Spartak Varna vs Botev Plovdiv

18 May 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2024/25 · Referee Vasil Minev

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Bernardo Couto 5’
  • Xandy 24’
  • Ehije Ukaki 86’

Match summary

Spartak Varna won 2-1 at home to Botev Plovdiv. Spartak Varna led 2-0 at half-time.

Bernardo Couto put Spartak Varna ahead in the 5th minute, Xandy made it 2-0 in the 24th minute, and Ehije Ukaki pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 86th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Spartak Varna created 0.74 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Botev Plovdiv 0.81 from 23.

Key events

Spartak Varna Botev Plovdiv
Kick-off
2’
Vinni TribouletShot on target
Bernardo CoutoRight foot shot1-0 (Spartak Varna)
5’
XandyShot on target
9’
XandyRight foot shot2-0 (Spartak Varna)
24’
25’
Nikola IlievShot on target
25’
Konstantinos BalogiannisShot on target
Half-time2-0
46’
Aleksa MarašSamuel Akere
Second half underway
48’
Nikolay MinkovShot on target
Aleksandar TsvetkovShot on target
57’
Felix StraussShot on target
58’
61’
Ivelin PopovKonstantinos Balogiannis
61’
Andrey YordanovNikolay Minkov
63’
Aleksa MarašShot on target
Daniel IvanovXandy
64’
Dimitar MitkovShot on target
68’
Romeesh IveyViktor Mitev
79’
80’
John BatigiVinni Triboulet
82’
Nikola IlievShot on target
86’
Ehije UkakiLeft foot shot2-1 (Botev Plovdiv)
90+3’
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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.74 0.81 5’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), 1-0 5’ 24’ Xandy (Spartak Varna), 2-0 24’ 86’ Ehije Ukaki (Botev Plovdiv), 2-1 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.74 0.81 5’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), 1-0 Couto 5’ 24’ Xandy (Spartak Varna), 2-0 Xandy 24’ 86’ Ehije Ukaki (Botev Plovdiv), 2-1 Ukaki 86’
Spartak Varna 0.74 xGBotev Plovdiv 0.81 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Botev Plovdiv attacking Spartak Varna attacking 
9’ Xandy (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 26’ Jamal Amofa (Botev Plovdiv), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 57’ Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 5’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 14’ Dimitar Mitkov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 45’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 2’ Vinni Triboulet (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 24’ Xandy (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 58’ Felix Strauss (Spartak Varna), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Konstantinos Balogiannis (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 86’ Ehije Ukaki (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 25’ Konstantinos Balogiannis (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 68’ Felix Strauss (Spartak Varna), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 25’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 7’ Konstantinos Balogiannis (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Dimitar Mitkov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Yanis Karabelyov (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Aleksa Maraš (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ Ivelin Popov (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Andrey Yordanov (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Vinni Triboulet (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Konstantinos Balogiannis (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Nikolay Minkov (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 54’ Nikolay Minkov (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 38’ Konstantinos Balogiannis (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 61’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 62’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 52’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target 73’ Dimitar Mitkov (Spartak Varna), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target 90+4’ Yanis Karabelyov (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 9’ Xandy (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 26’ Jamal Amofa (Botev Plovdiv), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 57’ Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 14’ Dimitar Mitkov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 5’ Bernardo Couto (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 45’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 2’ Vinni Triboulet (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 24’ Xandy (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 58’ Felix Strauss (Spartak Varna), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Konstantinos Balogiannis (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Konstantinos Balogiannis (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 68’ Felix Strauss (Spartak Varna), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Ehije Ukaki (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 25’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 7’ Konstantinos Balogiannis (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Dimitar Mitkov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Spartak Varna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Yanis Karabelyov (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Aleksa Maraš (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ Ivelin Popov (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Vinni Triboulet (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Andrey Yordanov (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Konstantinos Balogiannis (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Nikolay Minkov (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 54’ Nikolay Minkov (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 38’ Konstantinos Balogiannis (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 61’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 62’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 52’ Nikola Iliev (Botev Plovdiv), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target 73’ Dimitar Mitkov (Spartak Varna), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target 90+4’ Yanis Karabelyov (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Spartak Varna 4-4-2 Starting XI
Kovalyov
Georgiev
Jurić-Petrašilo
Strauss
Stoev
Mitev 79’
Tsvetkov
Lesniak
Couto 86’
Xandy 64’
Mitkov
Botev Plovdiv 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Igonen
Tamm
Amofa 76’
Minkov 61’
Balogiannis 61’
Karabelyov
Korošec
Ukaki
Iliev
Akere 46’
Triboulet 80’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Maksym Kovalyov
90′ 6 1 18 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
90′ – 2 – 2 1 32 3 – – –
Felix Strauss
90′ 1 2 – 7 3 38 – – – –
90′ – 3 1 5 1 27 1 – – –
Aleksandar Georgiev
90′ 1 1 1 2 1 19 2 – – –
Aleksandar Tsvetkov
90′ – 4 – 5 – 35 1 – – –
Angel Granchov Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – 2 – 5 1 – –
Midfielders6 players
Viktor Mitev Taken off
79′ – – 35 1 – – 4 4 – – –
Filip Lesniak
90′ – 1 38 1 – 1 3 2 – – –
Bernardo Couto Taken off
87′ 1 – 27 2 – – 1 8 – 2 –
Xandy Taken off
64′ 1 – 10 – – – – 5 1 1 –
Daniel Ivanov Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 9 1 – – – 2 1 – –
Romeesh Ivey Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 2 – – – – 2 – 1 –
Forwards1 player
Dimitar Mitkov
90′ – – 3 1 0.14 – – 7 1 17 –
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.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.