Arda v Botev Vratsa

Arda v Botev Vratsa in Bulgarian First League ended 2:0. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Arda v Botev Vratsa

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Arda at 60.7% - the match finished 2:0, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Arda X 2 · Botev Vratsa Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 56.9% 26.4% 16.7% Home win · Arda ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 60.7% 20.8% 18.5% Home win · Arda ✔ Correct
Data Providers 45.0% 45.0% 10.0% Home win · Arda ✔ Correct
Final score 2:0 Home win · Arda
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 1.50 on a Arda win, 3.71 on the draw and 6.83 on a Botev Vratsa win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Arda win 1.50 1.54 Unibet 66.7% 60.7%
Draw 3.71 3.89 Pinnacle 27% 20.8%
Botev Vratsa win 6.83 7.50 Bet365 14.6% 18.5%
Over 2.5 goals 2.24 2.32 Pinnacle 44.6% 56.1%
Under 2.5 goals 1.60 1.62 10Bet 62.5% 43.9%
Both teams to score - Yes 2.30 2.42 Superbet 43.5% 50.8%
Both teams to score - No 1.54 1.58 Unibet 64.9% 49.2%
Updated: 31.08.2026 16:16 · Average odds across 13 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Arda v Botev Vratsa

  1. 57′I. Goranov · Yellow card
  2. 58′M. Petkov · Substitution (off: D. Genov)
  3. 59′M. Smolenski · Yellow card
  4. 61′D. Yankov · Goal
  5. 70′A. Kichukov · Substitution (off: R. Tsonev)
  6. 70′M. Smolenski · Substitution (off: A. Buchkov)
  7. 70′J. Gallegos · Substitution (off: V. Naydenov)
  8. 71′D. Yankov · Substitution (off: D. Idowu)
  9. 71′P. Bachev · Substitution (off: G. Nikolov)
  10. 75′P. Borukov · Yellow card
  11. 78′K. Hadji · Substitution (off: F. Gigov)
  12. 81′S. Ivanov · Substitution (off: A. Vutov)
  13. 82′A. Buchkov · Yellow card
  14. 85′A. Vutov · Penalty
  15. 86′S. Kovachev · Substitution (off: M. Paskalev)
  16. 87′B. Karagaren · Substitution (off: S. Vasilev)

Match statistics: Arda v Botev Vratsa

Statistic Arda Botev Vratsa
Yellow cards 0 4
Red cards 0 0

Line-ups: Arda v Botev Vratsa

Arda 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Anatoli Gospodinov
  2. 5 Viktor Lyubenov
  3. 6 Viktor Popov
  4. 8 Dominik Yankov
  5. 10 Svetoslav Kovachev
  6. 16 Preslav Bachev
  7. 21 Vyacheslav Velev
  8. 24 Martin Paskalev
  9. 80 Lachezar Kotev
  10. 91 Stanislav Ivanov
  11. 99 Birsent Karagaren
Substitutes (7)
  1. 4 Idowu David Akintola
  2. 9 Georgi Nikolov
  3. 11 Atanas Kabov
  4. 18 Simeon Vasilev
  5. 22 Yanko Georgiev
  6. 26 Burak Akandzha
  7. 44 Adama Ardile Traoré

Botev Vratsa 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 3 Sainey Sanyang
  2. 4 Ivan Goranov
  3. 6 Abdullah Kichukov
  4. 10 José Gallegos
  5. 12 Iliya Yurukov
  6. 24 Martin Smolenski
  7. 36 Milen Stoev
  8. 79 Martin Petkov
  9. 81 Kassim Hadji
  10. 98 Lyubomir Vasilev
  11. 99 Preslav Borukov
Substitutes (10)
  1. 7 Radoslav Tsonev
  2. 9 Daniel Genov
  3. 11 Martin Achkov
  4. 17 Samuil Mechev
  5. 21 Martin Dimitrov
  6. 23 Luboslav Stoyanov
  7. 25 Aleksandar Buchkov
  8. 88 Lazar Boyanov
  9. 90 Filip Gigov
  10. 97 Vladislav Naydenov

Form and head-to-head: Arda v Botev Vratsa

Arda

LLWWW

Botev Vratsa

DWWLL

Head-to-head – last 1 meetings

Arda wins: 1; draws: 0; Botev Vratsa wins: 0.

Date Home Score Away Competition
Botev Vratsa 2–3 Arda Bulgarian Cup

Bulgarian First League standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Levski Sofia 9 8 1 0 +17 25 DWWWW
2 CSKA Sofia 8 6 2 0 +15 20 WDWWW
3 Ludogorets 8 6 2 0 +8 20 WDDWW
4 CSKA 1948 Sofia 9 6 1 2 +8 19 WLWLW
5 Arda 9 5 1 3 +3 16 LLWWW
6 Botev Plovdiv 9 4 1 4 -1 13 WWLLL
7 Slavia Sofia 9 2 5 2 +2 11 DWLDD
8 Spartak Varna 9 2 4 3 -4 10 DDDLL
9 Botev Vratsa 9 2 2 5 -10 8 DWLWL
10 Septemvri Sofia 8 2 2 4 -6 8 LDWWL
11 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 9 2 0 7 -8 6 LWLLL
12 Cherno More 9 1 2 6 -9 5 DLLWL
13 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 8 0 4 4 -6 4 DLDLL
14 Dunav 2010 9 1 1 7 -9 4 LLDLW

Managers: Arda v Botev Vratsa

Blagov Tunchev Aleksander
ArdaManagerBlagov Tunchev Aleksander
T. Simov
Botev VratsaManagerT. Simov

Match information: Arda v Botev Vratsa

Kick-off
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Competition
Bulgarian First League
Round
7