RAZGRAD. Ludogorets defeats Botev Plovdiv 1-0 after J. Piotrowski scored just 1 goal (65′).
The match was played at the Ludogorets Arena stadium in Razgrad on Sunday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15 degrees Celsius or 59.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 13 Total 8
- 5 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 82 Attack 76
- 66 Dangerous attack 64
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Ludogorets was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Botev Plovdiv that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Ludogorets was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ludogorets won the match.
Ludogorets shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Botev Plovdiv shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Ludogorets received 1 yellow card (J. Piotrowski). On the other side, Botev Plovdiv received 4 yellow cards (M. Brahimi, R. Herman, D. Mertens and V. Genev).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Ludogorets will have 32 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Botev Plovdiv will stay with 13 points to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Parva Liga, Ludogorets will host CSKA 1948 Sofia on the 13th of November with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Ludogorets (1 draw).
Botev Plovdiv will play away agasint Arda on the 12th of November with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Arda (2 draws).
Ludogorets – Formation
Ludogorets started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ante Šimundža decided to play with the following team: Sergio Padt, Aslak Fonn Witry, Igor Plastun, Anton Nedyalkov, Cicinho, Jakub Piotrowski, Show, Bernard Tekpetey, Cauly Oliveira, Rick and Igor Thiago Nascimento Rodrigues.
The home team had on the bench: Simon Sluga, Georgi Terziev, Nonato, Pedro Naressi, Matías Tissera, Jorginho and Spas Delev.
Substitutions
Ludogorets made 4 changes: Show for Pedro Naressi (46′), Rick for M. Tissera (63′), Igor Thiago for Nonato (75′) and Cauly for S. Delev (90′).
Botev Plovdiv – Formation
Botev Plovdiv started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Željko Kopić played with: Hidajet Hankić, Samuel Souprayen, Viktor Genev, Jasper Van Heertum, Roy Herman, Reda Rabeï, James Eto’o, Pa Konate, Mohamed Amine Brahimi, Emmanuel Toku and Elvis Manu.
These were the players on the bench: Georgi Argilashki, Dylan Mertens, Nikolay Minkov, Tochukwu Nadi, Dimitar Tonev, Martin Sekulić and Umeh Emmanuel.
Substitutions
Botev Plovdiv made 5 changes: J. Eto’o for N. Minkov (46′), S. Souprayen for D. Mertens (46′), M. Brahimi for D. Tonev (77′), P. Konate for U. Emmanuel (86′) and R. Herman for M. Sekulic (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.
- Botev Vratsa – CSKA Sofia – 0-4
- Ludogorets – Botev Plovdiv – 1-0