CSKA Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv

27 July 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2026/27 · Referee Martin Velikov

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Joël Zwarts 41’, 89’
  • Ioannis Pittas 90+1’
  • Carlos Algarra López 38’
  • Asen Chandarov 90+3’

Match summary

CSKA Sofia came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Botev Plovdiv. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Carlos Algarra López put Botev Plovdiv ahead from a corner in the 38th minute and Joël Zwarts equalised in the 41st minute. In the second half, Zwarts put CSKA Sofia in front in the 89th minute, Ioannis Pittas made it 3-1 in stoppage time, and Asen Chandarov pulled one back to make it 3-2 with a header in stoppage time.

Botev Plovdiv can feel hard done by, creating 2.38 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to CSKA Sofia's 1.41 from 19.

Match stats

62% Possession 38%
19 Shots 19
9 Shots on target 9
17 Corners 5
101 Attacks 76
97 Dangerous attacks 56
450 Passes 266
81.6% Pass accuracy 79.7%
1 Tackles 0
16 Fouls 10
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 0

Key events

CSKA Sofia Botev Plovdiv
Kick-off
11’
Vladimir MendesShot on target
Mohamed Amine Brahimi
19’
21’
Chidera Micheal OkohShot on target
23’
Samuel KaluShot on target
Léo PereiraShot on target
26’
28’
Nikola IlievShot on target
PastorTamimou Ouorou
31’
38’
Carlos Algarra LópezLeft foot shot0-1 (Botev Plovdiv)
38’
Samuel KaluShot on target
Joël ZwartsLeft foot shot1-1 (CSKA Sofia)
41’
Half-time1-1
Stefano SensiPetko Panayotov
46’
Ioannis PittasMohamed Amine Brahimi
46’
Facundo RodríguezShot on target
46’
Second half underway
Joël ZwartsShot on target
48’
Joël ZwartsShot on target
56’
Bruno JordãoShot on target
58’
62’
Mauro RodriguesCarlos Meotti
62’
Georgi MilanovNikola Iliev
62’
Franklin MascoteChidera Micheal Okoh
Ángelo MartinoAndrey Yordanov
62’
63’
Carlos Algarra López
69’
Timothy Awany
70’
Nikola SoldoTimothy Awany
Jean-Philippe GbaminBruno Jordão
73’
Max EbongShot on target
73’
78’
Samuel Kalu
79’
Georgi MilanovShot on target
84’
Lucas AraujoSamuel Kalu
Joël Zwarts
84’
Joël Zwarts2-1 (CSKA Sofia)
90’
Ioannis PittasRight foot shot3-1 (CSKA Sofia)
90+1’
90+1’
Lucas AraujoShot on target
90+4’
Asen ChandarovHeader3-2 (Botev Plovdiv)
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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.41 2.38 38’ Carlos Algarra López (Botev Plovdiv), 0-1 38’ 41’ Joël Zwarts (CSKA Sofia), 1-1 41’ 89’ Joël Zwarts (CSKA Sofia), 2-1 89’ 90+1’ Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia), 3-1 90+1’ 90+3’ Asen Chandarov (Botev Plovdiv), 3-2 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.41 2.38 38’ Carlos Algarra López (Botev Plovdiv), 0-1 López 38’ 41’ Joël Zwarts (CSKA Sofia), 1-1 Zwarts 41’ 89’ Joël Zwarts (CSKA Sofia), 2-1 Zwarts 89’ 90+1’ Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia), 3-1 Pittas 90+1’ 90+3’ Asen Chandarov (Botev Plovdiv), 3-2 Chandarov 90+3’
CSKA Sofia 1.41 xGBotev Plovdiv 2.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Botev Plovdiv attacking CSKA Sofia attacking 
58’ Chidera Micheal Okoh (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.50 xG, blocked 89’ Joël Zwarts (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 90+1’ Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 70’ Franklin Mascote (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 75’ Léo Pereira (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 21’ Chidera Micheal Okoh (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 83’ Franklin Mascote (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 28’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 90+3’ Asen Chandarov (Botev Plovdiv), from a corner, 0.16 xG, goal 38’ Carlos Algarra López (Botev Plovdiv), from a corner, 0.15 xG, goal 58’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, blocked 6’ Bryan-Anthony Chibuike Hein (Botev Plovdiv), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 38’ Samuel Kalu (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 41’ Joël Zwarts (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 27’ Samuel Kalu (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 15’ Max Ebong (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 40’ Petko Panayotov (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 34’ Chidera Micheal Okoh (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 21’ Carlos Meotti (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ Léo Pereira (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Joël Zwarts (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+1’ Lucas Araujo (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Samuel Kalu (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Léo Pereira (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ Vladimir Mendes (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Georgi Milanov (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 18’ Carlos Meotti (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 58’ Bruno Jordão (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 23’ Samuel Kalu (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 46’ Facundo Rodríguez (CSKA Sofia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 56’ Joël Zwarts (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 66’ Bruno Jordão (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 73’ Max Ebong (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 3’ Mohamed Amine Brahimi (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 85’ Pastor (CSKA Sofia), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 86’ Jean-Philippe Gbamin (CSKA Sofia), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 89’ Pastor (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 58’ Chidera Micheal Okoh (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.50 xG, blocked 89’ Joël Zwarts (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 90+1’ Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 70’ Franklin Mascote (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 75’ Léo Pereira (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 21’ Chidera Micheal Okoh (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 83’ Franklin Mascote (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 28’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 90+3’ Asen Chandarov (Botev Plovdiv), from a corner, 0.16 xG, goal 38’ Carlos Algarra López (Botev Plovdiv), from a corner, 0.15 xG, goal 58’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, blocked 6’ Bryan-Anthony Chibuike Hein (Botev Plovdiv), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 38’ Samuel Kalu (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 41’ Joël Zwarts (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 27’ Samuel Kalu (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 15’ Max Ebong (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 40’ Petko Panayotov (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 34’ Chidera Micheal Okoh (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 21’ Carlos Meotti (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ Léo Pereira (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Joël Zwarts (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+1’ Lucas Araujo (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Samuel Kalu (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Léo Pereira (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ Vladimir Mendes (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Georgi Milanov (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 18’ Carlos Meotti (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Facundo Rodríguez (CSKA Sofia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 56’ Joël Zwarts (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 58’ Bruno Jordão (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 66’ Bruno Jordão (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 3’ Mohamed Amine Brahimi (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 23’ Samuel Kalu (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 73’ Max Ebong (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 85’ Pastor (CSKA Sofia), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 86’ Jean-Philippe Gbamin (CSKA Sofia), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 89’ Pastor (CSKA Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked
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Lineups

