Botev Vratsa vs Septemvri Sofia

2 May 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2024/25 · Referee Radoslav Gidzhenov

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

Martin Smolenski 9’
Brayan Perea 45+2’, 48’

Martin Hristov 53’
Bertrand Fourrier 86’

Match summary

Botev Vratsa saw off Septemvri Sofia 3-2. Botev Vratsa led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Martin Smolenski put Botev Vratsa ahead with a header in the 9th minute and Brayan Perea made it 2-0 with a header in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Perea made it 3-0 in the 48th minute, Martin Hristov pulled one back to make it 3-1 with a header in the 53rd minute, and Bertrand Fourrier made it 3-2 in the 86th minute.

The chances backed that up: Botev Vratsa created 1.64 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Septemvri Sofia's 1.15 from 10.

Key events

Botev Vratsa Septemvri Sofia

Kick-off

Daniel GenovShot on target

3’

Martin SmolenskiHeader

1-0

9’

Martin SmolenskiShot on target

9’

16’

Borislav RupanovFoul

22’

Victor OchayiShot on target

Brayan PereaHeader

2-0

45+2’

Half-time2-0

46’

Moi ParraVictor Ochayi

46’

Mitko MitkovKubrat Onashchi

Second half underway

Brayan PereaRight foot shot

3-0

48’

53’

Martin HristovHeader

3-1

55’

Mitko MitkovShot on target

64’

Martin MoranBorislav Rupanov

66’

Martin MoranFoul

Daniel GenovShot on target

66’

Mehdi BoukassiQuentin Bena

68’

Ewerton PotiguarDaniel Genov

68’

Hamza Ait AllalFoul

71’

75’

Asen ChandarovFoul

Brayan PereaShot on target

76’

77’

Nikola VelichkovskiAsen Chandarov

80’

Mitko MitkovFoul

Mark Emilio PapazovMartin Smolenski

82’

Preslav BachevSpas Georgiev

82’

86’

Bertrand FourrierLeft foot shot

3-2

90’

Xandro SchenkArgument

Martin Stanislavov BachevBrayan Perea

90+2’

Mark Emilio PapazovShot on target

90+2’

Full-time3-2

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 Vratsa 1.64 xGSeptemvri Sofia 1.15 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Septemvri Sofia attacking Botev Vratsa attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Botev Vratsa 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Septemvri Sofia 5-3-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Dimitar Evtimov	90′	3	2	12	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Hamza Ait Allal	90′	1	–	–	4	1	25	3	–	–
Arian Kabashi	90′	–	3	1	1	–	18	1	–	–	–
Sirikiy Diabaté	90′	–	2	1	3	3	17	–	–	–	–
Martin Dichev	90′	2	1	–	3	–	13	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Quentin Bena Taken off	70′	–	–	13	–	–	–	1	1	1	–	–
David Suárez	90′	–	–	26	–	–	–	–	8	1	2	–
Spas Georgiev Taken off	84′	–	1	15	1	–	–	1	1	2	–	–
Martin Smolenski Taken off	84′	1	1	17	3	–	–	1	3	1	1	–
Mehdi Boukassi Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	2	1	2	–
Mark Emilio Papazov Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Daniel Genov Taken off	70′	–	–	2	2	0.26	–	1	2	1	19	–
Brayan Perea Taken off	90′	2	–	5	3	0.64	–	2	9	1	22	–
Ewerton Potiguar Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	–	–
Preslav Bachev Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Dimitar Sheytanov	90′	6	3	20	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Mihail Polendakov	90′	–	–	–	4	–	30	1	–	–	–
Martin Hristov	90′	1	1	–	7	3	55	–	1	–	–
Xandro Schenk	90′	–	2	1	4	3	64	1	–	1
Kubrat Onashchi Taken off	48′	–	1	–	1	–	45	–	–	–	–
Georgi Varbanov	90′	–	–	–	5	1	30	1	–	–	–
Mitko Mitkov Came on as a substitute	50′	–	–	–	7	1	8	1	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Victor Ochayi Taken off	48′	–	–	19	–	–	–	1	2	1	–	–
Asen Chandarov Taken off	80′	–	–	32	2	–	–	–	6	2	2
Kleri Serber	90′	–	–	40	1	–	1	1	10	–	2	–
Moi Parra Came on as a substitute	50′	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	5	1	–	–
Nikola Velichkovski Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Borislav Rupanov Taken off	67′	–	–	1	–	0.08	–	1	6	–	16
Bertrand Fourrier	90′	1	–	2	1	0.37	–	2	7	1	18	–
Martin Moran Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	6

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 L D L W W

Septemvri Sofia W L L L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Septemvri Sofia 2-2 Botev Vratsa, 08 Feb 25 Next meeting: Botev Vratsa 2-1 Septemvri Sofia, 25 Oct 25 All Botev Vratsa 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.