Samuel Kalu
Known as S. Kalu
Midfielder
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Next fixture
Sun 22 Nov, 16:00 UTC HOME
CSKA Sofia
Analysis
Season Performance
S. Kalu at Botev Plovdiv this season. Stats will be limited if it's early in the season.
Minutes played: 798 · Starts: 14
| Stat | Value | Season Avg ?S. Kalu's per-90 rate on each stat, compared to the average for other midfielders in Bulgarian First League. Green is clearly above that average, red is clearly below, orange is close to it. A stat needs enough qualifying players at this position before a comparison is shown. |
|---|---|---|
| Shooting | ||
| Goals | 3 0.34 | 0.6 0.13 |
| Expected goals (xG) | - - | - - |
| Shots | 0 0.00 | 0.0 0.00 |
| Shots on target | 0 0.00 | 0.0 0.00 |
| Passing | ||
| Assists | 1 0.11 | 0.2 0.05 |
| Expected assists (xA) | - - | - - |
| Key passes | 0 0.00 | 0.0 0.00 |
| Defending | ||
| Clean sheets | 3 0.34 | 2.7 0.74 |
| Tackles | 0 0.00 | 0.0 0.00 |
| Interceptions | 0 0.00 | 0.0 0.00 |
| Duels won | 0 0.00 | 0.0 0.00 |
| Blocked shots | 0 0.00 | 0.0 0.00 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fouls committed | 0 0.00 | 0.0 0.00 |
| Fouls drawn | 0 0.00 | 0.0 0.00 |
| Yellow cards | 3 0.34 | 1.1 0.23 |
| Red cards | 0 0.00 | 0.0 0.01 |
Player Traits
S. Kalu’s statistical strengths and weaknesses, in comparison to similar players. This is based on current season only.
- Key passes50%
- Assists82%
- Goals90%
- Tackles50%
- Interceptions50%
- Duels won50%
Squad standing
Where S. Kalu ranks among 29 registered Botev Plovdiv players this season.
- 3rd of 29 for Goals
- 5th of 29 for Assists
- 2nd of 29 for Minutes played
Historic Bets
S. Kalu’s most frequent betting markets, based on every match on file.
- 1 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 45.2% Based on 42 matches across 3 seasons on file
- 2 Over 1.5 Shots 33.3% Based on 42 matches across 3 seasons on file
- 3 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 31.0% Based on 42 matches across 3 seasons on file
- 4 Over 2.5 Shots 31.0% Based on 42 matches across 3 seasons on file
- 5 Over 3.5 Shots 23.8% Based on 42 matches across 3 seasons on file
Recent Form
The same markets over S. Kalu’s last 10 matches (83 minutes on average). Newest on the right.
- 1 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 10% Below career
- 2 Over 1.5 Shots 0% Below career
- 3 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 0% Below career
- 4 Over 2.5 Shots 0% Below career
- 5 Over 3.5 Shots 0% Below career
Match log
Every finished match on file S. Kalu actually featured in, most recent first, bounded to Bzzoiro Sports Data’s own per-match player-stats coverage, not this player’s full career (see “Season by season” below for that). This is also what the last-10-games Player Bets list on each fixture page’s Odds & Bets tab reads from. The columns are the ones that matter for S. Kalu’s position. A dash means none; a blank means no figure is on file for that match.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Min | Goals | Assists | Passes | Key passes | xA | Tackles | Intercepts | Duels won | Fouls | Fouls won | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Nov 26 | Home |  Dunav Ruse |
D | 90’ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 30 Oct 26 | Away |  Lokomotiv Sofia |
W | 78’ | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 23 Oct 26 | Away |  CSKA 1948 |
L | 90’ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 10 Oct 26 | Home |  Slavia Sofia |
W | 90’ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 Sep 26 | Away |  Septemvri Sofia |
W | 90’ | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 Sep 26 | Home |  Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
W | 90’ | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 04 Sep 26 | Away |  Arda |
W | 90’ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30 Aug 26 | Home |  Levski Sofia |
L | 90’ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 Aug 26 | Away |  Botev Vratsa |
L | 90’ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 08 Mar 26 | Away | CSKA 1948 |
D | 32’ | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 03 Mar 26 | Home | Septemvri Sofia |