CSKA Sofia 4-3-3 Starting XI
Lapoukhov
Yordanov 62’
Rodríguez
Ivanov
Ouorou 31’
Ebong
Jordão 73’
Panayotov 46’
Pereira
Zwarts 2
Brahimi 46’
Botev Plovdiv 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Naumov
Awany 70’
Petrov
Mendes
Hein
Chandarov
López
Meotti 62’
Iliev 62’
Kalu 84’
Okoh 62’

Player stats

Players16 players
Fedor Lapoukhov
90′ – – – – – – –
Tamimou Ouorou Taken off
31′ – – – – – – –
Facundo Rodríguez
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Teodor Ivanov
90′ – – – – – – –
Andrey Yordanov Taken off
62′ – – – – – – –
Max Ebong
90′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Bruno Jordão Taken off
73′ – – 2 0.02 – – –
Petko Panayotov Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Mohamed Amine Brahimi Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.01 – –
Joël Zwarts
90′ 2 – 4 0.60 – –
Léo Pereira
90′ – – 3 0.29 – – –
Pastor Came on as a substitute
59′ – – 2 0.01 – – –
Stefano Sensi Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Ioannis Pittas Came on as a substitute
44′ 1 – 2 0.29 – – –
Ángelo Martino Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Jean-Philippe Gbamin Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 1 0.00 – – –
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

CSKA Sofia WDLLD
Botev Plovdiv LLWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: CSKA Sofia 2-1 Botev Plovdiv, 22 Nov 25 Next meeting: Botev Plovdiv vs CSKA Sofia, 22 Nov 26 (upcoming)  All CSKA Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv meetings

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