Cherno More vs Botev Plovdiv

9 May 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2025/26 · Referee Georgi Dimitrov

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Asen Chandarov 41’ (pen)
  • Asen Donchev 90+17’ (pen)

Match summary

Cherno More saw off Botev Plovdiv 2-0. Cherno More led 1-0 at half-time.

Asen Chandarov put Cherno More ahead from the penalty spot in the 41st minute and Asen Donchev made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Cherno More created 3.16 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Botev Plovdiv's 0.88 from 10.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
13 Shots 10
6 Shots on target 4
4 Corners 3
72 Attacks 79
37 Dangerous attacks 44
305 Passes 413
73.8% Pass accuracy 81.8%
5 Tackles 1
10 Fouls 12
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 0

Key events

Cherno More Botev Plovdiv
Kick-off
7’
Carlos Algarra LópezShot on target
Celso Sidney
26’
Georgi LazarovShot on target
28’
32’
Franklin MascoteShot on target
Asen ChandarovPenalty1-0 (Cherno More)
41’
Half-time1-0
46’
Edson SilvaLucas Araujo
46’
Williams Chimezie OluebubeSamuil Tsonov
Second half underway
Georgi LazarovShot on target
52’
55’
Konstantinos Balogiannis
Asen DonchevCelso Sidney
60’
62’
Nikola IlievShot on target
65’
Franklin MascoteShot on target
Asen DonchevShot on target
68’
73’
Antoine Conte
88’
Ivaylo VidevAntoine Conte
89’
Zakaria TindanoEnock Kwateng
90+2’
Edson Silva
90+6’
D. RusevFranklin Mascote
Zhivko Atanasov
90+6’
Vlatko DrobarovShot on target
90+10’
90+13’
Samuel Kalu
Asen DonchevPenalty2-0 (Cherno More)
90+17’
Nikolay Petrov KostadinovBerk Beyhan
90+19’
Nikolay ZlatevVasil Panayotov
90+19’
David TelesGeorgi Lazarov
90+19’
Full-time2-0

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.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 3.16 0.88 41’ Asen Chandarov (Cherno More), 1-0 41’ 90+17’ Asen Donchev (Cherno More), 2-0 90+17’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 3.16 0.88 41’ Asen Chandarov (Cherno More), 1-0 Chandarov 41’ 90+17’ Asen Donchev (Cherno More), 2-0 Donchev 90+17’
Cherno More 3.16 xGBotev Plovdiv 0.88 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Botev Plovdiv attacking Cherno More attacking 
41’ Asen Chandarov (Cherno More), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+17’ Asen Donchev (Cherno More), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 24’ Vasil Panayotov (Cherno More), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 90+10’ Vlatko Drobarov (Cherno More), set piece, 0.28 xG, saved 24’ Vasil Panayotov (Cherno More), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 64’ Williams Chimezie Oluebube (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 42’ Asen Chandarov (Cherno More), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 62’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 20’ Samuel Kalu (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 61’ Asen Donchev (Cherno More), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 31’ Celso Sidney (Cherno More), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 68’ Asen Donchev (Cherno More), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 65’ Franklin Mascote (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 32’ Franklin Mascote (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Celso Sidney (Cherno More), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 62’ Samuel Kalu (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ Carlos Algarra López (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Georgi Lazarov (Cherno More), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Georgi Lazarov (Cherno More), open play, 0.00 xG, saved 90+4’ Emanuil Nyagolov (Cherno More), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 90+5’ Carlos Algarra López (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 41’ Asen Chandarov (Cherno More), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+17’ Asen Donchev (Cherno More), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 24’ Vasil Panayotov (Cherno More), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 90+10’ Vlatko Drobarov (Cherno More), set piece, 0.28 xG, saved 24’ Vasil Panayotov (Cherno More), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 64’ Williams Chimezie Oluebube (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 42’ Asen Chandarov (Cherno More), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 62’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 61’ Asen Donchev (Cherno More), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 20’ Samuel Kalu (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 31’ Celso Sidney (Cherno More), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 68’ Asen Donchev (Cherno More), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 65’ Franklin Mascote (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 46’ Celso Sidney (Cherno More), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 32’ Franklin Mascote (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 62’ Samuel Kalu (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ Carlos Algarra López (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Georgi Lazarov (Cherno More), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Georgi Lazarov (Cherno More), open play, 0.00 xG, saved 90+4’ Emanuil Nyagolov (Cherno More), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 90+5’ Carlos Algarra López (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Cherno More 3-5-2 Starting XI
Tomov
Bandaro
Drobarov
Atanasov
Nyagolov
Panayotov 90’
Chandarov
Beyhan 90’
Tombak
Lazarov 90’
Sidney 60’
Botev Plovdiv 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Naumov
Balogiannis
Kwateng 89’
Petrov
Conte 88’
Araujo 46’
López
Kalu
Iliev
Tsonov 46’
Mascote 90’

Player stats

Players12 players
Kristian Tomov
90′ – – – – – – –
Vlatko Drobarov
90′ – – 1 0.28 – – –
Zhivko Atanasov
90′ – – – – – –
João Bandaro
90′ – – – – – – –
Ertan Tombak
90′ – – – – – – –
Vasil Panayotov Taken off
90′ – – 2 0.61 – – –
Asen Chandarov
90′ 1 – 2 0.96 – – –
Berk Beyhan Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
Emanuil Nyagolov
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Georgi Lazarov Taken off
90′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
Celso Sidney Taken off
60′ – – 2 0.23 – –
Asen Donchev Came on as a substitute
30′ 1 – 3 1.02 – – –
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

Cherno More LDLWD
Botev Plovdiv WDWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Botev Plovdiv 2-1 Cherno More, 29 Nov 25 Next meeting: Botev Plovdiv 5-0 Cherno More, 16 May 26  All Cherno More vs Botev Plovdiv 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.