W | 26’ | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| 08 Feb 26 | Home |  Beroe |
D | 18’ | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 06 Dec 25 | Away | Lokomotiv Sofia |
L | 13’ | – | – | 7 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| 02 Dec 25 | Away | Arda |
D | 86’ | – | – | 20 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 29 Nov 25 | Home |  Cherno More |
W | 11’ | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 Nov 25 | Away | CSKA Sofia |
L | 30’ | – | – | 6 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 07 Nov 25 | Home |  Dobrudzha |
W | 82’ | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| 24 Oct 25 | Away |  Spartak Varna |
L | 17’ | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 Oct 25 | Home | Slavia Sofia |
D | 14’ | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 05 Oct 25 | Away | Botev Vratsa |
W | 30’ | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| 30 Sep 25 | Home | Levski Sofia |
L | 27’ | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 21 May 24 | Home |  Grasshoppers |
D | 30’ | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| 18 May 24 | Away |  Stade Lausanne-Ouchy |
W | 61’ | – | – | 6 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| 15 May 24 | Home |  Luzern |
L | 33’ | – | – | 19 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| 10 May 24 | Home |  Basel |
D | 13’ | – | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 05 May 24 | Away |  Yverdon |
L | 90’ | – | – | 24 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 6 | 1 | – | – |
| 07 Apr 24 | Away | Luzern |
D | 1’ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 03 Feb 24 | Home |  Young Boys |
L | 90’ | – | – | 22 | – | – | 3 | – | 10 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 28 Jan 24 | Away | Luzern |
L | 90’ | – | – | 26 | 4 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 20 Jan 24 | Home |  St. Gallen |
L | 90’ | – | – | 32 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 12 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 17 Dec 23 | Away |  Winterthur |
L | 90’ | – | – | 40 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 09 Dec 23 | Home |  Servette |
D | 90’ | 1 | – | 31 | – | – | – | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 02 Dec 23 | Away | Grasshoppers |
L | 90’ | – | – | 21 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| 26 Nov 23 | Home | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy |
W | 89’ | – | – | 30 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 11 Nov 23 | Away | Yverdon |
D | 90’ | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 04 Nov 23 | Home |  Lugano |
W | 89’ | 1 | 1 | 31 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 11 | – | 3 | – |
| 29 Oct 23 | Home | Basel |
W | 77’ | – | – | 28 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | – |
| 21 Oct 23 | Away | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy |
D | 79’ | 1 | – | 21 | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | – |
| 08 Oct 23 | Home | Luzern |
W | 71’ | – | 1 | 16 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| 30 Sep 23 | Away | Servette |
L | 25’ | – | – | 9 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| 27 Sep 23 | Away | Lugano |
L | 13’ | – | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| 23 Sep 23 | Home |  Zurich |
D | 19’ | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – |
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Season by season
Every season on file for S. Kalu, most recent first, as far back as the data goes. For this league the per-match columns (shots, tackles, key passes and so on) cover the last two seasons, and shots and xG go back three; a season further back than that isn’t available.
| Season | 2026/2027 |
|---|---|
| Team | Botev Plovdiv |
| Mins | 798 |
| Starts | 14 |
| Goals | 3 |
| Assists | 1 |
| xG | - |
| xA | - |
| Shots | 0 |
| SOT | 0 |
| Tackles | 0 |
| Int. | 0 |
| Duels won | 0 |
| Blocked | 0 |
| Key passes | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 |
| Fouls drawn | 0 |
| Clean sheets | 3 |
| Yel | 3 |
| Red | 0 |
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