Septemvri Sofia vs Arda

18 July 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2026/27 · Referee Ventsislav Mitrev

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Sebas Wade 53’
  • Birsent Karagaren 17’

Match summary

Septemvri Sofia and Arda drew 1-1. Arda led 1-0 at half-time.

Birsent Karagaren put Arda ahead in the 17th minute and Sebas Wade equalised from a corner in the 53rd minute.

Septemvri Sofia had the better of the chances, with 1.39 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Arda's 0.66 from 5.

Match stats

59% Possession 41%
15 Shots 5
5 Shots on target 2
5 Corners 2
88 Attacks 62
48 Dangerous attacks 33
461 Passes 323
80.3% Pass accuracy 72.8%
0 Tackles 4
14 Fouls 15
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Septemvri Sofia Arda
Kick-off
17’
Birsent KaragarenRight foot shot0-1 (Arda)
Galin IvanovPreslav Georgiev
24’
Yoan Baurenski
34’
40’
Idowu David Akintola
Half-time0-1
Aleksandar DzhamovZahari Atanasov
46’
Second half underway
48’
Svetoslav KovachevShot on target
Sebas WadeLeft foot shot1-1 (Septemvri Sofia)
53’
Kubrat Onashchi
55’
62’
Atanas KabovSimeon Vasilev
Stoyan StoichkovFrantzety Herard
64’
Edney RibeiroShot on target
70’
72’
Birsent Karagaren
73’
Viktor PopovAntonio Vutov
Stoyan StoichkovShot on target
78’
Galin IvanovShot on target
86’
André LiberalEdney Ribeiro
87’
88’
Burak AkandzhaDimitar Velkovski
Pedro FerreiraShot on target
89’
90+3’
Viktor Lyubenov
Full-time1-1

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 1.39 0.66 17’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), 0-1 17’ 53’ Sebas Wade (Septemvri Sofia), 1-1 53’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.39 0.66 17’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), 0-1 Karagaren 17’ 53’ Sebas Wade (Septemvri Sofia), 1-1 Wade 53’
Septemvri Sofia 1.39 xGArda 0.66 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arda attacking Septemvri Sofia attacking 
56’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 47’ Pedro Ferreira (Septemvri Sofia), set piece, 0.27 xG, off target 53’ Sebas Wade (Septemvri Sofia), from a corner, 0.24 xG, goal 17’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 86’ Galin Ivanov (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 89’ Pedro Ferreira (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 60’ Galin Ivanov (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 48’ Svetoslav Kovachev (Arda), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90’ Aleksandar Dzhamov (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 65’ Edney Ribeiro (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ Stoyan Stoichkov (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 6’ Dimitar Velkovski (Arda), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Frantzety Herard (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Preslav Georgiev (Septemvri Sofia), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Edney Ribeiro (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ André Liberal (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Yoan Baurenski (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 57’ Galin Ivanov (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Pedro Ferreira (Septemvri Sofia), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, blocked 41’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 56’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 47’ Pedro Ferreira (Septemvri Sofia), set piece, 0.27 xG, off target 53’ Sebas Wade (Septemvri Sofia), from a corner, 0.24 xG, goal 17’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 86’ Galin Ivanov (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 89’ Pedro Ferreira (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 60’ Galin Ivanov (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 48’ Svetoslav Kovachev (Arda), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90’ Aleksandar Dzhamov (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 65’ Edney Ribeiro (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ Stoyan Stoichkov (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 6’ Dimitar Velkovski (Arda), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Frantzety Herard (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Preslav Georgiev (Septemvri Sofia), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Edney Ribeiro (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ André Liberal (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Yoan Baurenski (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 57’ Galin Ivanov (Septemvri Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 41’ Birsent Karagaren (Arda), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 46’ Pedro Ferreira (Septemvri Sofia), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Septemvri Sofia 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Ivanov
Hristov
Onashchi
Wade
Penchev
Atanasov 46’
Georgiev 24’
Ferreira
Baurenski
Herard 64’
Ribeiro 87’
Arda 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Gospodinov
Velkovski 88’
Traoré
Lyubenov
Velev
Vasilev 62’
Akintola
Kotev
Vutov 73’
Karagaren
Kovachev

Player stats

Players15 players
Vladimir Ivanov
90′ – – – – – – –
Martin Hristov
90′ – – – – – – –
Kubrat Onashchi
90′ – – – – – –
Sebas Wade
90′ 1 – 1 0.24 – – –
Zahari Atanasov Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Preslav Georgiev Taken off
24′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Pedro Ferreira
90′ – – 3 0.42 – – –
Bozhidar Penchev
90′ – – – – – – –
Yoan Baurenski
90′ – – 1 0.01 – –
Frantzety Herard Taken off
64′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Edney Ribeiro Taken off
87′ – – 2 0.12 – – –
Galin Ivanov Came on as a substitute
66′ – – 3 0.30 – – –
Aleksandar Dzhamov Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Stoyan Stoichkov Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
André Liberal Came on as a substitute
3′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
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

Septemvri Sofia LDWWD
Arda DLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Septemvri Sofia 1-4 Arda, 21 Mar 26 Next meeting: Arda 2-1 Septemvri Sofia, 02 Nov 26  All Septemvri Sofia vs Arda meetings

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