Botev Vratsa vs CSKA Sofia

5 April 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2024/25 · Referee Volen Chinkov

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Boubacar Traorè 37’
  • Matthias Phaëton 90+2’

Match summary

Botev Vratsa and CSKA Sofia drew 1-1. Botev Vratsa led 1-0 at half-time.

Boubacar Traorè put Botev Vratsa ahead in the 37th minute and Matthias Phaëton equalised in stoppage time.

CSKA Sofia had the better of the chances, with 1.02 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Botev Vratsa's 0.35 from 3.

Key events

Botev Vratsa CSKA Sofia
Kick-off
16’
Thibaut VionShot on target
Boubacar TraorèLeft foot shot1-0 (Botev Vratsa)
37’
45+3’
Georgi ChorbadzhiyskiJason Lokilo
45+3’
Matthias PhaëtonIlian Iliev
Second half underway
Half-time1-0
49’
Georgi ChorbadzhiyskiShot on target
62’
Lumbardh DellovaFoul
63’
James Eto'oOlaus Skarsem
63’
Jonathan LindsethMarcelino Carreazo
Daniel GenovEwerton Potiguar
68’
David SuárezFoul
71’
72’
Stanislav ShopovShot on target
Spas GeorgievBoubacar Traorè
74’
Mehdi BoukassiDavid Suárez
74’
Quentin BenaBrayan Perea
80’
Preslav BachevAntoan Stoyanov
80’
Spas GeorgievFoul
81’
82’
Matthias PhaëtonFoul
Daniel GenovFoul
88’
90+2’
Matthias PhaëtonLeft foot shot1-1 (CSKA Sofia)
90+3’
Stanislav Shopov
Full-time1-1

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 0.35 1.02 37’ Boubacar Traorè (Botev Vratsa), 1-0 37’ 90+2’ Matthias Phaëton (CSKA Sofia), 1-1 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.35 1.02 37’ Boubacar Traorè (Botev Vratsa), 1-0 Traorè 37’ 90+2’ Matthias Phaëton (CSKA Sofia), 1-1 Phaëton 90+2’
Botev Vratsa 0.35 xGCSKA Sofia 1.02 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 CSKA Sofia attacking Botev Vratsa attacking 
37’ Boubacar Traorè (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 16’ Thibaut Vion (CSKA Sofia), from a corner, 0.21 xG, saved 90+4’ Georgi Chorbadzhiyski (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 90+2’ Matthias Phaëton (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 33’ Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 49’ Georgi Chorbadzhiyski (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 85’ Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 72’ Stanislav Shopov (CSKA Sofia), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 26’ Lumbardh Dellova (CSKA Sofia), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Adrián Lapeña (CSKA Sofia), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Stanislav Shopov (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Jason Lokilo (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Antoan Stoyanov (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 65’ James Eto'o (CSKA Sofia), from a corner, 0.00 xG, blocked 74’ Adrián Lapeña (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 1’ Ewerton Potiguar (Botev Vratsa), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 2’ Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 48’ Thibaut Vion (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 90+1’ Stanislav Shopov (CSKA Sofia), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 37’ Boubacar Traorè (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 16’ Thibaut Vion (CSKA Sofia), from a corner, 0.21 xG, saved 90+4’ Georgi Chorbadzhiyski (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 90+2’ Matthias Phaëton (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 33’ Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 49’ Georgi Chorbadzhiyski (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 72’ Stanislav Shopov (CSKA Sofia), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 85’ Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Adrián Lapeña (CSKA Sofia), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Lumbardh Dellova (CSKA Sofia), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Stanislav Shopov (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Jason Lokilo (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Antoan Stoyanov (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 48’ Thibaut Vion (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 65’ James Eto'o (CSKA Sofia), from a corner, 0.00 xG, blocked 74’ Adrián Lapeña (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 1’ Ewerton Potiguar (Botev Vratsa), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 2’ Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 90+1’ Stanislav Shopov (CSKA Sofia), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Botev Vratsa 5-4-1 Starting XI
Allagbe
Dichev
Kabashi
Diabaté
Allal
Georgiev
Potiguar 68’
Traorè 74’
Stoyanov 80’
Suárez 74’
Perea 80’
CSKA Sofia 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Lapoukhov
Lapeña
Dellova
Turitsov
Vion
Carreazo 63’
Skarsem 63’
Iliev 45’
Shopov
Lokilo 45’
Pittas

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Saturnin Allagbe
90′ 4 1 12 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Hamza Ait Allal
90′ 1 2 – 4 1 23 – – 1 –
Dilyan Georgiev
90′ – 3 – 2 2 12 1 – – –
Arian Kabashi
90′ – 5 – 10 2 12 – – – –
Sirikiy Diabaté
90′ – 3 1 6 3 14 – – – –
Martin Dichev
90′ – 2 1 5 1 25 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Boubacar Traorè Taken off
76′ 1 – 4 – – – 1 4 – – –
Antoan Stoyanov Taken off
82′ – – 19 – – – 5 3 2 – –
David Suárez Taken off
76′ – – 14 – – 1 4 6 1 3
Ewerton Potiguar Taken off
70′ – – 8 1 – – 2 5 1 – –
Daniel Genov Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 12 – – 1 3 2 1 –
Spas Georgiev Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 4 – – – – – 1 –
Mehdi Boukassi Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 6 – – – 1 1 – – –
Forwards3 players
Brayan Perea Taken off
82′ – – – – – – – 16 2 22 –
Quentin Bena Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – – – – 6 –
Preslav Bachev Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – – – – 4 –
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 Vratsa LDLWL
CSKA Sofia DWDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: CSKA Sofia 2-0 Botev Vratsa, 24 Oct 24 Next meeting: Botev Vratsa 1-1 CSKA Sofia, 22 Sep 25  All Botev Vratsa vs CSKA 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.