Here's another action-packed game in the Parva Liga. Lokomotiv Plovdiv is in the 4th spot from featuring in four games. They welcome Arda who are placed 3rd from four matches.
This has all the signs of an entertaining match with lots of fun and energy as both sides are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!
Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats
As mentioned below, Lokomotiv Plovdiv are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Parva Liga games. Two home wins in a row for Lokomotiv Plovdiv bring valid hopes of a third.
Lokomotiv are returning here after visiting Botev Vratsa and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Karagaren scored the goal(s).
Ahead of that match, Lokomotiv Plovdiv won a home game hosting Hebar 1918 (2-1).The manager Tomovski will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 in only four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Lokomotiv Plovdiv's 2 home games: 4 goals, 2 conceded.
Arda form and stats
Arda are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Parva Liga, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Tetah, Ivanov and Kotev scored in Arda's previous match, the home game against Septemvri Sofia that ended 3-2. Tetah came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Septemvri Sofia last time out, making the manager Tunchev feel like a tactical genius.
Prior to that result Arda won their away game at Botev Plovdiv. The scoreline was 2-0.A new game in only four days for Arda, the Parva Liga home match versus CSKA 1948 Sofia. Busy days.
Arda have the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Previous nine meetings involving these participants: Lokomotiv Plovdiv won two, Arda were winners in one and we saw six draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Karagaren 2 goals |  P. Borukov 2 goals |   L. N'Diaye 2 goals |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players
Arda missing players
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Arda | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.5 | 4.5 |
| 6.2 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 11 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2 | 6 | 8.2 |
| 3 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 42% | 57% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 46% |
| 9 | 6.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.5 | 4 |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Last season | Arda | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 32 | 16 | Played | P | 16 | 32 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Lost | L | 9 | 13 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Scored | S | 12 | 38 | ||
| 43 | 17 | Conceded | C | 25 | 51 | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 81% | 84% | ||
| 66% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 69% | ||
| 41% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 25% | 19% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 31% | ||
| 12% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 19% | 22% | ||
| 53% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 44% | ||
| 25% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 31% | ||
| 34% | 19% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 41% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 4 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8.6 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 29% | ||
| 9.5 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 10 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | Arda | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Slavia Sofia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Cherno More | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Botev Vratsa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Septemvri Sofia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | Beroe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 12 | Levski Sofia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Hebar 1918 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | OFK Pirin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 15 | Spartak Varna | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | -11 | 1 |
| 16 | Botev Plovdiv | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 |
