Battle for Thrace
Battle for Thrace or Thracian derby is the name of the local derby football match between the two most popular and successful football clubs in Thrace region, Bulgaria: PFC Botev Plovdiv and PFC Beroe Stara Zagora.
[First [Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|Parva Liga]] match statistics
| Games played | Botev wins | Draws | Beroe wins | Botev goals | Beroe goals | |
| Botev in Parva Liga at home | 52 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 101 | 43 |
| Beroe in Parva Liga at home | 53 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 64 | 94 |
| Parva Liga | 105 | 40 | 27 | 38 | 165 | 137 |
Head-to-head ranking in First League (1948–2020)
• Total: Beroe Stara Zagora with 17 higher finishes, Botev Plovdiv with 31 higher finishes.Trophies
and Beroe Stara Zagora are the only Bulgarian clubs, which managed to win at least once all major Bulgarian club tournaments and Balkans CupStatistics
Biggest wins
Botev wins
8:1 - 22 December 19866:0 - 17 November 1968
4:1 - 1 December 2018
4:1 - 12 December 1984
Beroe wins
5:2 - 7 August 19993:0 - 21 September 1986
3:0 - 26 April 2010