National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 or Vitosha Bistritsa that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both sides have had sufficient rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's have faith in that this will be an in-your-face match!
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 form and stats
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 participated in Bulgarian Cup the last season, where they reached the round of 16.5-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Parva Liga numbers at home for Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 so far this season.
Lokomotiv are returning here after visiting Spartak Pleven in a Bulgarian Cup match and winning with a 4-1 scoreline.
Ahead of that match, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 lost 1-2 at home to Beroe.The Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. From these home matches, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have conceded only 8 goals.
Vitosha Bistritsa form and stats
Bistritsa was sent out of Bulgarian Cup in the preliminary round last season.Vitosha Bistritsa have only collected 6 points from their away games in the B PFG, after 2-0-6 (8 played).
The regulars enjoyed Vitosha Bistritsa's previous game versus Botev Vratsa, a Bulgarian Cup win (1-0) played at home.
Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Levski Krumovgrad's place.Vitosha Bistritsa find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Lokomotiv two wins, one draw and Vitosha Bistritsa zero victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Mitkov 7 goals |   E. Nikolaev Gargorov 4 goals | D. Hristov 4 goals |
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 missing players
Vitosha Bistritsa missing players
| Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | Vitosha Bistritsa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Scored | S | 19 | 36 | ||
| 31 | 11 | Conceded | C | 21 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 85% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.4 | 6.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.7 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 27% | ||
| 11.4 | 11.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 12.1 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CSKA Sofia | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 44 |
| 2 | Ludogorets | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 34 | 42 |
| 3 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 36 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Slavia Sofia | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Levski Sofia | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 |
| 7 | Cherno More | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Arda | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | Botev Plovdiv | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 19 |
| 11 | Beroe | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 19 |
| 12 | Septemvri Sofia | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 15 |
| 13 | Botev Vratsa | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -19 | 15 |
| 14 | OFK Pirin | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 12 |
| 15 | Hebar 1918 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -24 | 12 |
| 16 | Spartak Varna | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -24 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CSKA 1948 Sofia II | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 35 |
| 2 | Etar | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | Levski Krumovgrad | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Spartak Pleven | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 | Belasitsa | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Sportist Svoge | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Montana | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Lovech | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Ludogorets II | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 18 | -6 | 23 |
| 10 | Dunav 2010 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 22 |
| 11 | Maritsa Plovdiv | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Strumska slava | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | FK Minyor Pernik | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 14 | Yantra 1919 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 19 |
| 15 | Botev Plovdiv II | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | -9 | 18 |
| 16 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 17 |
| 17 | Dobrudzha 1919 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 16 |
| 18 | Sozopol | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -21 | 13 |
