Botev Plovdiv vs Arda

4 August 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2025/26 · Referee Dragomir Draganov

Full time 0 – 5

Half-time: 0–2

D. Velkovski 27’
A. Vutov 45’
I. D. Akintola 68’
I. Mané 86’
B. Karagaren 89’

Match summary

Arda won comfortably, 5-0 away at Botev Plovdiv. Arda led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, D. Velkovski put Arda ahead with a direct free kick in the 27th minute and A. Vutov made it 0-2 in the 45th minute. In the second half, I. D. Akintola made it 0-3 in the 68th minute, I. Mané made it 0-4 in the 86th minute, and B. Karagaren made it 0-5 with a header in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Arda created 2.37 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Botev Plovdiv's 0.58 from 6. Botev Plovdiv had 2 players sent off.

Match stats

33% Possession 67%

6 Shots 17

4 Shots on target 8

2 Corners 2

292 Passes 617

83.6% Pass accuracy 92.4%

5 Tackles 2

10 Fouls 10

0 Yellow cards 2

2 Red cards 0

1 Offsides 3

Key events

Botev Plovdiv Arda

Kick-off

I. PopovShot on target

15’

N. IlievShot on target

19’

A. Yordanov

24’

26’

I. D. AkintolaS. Yussein

27’

D. VelkovskiFree Kick

0-1

28’

D. Velkovski

K. BalogiannisN. Iliev

29’

38’

G. NikolovShot on target

45’

A. VutovLeft foot shot

0-2

Half-time0-2

A. MarašE. Martinov

46’

A. OjoS. Petkov

46’

C. GustavoD. Velkovski

Second half underway

51’

G. NikolovShot on target

TailsonE. Kwateng

56’

I. Popov

57’

TailsonShot on target

61’

68’

I. D. AkintolaRight foot shot

0-3

69’

I. ManéS. Kovachev

69’

A. ShinyashikiA. Vutov

TailsonShot on target

70’

72’

I. KazakovL. Kotev

80’

V. VelevShot on target

E. JohnH. Jocu

84’

86’

I. ManéLeft foot shot

0-4

89’

B. KaragarenHeader

0-5

90’

B. Karagaren

Full-time0-5

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Botev Plovdiv 0.58 xGArda 2.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Arda attacking Botev Plovdiv attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Botev Plovdiv 4-4-2 Starting XI

Arda 4-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


D. Naumov	90′	3	5	8	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


E. Kwateng Taken off	60′	–	1	–	4	–	15	–	–	–	–
I. Videv	90′	1	2	–	4	–	31	–	–	–	–
N. Soldo	90′	–	2	–	4	1	41	–	–	–	–
A. Yordanov	28′	2	–	–	1	–	15	1	–	–	–
Tailson Came on as a substitute	36′	–	1	–	1	1	10	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


N. Minkov	90′	–	–	18	2	–	–	2	5	–	1	–
E. Martinov Taken off	49′	–	–	25	–	–	–	1	–	2	1	–
H. Jocu Taken off	88′	–	–	42	1	–	1	1	8	–	3	–
N. Iliev Taken off	28′	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	3	–	1	–
K. Balogiannis Came on as a substitute	67′	–	–	18	–	–	–	–	8	1	1	–
A. Maraš Came on as a substitute	46′	–	–	7	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
A. Ojo Came on as a substitute	46′	–	–	17	–	–	–	2	4	2	1	–
E. John Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	3	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


S. Petkov Taken off	49′	–	–	1	–	0.05	–	–	2	1	8	–
I. Popov	61′	–	–	1	1	0.13	–	1	–	–	24	–

Goalkeeper1 player


A. Gospodinov	90′	4	0	34	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


V. Velev	90′	–	1	–	3	–	74	1	–	–	–
F. E. Eboa	90′	–	1	–	6	4	74	–	–	–	–
J. Huseynov	90′	–	1	–	3	3	80	–	–	–	–
D. Velkovski	49′	–	1	–	–	–	47	1	1	–	–

Midfielders7 players


S. Kovachev Taken off	72′	–	–	34	3	–	–	–	8	1	2	–
L. Kotev Taken off	75′	–	1	75	1	–	–	2	3	1	–	–
S. Yussein Taken off	90′	–	–	13	–	–	1	1	1	–	1	–
B. Karagaren	90′	1	–	37	1	–	–	–	7	–	1	–
I. D. Akintola Came on as a substitute	70′	1	–	59	–	–	–	1	3	2	–	–
I. Mané Came on as a substitute	23′	1	1	12	2	–	–	1	6	1	1	–
I. Kazakov Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–

Forwards3 players


A. Vutov Taken off	72′	1	–	1	1	0.49	–	3	6	1	26	–
G. Nikolov	90′	–	–	3	2	1.20	–	–	4	–	6	–
A. Shinyashiki Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	9	–

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

Botev Plovdiv W L L D L

Arda L D D L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Botev Plovdiv 1-1 Arda, 09 Mar 25 Next meeting: Arda 0-0 Botev Plovdiv, 02 Dec 25 All Botev Plovdiv vs Arda meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.