Arda vs Botev Plovdiv

26 April 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2025/26 · Referee Volen Chinkov

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

Todor Nedelev 35’
Martin Paskalev 52’ (og)

Match summary

Botev Plovdiv took a 2-0 win at Arda. Botev Plovdiv led 1-0 at half-time.

Todor Nedelev put Botev Plovdiv ahead in the 35th minute and Paskalev's own goal made it 0-2 in the 52nd minute.

Shots finished 13-7 to Botev Plovdiv, with 3 on target for Arda and 8 for Botev Plovdiv.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%

7 Shots 13

3 Shots on target 8

7 Corners 6

131 Attacks 122

80 Dangerous attacks 62

502 Passes 389

83.3% Pass accuracy 78.9%

0 Tackles 2

12 Fouls 9

0 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 3

Key events

Arda Botev Plovdiv

Kick-off

9’

Enock Kwateng

13’

Carlos Algarra López

35’

Todor Nedelev

0-1

37’

Samuel KaluShot on target

39’

Lucas AraujoShot on target

Patrick LuanShot on target

42’

Half-time0-1

46’

Zakaria TindanoEnock Kwateng

46’

Williams Chimezie OluebubePedro Igor

Calal HuseinovIdowu David Akintola

46’

Serkan YuseinAntonio Vutov

46’

Wilson SamakéPatrick Luan

46’

Second half underway

48’

Nikola IlievShot on target

52’

Martin PaskalevOwn goal

0-2

60’

Franklin MascoteNikola Iliev

62’

Samuel KaluShot on target

Atanas KabovShot on target

66’

Andre ShinyashikiAtanas Kabov

67’

Wilson SamakéShot on target

72’

75’

Franklin MascoteShot on target

Birsent KaragarenSvetoslav Kovachev

76’

77’

Bryan-Anthony Chibuike HeinSamuel Kalu

77’

Henrique JocuTodor Nedelev

86’

Franklin MascoteShot on target

90+1’

Carlos Algarra LópezShot on target

Lineups

Arda 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Botev Plovdiv 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Players16 players


Anatoli Gospodinov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gustavo Cascardo	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Martin Paskalev	90′	–	–	1	0.11	–	–	–
Emil Viyachki	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dimitar Velkovski	90′	–	–	1	0.00	–	–	–
Lachezar Kotev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Idowu David Akintola Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Svetoslav Kovachev Taken off	76′	–	–	1	0.12	–	–	–
Antonio Vutov Taken off	46′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Atanas Kabov Taken off	67′	–	–	1	0.33	–	–	–
Patrick Luan Taken off	46′	–	–	1	0.45	–	–	–
Calal Huseinov Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Serkan Yusein Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Wilson Samaké Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	1	0.23	–	–	–
Andre Shinyashiki Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Birsent Karagaren Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Daniel Naumov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Enock Kwateng Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Simeon Petrov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nikola Soldo	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Konstantinos Balogiannis	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lucas Araujo	90′	–	–	1	0.24	–	–	–
Carlos Algarra López	90′	–	–	1	0.30	–	–
Samuel Kalu Taken off	77′	–	–	5	0.22	–	–	–
Todor Nedelev Taken off	77′	1	–	2	0.07	–	–	–
Pedro Igor Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nikola Iliev Taken off	60′	–	–	1	0.00	–	–	–
Zakaria Tindano Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Williams Chimezie Oluebube Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	1	0.13	–	–	–
Franklin Mascote Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	2	0.22	–	–	–
Bryan-Anthony Chibuike Hein Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Henrique Jocu Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Arda W W W L W

Botev Plovdiv L W W D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Arda 0-0 Botev Plovdiv, 02 Dec 25 Next meeting: Botev Plovdiv 1-2 Arda, 12 May 26 All Arda vs Botev Plovdiv meetings

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