Botev will face off against the visiting Arda Kardzhali at Stadion Hristo Botev in the First League tie on Sunday.
Our Botev v Arda Kardzhali predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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Botev
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Botev will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 3-2 First League losing effort in their last game against Slavia Sofia.
For Botev, the goals were scored by Ivelin Popov (24') and Aleksa Maraš (57'). Jordan Semedo Varela (3'), Vladimir Nikolov (7') and Kristiyan Stoyanov (69') scored for Slavia Sofia.
Fixtures featuring Botev have proved to be exciting ones lately with high scoring anticipated. Over their past half dozen games alone, the sum of 22 goals have flown in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 7 of them being chalked up by Botev.
Their previous form shows that Botev:
- haven't beaten Arda Kardzhali in their previous 3 matches in the league.
- are without a win at home for the past 3 league matches.
Arda Kardzhali
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Arda Kardzhali come into this meeting after a 1-0 First League win in the defeat of CSKA 1948 in their previous match.
The only scorer from Arda Kardzhali was Stanislav Ivanov (11').
During their 6 latest matches, Aleksandar Tunchev's Arda Kardzhali have seen their goal attempts be successful 6 times, earning them a goals per game average of 1.
Coming into this clash, Arda Kardzhali have not been beaten by Botev when they have played them away from home in the previous 4 league games. Travelling fans have really enjoyed these clashes.
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Head to head
Checking on their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 06/06/2023 tells us that Botev have won 1 of them and Arda Kardzhali 5, with the tally of draws standing at 0.
12 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 3 for The Canaries and 9 for The Vallecans. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.
The previous league fixture between the two was First League match day 9 on 23/09/2024 when it finished Arda Kardzhali 1-0 Botev.
The match was refereed by Dragomir Draganov.
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Team News: Botev
Georgi Nikolov (Shoulder injury) and Antonio Perera (Torn ligaments) are not available for Botev gaffer Dušan Kerkez.
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Prediction
For this match, we think that Arda Kardzhali have the firepower to put one past this Botev side, but it might not be as many as they will have scored against them.
Our selection here is for a very close game with a 2-1 victory for Botev at the end of the 90 minutes. Should be a good one.
Lucas Pereira,
04:03 06/03/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Botev
Formed: 1912
Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev (18,777)
Captain: Ivelin Popov
Chairman: Aleksey Kirichek
Manager: Dušan Kerkez
Competitions: First League position 4, Bulgarian Supercup (Final)
⭐ Key Man: Aleksa Maraš
Customarily playing in the Striker position, Aleksa Maraš was born in Montenegro. Having made his senior debut playing for Mladost Donja Gorica in the 2023 - 2024 season, the talented Forward has netted 4 league goals in the First League 2024 - 2025 season so far coming from a total of 21 appearances.