Soccer fixture preview: Home fans with big expectations before Levski Sofia - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Sat 08.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov (25000 seats)

Levski Sofia have excelled Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 this season, but every match opens at 0-0. Here's all the knowledge you need before kickoff:

Insights:
  • Levski Sofia have the most clean sheets (16) in First League
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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

This should be an interesting game with lots of fun and energy as both sides are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!

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Levski Sofia form and stats

Levski Sofia are steadily winning First League games and points here at Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov. 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 12 games.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Plamen Andreev not having conceded a league goal in 405 minutes.

Levski Sofia enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Arda's place. The match ended 3-0 with Ricardinho, Ronaldo and Popov scoring.

Before that, Levski had a home game versus Botev Vratsa which ended with a victory 2-0.

It should be added that a glance at the 24 latest league fixtures shows that 18 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).

The Levski Sofia fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 12 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, Levski Sofia have only let in {4 goals} at home.

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Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their First League travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

The supporters enjoyed Lokomotiv Sofia 1929's previous game versus Slavia Sofia, a Bulgarian Cup win (2-1) played at home.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Slavia Sofia in the First League.

You'll want to know how Lokomotiv managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 4 similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 2 draws and 2 home wins.

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these parties meet on the pitch this season, as the results database show this recent match: Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - Levski 3-2. Last five meetings involving these contenders: Levski Sofia won four, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 were winners in one and we saw zero draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Levski SofiaF. Yavorov Krastev
F. Yavorov Krastev
5 goals
Levski SofiaM. Plamenov Petkov
M. Plamenov Petkov
4 goals
Levski SofiaI. Popov
I. Popov
4 goals

Levski Sofia missing players

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 missing players

Levski Sofia Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 4 Played P 3 12 24
11 7 2 Won W 0 3 9
8 3 0 Drew D 1 4 7
5 2 2 Lost L 2 5 8
33 19 4 Scored S 0 13 27
13 4 3 Conceded C 3 14 29
79% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 83% 88%
58% 58% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 67% 62%
29% 25% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 42%
17% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 21%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 17%
25% 17% 25% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 46%
67% 75% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 38%
29% 25% 25% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 29%
 
7 7.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 1.7 3.9 4.3
3.1 3.1 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 5.6 5.3
2.1 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.8 2.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
15.8 17.8 14.8 Shots (avg) S ( 5.3 8 9.2
5.4 5.8 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.7 3.3 3.8
26% 28% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 32% 29%
 
5.1 4.8 6.2 Shots against (avg) S A 15.7 12.1 12.6
1.9 1.8 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.7 5
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Levski Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Levski Sofia have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in First League
  • Levski Sofia have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in First League
  • Levski Sofia have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in First League
  • Levski Sofia have the most clean sheets (16) in First League
  • Levski Sofia have the most clean sheets (9) at home in First League
  • Levski Sofia have the most matches under the total-line (17) in First League
  • Levski Sofia have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 CSKA Sofia 24 19 3 2 45 12 12 10 2 0 25 5 12 9 1 2 20 7 33 60
2 Ludogorets 24 17 5 2 56 18 12 8 3 1 26 8 12 9 2 1 30 10 38 56
3 CSKA 1948 Sofia 24 14 6 4 40 16 12 9 2 1 22 6 12 5 4 3 18 10 24 48
4 Levski Sofia 24 11 8 5 33 13 12 7 3 2 19 4 12 4 5 3 14 9 20 41
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 24 11 7 6 25 22 12 7 2 3 16 9 12 4 5 3 9 13 3 40
6 Cherno More 24 11 6 7 26 22 12 6 3 3 15 11 12 5 3 4 11 11 4 39
7 Slavia Sofia 24 12 2 10 26 23 12 8 2 2 17 9 12 4 0 8 9 14 3 38
8 Arda 24 10 5 9 26 25 12 7 2 3 18 12 12 3 3 6 8 13 1 35
9 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 24 9 7 8 27 29 12 6 3 3 14 15 12 3 4 5 13 14 -2 34
10 Botev Plovdiv 24 8 3 13 32 32 12 6 2 4 20 11 12 2 1 9 12 21 0 27
11 Botev Vratsa 24 6 5 13 18 38 12 5 3 4 8 13 12 1 2 9 10 25 -20 23
12 Septemvri Sofia 24 5 7 12 22 33 12 2 5 5 8 14 12 3 2 7 14 19 -11 22
13 Beroe 24 5 6 13 20 41 12 4 2 6 14 20 12 1 4 7 6 21 -21 21
14 OFK Pirin 24 4 8 12 17 30 12 3 4 5 11 16 12 1 4 7 6 14 -13 20
15 Hebar 1918 24 4 4 16 13 44 12 1 3 8 8 21 12 3 1 8 5 23 -31 16
16 Spartak Varna 24 2 6 16 18 46 12 2 3 7 11 18 12 0 3 9 7 28 -28 12

Read more about First League

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.