SOFIA. Slavia Sofia recovers against Botev Plovdiv with a goal on the Y. Karabelyov 48′ and a goal on the G. Nikolov 87′. Botev Plovdiv was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Stadion Slavija stadium in Sofia on Saturday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.57 degrees Celsius or 45.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 7 Total 12
- 2 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 92 Attack 100
- 54 Dangerous attack 84
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Botev Plovdiv had a strong ball possession 59% while Slavia Sofia was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Botev Plovdiv was more aggressive with 84 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Botev Plovdiv to win the encounter.
Slavia Sofia shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Botev Plovdiv shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Slavia Sofia received 4 yellow cards (Zlatomir Zagorčić, Erol Dost, Ivaylo Markov and Vladimir Nikolov). On the other side, Botev Plovdiv received 3 yellow cards (Ehije Success Ukaki, Antoine Conte and James Eto’o).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Slavia Sofia has 26 points to remain in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Botev Plovdiv will has 33 points like Levski Krumovgrad to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, Slavia Sofia will play away against Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 on the 9th of March with a 12-10 head to head stats in favor of Slavia Sofia (6 draws).
Botev Plovdiv will host Ludogorets on the 9th of March with a 24-2 head to head in favor of Ludogorets (8 draws).
Slavia Sofia – Formation
Slavia Sofia
24'
90'
10', 50'
Slavia Sofia adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Zlatomir Zagorčić decided to play with the following team: Svetoslav Vutsov, Ertan Tombak, Veljko Jelenkovic, Ivaylo Markov, Ventsislav Kerchev, Kristiyan Stoyanov, Erol Dost, Ivan Minchev, Galin Ivanov, Toni Tasev and Vladimir Nikolov.
The home team had on the bench: Viktor Genev, Emil Stoev, Kristian Dobrev, Nikolay Krastev, Chung Nguyen Do, Nikolai Jakobsen Hristov, Quentin Seedorf, Emil Martinov and Isaac Solet Bomawoko.
Substitutions
Slavia Sofia made 3 changes: Ivan Minchev for Isaac Solet Bomawoko (77′), Galin Ivanov for Emil Stoev (90′) and Kristiyan Stoyanov for Emil Martinov (63′).
Botev Plovdiv – Formation
Botev Plovdiv
Also Botev Plovdiv adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Dušan Kerkez played with: Matvei Igonen, James Eto’o, Atanas Chernev, Antoine Conte, Konstantinos Balogiannis, Antonio Perera, Yanis Karabelyov, Samuel Akere, Ivelin Popov, Ehije Success Ukaki and Martin Sekulic.
These were the players on the bench: Dylan Mertens, Mohamed Brahimi , Faustas Steponavičius, Nikolay Minkov, Dimitar Papazov, Daniel Kajzer, Lachezar Baltanov, Ivaylo Videv and Georgi Nikolov.
Substitutions
Botev Plovdiv made 4 changes: Yanis Karabelyov for Dylan Mertens (71′), Martin Sekulic for Georgi Nikolov (71′), Ehije Success Ukaki for Mohamed Brahimi (79′) and Konstantinos Balogiannis for Faustas Steponavičius (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- Levski Krumovgrad – Lokomotiv Plovdiv – 3-1
- Etar – Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 – 1-2
- Slavia Sofia – Botev Plovdiv – 2-2
