Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 vs CSKA 1948 Sofia match preview

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Competition: Bulgaria B PFG
Date: Sat 07.December
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Lokomotiv Stadium (22000 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - CSKA 1948 Sofia!

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Bulgarian Cup game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Beroe. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 form and stats

16 points is a decent return from 7 B PFG games here at Lokomotiv Stadium for Lokomotiv Sofia 1929, who have the most clean sheets (9) in B PFG,. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 drew their last game, also a home match. Hebar 1918 (placed 7th) was the opponent, 3-3 the score. Preceding that game was the away draw at Neftohimik that finished 3-3.

A case of two points dropped for Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 in the Hebar 1918 match as a lead 3-1 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.

A decent goal production from Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches. From these home matches, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have conceded only 4 goals.

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CSKA 1948 Sofia form and stats

The away team, who have the most scored goals (43) in B PFG, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the B PFG. It could be a hat trick of victories away for CSKA 1948 Sofia, as they have won on their previous two travels.

CSKA 1948 Sofia play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-3 victory visiting Beroe. Prior to that result CSKA 1948 Sofia won their away game at Botev Galabovo in the B PFG. The scoreline was 5-4.

A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for CSKA 1948 Sofia, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

The CSKA 1948 Sofia manager Y. Yurukov has got the team scoring on the road, with 17 away goals in 7 league matches. CSKA 1948 Sofia have conceded 12 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was CSKA 1948 Sofia - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 2-0, played this season. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 0 wins for Lokomotiv Sofia 1929, 0 draws and 3 wins for CSKA 1948 Sofia. Over 2,5 goals: 1 time; under 2,5 goals: 2 games.

Top Goalscorers

CSKA 1948 SofiaA. Gushterov
A. Gushterov
25 goals
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929S. Dikov
S. Dikov
7 goals
CSKA 1948 SofiaV. Shopov
V. Shopov
6 goals

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 missing players

CSKA 1948 Sofia missing players

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 CSKA 1948 Sofia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 7 2 Played P 2 7 16
9 5 1 Won W 1 5 13
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
4 1 1 Lost L 1 2 2
25 12 1 Scored S 1 17 43
13 4 1 Conceded C 1 12 15
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
62% 57% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 71% 88%
38% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 71% 56%
19% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 57% 50%
12% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 57% 38%
25% 14% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 71% 44%
56% 71% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 14% 50%
25% 14% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 14% 6%
 
6.4 6.3 3 Corners For (avg) C F 5 5.3 5.4
4.1 4.4 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 2.9 2.8
2.2 1.7 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 5 3.1 2.1
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
179 81 17 Total Shots T S 5 85 173
73 32 3 Shots on Target S O 0 45 78
34% 38% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 36% 41%
Key stats in B PFG this season:
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia has the most scored goals (17) away
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia has the most scored goals (43)
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia has the most scored goals in the first half (21)
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia has the most scored goals in the second half (22)
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia has the the best goal difference (+28)
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia has the the best goal difference (+5) away
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 has the most clean sheets (9)
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Septemvri Sofia 16 14 1 1 35 17 9 8 1 0 25 11 7 6 0 1 10 6 18 43
2 CSKA 1948 Sofia 16 13 1 2 43 15 9 8 1 0 26 3 7 5 0 2 17 12 28 40
3 Montana 16 9 3 4 31 13 8 6 0 2 23 7 8 3 3 2 8 6 18 30
4 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 16 9 3 4 25 13 7 5 1 1 12 4 9 4 2 3 13 9 12 30
5 Lovech 16 8 3 5 28 13 8 4 2 2 15 4 8 4 1 3 13 9 15 27
6 Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa 16 7 4 5 25 23 8 5 1 2 15 10 8 2 3 3 10 13 2 25
7 Hebar 1918 16 7 3 6 24 21 8 4 1 3 10 9 8 3 2 3 14 12 3 24
8 Neftohimik 16 7 3 6 25 25 9 6 2 1 17 7 7 1 1 5 8 18 0 24
9 Kariana Erden 16 6 5 5 23 20 8 3 4 1 14 10 8 3 1 4 9 10 3 23
10 OFK Pirin 16 6 5 5 23 23 8 3 3 2 13 13 8 3 2 3 10 10 0 23
11 Botev Galabovo 16 5 4 7 20 28 8 5 0 3 14 14 8 0 4 4 6 14 -8 19
12 Chernomorets Balchik 16 5 3 8 10 22 9 4 2 3 6 6 7 1 1 5 4 16 -12 18
13 Ludogorets II 16 2 9 5 16 21 8 1 5 2 8 10 8 1 4 3 8 11 -5 15
14 Strumska slava 16 4 1 11 16 28 7 3 1 3 10 9 9 1 0 8 6 19 -12 13
15 Spartak Varna 16 2 3 11 5 29 7 2 1 4 3 10 9 0 2 7 2 19 -24 9
16 Pomorie 16 2 2 12 15 33 7 1 1 5 7 11 9 1 1 7 8 22 -18 8
17 Spartak Pleven 16 2 3 11 7 27 8 1 2 5 4 11 8 1 1 6 3 16 -20 6

Read more about B PFG

The Second Professional First League (or Vtora Liga, earlier B Group or B Professional Football Group) is the second-highest level of football in Bulgaria. It has 16 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 30 fixtures to set the final league table.