A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Levski Sofia know what's at stake in this second leg of the Bulgarian Cup Semi-finals clash.
It's no vacation for neither Lokomotiv Plovdiv nor Levski Sofia as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats
Lokomotiv Plovdiv have performed here at Stadion Lokomotiv this season with 8 wins from 13 Parva Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 0. 3W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Bulgarian Cup for Lokomotiv Plovdiv. In general it's been a long time since Lokomotiv tasted defeat here at Stadion Lokomotiv, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games in the league.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv's previous game was a Parva Liga match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Etar. The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against CSKA 1948 Sofia.
A decent goal production from Lokomotiv in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 13 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Lokomotiv have only let in 6 goals at home.
Levski Sofia form and stats
They also participated in Bulgarian Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.The visitors are W4-D6-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Parva Liga. When we have look at the Bulgarian Cup statistics, we find 2W-1D-0L. This is both home and away. Levski has built quite a streak of draws from their away games now, as four in a row has ended all square. Will this streak be broken in today's game?
N. Robertha was the last player to score for the away team. Levski haven't scored a league goal in the last 243 minutes.
Home advantage was not enough for Levski in their previous game, as they lost their Parva Liga-match, hosting Ludogorets, 0-1. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Ludogorets (after extra-time, 6-5 on penalties).
The visiting Levski Sofia have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 12 games. Levski are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Lokomotiv wins - draws - Levski Sofia wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Krasimirov Iliev 12 goals |  N. Robertha 9 goals | S. Ivaylov Ivanov 8 goals |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players
Levski Sofia missing players
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Levski Sofia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 17 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 11 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 40 | 27 | Scored | S | 14 | 40 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Conceded | C | 9 | 19 | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 65% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 24% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 60% | 65% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 28% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 162 | 106 | Total Shots | T S | 78 | 241 | ||
| 83 | 49 | Shots on Target | S O | 38 | 95 | ||
| 33% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ludogorets | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 33 | 58 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 26 | 49 |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 46 |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 46 |
| 5 | Slavia Sofia | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 42 |
| 6 | Cherno More | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 7 | Beroe | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 37 |
| 8 | Botev Plovdiv | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 30 |
| 9 | Arda | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | Etar | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -16 | 24 |
| 11 | Tsarsko selo | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 22 |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 28 | -25 | 19 |
| 13 | Dunav 2010 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -26 | 18 |
| 14 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 24 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 22 | -36 | 6 |