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Septemvri Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv IISecond League 2018

A. Kabov 81'
A. Todorov 70'
5/4/2022Second LeagueSecond League · Round 35Stadion Dragalevtsi

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 54+ matches

Septemvri Sofia68%
×Draw20%
Botev Plovdiv II12%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Septemvri Sofia
2.02
Botev Plovdiv II
0.70

Septemvri Sofia creates 189% more chances

Season form · 59 home / 54 away

creates per match

Septemvri Sofia
2.10
Botev Plovdiv II
0.52

allows per match

Septemvri Sofia
0.88
Botev Plovdiv II
1.93

finishing

Septemvri Sofia+0.00on par
Botev Plovdiv II+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

56%No
  • No56
  • Yes44

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Septemvri Sofia

Botev Plovdiv II
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
015%
022%
030%
040%
1
1013%
119%
123%
131%
140%
2
2014%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
309%
316%
322%
331%
340%
4
405%
413%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 2–0 (14%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
51%49%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Septemvri Sofia or draw
88%
Septemvri Sofia or Botev Plovdiv II
80%
Draw or Botev Plovdiv II
32%

Winning margin

Septemvri Sofia wins by 2+
43%
Botev Plovdiv II wins by 2+
3%

Team goals

Septemvri Sofia 1+ goals
87%
Septemvri Sofia 2+ goals
60%
Septemvri Sofia 3+ goals
33%
Botev Plovdiv II 1+ goals
50%
Botev Plovdiv II 2+ goals
16%
Botev Plovdiv II 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Septemvri Sofia (draw refunded)
85%
Botev Plovdiv II (draw refunded)
15%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
34%
Both score & under 3
9%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Septemvri Sofia at homecreates 2.10, concedes 0.88 · 59 matches

Botev Plovdiv II awaycreates 0.52, concedes 1.93 · 54 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Septemvri Sofia attack 2.10 + Botev Plovdiv II defence 1.93 → ÷2 → 2.02

Botev Plovdiv II attack 0.52 + Septemvri Sofia defence 0.88 → ÷2 → 0.70

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 68%?"

Septemvri Sofia scores more
68%
level
20%
Botev Plovdiv II scores more
12%

Septemvri Sofia at 68% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 68% does not mean "Septemvri Sofia will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Septemvri
Botev
S. Matić
Manager: S. Matić
71'A. RamadanM. Achkov
84'M. StoychevA. Todorov
84'V. BozhinovM. Ilievski
88'R. ParlikovK. Kolev
88'V. UzunovA. Georgiev
S. Stoyanov
Manager: S. Stoyanov
67'B. DanchevE. Kolev
73'N. GelinY. Kasov
79'A. StoimenovP. Tsonchev
79'I. KazakovM. Fanyé

Second League: Septemvri Sofia 3–0 Botev Plovdiv II

Septemvri Sofia beat Botev Plovdiv II 3-0 in Second League on May 4, 2022.

Goals: A. Georgiev (49'), A. Todorov (70'), A. Kabov (81').

The match was played at Stadion Dragalevtsi in Sofia.