First League: Lokomotiv Plovdiv - Arda pre-match guide and statistics

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Fri 18.Aug
Match begins: 18:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Lokomotiv (13000 seats)

Lokomotiv Plovdiv prepare to clash heads with Arda in this First League match. All you need to know about the fixture is located here!

Insights:
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have the most scored goals (12) in First League

Both sides have had adequate rest since their last competitive action. Let's look for an enthusiastic fixture!

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats

Lokomotiv Plovdiv have collected seven points from their first three First League games here at Stadion Lokomotiv, a promising start.

Happy days for Lokomotiv Plovdiv in their previous game, a fixture away at OFK Pirin (placed 15th) that ended with a 1-0 victory.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Levski Sofia in a game that was won 2-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Lokomotiv Plovdiv handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 0 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats.

The Lokomotiv manager Tomovski has got the team scoring with 7 from 3 home games in the league. From these home matches, Lokomotiv Plovdiv have conceded only 2 goals.

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Arda form and stats

Arda are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the First League, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

The Arda goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 262 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Arda are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the match against Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 (placed 8th).

Prior to that result Arda won their away game at Botev Plovdiv. The scoreline was 2-0.

Arda are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 5 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.

It's early days yet, but Arda has scored 2 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings between these contenders: Lokomotiv won three, Arda were winners in two and we saw five draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Lokomotiv PlovdivG. Bariani Marques
G. Bariani Marques
4 goals
Lokomotiv PlovdivB. Dione
B. Dione
2 goals
Lokomotiv PlovdivG. Minchev
G. Minchev
2 goals

Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players

Arda missing players

Lokomotiv Plovdiv Arda
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 3 0 Played P 1 2 4
4 2 0 Won W 0 1 2
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
12 7 0 Scored S 0 2 6
4 2 0 Conceded C 1 1 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 50%
60% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 25%
40% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
60% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 25%
40% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 25%
 
4.2 2.7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 3.5 4
2.6 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 2 6 4.8
2.4 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.4 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 14 9.5 9.2
5.8 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 5 4.5
41% 47% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 33%
 
10 11.7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 6 10.5 9.8
3.8 5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.5 2.8
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have the most points (7) at home in First League
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have the most scored goals (12) in First League
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have the most scored goals in the first half (5) in First League
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv is in the best form (4-1-0) in First League
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Last season Arda
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
35 17   Played P   19 37
15 11   Won W   6 16
9 2   Drew D   6 10
11 4   Lost L   7 11
35 24   Scored S   17 47
34 15   Conceded C   18 38
86% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 92%
57% 59%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   63% 68%
37% 59%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   21% 41%
11% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 22%
6% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 8%
37% 41%   BTTS BTTS   32% 41%
40% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   32% 35%
37% 24%   Failed to Score F T   47% 32%
 
4.7 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 4.7
4.8 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 4.4
2.4 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.4 2.8
4 2   Red cards R C   3 5
 
9.4 10.9   Shots (avg) S (   8.3 10.3
3.5 4.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.4 4.1
29% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 31%
 
10 9.1   Shots against (avg) S A   9.8 9.3
4.1 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.2 3.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 5 4 1 0 12 4 3 2 1 0 7 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 8 13
2 Cherno More 4 3 1 0 9 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 6 4 4 10
3 Beroe 4 3 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 9
4 CSKA 1948 Sofia 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 7
5 Arda 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 7
6 Ludogorets 3 2 0 1 11 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 6 3 8 6
7 Levski Sofia 4 2 0 2 11 5 2 1 0 1 7 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 6 6
8 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 5 2 0 3 5 11 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 0 0 2 0 7 -6 6
9 CSKA Sofia 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
10 Hebar 1918 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
11 Slavia Sofia 3 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 4
12 Levski Krumovgrad 4 1 0 3 4 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 3
13 Botev Vratsa 4 1 0 3 2 10 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 5 -8 3
14 Botev Plovdiv 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 -4 2
15 OFK Pirin 5 0 1 4 1 8 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 -7 1
16 Etar 3 0 0 3 1 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 7 -7 0

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.