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Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

First League2026/20272026/2027
3
-FT
2
Aug 10, 2026
Stadion Hristo Botev

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
90'+4Substitution
Williams Chimezie Oluebube
Williams Chimezie Oluebube· In
Botev Plovdiv
Goal!
3-2
Ahmed Ahmedov
Ahmed Ahmedov
90'+3·Spartak Varna
⚽
86'Yellow Card
Botev Plovdiv
84'Substitution
Ángel Gomes
Ángel Gomes· In
Spartak Varna
68'Yellow Card
Spartak Varna
Spartak Varna
67'Substitution
Buá
Buá· In
Spartak Varna
Spartak Varna
Botev Plovdiv
63'Substitution
Veliyan Vidolov
Veliyan Vidolov· In
Carlos Meotti
Carlos Meotti· Out
Botev Plovdiv
Goal!
3-1
Simeon Petrov
Simeon Petrov
58'·Spartak Varna
⚽
Botev Plovdiv
Botev Plovdiv
46'Substitution
Ricardo Sousa
Ricardo Sousa· In
Spartak Varna
Goal!
3-0
Samuel Kalu
Samuel Kalu
39'·Botev Plovdiv
⚽
Goal!
2-0
Asen Chandarov
Asen Chandarov
28'·Botev Plovdiv
⚽
Goal!
1-0
Franklin Mascote
Franklin Mascote
4'·Botev Plovdiv
⚽

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Botev Plovdiv
Botev Plovdiv
Spartak Varna
Spartak Varna
52%Ball Possession48%
10Shots Total8
7Shots On Target3
4Corners1
7Fouls10
1Yellow Cards1
1Offsides2
3Saves4
401Passes405
2Shots Off Target5
128Attacks121
72Dangerous Attacks81
12Shots Inside Box5
2Shots Outside Box6
3Goals2
2Free Kicks1
5Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions5
2Tackles0
333Accurate Passes325
10Total Crosses17
4Accurate Crosses6
15Interceptions13

Team Lineups

Starting XI

82
Vladimir Mendes
Vladimir Mendes
7.0
66
Carlos Meotti
Carlos Meotti
7.5

Substitutes

16
Veliyan Vidolov
Veliyan Vidolov
6.1
21
Nikolay Prandzhev
Nikolay Prandzhev
88
Williams Chimezie Oluebube
Williams Chimezie Oluebube
6.4

Starting XI

Substitutes

1
Pedro Victor
Pedro Victor
6
Ricardo Sousa
Ricardo Sousa
6.7
7
Buá
Buá
6.5
14
PD
Petrov Pavlov Daniel
80
Ángel Gomes
Ángel Gomes
6.8

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
7.6
90'101/5
27
-
12/20
Carlos Meotti
Carlos Meotti
MF
7.5
62'021/1
30
-
10/17
7.3
62'102/3
3
-
1/7
Vladimir Mendes
Vladimir Mendes
DF
7.0
90'01-
45
1
11/20
7.0
90'101/1
31
-
4/11
6.9
28'002/3
8
-
4/9
6.8
90'00-
44
1
5/8
6.7
46'00-
9
-
5/8
6.6
90'00-
56
-
2/4
6.6
46'00-
22
-
2/4
6.5
90'00-
48
-
7/9
6.4
90'00-
28
-
-
Williams Chimezie Oluebube
Williams Chimezie Oluebube
MF
6.4
6'00-
2
-
0/2
Veliyan Vidolov
Veliyan Vidolov
MF
6.1
28'00-
9
-
2/5
6.1
44'00-
21
-
4/7
6.0
44'000/1
18
-
4/13

Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Botev Plovdiv15W1101207/159-6
Spartak Varna15W2805011/1514-6
Botev Plovdiv — last 5 games
  1. L1-2 vs Etar2026-07-04
  2. W4-0 vs Beroe2026-07-12
  3. D1-1 vs Lokomotiv Sofia 19292026-07-21
  4. L2-3 @ CSKA Sofia2026-07-27
  5. W1-0 vs Cherno More2026-08-01
Spartak Varna — last 5 games
  1. D1-1 vs Nesebar2026-07-08
  2. W7-3 vs Dobrudzha 19192026-07-11
  3. D2-2 vs CSKA 1948 Sofia2026-07-17
  4. W3-0 @ Cherno More2026-07-26
  5. W1-0 vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv2026-08-03
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Botev Plovdiv15393%60%33%40%47%13%
Spartak Varna152.5367%47%13%47%47%20%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
Botev PlovdivHome1171325-8264%55%
Spartak VarnaAway52126-31.440%60%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Botev Plovdiv1512-518-1060%87%8-4-3
Spartak Varna1413-712-648%93%9-2-3
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
9
Period covered
2024-02-27 – 2026-04-04
Botev Plovdiv wins
5
Draws
0
Spartak Varna wins
4
Avg goals per meeting
2.89
Over 2.5 goals
56%
Both teams scored
44%
Home side won
78%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
3W 0D 2L (Botev Plovdiv view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
3.2 vs 2.89
Most recent meetings (5 of 9)
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-04-04Botev Plovdiv5-0Spartak Varna
2026-01-28Botev Plovdiv1-0Spartak Varna
2025-12-13Spartak Varna0-2Botev Plovdiv
2025-10-24Spartak Varna3-2Botev Plovdiv
2025-05-18Spartak Varna2-1Botev Plovdiv
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 27 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Botev Plovdiv8340DLW80
Spartak Varna5374DWW50
Table context
Points gap
3 ptsBotev Plovdiv 4 · Spartak Varna 7
Positions
#8 vs #5
Goals per game
1.33/1.33 vs 2/0.67scored/conceded per game · league average 1.28

How we calculate this

First League Standings

First League · 2026/2027

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
112+2032
···
312+1529
413+1728
513+222
612-218
713013
813-1113
913-711
1012-1110
···
1412-138

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

First League
Botev Plovdiv
13 matches
Spartak Varna
13 matches
#5Position#8
22Points13
7Wins3
1Draws4
5Losses6
22Goals12
1.69Goals per game0.92
20Goals conceded23
1.54Goals per game conceded1.77

Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (13 vs 13 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityBotev Plovdiv 52% · X · Draw 24% · Spartak Varna 24%
1 · Home Win
52%
X · Draw
24%
2 · Away Win
24%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.81 vs 1.16
Projected Total: 2.97
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
57%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
31% / 16%
Botev Plovdiv / Spartak Varna
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(10.8%)2 - 1(9.8%)1 - 0(9.3%)
Last Matches

Recent matches

Aug 1
1-0
Cherno More
vs Cherno More
Home
Jul 27
2-3
CSKA Sofia
@ CSKA Sofia
Away
Jul 21
1-1
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
vs Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
Home
Jul 12
4-0
Beroe
vs Beroe
Home
Jul 4
1-0
Spartak Varna
vs Spartak Varna
Home
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna — Head to Head

Match summary

Botev Plovdiv beat Spartak Varna 3-2 in the First League.

Before kickoff, Botev Plovdiv sat 8th on 4 points, while Spartak Varna were 5th on 7 points. Across 9 previous meetings on record, Botev Plovdiv won 5 and Spartak Varna won 4, with 0 draws (2.89 goals per game).

Goals came from Franklin Mascote (4'), Asen Chandarov (28') and Samuel Kalu (39') for Botev Plovdiv and Simeon Petrov (58' og) and Ahmed Ahmedov (90') for Spartak Varna.