Approaching the top teams is the subject when these mid-table teams fight it out. Both will be targeting to improve their league status, CSKA 1948 Sofia in 9th and Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 7th place.
- CSKA 1948 Sofia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
CSKA 1948 Sofia and Lokomotiv Plovdiv should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
CSKA 1948 Sofia form and stats
CSKA 1948 Sofia have played 13 Parva Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Sofia are returning here after visiting Arda and winning with a 6-3 scoreline. Topuzov, Martinov, Chochev and Ivanov (3) scored the goal(s). A goal frenzy last time out for CSKA 1948 Sofia, with a total of 9 goals in the match against Arda. Fun stuff to watch! Ivanov was absolutely essential when Sofia beat Arda 6-3, scoring three goals.
Prior to that, an away loss at Beroe.CSKA 1948 Sofia have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Slavija with 24 goals in 13 league matches. 17 goals have been conceded.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats
There's been little loot from Lokomotiv Plovdiv's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games in the Parva Liga. Lokomotiv Plovdiv only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws. A depressing four defeats in a row for Lokomotiv in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Slavia Sofia.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Beroe in their previous game.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Arda.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Lokomotiv Plovdiv as they have only managed to score 12 times from 13 away games in the league. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these teams get together this campaign, as the results database show this recent game: Sofia - Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4-0. The match official got to use his red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the criminal was Borukov (Lokomotiv Plovdiv). CSKA 1948 Sofia-Lokomotiv Plovdiv H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: CSKA 1948 Sofia three wins, Lokomotiv Plovdiv three wins, two draws. four of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last eight encounters.Top Goalscorers
  D. Krasimirov Iliev 11 goals |  I. Chochev 9 goals | G. Ivanov 9 goals |
CSKA 1948 Sofia missing players
Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players
| CSKA 1948 Sofia | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 42 | 24 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 31 |
| 41 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 36 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 86% |
| 71% | 77% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 68% |
| 50% | 46% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 46% | 43% |
| 39% | 46% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 31% | 25% |
| 21% | 31% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 11% |
| 46% | 54% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 46% | 54% |
| 32% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 29% |
| 29% | 8% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 46% | 32% |
| 5 | 5.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.2 | 4 |
| 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10.6 | 12.6 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 6.4 | 8.4 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 37% | 41% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | 30% |
| 9.5 | 8.2 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.2 | 9.5 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
- CSKA 1948 Sofia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 64 |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 52 |
| 3 | Botev Plovdiv | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 46 |
| 4 | Cherno More | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 45 |
| 5 | Levski Sofia | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 42 |
| 6 | Slavia Sofia | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 36 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 34 |
| 8 | Beroe | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 19 | -4 | 32 |
| 9 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -1 | 30 |
| 10 | Arda | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 29 |
| 11 | OFK Pirin | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 27 |
| 12 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 25 | -20 | 25 |
| 13 | Botev Vratsa | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 31 | -25 | 22 |
| 14 | Tsarsko selo | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 19 | -21 | 16 |
