Dobrudzha vs Slavia Sofia

28 July 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2025/26 · Referee Vasil Minev

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Lucas Cardoso Soares 45+1’, 57’
  • Kristiyan Balov 5’

Match summary

Dobrudzha came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Slavia Sofia. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Kristiyan Balov put Slavia Sofia ahead in the 5th minute, Lucas Cardoso Soares equalised in first-half stoppage time, and Soares won it with a header in the 57th minute.

The chances backed that up: Dobrudzha created 1.57 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Slavia Sofia's 0.83 from 9. Dobrudzha had a player sent off.

Match stats

40% Possession 60%
16 Shots 9
9 Shots on target 5
4 Corners 8
268 Passes 414
75.4% Pass accuracy 80.4%
5 Tackles 2
10 Fouls 15
3 Yellow cards 3
1 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 7

Key events

Dobrudzha Slavia Sofia
Kick-off
Lucas Cardoso SoaresShot on target
3’
5’
Kristiyan BalovLeft foot shot0-1 (Slavia Sofia)
8’
Yanis GuermoucheShot on target
Bogdan KostovShot on target
16’
Bogdan Kostov
22’
Ivaylo MihaylovShot on target
31’
Ivaylo Mihaylov
44’
Lucas Cardoso SoaresRight foot shot1-1 (Dobrudzha)
45+1’
Half-time1-1
Milcho AngelovIvaylo Mihaylov
46’
Anton IvanovZdravko Serafimov
46’
Ivaylo MihaylovShot on target
48’
50’
Yanis Guermouche
50’
Boris TodorovShot on target
Second half underway
52’
Martin Georgiev
Milcho AngelovShot on target
53’
Lucas Cardoso SoaresHeader2-1 (Dobrudzha)
57’
Milcho AngelovShot on target
57’
58’
Vladimir MedvedYanis Guermouche
58’
Mouhamed DossoBoris Todorov
58’
Marko MileticKristiyan Balov
62’
Roberto Raychev
Andrian DimitrovShot on target
67’
68’
Denislav AleksandrovRoberto Raychev
71’
Iliyan StefanovIvan Minchev
Dimitar PirgovLucas Cardoso Soares
72’
Rumen RumenovAykut Ramadan
78’
80’
Denislav AleksandrovShot on target
90’
Vladimir MedvedShot on target
Andrian Dimitrov
90+3’
Ivaylo KlimentovAndrian Dimitrov
90+4’
Galin Grigorov
90+6’
Full-time2-1

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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 0.83 5’ Kristiyan Balov (Slavia Sofia), 0-1 5’ 45+1’ Lucas Cardoso Soares (Dobrudzha), 1-1 45+1’ 57’ Lucas Cardoso Soares (Dobrudzha), 2-1 57’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 0.83 5’ Kristiyan Balov (Slavia Sofia), 0-1 Balov 5’ 45+1’ Lucas Cardoso Soares (Dobrudzha), 1-1 Soares 45+1’ 57’ Lucas Cardoso Soares (Dobrudzha), 2-1 Soares 57’
Dobrudzha 1.57 xGSlavia Sofia 0.83 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Slavia Sofia attacking Dobrudzha attacking 
57’ Lucas Cardoso Soares (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 5’ Kristiyan Balov (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 5’ Kristiyan Balov (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 16’ Bogdan Kostov (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 90+1’ Milcho Angelov (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 46’ Lucas Cardoso Soares (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 90’ Vladimir Medved (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 53’ Milcho Angelov (Dobrudzha), set piece, 0.12 xG, saved 48’ Ivaylo Mihaylov (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 1’ Ivaylo Mihaylov (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 8’ Yanis Guermouche (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 57’ Milcho Angelov (Dobrudzha), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 45’ Ivan Minchev (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ Andrian Dimitrov (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 3’ Lucas Cardoso Soares (Dobrudzha), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Malick Fall (Dobrudzha), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Ivaylo Mihaylov (Dobrudzha), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ Boris Todorov (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Andrian Dimitrov (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Denislav Aleksandrov (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Ivan Minchev (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Ivan Minchev (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Aykut Ramadan (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 13’ Ivaylo Mihaylov (Dobrudzha), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 43’ Lucas Cardoso Soares (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 57’ Lucas Cardoso Soares (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 5’ Kristiyan Balov (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 5’ Kristiyan Balov (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 16’ Bogdan Kostov (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 90+1’ Milcho Angelov (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 46’ Lucas Cardoso Soares (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 90’ Vladimir Medved (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 53’ Milcho Angelov (Dobrudzha), set piece, 0.12 xG, saved 48’ Ivaylo Mihaylov (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 1’ Ivaylo Mihaylov (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 8’ Yanis Guermouche (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 57’ Milcho Angelov (Dobrudzha), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 45’ Ivan Minchev (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ Andrian Dimitrov (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 3’ Lucas Cardoso Soares (Dobrudzha), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Malick Fall (Dobrudzha), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Ivaylo Mihaylov (Dobrudzha), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ Boris Todorov (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Andrian Dimitrov (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Denislav Aleksandrov (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Ivan Minchev (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Ivan Minchev (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Aykut Ramadan (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 13’ Ivaylo Mihaylov (Dobrudzha), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 43’ Lucas Cardoso Soares (Dobrudzha), open play, 0.00 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Dobrudzha 3-4-3 Starting XI
Grigorov
Kerchev
Serafimov 46’
Cuero
Fall
Dimitrov 90’
Angelov
Kostov
Ramadan 78’
Mihaylov 46’
Soares 2 72’
Slavia Sofia 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Andonov
Varela
Georgiev
Marin
Todorov 58’
Stoyanov
Minchev 71’
Balov 58’
Raychev 68’
Stoev
Guermouche 58’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Galin Grigorov
90′ 4 1 14 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Zdravko Serafimov Taken off
51′ – – – 3 3 13 1 – – –
Jhonatan Cuero
90′ – 4 – 7 3 31 – – – –
Ventsislav Kerchev
90′ – 3 – 7 2 36 – – – –
Bogdan Kostov
26′ – – – – – 6 1 – – –
Midfielders6 players
Malick Fall
90′ – – 24 – – – 2 9 1 1 –
Andrian Dimitrov Taken off
90′ – – 34 2 – – – 12 2 2 –
Angel Angelov
90′ – – 20 – – 2 2 7 – 1 –
Aykut Ramadan Taken off
84′ – 1 22 5 – 1 – 8 – 2 –
Anton Ivanov Came on as a substitute
52′ – – 11 – – 1 2 6 2 – –
Rumen Rumenov Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 7 – – – 3 2 1 – –
Forwards4 players
Ivaylo Mihaylov Taken off
51′ – – 4 2 0.23 – – 3 2 3 –
Lucas Cardoso Soares Taken off
78′ 2 – 4 3 0.64 – – 8 1 32 –
Milcho Angelov Came on as a substitute
52′ – – 3 2 0.37 – – 6 – 6 –
Dimitar Pirgov Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – – 3 1 7 –
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

Dobrudzha L
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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Slavia Sofia 3-1 Dobrudzha, 30 Nov 25  All Dobrudzha vs Slavia 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.