Match Report
The table read 8th (Septemvri Sofia, 8 pts) against 10th (Botev Vratsa, 7 pts), 1 points apart. Per game in the league, Septemvri Sofia were scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.63, Botev Vratsa 0.88 and 2.13, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
8 meetings are on record — 0 won by Septemvri Sofia, 3 by Botev Vratsa, 5 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
S. Trenchev took charge of the match — our records show 35 games refereed with an average of 1.3 yellow cards per game. The venue was Stadion Bâlgarska Armija, with room for 22,015 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Botev Vratsa led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Septemvri Sofia: Pedro Igor (53'), Galin Ivanov (73') · Botev Vratsa: Martin Smolenski (41'), Filip Gigov (86'), Filip Gigov (88')
Key stats
Possession: Septemvri Sofia 59% · Botev Vratsa 41% · Total shots: 10-7 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 9-2