First League match guide: Lokomotiv Plovdiv against Levski Sofia

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Sun 21.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Lokomotiv (13000 seats)

Lokomotiv Plovdiv will hope to use their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opposition. The hosts are currently 4 points behind Levski Sofia.

Insights:
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Levski Sofia have the most clean sheets (21) in First League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadion Lokomotiv as Lokomotiv Plovdiv have scored 22 goals to get 32 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the First League are 10-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). Lokomotiv Plovdiv are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Lokomotiv are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Ludogorets. The first loss after going undefeated in three league rounds.

Ahead of that match, Lokomotiv Plovdiv won a home game hosting Levski Sofia (1-0).

Lokomotiv Plovdiv has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Lokomotiv Plovdiv have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Levski Sofia form and stats

5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Levski Sofia playing as the away team in the First League this season.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to CSKA 1948 Sofia in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2.

A 0-1 defeat away at Lokomotiv Plovdiv before that.

Low-scoring game? 12 of this side's latest 14 league matches have contained zero, one or two goals.

It's not easy to score on Levski as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have battled earlier this season: Lokomotiv Plovdiv - Levski Sofia 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Lokomotiv Plovdiv four wins, four draws and Levski Sofia two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LokomotivG. Bariani Marques
G. Bariani Marques
7 goals
Levski SofiaF. Yavorov Krastev
F. Yavorov Krastev
6 goals
Levski SofiaR. Viana Filho
R. Viana Filho
6 goals

Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players

Levski Sofia missing players

Lokomotiv Plovdiv Levski Sofia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 4 16 31
14 10 1 Won W 2 5 15
8 2 0 Drew D 0 7 10
9 3 3 Lost L 2 4 6
33 22 6 Scored S 7 17 40
29 11 7 Conceded C 5 12 16
87% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 81%
58% 53% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 50% 52%
35% 53% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 31% 26%
13% 20% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 19% 16%
6% 7% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 6% 6%
39% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 31% 23%
42% 53% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 56% 68%
32% 20% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 29%
 
4.9 5.1 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 6.4 7
4.5 3.3 2.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3.4 3.2
2.4 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2.1
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.7 11.2 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 13.2 13.1 14.9
3.7 4.3 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.8 5.2
29% 34% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 22% 25%
 
9.8 8.5 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 7.5 5.8 5.1
4.2 3.2 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 2.1 1.9
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Levski Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Levski Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Levski Sofia have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in First League
  • Levski Sofia have the most clean sheets (21) in First League
  • Levski Sofia have the most matches under the total-line (23) in First League
  • Levski Sofia have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 30 23 5 2 72 21 15 11 3 1 37 10 15 12 2 1 35 11 51 74
2 CSKA Sofia 30 23 4 3 57 14 15 11 3 1 30 7 15 12 1 2 27 7 43 73
3 CSKA 1948 Sofia 30 17 8 5 49 22 15 11 2 2 25 8 15 6 6 3 24 14 27 59
4 Levski Sofia 30 15 9 6 38 14 15 10 3 2 23 4 15 5 6 4 15 10 24 54
5 Cherno More 30 15 8 7 36 27 15 8 4 3 20 14 15 7 4 4 16 13 9 53
6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 14 8 8 33 28 15 10 2 3 22 11 15 4 6 5 11 17 5 50
7 Slavia Sofia 30 15 4 11 31 27 15 8 4 3 18 12 15 7 0 8 13 15 4 49
8 Arda 30 11 9 10 33 32 15 7 4 4 22 17 15 4 5 6 11 15 1 42
9 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 30 10 8 12 32 38 15 7 4 4 18 20 15 3 4 8 14 18 -6 38
10 Botev Plovdiv 30 9 5 16 38 40 15 6 3 6 21 15 15 3 2 10 17 25 -2 32
11 Botev Vratsa 30 7 7 16 23 55 15 6 4 5 10 16 15 1 3 11 13 39 -32 28
12 Beroe 30 7 6 17 26 47 15 5 2 8 15 23 15 2 4 9 11 24 -21 27
13 OFK Pirin 30 5 9 16 21 39 15 3 5 7 14 22 15 2 4 9 7 17 -18 24
14 Hebar 1918 30 6 5 19 19 51 15 1 3 11 8 27 15 5 2 8 11 24 -32 23
15 Septemvri Sofia 30 5 7 18 25 45 15 2 5 8 10 20 15 3 2 10 15 25 -20 22
16 Spartak Varna 30 3 8 19 27 60 15 3 4 8 16 25 15 0 4 11 11 35 -33 17

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.