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The First League meeting at Stadion Hristo Botev on Saturday sees hosts Botev welcome Cherno More Varna.
View all Botev v Cherno More Varna tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - plus the latest betting odds.
Botev will be hoping to return to winning ways here following the 3-2 First League loss in their previous game against CSKA Sofia.
For Botev, goals were scored by Algarra (38') and Asen Chandarov (90'). Joël Zwarts (41', 89') and Ioannis Pittas (90') scored for CSKA Sofia.
Fixtures involving Botev have tended to be entertaining ones lately with high scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past 6 clashes alone, a total of 20 goals have been scored for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 10 of these being chalked up by Botev.
Coming into this clash, Botev are undefeated in their previous 2 home league matches.
Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Spartak Varna in First League competition, Cherno More Varna will be hoping to turn things around here.
Angel Granchov (33'), Georg Stojanovski (88') and Sousa (90') scored for Spartak Varna.
Ilian Iliev's Cherno More Varna have fired home a total of 7 times throughout their most recent 6 matches. The overall goals that they have conceded during those matches adds up to 12.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Cherno More Varna:
A look at their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 25/10/2024 shows that Botev have won 3 of these and Cherno More Varna 2, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.
A total of 16 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 10 of them from The Canaries and 6 being from The Sailors. The average goals per game has been 2.67.
The last league meeting featuring these sides was First League match day 35 on 16/05/2026 which finished with the scoreline of Botev 5-0 Cherno More Varna.
The match was refereed by Lyuboslav Lyubomirov.
In an otherwise full-strength group, there is only the sole fitness issue for the Cherno More Varna manager Ilian Iliev to contend with. Jorge Padilla (unknown injury) won’t be in action. Idris Bounaas cannot play in this game through suspension.
Our feeling is that Cherno More Varna certainly have the ability to score against this Botev outfit, but it may not quite be enough to prevent defeat.
We reckon that it will be a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning score for Botev after 90 minutes. Expecting it to be very competitive.
Looking at the bookies’ prices in the full-time result market, a victory for Botev is best priced at 2.05, betting on a draw is 3.2 and betting on the winner to be Cherno More Varna can be had at 3.4. They are the most competitive market prices offered at the current time.
Renata Leite, 04:03 28/07/2026
⚽️ Team Focus:
Botev
Formed: 1912
Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev (18,777)
Captain: Todor Nedelev
Chairman: Vasil Bosneshki
Manager: Stanislav Genchev
Competitions: First League position 7
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Cherno More Varna |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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| 1 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | DLWWW |
| 2 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | DWDWW |
| 3 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | LWWDW |
| 4 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | DWDDW |
| 5 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | DLLDW |
| 6 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | WWWDW |
| 7 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | LLWLW |
| 8 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | LWLDL |
| 9 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | WWWDL |
| 10 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | DWLDL |
| 11 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | WLLDL |
| 12 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | WWDDL |
| 13 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | LLWDL |
| 14 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | LL |
| CSKA Sofia |
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Botev |
| Botev |
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Lokomotiv Sofia |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
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Botev |
| Botev |
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Cherno More Varna |
| Botev |
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Arda Kardzhali |
| Cherno More Varna |
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Botev |
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Spartak Varna |
| Botev Vratsa |
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Cherno More Varna |
| Cherno More Varna |
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Arda Kardzhali |
| Botev |
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Cherno More Varna |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| Cherno More Varna |
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Botev |
| Botev |
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Lokomotiv Sofia |
| Botev |
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Cherno More Varna |
| Botev |
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Arda Kardzhali |
| Botev |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| Botev |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| Botev |
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Spartak Varna |
| Botev Vratsa |
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Cherno More Varna |
| Botev |
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Cherno More Varna |
| Arda Kardzhali |
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Cherno More Varna |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
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Cherno More Varna |
| Ludogorets Razgrad |
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Cherno More Varna |
| Levski Sofia |
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Cherno More Varna |
| Carlos Algarra | 1 |
| Carlos Meotti | 1 |
| Asen Chandarov | 1 |
| Vasil Panayotov | 1 |
| Botev |
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Cherno More Varna |
| Botev |
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Spartak Varna |
| Ludogorets Razgrad |
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Botev |
| Botev Vratsa |
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Botev |
| Botev |
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Levski Sofia |
| Arda Kardzhali |
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Botev |
| Botev |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| Septemvri Sofia |
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Botev |
| Botev |
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Slavia Sofia |
| CSKA 1948 |
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Botev |
| Botev |
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Cherno More Varna |
| Cherno More Varna |
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Ludogorets Razgrad |
| CSKA 1948 |
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Cherno More Varna |
| Cherno More Varna |
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Dunav Ruse |
| CSKA Sofia |
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Cherno More Varna |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
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Cherno More Varna |
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Lokomotiv Sofia |
| Arda Kardzhali |
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Cherno More Varna |
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Levski Sofia |
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Septemvri Sofia |
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