This could be an interesting match as Botev Plovdiv have their presumed home advantage while Lokomotiv Plovdiv are ahead 13 points in the Parva Liga table.
Botev Plovdiv form and stats
The story so far in the Parva Liga for Botev Plovdiv at their home stadium (Sporten kompleks Botev 1912) is 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Botev Plovdiv has won six games in a row. The Arda match was the last time out without a victory. It’s been three wins in a row for Botev Plovdiv here at Sporten kompleks Botev 1912, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Botev Plovdiv are returning here after visiting Vitosha Bistritsa in a Parva Liga game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. T. Nedelev and Fernando Viana scored the goal(s). Before that match, a win away at Vitosha Bistritsa.
This is expected to be a close game, with Botev Plovdiv perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Botev Plovdiv as a small favourite), we find four games. Botev Plovdiv has won two of these, drawn zero and lost two.
Botev Plovdiv are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 10 games. Botev Plovdiv are not conceding a lot of goals here at Sporten kompleks Botev 1912 in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats
Playing away, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, who have the most scored goals (41) in Parva Liga, have won 6 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Parva Liga this season.
The Lokomotiv Plovdiv goalkeeper Martin Lukov is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 329 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv's last game was the home draw against Levski Sofia (0-0). A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Levski Sofia.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Lokomotiv Plovdiv in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, zero draws and one defeat.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv are a potent attacking force on the road with their 26 goals in 10 league games. As opposed to that, Lokomotiv Plovdiv have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Lokomotiv Plovdiv - Botev Plovdiv 1-1 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Botev Plovdiv won two, Lokomotiv Plovdiv won five and three draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Krasimirov Iliev 11 goals |   T. Nedelev 7 goals |  B. Karagaren 7 goals |
Botev Plovdiv missing players
Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players
| Botev Plovdiv | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 26 | 41 |
| 23 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 19 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 75% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 75% |
| 40% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 80% | 55% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 60% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 50% | 30% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 55% |
| 25% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| 40% | 40% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| 4.9 | 3.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 200 | 126 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 95 | 184 |
| 100 | 65 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 48 | 92 |
| 23% | 18% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 58% | 54% | 45% |
- Botev Plovdiv have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Botev Plovdiv haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Botev Plovdiv is in the best form (6-0-0)
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv has the most scored goals (26) away
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv has the most scored goals (41)
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv has the most scored goals in the first half (24)
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv has the the best goal difference (+12) away
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv have scored at least twice as many goals away as Botev Plovdiv have scored home.
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 48 |
| 2 | Levski Sofia | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 43 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 41 |
| 4 | CSKA Sofia | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 39 |
| 5 | Slavia Sofia | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | Cherno More | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Beroe | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Botev Plovdiv | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Arda | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -1 | 28 |
| 10 | Tsarsko selo | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -13 | 19 |
| 11 | Etar | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -16 | 19 |
| 12 | Dunav 2010 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -18 | 17 |
| 13 | Botev Vratsa | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -21 | 14 |
| 14 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 21 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 21 | -31 | 5 |