Septemvri Sofia vs Botev Vratsa

4 September 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2026/27 · Referee Stanimir Trenchev

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

Pedro Igor 53’
Galin Ivanov 73’

Martin Smolenski 41’
Filip Gigov 86’, 88’

Match summary

Botev Vratsa came from behind to win 3-2 away at Septemvri Sofia, with a late winner. Botev Vratsa led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Martin Smolenski put Botev Vratsa ahead in the 41st minute. In the second half, Pedro Igor equalised in the 53rd minute, Galin Ivanov put Septemvri Sofia in front in the 73rd minute, Filip Gigov equalised in the 86th minute, and Gigov won it in the 88th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Septemvri Sofia created 1.38 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Botev Vratsa 1.37 from 7.

Match stats

113 Attacks 95

65 Dangerous attacks 43

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

Possession, shots and other detailed statistics are not available for this match.

Key events

Septemvri Sofia Botev Vratsa

Kick-off

Frantzety HerardShot on target

2’

7’

Vladislav NaydenovShot on target

Valentine OzornwaforShot on target

17’

Valentine Ozornwafor

25’

28’

Ivan Goranov

38’

Kassim HadjiShot on target

41’

Martin SmolenskiRight foot shot

0-1

Half-time0-1

Second half underway

Kubrat OnashchiShot on target

48’

Yoan BaurenskiShot on target

50’

Pedro IgorLeft foot shot

1-1

53’

63’

Abdullah KichukovPreslav Borukov

Galin IvanovShot on target

67’

Galin IvanovRight foot shot

2-1

73’

78’

Filip GigovMartin Smolenski

78’

Antoan StoyanovRadoslav Tsonev

Yoan Baurenski

80’

Stoyan StoichkovGalin Ivanov

80’

84’

Aleksandar BuchkovKassim Hadji

84’

Daniel GenovVladislav Naydenov

Aleksandar DzhamovPedro Igor

84’

86’

Filip GigovRight foot shot

2-2

88’

Filip GigovLeft foot shot

2-3

88’

Filip GigovShot on target

André LiberalKubrat Onashchi

90’

Full-time2-3

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.

Septemvri Sofia 1.38 xGBotev Vratsa 1.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Botev Vratsa attacking Septemvri Sofia attacking

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Vladimir Ivanov	90′	0	3	–	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Bozhidar Penchev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Valentine Ozornwafor	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Martin Hristov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kubrat Onashchi Taken off	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–

Midfielders5 players


Pedro Ferreira	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Yoan Baurenski	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Galin Ivanov Taken off	80′	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pedro Igor Taken off	84′	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Stoyan Stoichkov Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Frantzety Herard	90′	–	–	–	–	0.05	–	–	–	–	–	–
Edney Ribeiro	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Aleksandar Dzhamov Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	–	–	0.10	–	–	–	–	–	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Lyubomir Vasilev	90′	0	2	–	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Milen Stoev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ivan Goranov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sainey Sanyang	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Aleksandar Buchkov Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Kassim Hadji Taken off	84′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Radoslav Tsonev Taken off	78′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Iliya Yurukov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vladislav Naydenov Taken off	84′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
José Gallegos	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Abdullah Kichukov Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Antoan Stoyanov Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Daniel Genov Came on as a substitute	6′	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Martin Petkov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Preslav Borukov Taken off	63′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Filip Gigov Came on as a substitute	12′	2	–	–	–	1.10	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 L L W W D

Botev Vratsa L L L W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Botev Vratsa 1-1 Septemvri Sofia, 10 May 26 Next meeting: Botev Vratsa vs Septemvri Sofia, 06 Mar 27 (upcoming) All Septemvri Sofia vs Botev Vratsa meetings

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