Football match betting preview: Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 vs CSKA 1948 Sofia

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Competition: Bulgaria First League
Competition: Fri 03.March
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Lokomotiv (22000 seats)

First League: Two squads in fair form get together for this match. CSKA 1948 Sofia have a tiny edge with their 3rd spot in the table?

Insights:
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

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

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 form and stats

The story so far in the First League for Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 at their home stadium (Stadion Lokomotiv) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

Lokomotiv lost their last game at Lokomotiv Plovdiv (placed 4th) after a 0-1 scoreline.

Before that, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 drew at home versus Septemvri Sofia.

Lokomotiv are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Lokomotiv in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches.

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CSKA 1948 Sofia form and stats

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

CSKA 1948 Sofia go into this game after a win, the home game against Arda that ended 1-0.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Botev Vratsa wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Lacking goals? 10 of this team's latest 12 league rounds have seen two or less goals.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sofia as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on CSKA 1948 Sofia as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

CSKA 1948 Sofia have put together a sequence of 7 consecutive games without losing (5-2-0) when playing Lokomotiv Sofia 1929.

The former head to head game ended CSKA 1948 Sofia - Lokomotiv 2-0, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

CSKA 1948 SofiaI. Chochev
I. Chochev
15 goals
CSKA 1948 SofiaG. Rusev
G. Rusev
4 goals
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929K. Mloshev
K. Mloshev
3 goals

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 missing players

CSKA 1948 Sofia missing players

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 CSKA 1948 Sofia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 3 10 21
7 5 1 Won W 1 3 12
7 3 2 Drew D 1 4 6
7 2 0 Lost L 1 3 3
24 13 2 Scored S 1 9 31
22 9 1 Conceded C 2 9 14
86% 90% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 90% 90%
62% 60% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 60% 62%
38% 30% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 29%
19% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 19%
14% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
48% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 38%
38% 40% 67% Clean Sheets C S 67% 30% 52%
29% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 30% 19%
 
4.1 4.4 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.9 6.4
5.2 5.2 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.3 5
2.4 3.2 3.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.3 3
6 3 1 Red cards R C 0 2 7
 
9 9.8 10 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 12.6 11.8
3.8 4.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.5 4.8
30% 30% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 7% 16% 31%
 
12.3 12.8 13.7 Shots against (avg) S A 13.7 11.8 9.9
4.8 5 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.1 3.3
Key stats in First League this season:
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

  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 20 16 2 2 41 11 10 9 1 0 23 4 10 7 1 2 18 7 30 50
2 Ludogorets 20 15 4 1 50 14 10 7 3 0 23 5 10 8 1 1 27 9 36 49
3 CSKA 1948 Sofia 21 12 6 3 31 14 11 9 2 0 22 5 10 3 4 3 9 9 17 42
4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 21 11 4 6 23 20 11 7 1 3 16 9 10 4 3 3 7 11 3 37
5 Slavia Sofia 20 11 2 7 25 20 10 7 2 1 16 8 10 4 0 6 9 12 5 35
6 Cherno More 20 9 6 5 19 17 10 5 3 2 11 9 10 4 3 3 8 8 2 33
7 Arda 21 9 5 7 24 21 10 6 2 2 16 9 11 3 3 5 8 12 3 32
8 Levski Sofia 20 8 7 5 26 13 10 6 2 2 17 4 10 2 5 3 9 9 13 31
9 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 21 7 7 7 24 22 10 5 3 2 13 9 11 2 4 5 11 13 2 28
10 Botev Plovdiv 20 6 2 12 27 28 10 5 1 4 18 10 10 1 1 8 9 18 -1 20
11 Beroe 20 5 5 10 18 35 10 4 2 4 12 15 10 1 3 6 6 20 -17 20
12 Botev Vratsa 21 5 4 12 17 36 10 4 2 4 7 13 11 1 2 8 10 23 -19 19
13 Septemvri Sofia 20 3 7 10 18 27 10 1 5 4 6 12 10 2 2 6 12 15 -9 16
14 OFK Pirin 20 2 7 11 14 29 10 2 4 4 9 15 10 0 3 7 5 14 -15 13
15 Hebar 1918 20 3 4 13 11 37 10 1 3 6 7 16 10 2 1 7 4 21 -26 13
16 Spartak Varna 21 2 6 13 17 41 11 2 3 6 10 16 10 0 3 7 7 25 -24 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.