Levski Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv

15 February 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2025/26 · Referee Lyuboslav Lyubomirov

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • E. Bala 37’, 50’ (pen)
  • A. Bouras 54’

Match summary

Levski Sofia won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Botev Plovdiv. Levski Sofia led 1-0 at half-time.

E. Bala put Levski Sofia ahead with a header in the 37th minute, Bala made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 50th minute, and A. Bouras made it 3-0 in the 54th minute.

The chances backed that up: Levski Sofia created 3.10 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Botev Plovdiv's 0.02 from 2.

Match stats

68% Possession 32%
18 Shots 2
6 Shots on target 0
6 Corners 1
573 Passes 311
89.5% Pass accuracy 79.4%
5 Tackles 1
10 Fouls 13
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Levski Sofia Botev Plovdiv
K. DimitrovShot on target
35’
E. BalaHeader1-0 (Levski Sofia)
37’
46’
F. MascoteE. Rodríguez
PereaShot on target
47’
48’
A. Maraš
A. Bouras
48’
E. BalaPenalty2-0 (Levski Sofia)
50’
A. BourasLeft foot shot3-0 (Levski Sofia)
54’
A. Oko-FlexShot on target
54’
58’
E. SilvaL. Araújo
58’
P. IgorA. Maraš
M. SangaréPerea
67’
75’
T. NedelevN. Iliev
A. MitkovA. Bouras
78’
R. KirilovE. Bala
78’
G. KostadinovA. Oko-Flex
87’
RildoM. Soula
87’

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’ HT 3.10 0.02 37’ E. Bala (Levski Sofia), 1-0 37’ 50’ E. Bala (Levski Sofia), 2-0 50’ 54’ A. Bouras (Levski Sofia), 3-0 54’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.10 0.02 37’ E. Bala (Levski Sofia), 1-0 Bala 37’ 50’ E. Bala (Levski Sofia), 2-0 Bala 50’ 54’ A. Bouras (Levski Sofia), 3-0 Bouras 54’
Levski Sofia 3.10 xGBotev Plovdiv 0.02 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Botev Plovdiv attacking Levski Sofia attacking 
50’ E. Bala (Levski Sofia), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 54’ A. Bouras (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 85’ R. Kirilov (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 32’ M. Soula (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.31 xG, hit the woodwork 47’ Perea (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 37’ E. Bala (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 46’ G. Trdin (Levski Sofia), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 47’ M. Soula (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 14’ Maicon (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 24’ A. Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 35’ K. Dimitrov (Levski Sofia), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 54’ A. Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 88’ R. Kirilov (Levski Sofia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ A. Maraš (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 86’ M. Soula (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Maicon (Levski Sofia), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ A. Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 36’ Aldair (Levski Sofia), from a corner, 0.00 xG, blocked 68’ F. Mascote (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 47’ Aldair (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 50’ E. Bala (Levski Sofia), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 54’ A. Bouras (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 85’ R. Kirilov (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 32’ M. Soula (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.31 xG, hit the woodwork 47’ Perea (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 37’ E. Bala (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 47’ M. Soula (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 46’ G. Trdin (Levski Sofia), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 14’ Maicon (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 24’ A. Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 35’ K. Dimitrov (Levski Sofia), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 54’ A. Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 88’ R. Kirilov (Levski Sofia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ M. Soula (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ A. Maraš (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 11’ Maicon (Levski Sofia), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ A. Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 68’ F. Mascote (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 36’ Aldair (Levski Sofia), from a corner, 0.00 xG, blocked 47’ Aldair (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Levski Sofia 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Vutsov
Aldair
Dimitrov
Trdin
Serafimov
Bouras
Maicon
Bala 2
Soula 87’
Oko-Flex 87’
Perea 67’
Botev Plovdiv 5-3-2 Starting XI
Naumov
Minkov
Videv
Conte
Soldo
Hein
Araújo 58’
López
Iliev 75’
Rodríguez 46’
Maraš

Player stats

Players16 players
S. Vutsov
90′ – – – – – – –
Aldair
90′ – – 2 0.00 – – –
K. Dimitrov
90′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
G. Trdin
90′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
N. Serafimov
90′ – – – – – – –
A. Bouras
78′ 1 – 1 0.55 – –
Maicon
90′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
E. Bala
78′ 2 – 2 0.93 – – –
M. Soula
87′ – – 3 0.45 – – –
A. Oko-Flex
87′ – – 3 0.15 – – –
Perea
67′ – – 1 0.26 – – –
M. Sangaré Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – – –
R. Kirilov Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 2 0.44 – – –
A. Mitkov Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
G. Kostadinov Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
Rildo Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
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

Levski Sofia WWLWW
Botev Plovdiv LWDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Botev Plovdiv 0-1 Levski Sofia, 30 Sep 25 Next meeting: Botev Plovdiv 1-3 Levski Sofia, 30 Aug 26  All Levski Sofia 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.