Botev Vratsa vs Arda

19 April 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2024/25 · Referee Georgi Kabakov

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Daniel Genov 9’, 76’
  • Brayan Perea 73’
  • Svetoslav Kovachev 30’

Match summary

Botev Vratsa beat Arda 3-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Daniel Genov put Botev Vratsa ahead with a direct free kick in the 9th minute and Svetoslav Kovachev equalised in the 30th minute. In the second half, Brayan Perea put Botev Vratsa back in front with a header in the 73rd minute and Genov made it 3-1 in the 76th minute.

The chances backed that up: Botev Vratsa created 1.07 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Arda's 0.27 from 5.

Key events

Botev Vratsa Arda
Kick-off
Daniel GenovFree Kick1-0 (Botev Vratsa)
9’
Quentin BenaFoul
17’
Brayan PereaFoul
25’
27’
Plamen KrachunovFoul
30’
Borislav TsonevFoul
30’
Svetoslav KovachevLeft foot shot1-1 (Arda)
42’
Serkan YuseinFoul
Half-time1-1
Second half underway
Daniel GenovShot on target
47’
50’
Vyacheslav VelevShot on target
Ewerton PotiguarQuentin Bena
53’
61’
Gustavo CascardoFoul
66’
Dimitar VelkovskiSerkan Yusein
Brayan PereaHeader2-1 (Botev Vratsa)
73’
Daniel GenovRight foot shot3-1 (Botev Vratsa)
76’
76’
Ivan TilevTonislav Yordanov
Daniel GenovFoul
77’
Dimitar Evtimov
80’
Martin SmolenskiDaniel Genov
81’
Martin SmolenskiFoul
82’
David SuárezShot on target
85’
Arian KabashiFoul
87’
Kristiyan YovovArian Kabashi
90+6’
Martin Stanislavov BachevBoubacar Traorè
90+6’
Dilyan GeorgievDavid Suárez
90+6’
Full-time3-1

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.07 0.27 9’ Daniel Genov (Botev Vratsa), 1-0 9’ 30’ Svetoslav Kovachev (Arda), 1-1 30’ 73’ Brayan Perea (Botev Vratsa), 2-1 73’ 76’ Daniel Genov (Botev Vratsa), 3-1 76’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.07 0.27 9’ Daniel Genov (Botev Vratsa), 1-0 Genov 9’ 30’ Svetoslav Kovachev (Arda), 1-1 Kovachev 30’ 73’ Brayan Perea (Botev Vratsa), 2-1 Perea 73’ 76’ Daniel Genov (Botev Vratsa), 3-1 Genov 76’
Botev Vratsa 1.07 xGArda 0.27 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arda attacking Botev Vratsa attacking 
73’ Brayan Perea (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 66’ Daniel Genov (Botev Vratsa), direct free kick, 0.21 xG, blocked 46’ Boubacar Traorè (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 30’ Svetoslav Kovachev (Arda), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 9’ Daniel Genov (Botev Vratsa), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, goal 21’ Boubacar Traorè (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 40’ Martin Dichev (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Boubacar Traorè (Botev Vratsa), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Daniel Genov (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 85’ David Suárez (Botev Vratsa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Daniel Genov (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Vyacheslav Velev (Arda), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Svetoslav Kovachev (Arda), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Serkan Yusein (Arda), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ Boubacar Traorè (Botev Vratsa), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 53’ Stanislav Ivanov (Arda), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 90+4’ Martin Smolenski (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 26’ David Suárez (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 34’ Daniel Genov (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 72’ Daniel Genov (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 73’ Brayan Perea (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 66’ Daniel Genov (Botev Vratsa), direct free kick, 0.21 xG, blocked 46’ Boubacar Traorè (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 30’ Svetoslav Kovachev (Arda), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 9’ Daniel Genov (Botev Vratsa), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, goal 21’ Boubacar Traorè (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 40’ Martin Dichev (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Boubacar Traorè (Botev Vratsa), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Daniel Genov (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 85’ David Suárez (Botev Vratsa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 50’ Vyacheslav Velev (Arda), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Daniel Genov (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Svetoslav Kovachev (Arda), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Serkan Yusein (Arda), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Stanislav Ivanov (Arda), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 24’ Boubacar Traorè (Botev Vratsa), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 34’ Daniel Genov (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 90+4’ Martin Smolenski (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 26’ David Suárez (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 72’ Daniel Genov (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Botev Vratsa 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Evtimov
Dichev
Kabashi 90’
Diabaté
Allal
Bena 53’
Suárez 90’
Traorè 90’
Boukassi
Genov 2 81’
Perea
Arda 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Gospodinov
Cascardo
Viyachki
Krachunov
Velev
Kotev
Yusein 66’
Tsonev
Ivanov
Kovachev
Yordanov 76’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Dimitar Evtimov
90′ 1 1 10 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Hamza Ait Allal
90′ – 1 – 7 2 34 – – 1 –
Arian Kabashi Taken off
90′ – 4 – 3 1 29 1 – –
Sirikiy Diabaté
90′ – – – 1 1 30 – – – –
Martin Dichev
90′ 1 – – 2 – 30 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Quentin Bena Taken off
54′ – – 26 – – – 1 1 1 –
David Suárez Taken off
90′ – – 49 1 – – 1 3 2 1 –
Boubacar Traorè Taken off
90′ – – 13 – – – – 6 – 1 –
Mehdi Boukassi
90′ – – 44 1 – – 1 8 – 2 –
Ewerton Potiguar Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 6 – – – – 2 – 1 –
Martin Smolenski Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 10 1 – – – 2 1 1
Forwards2 players
Daniel Genov Taken off
81′ 2 – 6 3 0.38 – – 5 2 25
Brayan Perea
90′ 1 – 1 1 0.25 – 1 3 1 24
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

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Arda 2-0 Botev Vratsa, 08 Nov 24 Next meeting: Arda 0-2 Botev Vratsa, 28 Sep 25  All Botev Vratsa vs Arda 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.