Match Info

NBL - Round 17

Date: 17 January 2026, Saturday

Location: Arena Shumen (Shumen)

Referee: Hristov H. (Bul)


	Shumen		Botev Academic

	1	2
			Watch
	2.15	1.58
	2.24	1.56	Watch
	2.05	1.67
	2.15	1.63
	2.3	1.55
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.18 ↓ (2.2)	1.6 ↑ (1.59)

The most likely Over/Under: 172.50

The most likely Handicap: 2 (-3)

The best margin for this event is 7.9%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Shumen
42.3%

Botev Academic
57.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

41.9%

58.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

46.3%

53.7%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Shumen has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.4%)

Botev Academic has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.4%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Shumen than the current prediction. (+4%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Botev Academic than the current prediction. (-4%)

Shumen - Botev Academic Predictions

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Shumen (votes: 1 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 85:88

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
4. Blatancic A.	10. Bachev V. (C)
10. Denchev M. (C)	20. Donzo V.
2. Ellis W.	11. Mihaylov N.
5. Marsh M.	13. Velikov A.
88. Stanev V.	1. Yow J.
Substitutes
33. Barr J.	24. Chalakov A.
44. Lazarov K.	8. Chokov M.
7. Mustafa B.	31. Ivanov K.
24. Sazdov A.	0. Komitski I.
8. Stamov D.	33. Ralchev P.
	9. Sharp D.
	14. Tomic O.
Coaches
. Kostic D.	. Yankov J.

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Shumen won 1.

The current form of both teams is below expectations.

Academic Plovdiv is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.

In the last 14 head-to-head matches, Shumen won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 13 matches, and goals 1035:1172. (average 73.9:83.7).

Including home matches between the teams, Shumen won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 378:397. (average 75.6:79.4).

Standings

		Pl	W	L		Pts
9	Botev Academic	0	0	0	0:0	0
10	Shumen	0	0	0	0:0	0

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- BC Shumen
Bulgarian NBL
10.01.26	Shumen - Rilski Sportist	97:105 ✺
03.01.26	Botev 2012 - Shumen	72:64 ✺
28.12.25	Shumen - Lokomotiv Plovdiv	90:107 ✺
23.12.25	Shumen - Beroe	90:83 ✺
12.12.25	Cherno More Port Varna - Shumen	107:74 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 9.4 LLLWL
- Botev Academic Plovdiv
Bulgarian NBL
10.01.26	Botev 2012 - Botev Academic	92:72 ✺
03.01.26	Botev Academic - Cherno More Port Varna	95:94 ✺
28.12.25	Beroe - Botev Academic	89:81 ✺
23.12.25	Botev Academic - Minyor	70:85 ✺
20.12.25	Botev Academic - Balkan Botevgrad	95:106 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6.3 LWLLL

Latest Head to Head

Bulgarian NBL
10.11.25	Botev Academic - Shumen	95:68
05.04.25	Botev Academic - Shumen	84:69
18.01.25	Shumen - Botev Academic	74:76
11.11.24	Botev Academic - Shumen	91:77
10.04.24	Shumen - Botev Academic	88:80
06.03.24	Botev Academic - Shumen	89:85
06.01.24	Botev Academic - Shumen	84:76

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