SOFIA. Levski Sofia tops Botev Plovdiv 1-0 after I. Stefanov scored just 1 goal (23′).

The match was played at the Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov stadium in Sofia on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Stanimir Trenchev who had the assistance of Georgi Todorov and Ivo Kolev. The 4th official was Ventsislav Mitrev. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.2 degrees Celsius or 52.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Levski Sofia

1 - 0

Botev Plovdiv

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 17 Total 6
  • 4 On Target 1
  • 13 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 106 Attack 84
  • 73 Dangerous attack 46
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 7

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Levski Sofia was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Botev Plovdiv that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Levski Sofia was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Levski Sofia won the match​.

Levski Sofia shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Botev Plovdiv shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Levski Sofia received 3 yellow cards (I. Stefanov, A. Kraev and A. Shehu). On the opposite side, Botev Plovdiv received 5 yellow cards (A. Baroan, V. Genev, R. Rabei, M. Sekulic and H. Hankic).

Match Timeline

14'
Iliyan Stefanov (goal)Ronaldo
23'
40'
46'
Mohamed Brahimi - sub ->D. Mertens
46'
53'
Réda Rabeï- Yellow
57'
57'
N. Minkov- sub ->R. Herman
64'
N. Minkov(var)
Andrian Kraev- sub ->G. Milanov
74'
Iliyan Stefanov - Yellow
75'
M. Petkov- sub ->I. Popov
76'
77'
M. Sekulić- sub ->V. Genev
77'
78'
M. Sekulić- Yellow
Andrian Kraev- Yellow
79'
Kellian van der Kaap- sub ->I. Stefanov
87'
89'
Hidajet Hankic- Yellow
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Arda
58
6
Ludogorets
85
5
OFK Pirin
34
5
CSKA Sofia
84
5
Hebar 1918
32
5
Slavia Sofia
58
6
Beroe
32
5
CSKA 1948 Sofia
64
5
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
42
6
Botev Plovdiv
36
6
Botev Vratsa
32
5
Levski Sofia
61
5
7th ranked
0
0
    Lokomotiv Plovdiv
    54
    5
    Septemvri Sofia
    28
    5
    Cherno More
    54
    5
    Spartak Varna
    25
    5
    6th position
    0
    0

      After this contest, Levski Sofia will have 24 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Botev Plovdiv will stay with 10 points like Botev Vratsa and Hebar 1918 to sit in the 11th place.

      Next matches

      In the next match in the Parva Liga, Levski Sofia will host Slavia Sofia on the 12th of November with a 23-9 head to head in favor of Levski Sofia (8 draws).

      Botev Plovdiv will host OFK Pirin on the 15th of October with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Botev Plovdiv (6 draws).

      Levski Sofia – Formation

      Levski Sofia
      G
      P. Andreev 1.Bulgaria
      D
      Noah Sonko Sundberg 23.Gambia
      D
      José Córdoba 33.Panama
      D
      Tsunami 6.Brazil
      M
      Jeremy Petris 2.France
      46'
      M
      Filip Krastev 30.Bulgaria
      M
      Georgi Milanov 7.Bulgaria
      74'
      M
      Iliyan Stefanov 14.Bulgaria
      87' 75' 23'
      F
      Ronaldo 18.Brazil
      F
      Welton 17.Brazil
      F
      Ivelin Popov 10.Bulgaria
      76'
      Substitutes
      G
      Nikolay Mihaylov 13.Bulgaria
      D
      Patrik-Gabriel Galchev 22.Bulgaria
      D
      Kellian van der Kaap 5.Netherlands
      87'
      M
      Andrian Kraev 8.Bulgaria
      74' 79'
      M
      A. Mitkov 27.Bulgaria
      M
      A. Shehu 12.Nigeria
      46' 89'
      F
      M. Petkov 88.Bulgaria
      76'

      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: Plamen Andreev, Jeremy Petris, Noah Sonko Sundberg, José Córdoba, Wenderson Tsunami, Filip Krastev, Georgi Milanov, Ronaldo, Iliyan Stefanov, Welton and Ivelin Popov.

      The home team had on the bench: Nikolay Mihaylov, Patrick-Gabriel Galchev, Kellian van der Kaap, Andrian Kraev, Asen Mitkov, Shehu Abdullahi and Marin Petkov.

      Substitutions

      Levski Sofia made 4 changes: J. Petris for A. Shehu (46′), G. Milanov for A. Kraev (74′), I. Popov for M. Petkov (76′) and I. Stefanov for K. van der Kaap (87′).

      Botev Plovdiv – Formation

      Botev Plovdiv
      G
      Hidajet Hankic 13.Austria
      89'
      D
      Samuel Souprayen 18.France
      D
      Viktor Genev 4.Bulgaria
      77' 40'
      D
      Roberto Puncec 44.Croatia
      D
      Roy Herman 2.Israel
      57'
      D
      Pa Konate 3.Sweden
      57'
      M
      Dylan Mertens 6.Netherlands
      46'
      M
      Réda Rabeï 22.France
      77' 53'
      M
      E. Toku 10.Ghana
      F
      Antoine Baroan 11.France
      14'
      F
      Elvis Manu 28.Netherlands
      Substitutes
      G
      Georgi Argilashki 1.Bulgaria
      D
      Jasper van Heertum 24.Netherlands
      M
      N. Minkov 17.Bulgaria
      57'
      M
      T. Nnadi 21.Nigeria
      77'
      M
      D. Tonev 23.Bulgaria
      57'
      F
      Mohamed Brahimi 7.France
      46'
      F
      M. Sekulić 9.Croatia
      77' 78'

      Botev Plovdiv started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

      Željko Kopić played with: Hidajet Hankić, Samuel Souprayen, Viktor Genev, Roberto Punčec, Roy Herman, Dylan Mertens, Reda Rabeï, Pa Konate, Emmanuel Toku, Antoine Baroan and Elvis Manu.

      These were the players on the bench: Georgi Argilashki, Jasper Van Heertum, Nikolay Minkov, Tochukwu Nadi, Dimitar Tonev, Mohamed Amine Brahimi and Martin Sekulić.

      Substitutions

      Botev Plovdiv made 5 changes: D. Mertens for M. Brahimi (46′), P. Konate for D. Tonev (57′), R. Herman for N. Minkov (57′), V. Genev for M. Sekulic (77′) and R. Rabei for T. Nadi (77′).

      Results of the day

      These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.​