Botev Plovdiv vs CSKA Sofia

26 May 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2024/25 · Referee Dragomir Draganov

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–1

Stanislav Shopov 28’
Ilian Iliev 51’
Ioannis Pittas 62’
Ivan Tasev 81’

Match summary

CSKA Sofia won comfortably, 4-0 away at Botev Plovdiv. CSKA Sofia led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Stanislav Shopov put CSKA Sofia ahead in the 28th minute. In the second half, Ilian Iliev made it 0-2 in the 51st minute, Ioannis Pittas made it 0-3 in the 62nd minute, and Ivan Tasev made it 0-4 in the 81st minute.

The chances backed that up: CSKA Sofia created 2.83 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Botev Plovdiv's 0.76 from 8.

Key events

Botev Plovdiv CSKA Sofia

Kick-off

Ehije UkakiShot on target

1’

8’

Stanislav ShopovShot on target

Aleksa MarašShot on target

15’

18’

Stanislav ShopovShot on target

Nikolay MinkovShot on target

21’

28’

Stanislav ShopovRight foot shot

0-1

Konstantinos BalogiannisFoul

39’

Ivelin Popov

42’

Half-time0-1

Second half underway

50’

Ioannis PittasShot on target

51’

Ilian IlievLeft foot shot

0-2

Baba N'DiayeAleksa Maraš

59’

60’

James Eto'oZymer Bytyqi

60’

Olaus SkarsemMarcelino Carreazo

62’

Ioannis PittasRight foot shot

0-3

Matijus RemeikisAtanas Chernev

67’

Ivaylo VidevKonstantinos Balogiannis

67’

Georgi NikolovVinni Triboulet

67’

Georgi ChorbadzhiyskiIoannis Pittas

67’

Ivan TasevIlian Iliev

71’

Adrián LapeñaLiam Cooper

Shot on target

72’

81’

Ivan TasevLeft foot shot

0-4

85’

Olaus SkarsemShot on target

Antonio Perera CalderónIvelin Popov

89’

Full-time0-4

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 0.76 xGCSKA Sofia 2.83 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

CSKA Sofia attacking Botev Plovdiv attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Botev Plovdiv 4-5-1 Starting XI

CSKA Sofia 4-1-4-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Hans Christian Bernat	90′	4	4	21	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Nikolay Minkov	90′	–	5	2	4	–	39	–	–	–	–
Joonas Tamm	90′	–	1	2	1	–	25	–	–	–	–
Atanas Chernev Taken off	70′	–	1	–	2	–	32	–	–	–	–
Andrey Yordanov	90′	–	2	1	4	–	35	1	–	–	–
Konstantinos Balogiannis Taken off	70′	–	1	–	–	–	29	2	–	–
Ivaylo Videv Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	–	–	–	9	–	–	–	–
Matijus Remeikis Came on as a substitute	24′	–	1	–	1	–	6	–	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Ehije Ukaki	90′	–	–	23	–	–	–	2	4	2	–	–
Ivelin Popov Taken off	90′	–	–	32	–	–	–	–	3	–	1
Yanis Karabelyov	90′	–	–	49	2	–	–	4	8	2	2	–
Antonio Perera Calderón Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Vinni Triboulet Taken off	70′	–	–	1	–	0.13	–	–	3	1	8	–
Aleksa Maraš Taken off	62′	–	–	2	1	0.20	–	1	4	1	18	–
Baba N'Diaye Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	1	1	–	–	–	1	–	7	–
Georgi Nikolov Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Ivan Dyulgerov	90′	4	0	41	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Ivan Turitsov	90′	–	2	1	6	1	51	–	–	–	–
Lumbardh Dellova	90′	1	3	–	7	2	77	–	–	1	–
Liam Cooper Taken off	73′	–	2	–	–	–	68	–	–	–	–
Sainey Sanyang	90′	–	2	–	10	5	72	–	–	–	–
Adrián Lapeña Came on as a substitute	20′	–	1	–	1	1	14	–	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Marcelino Carreazo Taken off	62′	–	1	29	–	–	–	1	2	2	–	–
Ilian Iliev Taken off	69′	1	–	22	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–
Stanislav Shopov	90′	1	–	67	2	–	–	–	3	1	1	–
Petko Panayotov	90′	–	–	42	1	–	–	1	1	2	–	–
Zymer Bytyqi Taken off	62′	–	–	33	–	–	–	–	7	–	–	–
James Eto'o Came on as a substitute	31′	–	1	28	1	–	–	–	1	2	–	–
Olaus Skarsem Came on as a substitute	31′	–	1	12	2	–	–	–	5	–	–	–
Georgi Chorbadzhiyski Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ivan Tasev Came on as a substitute	24′	1	–	12	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Ioannis Pittas Taken off	69′	1	–	3	2	0.32	–	–	3	1	18	–

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 D W L W L

CSKA Sofia W W W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: CSKA Sofia 3-0 Botev Plovdiv, 09 May 25 Next meeting: Botev Plovdiv 1-1 CSKA Sofia, 19 Jul 25 All Botev Plovdiv vs CSKA Sofia 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.