Botev Plovdiv vs CSKA 1948

16 March 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2024/25 · Referee Lyuboslav Lyubomirov

Full time 0 – 5

Half-time: 0–2

  • Thalis Cantanhede 38’, 66’ (pen)
  • Petar Vitanov 41’
  • Yevhen Serdyuk 47’, 49’

Match summary

CSKA 1948 won comfortably, 5-0 away at Botev Plovdiv. CSKA 1948 led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Thalis Cantanhede put CSKA 1948 ahead in the 38th minute and Petar Vitanov made it 0-2 in the 41st minute. In the second half, Yevhen Serdyuk made it 0-3 in the 47th minute, Serdyuk made it 0-4 in the 49th minute, and Cantanhede made it 0-5 from the penalty spot in the 66th minute.

The chances backed that up: CSKA 1948 created 2.53 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Botev Plovdiv's 0.70 from 7.

Key events

Botev Plovdiv CSKA 1948
Kick-off
Konstantinos BalogiannisShot on target
25’
26’
Paolo SciortinoShot on target
Konstantinos BalogiannisFoul
31’
38’
Thalis CantanhedeRight foot shot0-1 (CSKA 1948)
41’
Petar VitanovLeft foot shot0-2 (CSKA 1948)
Yanis KarabelyovFoul
45+3’
Half-time0-2
Mariyan VangelovAleksa Maraš
46’
Abraham Emmanuel OjoAlen Korošec
46’
Second half underway
47’
Yevhen SerdyukLeft foot shot0-3 (CSKA 1948)
49’
Yevhen SerdyukLeft foot shot0-4 (CSKA 1948)
Abraham Emmanuel OjoFoul
56’
Nikola IlievSamuel Akere
62’
Matijus RemeikisEhije Ukaki
62’
63’
Birsent KaragarenPaolo Sciortino
64’
Radoslav KirilovShot on target
66’
Thalis CantanhedePenalty0-5 (CSKA 1948)
72’
Cassiano BouzonRadoslav Kirilov
72’
Marto BoychevThalis Cantanhede
76’
Robert MarijanovićPetar Vitanov
76’
Mario IlievskiYevhen Serdyuk
78’
Robert MarijanovićShot on target
83’
Teodor IvanovFoul
Andrey YordanovKonstantinos Balogiannis
90’
90+2’
Cassiano BouzonShot on target
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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.70 2.53 38’ Thalis Cantanhede (CSKA 1948), 0-1 38’ 41’ Petar Vitanov (CSKA 1948), 0-2 41’ 47’ Yevhen Serdyuk (CSKA 1948), 0-3 47’ 49’ Yevhen Serdyuk (CSKA 1948), 0-4 49’ 66’ Thalis Cantanhede (CSKA 1948), 0-5 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.70 2.53 38’ Thalis Cantanhede (CSKA 1948), 0-1 Cantanhede 38’ 41’ Petar Vitanov (CSKA 1948), 0-2 Vitanov 41’ 47’ Yevhen Serdyuk (CSKA 1948), 0-3 Serdyuk 47’ 49’ Yevhen Serdyuk (CSKA 1948), 0-4 Serdyuk 49’ 66’ Thalis Cantanhede (CSKA 1948), 0-5 Cantanhede 66’
Botev Plovdiv 0.70 xGCSKA 1948 2.53 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 CSKA 1948 attacking Botev Plovdiv attacking 
66’ Thalis Cantanhede (CSKA 1948), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 34’ Jamal Amofa (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.43 xG, blocked 47’ Yevhen Serdyuk (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 41’ Petar Vitanov (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 64’ Radoslav Kirilov (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 64’ Thalis Cantanhede (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.23 xG, blocked 41’ Radoslav Kirilov (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 49’ Yevhen Serdyuk (CSKA 1948), set piece, 0.13 xG, goal 27’ Yanis Karabelyov (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 90+2’ Cassiano Bouzon (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 32’ Yevhen Serdyuk (CSKA 1948), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 25’ Konstantinos Balogiannis (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 45’ Samuel Akere (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Thalis Cantanhede (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 78’ Robert Marijanović (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Paolo Sciortino (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Aleksa Maraš (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Samuel Akere (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 44’ Alen Korošec (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 20’ Thalis Cantanhede (CSKA 1948), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target 66’ Thalis Cantanhede (CSKA 1948), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 34’ Jamal Amofa (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.43 xG, blocked 47’ Yevhen Serdyuk (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 41’ Petar Vitanov (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 64’ Radoslav Kirilov (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 64’ Thalis Cantanhede (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.23 xG, blocked 41’ Radoslav Kirilov (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 49’ Yevhen Serdyuk (CSKA 1948), set piece, 0.13 xG, goal 27’ Yanis Karabelyov (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 90+2’ Cassiano Bouzon (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 32’ Yevhen Serdyuk (CSKA 1948), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 25’ Konstantinos Balogiannis (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 45’ Samuel Akere (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Thalis Cantanhede (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 78’ Robert Marijanović (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Paolo Sciortino (CSKA 1948), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Aleksa Maraš (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Samuel Akere (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 44’ Alen Korošec (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 20’ Thalis Cantanhede (CSKA 1948), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target
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Lineups

Botev Plovdiv 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bernat
Balogiannis 90’
Amofa
Chernev
Minkov
Karabelyov
Korošec 46’
Popov
Ukaki 62’
Akere 62’
Maraš 46’
CSKA 1948 5-3-2 Starting XI
Marinov
Ivanov
Daskalov
Tsenov
Furtado
Pereira
Kirilov 72’
Sciortino 63’
Vitanov 76’
Cantanhede 2 72’
Serdyuk 2 76’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Hans Christian Bernat
90′ 4 5 18 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Nikolay Minkov
90′ – 1 – 4 – 57 – – – –
Jamal Amofa
90′ 2 3 1 7 2 82 – – – –
Atanas Chernev
90′ – 1 – 1 – 67 1 – – –
Konstantinos Balogiannis Taken off
90′ – – – 4 1 59 2 – –
Midfielders8 players
Yanis Karabelyov Sent off
47′ – – 49 – – 1 2 4 – 1
Alen Korošec Taken off
48′ – – 23 1 – – 1 6 – – –
Ehije Ukaki Taken off
65′ – – 22 1 – – 1 1 4 1 –
Ivelin Popov
90′ – – 53 2 – – – 3 – – –
Samuel Akere Taken off
65′ – – 30 – – – – 4 – 1 –
Abraham Emmanuel Ojo Came on as a substitute
47′ – – 30 – – 1 2 2 2 1
Matijus Remeikis Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 14 – – 1 – 3 – 1 –
Nikola Iliev Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 25 – – – – 3 – – –
Forwards2 players
Aleksa Maraš Taken off
48′ – – 1 – 0.03 – – – – 4 –
Mariyan Vangelov Came on as a substitute
47′ – – – – – – – 4 1 7 –
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

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: CSKA 1948 0-1 Botev Plovdiv, 29 Sep 24 Next meeting: Botev Plovdiv 1-2 CSKA 1948, 25 Sep 25  All Botev Plovdiv vs CSKA 1948 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.