Botev Plovdiv vs Septemvri Sofia

3 March 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2025/26 · Referee Todor Nedyalkov Kirov

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

F. Mascote 58’
P. Igor 62’

Match summary

Botev Plovdiv saw off Septemvri Sofia 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

F. Mascote put Botev Plovdiv ahead in the 58th minute and P. Igor made it 2-0 in the 62nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Botev Plovdiv created 2.18 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Septemvri Sofia's 0.63 from 7.

Match stats

60% Possession 40%

23 Shots 7

9 Shots on target 1

4 Corners 1

506 Passes 351

85.0% Pass accuracy 78.6%

4 Tackles 3

8 Fouls 15

2 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 0

Key events

Botev Plovdiv Septemvri Sofia

E. RodríguezShot on target

1’

C. A. López

2’

N. SoldoShot on target

15’

T. NedelevShot on target

19’

20’

B. FourrierShot on target

E. RodríguezShot on target

35’

E. SilvaL. Araújo

45’

F. MascoteS. Tsonov

45’

T. NedelevShot on target

45’

A. Conte

50’

N. SoldoShot on target

57’

F. MascoteRight foot shot

1-0

58’

P. IgorRight foot shot

2-0

62’

S. KaluT. Nedelev

68’

N. IlievP. Igor

68’

D. IvkićG. Ivanov

68’

A. A. OulamY. Baurenski

68’

K. KolevR. Schouten

E. RodríguezShot on target

76’

80’

S. StoichkovK. Onashchi

80’

E. RibeiroN. Fontaine

H. JocuC. A. López

83’

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 2.18 xGSeptemvri Sofia 0.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Septemvri Sofia attacking Botev Plovdiv attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Botev Plovdiv 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Septemvri Sofia 4-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


D. Naumov	90′	1	0	22	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


N. Minkov	90′	1	2	–	4	–	53	–	–	–	–
N. Soldo	90′	–	5	–	6	5	65	1	–	–	–
A. Conte	90′	1	–	–	2	–	76	1	–	–
B. C. Hein	90′	1	1	–	10	3	44	–	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


C. A. López	85′	–	–	48	–	–	–	2	1	2	1
L. Araújo	47′	–	–	32	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–
E. Rodríguez	90′	–	1	32	4	–	–	–	13	1	5	–
T. Nedelev	70′	–	–	40	3	–	–	3	4	–	–	–
P. Igor	70′	1	–	27	–	–	1	2	11	–	1	–
E. Silva Came on as a substitute	49′	–	–	20	–	–	–	–	6	1	3	–
N. Iliev Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	15	2	–	–	–	4	–	–	–
S. Kalu Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	4	–	1	–
H. Jocu Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	8	–	–	–	2	2	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


S. Tsonov	47′	–	–	3	–	0.40	–	–	2	1	8	–
F. Mascote Came on as a substitute	49′	1	–	2	1	0.72	–	–	5	–	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Y. Georgiev	90′	7	2	25	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


R. Schouten	69′	–	–	–	2	1	22	2	–	–	–
M. Hristov	90′	–	1	–	6	5	41	–	–	–	–
V. Ozornwafor	90′	–	–	–	7	1	42	1	–	–	–
G. Varbanov	90′	2	2	–	4	–	35	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


N. Fontaine	82′	–	–	16	1	–	–	–	9	3	1	–
K. Onashchi	82′	–	–	28	–	–	1	6	5	–	–	–
Y. Baurenski	69′	–	–	24	–	–	–	1	3	2	–	–
S. Stojanović	90′	–	–	29	2	–	–	–	6	2	–	–
D. Ivkić Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–
A. A. Oulam Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	23	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–
K. Kolev Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	13	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–
S. Stoichkov Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


G. Ivanov	69′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	4	3	13	–
B. Fourrier	90′	–	–	2	1	0.18	–	–	8	2	17	–
E. Ribeiro Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	1	–	0.18	–	–	3	–	3	–

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 L D L W D

Septemvri Sofia L D L W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Septemvri Sofia 1-3 Botev Plovdiv, 21 Sep 25 Next meeting: Septemvri Sofia 0-3 Botev Plovdiv, 19 Sep 26 All Botev Plovdiv vs Septemvri 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.