Botev Plovdiv vs Levski Sofia

22 July 2023 · Bulgarian First League · 2023/24

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–0

  • Martin Sekulić 81’
  • Ricardinho 56’ (pen)
  • Jawad El Jamili 75’, 86’

Match summary

Levski Sofia won 3-1 away at Botev Plovdiv. It was goalless at half-time.

Ricardinho put Levski Sofia ahead from the penalty spot in the 56th minute, Jawad El Jamili made it 0-2 in the 75th minute, Martin Sekulić pulled one back to make it 1-2 from a corner in the 81st minute, and El Jamili made it 1-3 in the 86th minute.

The chances backed that up: Levski Sofia created 1.72 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Botev Plovdiv's 1.05 from 8.

Key events

Botev Plovdiv Levski Sofia
Kick-off
Krasian Bozhidarov KolevShot on target
11’
James Eto'oShot on target
13’
17’
Jawad El JamiliShot on target
18’
Asen Ivanov MitkovFoul
21’
WeltonShot on target
26’
Jawad El JamiliShot on target
Umeh EmmanuelShot on target
31’
Samuel Akere
35’
35’
Jeremy Petris
36’
Marin PetkovShot on target
36’
RonaldoShot on target
Half-time0-0
Martin SekulićShot on target
46’
Second half underway
50’
Marin PetkovFoul
56’
RicardinhoPenalty0-1 (Levski Sofia)
Elvis ManuReda Rabeï
61’
64’
Andrian KraevIvelin Popov
Faustas SteponavičiusJames Eto'o
71’
Tochukwu NnadiUmeh Emmanuel
71’
75’
Jawad El JamiliRight foot shot0-2 (Levski Sofia)
80’
Preslav BachevRicardinho
Martin SekulićLeft foot shot1-2 (Botev Plovdiv)
81’
Faustas SteponavičiusShot on target
81’
84’
Patrik-Gabriel GalchevAsen Ivanov Mitkov
84’
Asen ChandarovRonaldo
Tochukwu NnadiFoul
85’
86’
Jawad El JamiliLeft foot shot1-3 (Levski Sofia)
90+3’
Jawad El JamiliFoul
Full-time1-3

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.05 1.72 56’ Ricardinho (Levski Sofia), 0-1 56’ 75’ Jawad El Jamili (Levski Sofia), 0-2 75’ 81’ Martin Sekulić (Botev Plovdiv), 1-2 81’ 86’ Jawad El Jamili (Levski Sofia), 1-3 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.05 1.72 56’ Ricardinho (Levski Sofia), 0-1 Ricardinho 56’ 75’ Jawad El Jamili (Levski Sofia), 0-2 El Jamili 75’ 81’ Martin Sekulić (Botev Plovdiv), 1-2 Sekulić 81’ 86’ Jawad El Jamili (Levski Sofia), 1-3 El Jamili 86’
Botev Plovdiv 1.05 xGLevski Sofia 1.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Levski Sofia attacking Botev Plovdiv attacking 
56’ Ricardinho (Levski Sofia), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 81’ Martin Sekulić (Botev Plovdiv), from a corner, 0.45 xG, goal 86’ Asen Chandarov (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 31’ Umeh Emmanuel (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 90+5’ Jawad El Jamili (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 11’ Krasian Bozhidarov Kolev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 90+2’ Samuel Akere (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 52’ Ivelin Popov (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 86’ Jawad El Jamili (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 90+1’ Preslav Bachev (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Jawad El Jamili (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 81’ Faustas Steponavičius (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 36’ Ronaldo (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Martin Sekulić (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 81’ Tochukwu Nnadi (Botev Plovdiv), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Jeremy Petris (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Jawad El Jamili (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Welton (Levski Sofia), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Ivelin Popov (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ James Eto'o (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Welton (Levski Sofia), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Jawad El Jamili (Levski Sofia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Marin Petkov (Levski Sofia), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Marin Petkov (Levski Sofia), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ Jawad El Jamili (Levski Sofia), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, blocked 38’ Ivelin Popov (Levski Sofia), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target 56’ Ricardinho (Levski Sofia), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 81’ Martin Sekulić (Botev Plovdiv), from a corner, 0.45 xG, goal 86’ Asen Chandarov (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 31’ Umeh Emmanuel (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 90+5’ Jawad El Jamili (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 11’ Krasian Bozhidarov Kolev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 90+2’ Samuel Akere (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 52’ Ivelin Popov (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 86’ Jawad El Jamili (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 90+1’ Preslav Bachev (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Jawad El Jamili (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 81’ Faustas Steponavičius (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 36’ Ronaldo (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Martin Sekulić (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 81’ Tochukwu Nnadi (Botev Plovdiv), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Jeremy Petris (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Jawad El Jamili (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Welton (Levski Sofia), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Ivelin Popov (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ James Eto'o (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Welton (Levski Sofia), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Jawad El Jamili (Levski Sofia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Marin Petkov (Levski Sofia), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Marin Petkov (Levski Sofia), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ Jawad El Jamili (Levski Sofia), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, blocked 38’ Ivelin Popov (Levski Sofia), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target
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Lineups

Botev Plovdiv 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Hankić
Heertum
Punčec
Karabelyov
Minkov
Eto'o 71’
Emmanuel 71’
Rabeï 61’
Kolev
Akere
Sekulić
Levski Sofia 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Andreev
Petris
Dimitrov
Córdoba
Popov 64’
Mitkov 84’
Welton
Jamili 2
Petkov
Ronaldo 84’
Ricardinho 80’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Hidajet Hankić
90′ 5 3 17 1 – – – –
Defenders3 players
Nikolay Minkov
90′ 1 1 – 9 1 34 – – – –
Jasper Van Heertum
90′ 1 1 1 3 – 30 1 – – –
Roberto Punčec
90′ – 3 – 5 3 27 2 – – –
Midfielders9 players
Samuel Akere
90′ – – 23 – – 1 1 13 – 3
Yanis Karabelyov
90′ – – 33 – – – 2 5 1 1 –
James Eto'o Taken off
73′ – – 17 – – – 1 7 1 1 –
Umeh Emmanuel Taken off
73′ – – 16 1 – – – 8 – – –
Reda Rabeï Taken off
64′ – – 20 1 – – – 3 1 – –
Krasian Bozhidarov Kolev
90′ – – 18 2 – 1 1 9 1 3 –
Elvis Manu Came on as a substitute
36′ – – 1 – – – – 2 1 1 –
Tochukwu Nnadi Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 15 – – – 2 1 1 1
Faustas Steponavičius Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 4 – – 1 – – – – –
Forwards1 player
Martin Sekulić
90′ 1 – 2 2 0.50 – – 3 1 11 –
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 LDWLD
Levski Sofia WWLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Botev Plovdiv 0-1 Levski Sofia, 29 Apr 23 Next meeting: Levski Sofia 1-1 Botev Plovdiv, 12 Nov 23  All Botev Plovdiv vs Levski 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.