SOFIA. Levski Sofia conquers Botev Plovdiv with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Zajkov (6′) and a goal from B. Tsonev (80′). Levski Sofia took advantage of its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov stadium in Sofia on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 16 Total 9
- 7 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 87 Attack 56
- 90 Dangerous attack 43
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 17 Total 17
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Levski Sofia was in firm control of the ball 58% while Botev Plovdiv was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Levski Sofia was was more aggressive with 90 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Levski Sofia won the match.
Levski Sofia shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Botev Plovdiv shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Levski Sofia received 3 yellow cards (B. Tsonev, Z. Dimitrov and R. Tsonev). Talking about the opposition, Botev Plovdiv received 3 yellow cards (N. Minkov, K. Hoog Jansson and D. Tonev).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Levski Sofia will have 25 points to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Botev Plovdiv will stay with 29 points like Cherno More to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Parva Liga, Levski Sofia will play away against Beroe on the 12th of December with a 18-14 head to head in favor of Levski Sofia (6 draws).
Botev Plovdiv will host Tsarsko selo on the 11th of December with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Botev Plovdiv (5 draws).
Levski Sofia – Formation
Levski Sofia
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Levski Sofia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Stanimir Kolev Stoilov decided to play with the following team: Nikolay Mihaylov, Dragan Mihajlović, Gjoko Zajkov, José Córdoba, Ivan Goranov, Radoslav Tsonev, Andrian Kraev, Marin Petkov, Borislav Tsonev, Zdravko Dimitrov and Bilal Bari.
The home team had on the bench: Plamen Andreev, Georgi Alexsandrov, Christos Shelis, Patrick-Gabriel Galchev, Dimitar Kostadinov, Asen Ivanov Mitkov and Martin Petkov.
Substitutions
Levski Sofia made 4 changes: M. Petkov for P. Galchev (82′), B. Tsonev for D. Kostadinov (88′), Z. Dimitrov for A. Mitkov (88′) and R. Tsonev for G. Aleksandrov (90′).
Botev Plovdiv – Formation
Botev Plovdiv
Botev Plovdiv started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Azrudin Valentic played with: Georgi Argilashki, Samuel Souprayen, Viktor Genev, Kevin Höög Jansson, Nikolay Minkov, Reda Rabeï, Dylan Mertens, Pa Konate, Emmanuel Toku, Todor Nedelev and Marquinhos Costa.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Hidajet Hankić, Atanas Chernev, Filip Filipov, Stanislav Rabotov, Dimitar Tonev, Antoine Baroan and James Eyenga.
Substitutions
Botev Plovdiv made 3 changes: V. Genev for J. Eto’o (71′), N. Minkov for A. Baroan (71′) and R. Rabei for D. Tonev (72′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.
- Levski Sofia – Botev Plovdiv – 2-0
- Botev Vratsa – Beroe – 1-0
