Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna

4 April 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2025/26 · Referee Valentin Zhelezov

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

E. Kwateng 12’
S. Kalu 18’, 53’
T. Nedelev 45+3’
F. Mascote 72’

Match summary

Botev Plovdiv won comfortably, 5-0 at home to Spartak Varna. Botev Plovdiv led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, E. Kwateng put Botev Plovdiv ahead in the 12th minute, S. Kalu made it 2-0 in the 18th minute, and T. Nedelev made it 3-0 with a direct free kick in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Kalu made it 4-0 in the 53rd minute and F. Mascote made it 5-0 with a header in the 72nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Botev Plovdiv created 3.23 expected goals (xG) from 29 shots to Spartak Varna's 0.33 from 5. Spartak Varna had a player sent off.

Match stats

63% Possession 37%

29 Shots 5

15 Shots on target 2

14 Corners 1

568 Passes 280

90.0% Pass accuracy 82.9%

3 Tackles 5

15 Fouls 10

4 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 1

3 Offsides 0

Key events

Botev Plovdiv Spartak Varna

Kick-off

S. TsonovShot on target

9’

E. KwatengRight foot shot

1-0

12’

S. KaluRight foot shot

2-0

18’

E. RodríguezShot on target

26’

K. BalogiannisShot on target

33’

I. Videv

37’

42’

P. PrindzhevT. Chunchukov

T. NedelevShot on target

43’

44’

M. Kovalyov

S. KaluShot on target

44’

45+2’

V. DimitrovD. Ivanov

T. NedelevFree Kick

3-0

45+3’

Half-time3-0

Z. TindanoS. Tsonov

46’

F. MascoteI. Videv

46’

E. YanchevD. Krastev

Second half underway

K. BalogiannisShot on target

50’

S. KaluRight foot shot

4-0

53’

59’

P. PrindzhevShot on target

N. Soldo

61’

W. C. OluebubeT. Nedelev

62’

C. A. LópezE. Rodríguez

62’

66’

G. Stojanovski

S. KaluShot on target

70’

F. MascoteShot on target

71’

F. MascoteHeader

5-0

72’

E. SilvaShot on target

72’

C. MeottiS. Kalu

76’

L. Araújo

79’

E. Silva

85’

87’

M. Jurić-PetrašiloShot on target

W. C. OluebubeShot on target

90+1’

90+3’

I. AleksievXandy

90+3’

D. LozevS. Moukachar

Full-time5-0

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 3.23 xGSpartak Varna 0.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Spartak Varna 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

Spartak Varna 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Players16 players


D. Naumov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
E. Kwateng	90′	1	–	2	0.82	–	–	–
I. Videv Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–
N. Soldo	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
K. Balogiannis	90′	–	–	4	0.28	–	–	–
L. Araújo	90′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–
E. Silva	90′	–	–	3	0.21	–	–
E. Rodríguez Taken off	62′	–	–	3	0.20	–	–	–
T. Nedelev Taken off	62′	1	–	3	0.15	–	–	–
S. Kalu Taken off	76′	2	–	4	0.42	–	–	–
S. Tsonov Taken off	46′	–	–	1	0.39	–	–	–
F. Mascote Came on as a substitute	44′	1	–	2	0.30	–	–	–
Z. Tindano Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
C. A. López Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
W. C. Oluebube Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	5	0.39	–	–	–
C. Meotti Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


M. Kovalyov Sent off	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–
J. Lopes	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
M. Jurić-Petrašilo	90′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
D. Krastev Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
A. Georgiev	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
A. Granchov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
S. Moukachar Taken off	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
D. Ivanov Taken off	45′	–	–	1	0.13	–	–	–
G. Stojanovski	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Xandy Taken off	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
T. Chunchukov Taken off	42′	–	–	1	0.13	–	–	–
P. Prindzhev Came on as a substitute	48′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
V. Dimitrov Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
E. Yanchev Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 D L W

Spartak Varna L W L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Spartak Varna 3-2 Botev Plovdiv, 24 Oct 25 Next meeting: Botev Plovdiv 3-2 Spartak Varna, 10 Aug 26 All Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna 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.