Match Report
65 points separated the sides: Botev Plovdiv 1st on 112, Rodopa Smolyan 14th on 47. Scoring rates set the scale: Rodopa Smolyan 1.66 scored and 1.89 conceded per game, Botev Plovdiv 3.34 and 0.39, with the league averaging 1.65.
Botev Plovdiv entered with nine wins in a row, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Rodopa Smolyan, 15/15 for Botev Plovdiv.
The venue was Stadion Septemvri in Smolian, with room for 6,100 spectators.


