Slavia Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv

2 March 2024 · Bulgarian First League · 2023/24

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

Toni Tasev 10’ (pen), 50’

Yanis Karabelyov 48’
Georgi Nikolov 87’

Match summary

Slavia Sofia and Botev Plovdiv drew 2-2. Slavia Sofia led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Toni Tasev put Slavia Sofia ahead from the penalty spot in the 10th minute. In the second half, Yanis Karabelyov equalised with a header in the 48th minute, Tasev put Slavia Sofia back in front in the 50th minute, and Georgi Nikolov equalised in the 87th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Slavia Sofia created 1.02 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Botev Plovdiv 1.31 from 12.

Key events

Slavia Sofia Botev Plovdiv

Kick-off

5’

Ehije UkakiShot on target

Toni TasevPenalty

1-0

10’

18’

Atanas ChernevShot on target

Ivaylo MarkovFoul

24’

Half-time1-0

Second half underway

48’

Yanis KarabelyovHeader

1-1

Toni TasevRight foot shot

2-1

50’

Emil MartinovKristiyan Stoyanov

63’

64’

Ehije Ukaki

71’

Georgi NikolovYanis Karabelyov

71’

Dylan MertensMartin Sekulić

Isaac SoletIvan Minchev

77’

79’

Mohamed Amine BrahimiEhije Ukaki

81’

James Eto'oFoul

84’

Antoine Conte

Vladimir NikolovFoul

84’

85’

Faustas SteponavičiusKonstantinos Balogiannis

87’

Georgi NikolovRight foot shot

2-2

90+3’

Dylan Mertens

Erol DostSecond yellow

90+3’

Erol Dost

90+3’

Emil StoevGalin Ivanov

90+6’

Dylan MertensShot on target

Full-time2-2

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.

Slavia Sofia 1.02 xGBotev Plovdiv 1.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Botev Plovdiv attacking Slavia Sofia attacking

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Lineups

Slavia Sofia 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Botev Plovdiv 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Svetoslav Vutsov	90′	3	2	14	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Ertan Tombak	90′	1	3	–	4	1	32	1	–	–	–
Veljko Jelenković	90′	1	5	–	4	1	26	1	–	–	–
Ivaylo Markov	90′	–	3	1	3	–	27	1	–	–
Ventsislav Kerchev	90′	2	5	–	7	1	34	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Erol Dost Sent off	90′	–	–	26	–	–	1	2	2	2	–
Kristiyan Stoyanov Taken off	64′	–	–	14	–	–	1	–	1	1	–	–
Toni Tasev	90′	2	–	22	–	–	–	1	6	2	2	–
Ivan Minchev Taken off	78′	–	–	31	–	–	–	1	2	–	2	–
Galin Ivanov Taken off	90′	–	–	27	–	–	–	4	5	1	2	–
Emil Martinov Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	20	–	–	–	2	5	1	–	–
Isaac Solet Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Vladimir Nikolov	90′	–	–	1	–	0.16	–	–	9	3	11

Goalkeeper1 player


Matvei Igonen	90′	0	2	36	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Atanas Chernev	90′	–	5	–	2	2	69	1	–	–	–
Antoine Conte	90′	–	2	1	7	1	82	1	–	–
Konstantinos Balogiannis Taken off	86′	–	–	–	7	2	46	–	–	–	–
Faustas Steponavičius Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	1	–	2	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


James Eto'o	90′	–	–	65	4	–	–	1	3	2	1
Antonio Perera Calderón	90′	–	–	68	1	–	–	4	8	–	–	–
Yanis Karabelyov Taken off	72′	1	–	37	–	–	–	–	2	4	–	–
Samuel Akere	90′	–	–	19	1	–	–	1	4	–	2	–
Ivelin Popov	90′	–	1	48	1	–	–	1	11	–	3	–
Ehije Ukaki Taken off	79′	–	–	26	–	–	–	4	3	4	–
Mohamed Amine Brahimi Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	5	–	–	1	–	3	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Martin Sekulić Taken off	72′	–	–	1	–	0.01	–	–	2	2	9	–
Dylan Mertens Came on as a substitute	25′	–	1	3	1	0.16	–	1	8	1	17
Georgi Nikolov Came on as a substitute	25′	1	–	1	1	0.13	–	–	2	–	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

Slavia Sofia W D L W D

Botev Plovdiv W W W L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Botev Plovdiv 3-1 Slavia Sofia, 01 Sep 23 Next meeting: Botev Plovdiv 0-1 Slavia Sofia, 27 Apr 24 All Slavia Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv meetings

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