Fixture sneak peek for Parva Liga: Botev Plovdiv - Lokomotiv Plovdiv at Sporten kompleks Botev 1912

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sporten kompleks Botev 1912 (3500 seats)

The home team, Botev Plovdiv, should be favourites in this fixture, but Lokomotiv Plovdiv have exhibited both ability and fearlessness. Learn more about the game!

Insights:
  • Botev Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

The visiting Lokomotiv Plovdiv played their last game only four days ago, a Bulgarian Cup match. That game, against CSKA Sofia, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

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Botev Plovdiv form and stats

Botev Plovdiv have performed here at Sporten kompleks Botev 1912 this season with 8 wins from 10 Parva Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Sporten kompleks Botev 1912.

Botev Plovdiv travelled for their previous game, a trip to Beroe that ended 1-1.

In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Arda.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Botev Plovdiv have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won six times, drawn two and lost one.

The Botev Plovdiv fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 10 league matches. On the other hand, Plovdiv have conceded 12 goals.

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats

As the visiting team in Parva Liga matches, Lokomotiv Plovdiv have produced an overall stat of 3-3-4 so far.

Before that, Lokomotiv Plovdiv secured a home win against Tsarsko selo with the score 1-0.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, four draws and one defeat. From a total of six matches.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The former H2H encounter ended Lokomotiv Plovdiv - Plovdiv 1-1, played this season. Data for the former ten meetings between these two participants are: three wins for Botev Plovdiv, four draws and three wins for Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

Top Goalscorers

Lokomotiv PlovdivD. Krasimirov Iliev
D. Krasimirov Iliev
9 goals
Botev PlovdivT. Nedelev
T. Nedelev
5 goals
Botev PlovdivE. Toku
E. Toku
3 goals

Botev Plovdiv missing players

Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players

Botev Plovdiv Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 4 Played P 3 10 21
10 8 4 Won W 1 3 7
6 0 0 Drew D 1 3 7
5 2 0 Lost L 1 4 7
26 18 8 Scored S 3 10 24
22 12 3 Conceded C 2 9 24
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 80% 86%
76% 90% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 62%
43% 80% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 30% 43%
19% 30% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 20% 24%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 10%
57% 80% 75% BTTS BTTS 33% 40% 57%
29% 10% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 30% 24%
29% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 33%
 
4.4 5.3 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 4 4.5
5.6 5.3 6.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.2 4
2 1.9 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.9 3
2 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
12.3 14.3 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.7 6.4 8.5
5.4 6.4 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.3 4.1
23% 28% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 30% 28%
 
12.2 10.6 11 Shots against (avg) S A 10 8.8 8.9
4.2 3.4 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 3.2 3.7
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Botev Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Botev Plovdiv haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Ludogorets 21 17 0 4 55 20 11 10 0 1 32 8 10 7 0 3 23 12 35 51
2 CSKA Sofia 21 14 5 2 38 21 11 9 1 1 20 8 10 5 4 1 18 13 17 47
3 Botev Plovdiv 21 10 6 5 26 22 10 8 0 2 18 12 11 2 6 3 8 10 4 36
4 Cherno More 21 9 8 4 26 15 10 4 4 2 10 6 11 5 4 2 16 9 11 35
5 Levski Sofia 21 9 5 7 26 23 10 5 2 3 15 11 11 4 3 4 11 12 3 32
6 Slavia Sofia 21 7 8 6 25 23 10 4 4 2 11 9 11 3 4 4 14 14 2 29
7 Beroe 21 8 5 8 22 22 11 5 5 1 10 7 10 3 0 7 12 15 0 29
8 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 21 7 7 7 24 24 11 4 4 3 14 15 10 3 3 4 10 9 0 28
9 OFK Pirin 21 6 4 11 30 36 11 5 2 4 20 17 10 1 2 7 10 19 -6 22
10 CSKA 1948 Sofia 21 6 4 11 28 34 11 5 2 4 18 15 10 1 2 7 10 19 -6 22
11 Arda 21 5 7 9 21 30 10 3 4 3 12 15 11 2 3 6 9 15 -9 22
12 Botev Vratsa 21 4 7 10 20 36 10 2 6 2 8 11 11 2 1 8 12 25 -16 19
13 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 21 4 7 10 19 35 11 4 3 4 12 16 10 0 4 6 7 19 -16 19
14 Tsarsko selo 21 2 5 14 12 31 10 2 2 6 8 14 11 0 3 8 4 17 -19 11

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.