Match Report
Botev Plovdiv (6th, 16 pts) visited Arda (5th, 17 pts) with 1 points between them. Per game in the league, Arda were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.2, Botev Plovdiv 1.6 and 1.4, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Arda, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Botev Plovdiv entered with three losses in a row. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Arda, 6/15 for Botev Plovdiv.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Arda, 3 draws and 4 for Botev Plovdiv, at 2.18 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 27% of the wins in this matchup.
M. Velikov took charge of the match — our records show 44 games refereed with an average of 2.0 yellow cards per game. Arena Arda, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Botev Plovdiv led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Arda: Vyacheslav Velev (79'), Antonio Vutov (83') · Botev Plovdiv: Samuil Tsonov (20'), Samuil Tsonov (36'), Asen Chandarov (52')
Key stats
Possession: Arda 63% · Botev Plovdiv 37% · Total shots: 16-9 · On target: 11-5 · Corners: 7-2