CSKA 1948 Sofia vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sun 03.April
Match begins: 12:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Slavija (2000 seats)

CSKA 1948 Sofia believe to sell some tickets for this game despite that the season has been gruelling so far with 26 points and a 11th place in the Parva Liga table. Guests Lokomotiv Plovdiv have 8th place with 31 pts.

Insights:
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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CSKA 1948 Sofia form and stats

When playing at home in the Parva Liga, CSKA 1948 Sofia have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 12 games.

In their previous game, the manager Kirov led his CSKA 1948 Sofia to a defeat away at Beroe. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Slavija.

In the match before that, Sofia hosted Botev Plovdiv and drew the game 2-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does CSKA 1948 Sofia handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, two draws and one defeat.

The CSKA 1948 Sofia fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. On the other hand, Sofia have conceded 17 goals.

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Lokomotiv Plovdiv so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-6 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Lokomotiv Plovdiv's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-5 to Arda (placed 9th).

A 1-5 defeat away at Arda before that.

Lokomotiv 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 three defeats. From a total of eight matches.

As opposed to that, Lokomotiv Plovdiv have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

CSKA 1948 Sofia and Lokomotiv Plovdiv have duelled previously this season: Lokomotiv Plovdiv - CSKA 1948 Sofia 2-1. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: two - two - three (Sofia wins - draws - Lokomotiv Plovdiv wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 4 sending-offs from the last seven encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Lokomotiv PlovdivD. Krasimirov Iliev
D. Krasimirov Iliev
10 goals
CSKA 1948 SofiaI. Chochev
I. Chochev
8 goals

CSKA 1948 Sofia missing players

Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players

CSKA 1948 Sofia Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 12 4 Played P 4 12 24
7 5 1 Won W 2 3 8
5 3 1 Drew D 1 3 7
12 4 2 Lost L 1 6 9
32 20 4 Scored S 5 12 28
37 17 6 Conceded C 3 16 31
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 83% 88%
75% 75% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 58% 67%
50% 42% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 42% 46%
38% 42% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 25%
21% 33% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 17% 12%
50% 58% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 50% 58%
29% 33% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 25%
25% 8% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 42% 29%
 
4.9 5.8 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.2 4.7
4.1 4.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 5 3.9
2.7 2.1 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.6 2.9
7 3 0 Red cards R C 0 3 5
 
10.4 12.3 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7 6.8 8.6
4 4.5 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.2 4
33% 37% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 29%
 
9.3 8.8 7.2 Shots against (avg) S A 7 9.7 9.2
4.2 4.2 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.9 3.9
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia 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 24 19 1 4 60 23 12 11 0 1 34 9 12 8 1 3 26 14 37 58
2 CSKA Sofia 24 14 7 3 38 23 12 9 2 1 20 8 12 5 5 2 18 15 15 49
3 Botev Plovdiv 24 12 7 5 32 25 12 10 0 2 22 13 12 2 7 3 10 12 7 43
4 Cherno More 24 11 9 4 30 16 12 5 5 2 13 7 12 6 4 2 17 9 14 42
5 Levski Sofia 24 10 6 8 28 25 12 6 3 3 16 11 12 4 3 5 12 14 3 36
6 Slavia Sofia 24 8 9 7 28 24 12 5 4 3 14 10 12 3 5 4 14 14 4 33
7 Beroe 24 9 5 10 23 25 12 6 5 1 11 7 12 3 0 9 12 18 -2 32
8 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 24 8 7 9 28 31 12 5 4 3 16 15 12 3 3 6 12 16 -3 31
9 Arda 24 7 7 10 27 33 12 5 4 3 18 16 12 2 3 7 9 17 -6 28
10 OFK Pirin 24 7 6 11 34 37 12 5 3 4 20 17 12 2 3 7 14 20 -3 27
11 CSKA 1948 Sofia 24 7 5 12 32 37 12 5 3 4 20 17 12 2 2 8 12 20 -5 26
12 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 24 5 7 12 20 39 12 5 3 4 13 16 12 0 4 8 7 23 -19 22
13 Botev Vratsa 24 4 7 13 21 42 12 2 6 4 9 16 12 2 1 9 12 26 -21 19
14 Tsarsko selo 24 2 7 15 13 34 12 2 3 7 9 17 12 0 4 8 4 17 -21 13

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.