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Predictions and Tips
The First League fixture at Stadion Hristo Botev on Saturday sees hosts Botev Vratsa play Arda Kardzhali.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Botev Vratsa v Arda Kardzhali including the latest game odds.
📏 Form Guide

Botev Vratsa
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Botev Vratsa will be hoping for a better result after the 4-2 First League loss in their previous game against Slavia Sofia.
For Botev Vratsa, the goals were scored by Brayan Perea (48') and Siriky Diabaté (59'). Ventsislav Kerchev (5'), Vladimir Nikolov (55'), Chung Nguyen Do (61') and Ivan Minchev (72') scored for Slavia Sofia.
Botev Vratsa have really been misfiring in recent times. Their goals record stands at just 4 vs opposing sides during the course of their last 6 matches. In those meetings, Botev Vratsa have also seen the tally of goals against them come to 9. That trend isn’t assured to be sustained into this next game, though.
Looking at their past form shows that Botev Vratsa:
- have not won against Arda Kardzhali in their last 9 league games.
- have not been beaten in their last 3 home league matches.
Arda Kardzhali
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Arda Kardzhali will go into this meeting following on from a 5-0 First League win with the downing of Lokomotiv Sofia in their last match.
For Arda Kardzhali, the scorers were Plamen Krachunov (20'), Lachezar Kotev (35'), Chinonso Offor (45'), Svetoslav Kovachev (82') and Boris Todev (86').
Proving their predisposition for productive encounters, goals have been seen as many as 22 times in the last 6 games in which Arda Kardzhali have played, yielding an average of 3.67 goals each fixture. Opposing teams have managed 3 from this total.
Leading up to this clash, Arda Kardzhali:
- remain unbeaten by Botev Vratsa in away games against them for the last 4 matches in the league. A very good run of results for them.
- are unbeaten in their last 3 league matches away from home.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Checking on their past head to head meetings stretching back to 07/11/2021 shows that these encounters have been miserable for Botev Vratsa. They’ve not been able to register any wins whatsoever while Arda Kardzhali have been superior, getting wins in 67% of those match-ups.
16 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 4 for Vratsa and 12 coming from The Vallecans. The average goals per game has been 2.67.
The last league clash featuring the two was First League match day 15 on 08/11/2024 when it ended Arda Kardzhali 2-0 Botev Vratsa.
The referee was Hristiyana Guteva.
ℹ️ Team News: Botev Vratsa
Availability isn’t a big problem, with just the lone fitness concern for the Botev Vratsa boss Hristo Yanev to contend with from an otherwise complete group. Miroslav Marinov (Muscle fiber tear) is sidelined.
📰 Team News: Arda Kardzhali
Arda Kardzhali boss Aleksandar Tunchev has to choose a team with limited availability. Félix Eboa Eboa (unknown injury) and André Shinyashiki (Ankle injury) are not able to play.
✨ Prediction
In this game, Botev Vratsa have the ability to score against this Arda Kardzhali side, although one goal likely won’t be as many as they will have scored against them.
We’re going for a very close game with a 1-2 advantage for Arda Kardzhali after 90 minutes. We are expecting it to be pretty even.
Lucas Pereira, 10:34 19/04/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

⚽️ Team Focus:
Botev Vratsa
Formed: 1921
Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev (25,000)
Captain: Daniel Genov
Chairman: Hristo Iliev
Manager: Hristo Yanev
Competitions: First League position 15
🔑 Key Player: Daniel Genov
Mostly playing in the Right Wing position, Daniel Genov was born in Targovishte, Bulgaria. After having played his first senior match for Belasitsa in the 2008 - 2009 season, the talented Forward has struck 3 league goals in this First League 2024 - 2025 campaign to date from a total of 28 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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29 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 73 | WLWWW |
2 |
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29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 59 | DDWWL |
3 |
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29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 53 | DWWWW |
4 |
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30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 53 | DLDWD |
5 |
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30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 49 | DDDWD |
6 |
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29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 48 | WLWWW |
7 |
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30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 47 | WWDWL |
8 |
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30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 42 | LDLWD |
9 |
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29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 39 | WDLLW |
10 |
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29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 34 | WWLLL |
11 |
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29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | -14 | 33 | LLWLL |
12 |
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30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -20 | 30 | WLWLD |
13 |
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30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -15 | 30 | LLWLW |
14 |
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29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 28 | DWDLL |
15 |
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29 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -35 | 18 | LWLDL |
16 |
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29 | 2 | 8 | 19 | -31 | 14 | WLDLL |
Lokomotiv Sofia |
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Septemvri Sofia |
CSKA 1948 |
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Slavia Sofia |
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CSKA Sofia |
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Ludogorets Razgrad |
Cherno More Varna |
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Arda Kardzhali |
Levski Sofia |
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Botev Vratsa |
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Lokomotiv Sofia |
Septemvri Sofia |
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Botev Vratsa |
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CSKA Sofia |
Botev Vratsa |
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Hebar Pazardzhik |
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Krumovgrad |
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Lokomotiv Sofia |
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Cherno More Varna |
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Levski Sofia |
Septemvri Sofia |
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Arda Kardzhali |
Beroe Stara Zagora |
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Botev |
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CSKA Sofia |
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Hebar Pazardzhik |
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Krumovgrad |
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Goals scored | 0.9 |
Goals conceded | 1.6 |
Time first goal scored | 47 |
Time first goal conceded | 48 |
Yellow cards | 1.9 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.3 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 1.1 |
Time first goal scored | 38 |
Time first goal conceded | 37 |
Yellow cards | 2.6 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.2 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 5-1 |
Brayan Perea | 8 |
Daniel Genov | 5 |
Martin Bachev | 2 |
David Suárez | 2 |
Miroslav Marinov | 2 |
Stanislav Ivanov | 10 |
Chinonso Offor | 9 |
Tonislav Yordanov | 9 |
Svetoslav Kovachev | 4 |
Borislav Tsonev | 4 |
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Krumovgrad |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
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Hebar Pazardzhik |
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Slavia Sofia |
Arda Kardzhali |
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Ludogorets Razgrad |
Arda Kardzhali |
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Levski Sofia |
Arda Kardzhali |
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Cherno More Varna |
Ludogorets Razgrad |
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Arda Kardzhali |
