Levski Sofia and Lokomotiv Plovdiv spectators can't wait for Parva Liga clash at Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Wed 02.December
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov (25000 seats)

Struggling Levski Sofia will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the upcoming league round. It’s 12th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Levski Sofia has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Parva Liga
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv has the most scored goals (27) in Parva Liga

The visiting Lokomotiv Plovdiv played their last game only four days ago, a Parva Liga match.

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Levski Sofia form and stats

Levski Sofia have played 6 Parva Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). Levski has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager G. Vasilev Todorov and the players.

Levski faced defeat in their previous match, away at Ludogorets (0-1). Ahead of that match, Levski lost 1-2 at home to Cherno More.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Arda are coming to town in three days.

Levski are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 6 games. On the other hand, Levski have conceded 6 goals.

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats

Lokomotiv Plovdiv, who have the most scored goals (27) in Parva Liga, have an excellent away record in the Parva Liga so far with 4-0-2 from 6 games. Having won their last three away games Lokomotiv has no reason to fear anyone.

Momchil Tsvetanov, Nikolaj Nikolaev, Dinis Almeida, Dimitar Iliev, Christian Ilić and Georgi Minchev scored in Lokomotiv's previous match, the home game against Botev Plovdiv that ended 6-0. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs CSKA 1948 Sofia.

As you can tell from the results above, Lokomotiv was very dominant against Botev Plovdiv, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-0 (!) with Momchil Tsvetanov, Nikolaj Nikolaev, Dinis Almeida, Dimitar Iliev, Christian Ilić and Georgi Minchev providing the goals.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Lokomotiv manager B. Akrapović as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Botev Vratsa.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Lokomotiv Plovdiv are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, Lokomotiv have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Levski victories, four draws and four Lokomotiv Plovdiv wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Lokomotiv PlovdivD. Krasimirov Iliev
D. Krasimirov Iliev
7 goals
Levski SofiaB. Tsonev
B. Tsonev
4 goals
Lokomotiv PlovdivD. Costa Lima Almeida
D. Costa Lima Almeida
4 goals

Levski Sofia missing players

Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players

Levski Sofia Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 6 0 Played P 3 6 13
3 2 0 Won W 2 4 8
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 3
6 3 0 Lost L 1 2 2
12 6 0 Scored S 5 12 27
11 6 0 Conceded C 3 7 13
91% 83% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
64% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 92%
45% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 67% 69%
9% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 50% 38%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
36% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 62%
27% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 31%
45% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 17% 15%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.2 2.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
7.5 7.7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11 9.7
3.5 3.7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4.5 4.7
32% 27% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 44% 44%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • All of Lokomotiv Plovdiv's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Levski Sofia has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Parva Liga
  • Levski Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv has the most scored goals (27) in Parva Liga
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have scored more than double the goals of Levski Sofia.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 13 8 3 2 27 13 7 4 3 0 15 6 6 4 0 2 12 7 14 27
2 Ludogorets 11 8 2 1 25 9 5 4 1 0 10 2 6 4 1 1 15 7 16 26
3 Arda 13 6 6 1 18 10 6 4 2 0 12 5 7 2 4 1 6 5 8 24
4 CSKA Sofia 12 5 6 1 18 14 5 3 2 0 7 4 7 2 4 1 11 10 4 21
5 Cherno More 14 6 3 5 21 19 7 4 1 2 13 10 7 2 2 3 8 9 2 21
6 CSKA 1948 Sofia 13 5 5 3 22 14 7 4 1 2 19 9 6 1 4 1 3 5 8 20
7 Beroe 11 5 3 3 22 12 5 2 1 2 11 4 6 3 2 1 11 8 10 18
8 Botev Vratsa 12 4 3 5 15 17 6 3 2 1 11 4 6 1 1 4 4 13 -2 15
9 Tsarsko selo 12 3 4 5 7 10 6 2 2 2 5 5 6 1 2 3 2 5 -3 13
10 Botev Plovdiv 12 3 4 5 14 24 7 3 4 0 10 5 5 0 0 5 4 19 -10 13
11 Montana 13 3 3 7 13 26 7 3 1 3 11 14 6 0 2 4 2 12 -13 12
12 Levski Sofia 11 3 2 6 12 11 6 2 1 3 6 6 5 1 1 3 6 5 1 11
13 Slavia Sofia 12 2 2 8 8 21 6 2 2 2 3 5 6 0 0 6 5 16 -13 8
14 Etar 13 0 4 9 9 31 6 0 2 4 5 14 7 0 2 5 4 17 -22 4

Read more about Parva Liga

The First Professional Football League, also known as the Parva Liga, is the top level of football in Bulgaria. It has 14 teams playing a regular season of 26 fixtures to set a league table. The top six then enter a championship playoff, the bottom eight a relegation group.