matches).

5Goals scored (season)4
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
10Goals conceded (season)15
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
2.14Average goals in match2.71
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
3Goals scored (last 5)2
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
7Goals conceded (last 5)12
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal57%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
0%2 goals0%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
0%3 goals0%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
0%4 goals0%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal86%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
43%2 goals71%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
29%3 goals29%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
0%4 goals14%
Septemvri SofiaBotev 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.

55%
League average

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time0%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
0%Scored in both halves0%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa

BTTS and goal count

14%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
29%Min. 3 goals without BTTS29%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
20%BTTS - last 520%
Septemvri SofiaBotev 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

57%Min. 1 goal before half-time57%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
14%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time71%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
Septemvri SofiaBotev 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 51% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.57 pts / match - Septemvri Sofia · 0.86 pts / match - Botev Vratsa

Septemvri Sofia - half-time state
0% leading57% draw43% trailing
Botev Vratsa - half-time state
14% leading43% draw43% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.57Points per match (1st half)0.86
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
0.14Goals scored (1st half)0.14
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
0.57Goals conceded (1st half)0.71
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
0.71Average goals (1st half)0.86
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
43%Clean sheet before half-time57%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
86%No goal before half-time86%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa

After half-time (2nd half)

1.43Points per match (2nd half)0.86
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
0.57Goals scored (2nd half)0.43
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
0.86Goals conceded (2nd half)1.43
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
1.43Average goals (2nd half)1.86
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
43%Clean sheet after half-time29%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa
43%No goal after half-time57%
Septemvri SofiaBotev Vratsa

Septemvri Sofia - second-half results

43% W14% R43% P
4
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.57
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.3

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

Botev Vratsa - second-half results

14% W43% R43% P
6
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 14% of matches and wins 14%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.7

Concedes 0.7 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Septemvri Sofia - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.40
Goals scored / match0.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match0.41.6
1 goal40%100%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Botev Vratsa - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.20.2
Goals conceded / match0.81.6
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-3-7
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% 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.

Septemvri Sofia
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
0
1
16-30
1
2
31-45
3
1
46-60
1
1
61-75
0
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Botev Vratsa
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
1
2
16-30
0
2
31-45
0
1
46-60
2
4
61-75
1
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). 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

2.42
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
43%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-31%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Septemvri Sofia

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.67
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.46
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
44%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
127%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Botev Vratsa

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.
-1.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.59
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.76
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
50%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
132%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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

Septemvri SofiaLigaBotev Vratsa
Average goals in match 2.142.74 2.71
Both teams scored 43%55% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%53% 57%
Clean sheets 29%23% 14%
Goal before half-time 57%68% 57%
Goal after half-time 100%83% 86%

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

2.74
Average goals per match
55%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.62
Home goals / match
1.13
Away goals / match
+43%
Home attack advantage
+30%
Home defence advantage
+27%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
4%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Septemvri Sofia 0 - 2 - 1 Botev Vratsa. Average goals 1.67, both teams scored in 67% matches.

FAQ

When do Septemvri Sofia and Botev Vratsa play?

Septemvri Sofia face Botev Vratsa on 4 September 2026 in First League at Stadion Bâlgarska Armija. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Septemvri Sofia and Botev Vratsa?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Septemvri Sofia won 0, Botev Vratsa won 1 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 1.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Septemvri Sofia vs Botev Vratsa?

Septemvri Sofia score 0.71 goals per game on average and Botev Vratsa 0.57. The First League average is 2.74 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Septemvri Sofia's matches and 43% of Botev Vratsa's.

What form are Septemvri Sofia and Botev Vratsa in?

Over the last 5 games Septemvri Sofia have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Botev Vratsa 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Septemvri Sofia vs Botev Vratsa — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.