Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Rodopa Smolyan & Lokomotiv Plovdiv face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Bulgarian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Rodopa Smolyan form and stats
Rodopa Smolyan was eliminated in the preliminary round last season in the Bulgarian Cup.Rodopa Smolyan have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Nesebar in the 3. League Southeast last time out and are looking for a win here.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Yambol 1915 (2-3).There will be little rest for Smolyan after this match as they are travelling to Karnobat for a 3. League Southeast game in only four days.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats
Last season their Bulgarian Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Playing away, Lokomotiv Plovdiv have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Parva Liga this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Lokomotiv, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Tsarsko selo in the Parva Liga last time out.
A draw for Lokomotiv before that, at their own venue hosting Levski Sofia (2-2).The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Botev Plovdiv in just four days.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games. Lokomotiv are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the preceeding four meetings): Smolyan won zero games, zero matches ended with a tie and Lokomotiv Plovdiv have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / oneRodopa Smolyan missing players
Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players
| Rodopa Smolyan | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 44 | 24 | Scored | S | 12 | 26 | ||
| 35 | 10 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botev Plovdiv | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | Ludogorets | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 |
| 3 | Slavia Sofia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Cherno More | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Beroe | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 6 | CSKA Sofia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Botev Vratsa | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 9 |
| 9 | Arda | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Levski Sofia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 11 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Tsarsko selo | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| 13 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 5 |
| 14 | OFK Pirin | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 3 |