Match preview: 8 points divide the sides until now, Lokomotiv Plovdiv the sharpest side. Will Beroe take the guests by surprise?
- Beroe have the most points from losing position (4) in Parva Liga
- Beroe have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lokomotiv Plovdiv have scored away.
Both contenders have had a decent time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's look for an in-your-face fixture!
Beroe form and stats
The story so far in the Parva Liga for Beroe at their home stadium (Stadion Beroe) is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Beroe lost their last game at Septemvri Sofia (placed 11th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Toungara for missing a penalty kick versus Septemvri Sofia in the 90th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.
Before that, Beroe drew at home versus Botev Plovdiv.Beroe's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats
Things could have gone better for Lokomotiv Plovdiv in their Parva Liga away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
325 minutes! That's how long the Lokomotiv goalkeeper Dinko Horkas and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 (placed 9th).
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Arda.Goals are few and far between in Lokomotiv Plovdiv's away league games. Only 1 goal from 3 travels. It's not easy to score on Lokomotiv as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Beroe victories, three draws and two Lokomotiv Plovdiv wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less. The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Toungara 4 goals |  B. Karagaren 3 goals |  P. Borukov 2 goals |
Beroe missing players
Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players
| Beroe | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 43% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 71% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 29% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 33% |
| 5.6 | 6.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.7 | 4.3 |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.7 | 5.8 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 8.2 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.7 | 10.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 46% | 57% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 11% | 35% |
| 11.9 | 11 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11.3 | 9.2 |
| 5.6 | 4.8 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.3 |
- All of Beroe's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Beroe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Beroe have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Beroe have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lokomotiv Plovdiv have scored away.
- Beroe have the most points from losing position (4) in Parva Liga
- Beroe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv have won significantly more corners away than at home.
| 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 1948 Sofia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Cherno More | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Arda | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Ludogorets | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | Levski Sofia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Slavia Sofia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Botev Vratsa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 11 | Septemvri Sofia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 12 | Hebar 1918 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 6 |
| 13 | Beroe | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 5 |
| 14 | OFK Pirin | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 15 | Botev Plovdiv | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 1 |
| 16 | Spartak Varna | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | -15 | 1 |
