Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna

10 August 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2026/27 · Referee Mihael Pavlov

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 3–0

Franklin Mascote 4’
Asen Chandarov 28’
Samuel Kalu 39’

Simeon Petrov 58’ (og)
Ahmed Ahmedov 90+3’

Match summary

Botev Plovdiv won 3-2 at home to Spartak Varna. Botev Plovdiv led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Franklin Mascote put Botev Plovdiv ahead in the 4th minute, Asen Chandarov made it 2-0 in the 28th minute, and Samuel Kalu made it 3-0 in the 39th minute. In the second half, Petrov's own goal pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 58th minute and Ahmed Ahmedov made it 3-2 in stoppage time.

Shots finished 14-11 to Botev Plovdiv, with 7 on target for Botev Plovdiv and 4 for Spartak Varna.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%

14 Shots 11

7 Shots on target 4

4 Corners 1

116 Attacks 111

64 Dangerous attacks 73

401 Passes 405

83.0% Pass accuracy 80.2%

2 Tackles 0

5 Fouls 10

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

1 Offsides 2

Key events

Botev Plovdiv Spartak Varna

Kick-off

Franklin MascoteLeft foot shot

1-0

4’

Franklin MascoteShot on target

13’

Asen ChandarovRight foot shot

2-0

28’

33’

Tsvetelin ChunchukovShot on target

Samuel KaluRight foot shot

3-0

39’

Half-time3-0

Mauro RodriguesNikola Iliev

46’

Bogdan KostovBryan-Anthony Chibuike Hein

46’

Ricardo SousaSámuel Major

Carlos MeottiShot on target

50’

Jota LopesShot on target

Second half underway

58’

Simeon PetrovOwn goal

3-1

I. VidevCarlos Meotti

62’

Chidera Micheal OkohFranklin Mascote

62’

Chidera Micheal OkohShot on target

64’

67’

BuáTomás Silva

67’

Anton IvanovBoubacar Hanne

67’

Ahmed AhmedovTsvetelin Chunchukov

68’

Jota Lopes

70’

Ahmed AhmedovShot on target

84’

Ángel Gomes ArevaloJota Lopes

Samuel Kalu

86’

Williams Chimezie OluebubeSamuel Kalu

90+1’

Chidera Micheal OkohShot on target

90+2’

90+3’

Ahmed AhmedovLeft foot shot

3-2

Full-time3-2

Player stats

Players14 players


Daniel Naumov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vladimir Mendes	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Simeon Petrov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Timothy Awany	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bryan-Anthony Chibuike Hein Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lucas Araujo	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Asen Chandarov	90′	1	–	1	0.18	–	–	–
Carlos Meotti	62′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Nikola Iliev Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Samuel Kalu Taken off	90′	1	–	5	0.41	–	–
Franklin Mascote Taken off	62′	1	–	3	0.44	–	–	–
Bogdan Kostov Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mauro Rodrigues Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Chidera Micheal Okoh Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	3	0.21	–	–	–


Plamen Iliev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
David Valverde Juan	90′	–	–	1	0.00	–	–	–
Vasco Oliveira	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joey Tshitoku	90′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Boris Ivanov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tsvetoslav Marinov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sámuel Major Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jota Lopes Taken off	84′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–
Tomás Silva Taken off	67′	–	–	1	0.10	–	–	–
Boubacar Hanne Taken off	67′	–	–	1	0.00	–	–	–
Tsvetelin Chunchukov Taken off	67′	–	–	1	0.17	–	–	–
Ricardo Sousa Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Buá Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Ahmed Ahmedov Came on as a substitute	23′	1	–	3	0.75	–	–	–
Anton Ivanov Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ángel Gomes Arevalo Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–

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 W L D L W

Spartak Varna W W D W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Botev Plovdiv 5-0 Spartak Varna, 04 Apr 26 Next meeting: Spartak Varna vs Botev Plovdiv, 06 Dec 26 (upcoming) All Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna meetings

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