Can Arda beat Lokomotiv Plovdiv in Arena Arda clash?

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Wed 26.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Arda (15000 seats)

This should be quite a game, with Arda placed 4th and Lokomotiv Plovdiv at 2nd. Here's all you need to know!

Insights:
  • Arda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have the most clean sheets (15) in Parva Liga

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Arda is in the 4th league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. Lokomotiv have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 2nd place no matter what happens.

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Arda form and stats

28 points is a decent return from 13 Parva Liga games here at Arena Arda for Arda. The data says 8 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.

The Arda crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to CSKA Sofia here at Arena Arda in a Bulgarian Cup match.

A Parva Liga defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Ludogorets.

The Arda fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 13 league matches. Arda have conceded 14 in these home matches.

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats

As the visiting team in Parva Liga matches, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, who have the most clean sheets (15) in Parva Liga, have produced an overall stat of 7-2-4 so far.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Lokomotiv Plovdiv goalkeeper Ilko Emilov Pirgov is eager to challenge this, with his 345 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Lokomotiv's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus CSKA 1948 Sofia that finished 0-0.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against CSKA Sofia.

Lokomotiv find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. Lokomotiv are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Arda - Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0-2 entered in the official records. Last four meetings between the teams: Arda won zero, Lokomotiv Plovdiv won two and two draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Lokomotiv PlovdivD. Krasimirov Iliev
D. Krasimirov Iliev
12 goals
Lokomotiv PlovdivG. Minchev
G. Minchev
9 goals
ArdaI. Kokonov
I. Kokonov
8 goals

Arda missing players

Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players

Arda Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 14 2 Played P 3 14 30
13 8 0 Won W 1 8 17
10 5 2 Drew D 1 2 9
7 1 0 Lost L 1 4 4
39 23 3 Scored S 3 18 45
34 14 3 Conceded C 4 10 20
87% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 86% 83%
70% 79% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 57% 67%
37% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 36% 37%
27% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 21% 20%
20% 21% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
43% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 29% 40%
40% 36% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 50% 50%
30% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 27%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.6 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3 2.3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.2 12.9 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 8.7 8.7
3.9 4.7 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.6 3.8
34% 35% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 35% 39%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Arda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Parva Liga
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Parva Liga
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have the most clean sheets (15) in Parva Liga

  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 26 20 4 2 59 18 13 12 1 0 28 4 13 8 3 2 31 14 41 64
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 15 7 4 41 19 13 8 5 0 25 10 13 7 2 4 16 9 22 52
3 CSKA Sofia 26 14 8 4 39 20 13 9 4 0 21 6 13 5 4 4 18 14 19 50
4 Arda 26 12 9 5 36 29 13 8 4 1 23 14 13 4 5 4 13 15 7 45
5 CSKA 1948 Sofia 26 10 8 8 34 30 13 8 3 2 24 10 13 2 5 6 10 20 4 38
6 Beroe 26 10 7 9 38 28 13 5 3 5 20 13 13 5 4 4 18 15 10 37
7 Cherno More 26 10 7 9 27 25 13 7 3 3 17 12 13 3 4 6 10 13 2 37
8 Tsarsko selo 26 9 7 10 29 27 13 5 5 3 18 13 13 4 2 7 11 14 2 34
9 Levski Sofia 26 7 7 12 25 27 13 5 2 6 13 15 13 2 5 6 12 12 -2 28
10 Botev Plovdiv 26 5 9 12 25 46 13 4 5 4 14 16 13 1 4 8 11 30 -21 24
11 Slavia Sofia 26 6 5 15 19 40 13 4 3 6 9 16 13 2 2 9 10 24 -21 23
12 Botev Vratsa 26 6 4 16 26 39 13 3 2 8 15 18 13 3 2 8 11 21 -13 22
13 Etar 26 4 10 12 20 45 13 2 7 4 10 16 13 2 3 8 10 29 -25 22
14 Montana 26 4 8 14 21 46 13 4 3 6 17 22 13 0 5 8 4 24 -25 20

Read more about Parva Liga

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.