Soccer betting preview: Lokomotiv Plovdiv welcomes Botev Plovdiv in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Sun 16.Jul
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Lokomotiv (13000 seats)

Brand new|Fresh|New season, fresh|new potential|opportunities: Here's what you should|need to|must know before the Lokomotiv Plovdiv - Botev Plovdiv game!

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats

Last season, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's league statistics were 14 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses, results that produced 6th spot in the First League. In these 30 matches they scored {33 goals} and conceded 28. Appearing at home in the previous season Lokomotiv Plovdiv managed 10-2-3 (win-draw-lost) with {22 goals} and 11 conceded.

This is expected to be a close game, with Lokomotiv Plovdiv perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Lokomotiv Plovdiv as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Lokomotiv Plovdiv has won 6 of these, drawn 3 and lost 0.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Lokomotiv Plovdiv friendly games in pre-season: Lokomotiv Plovdiv played five friendlies, won 2, drew 2 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Lokomotiv scored {7 goals} and conceded 7 in these five games.

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Botev Plovdiv form and stats

Let's have a look at how Botev Plovdiv performed last season in the First League: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 5 draws and 16 defeats. In total they scored 38 and conceded {40 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 2 and lost 10 with 17/25 goals scored/conceded.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Botev Plovdiv in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Botev Plovdiv, 5 draws and 4 defeats.

It's a day of discovery for Botev Plovdiv as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Plovdiv have played six with the results W5-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Botev Plovdiv has scored {10 goals} and conceded 3 times.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings between these sides: Lokomotiv Plovdiv won three, Botev Plovdiv were winners in three and we saw four draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.

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Total First Half Second Half
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Botev Plovdiv
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Last season Botev Plovdiv
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
35 17   Played P   18 36
15 11   Won W   4 10
9 2   Drew D   2 6
11 4   Lost L   12 20
35 24   Scored S   20 41
34 15   Conceded C   29 49
86% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 92%
57% 59%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   72% 67%
37% 59%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   61% 44%
11% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 22%
6% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 14%
37% 41%   BTTS BTTS   67% 47%
40% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   6% 19%
37% 24%   Failed to Score F T   33% 42%
 
4.7 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 4.5
4.8 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 4.2
2.4 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.7
4 2   Red cards R C   5 7
 
9.4 10.9   Shots (avg) S (   10.1 11.3
3.5 4.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.3 3.9
29% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 29%
 
10 9.1   Shots against (avg) S A   11.3 11.3
4.1 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 4.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Beroe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Botev Plovdiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Botev Vratsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Cherno More 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 CSKA 1948 Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 CSKA Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Etar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Hebar 1918 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Levski Krumovgrad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Levski Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Ludogorets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 OFK Pirin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Slavia Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season 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 5 3 2 0 81 27 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 54 85
2 CSKA Sofia 5 3 2 0 65 17 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 48 84
3 CSKA 1948 Sofia 5 0 5 0 55 28 3 0 3 0 4 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 27 64
4 Levski Sofia 5 2 1 2 47 22 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 7 5 25 61
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 5 1 1 3 35 34 2 1 0 1 2 4 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 54
6 Cherno More 5 0 1 4 39 35 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 3 2 6 4 54

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

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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.