GALABOVO. Levski Sofia conquers Botev Plovdiv 1-0 after Ricardinho scored just 1 goal (65′).
The match was played at the Stadion Hristo Botev stadium in Galabovo on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.2 degrees Celsius or 55.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 9 Total 13
- 2 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 70 Attack 88
- 54 Dangerous attack 68
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 18 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Botev Plovdiv was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Levski Sofia that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Levski Sofia had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Levski Sofia won the match.
Botev Plovdiv shot 9 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Levski Sofia shot 13 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Botev Plovdiv received 4 yellow cards (Samuel Souprayen, K. Kolev, M. Sekulić and M. Sekulić). On the opposite side, Levski Sofia received 3 yellow cards (Welton, A. Chandarov and Filip Krastev).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Botev Plovdiv will stay with 29 points to remain in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Levski Sofia will have 51 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, Botev Plovdiv will play away against OFK Pirin on the 4th of May with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Botev Plovdiv (6 draws).
Levski Sofia will play away agasint Lokomotiv Plovdiv on the 8th of May with a 22-11 head to head record in favor of Levski Sofia (11 draws).
Botev Plovdiv – Formation
Botev Plovdiv
90'
90'
Botev Plovdiv started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Bruno Miguel Nunes Baltazar decided to play with the following team: Hidajet Hankić, Jasper Van Heertum, Roberto Punčec, Samuel Souprayen, Nikolay Minkov, James Eto’o, Dylan Mertens, Pa Konate, Amadou Doumbouya, Abdoulaye Traore and Umeh Emmanuel.
The home team had on the bench: Georgi Argilashki, Viktor Genev, Stanislav Rabotov, Krasian Kolev, Antonio Perera Calderón, Samuel Akere, Antonio Perera Calderón, Martin Sekulić and Antoine Baroan.
Substitutions
Botev Plovdiv made 4 changes: Amadou Doumbouya for Antoine Baroan (46′), J. Eto’o for Krasian Kolev (82′), A. Traoré for Marin Petkov (90′) and Pa Konate for Samuel Akere (90′).
Levski Sofia – Formation
Levski Sofia
65'
Levski Sofia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Stanimir Kolev Stoilov played with: Plamen Andreev, Jeremy Petris, Kellian van der Kaap, Noah Sonko Sundberg, Wenderson Tsunami, Andrian Kraev, Filip Krastev, Ronaldo, Ivelin Popov, Welton and Ricardinho.
These were the players on the bench: Nikolay Mihaylov, Patrick-Gabriel Galchev, Kristian Dimitrov, Iliyan Stefanov, Asen Chandarov, Preslav Bachev, Jawad El Jemili and Marin Petkov.
Substitutions
Levski Sofia made 3 changes: Ivelin Popov for Asen Chandarov (76′), Ronaldo for Jawad El Jemili Setti (90′) and Welton for Marin Petkov (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- Arda – Botev Vratsa – 1-1
- Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 – Hebar 1918 – 1-4
- Botev Plovdiv – Levski Sofia – 0-1
