Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Botev Plovdiv: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sat 25.September
Match begins: 13:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Lokomotiv (13000 seats)

Greeting visitors in their own stadium feels relaxed and friendly for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, but Botev Plovdiv are fully bent and capable to go home as winners. What happens today?

Insights:
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Parva Liga
  • Botev Plovdiv have yet to win a game away.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats

Lokomotiv Plovdiv have played three Parva Liga home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

Happy days for Lokomotiv Plovdiv in their previous game, a Bulgarian Cup match away at Rodopa Smolyan that ended with a 4-0 victory. As mentioned above, Lokomotiv "killed" Rodopa Smolyan in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

Before that match, a Parva Liga win away at Tsarsko selo.

Lokomotiv has scored 3 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Lokomotiv have conceded 6 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Botev Plovdiv form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Parva Liga for Botev Plovdiv with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts. Plovdiv has drawn their two previous away games.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Botev Plovdiv, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Etar (after extra-time).

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Beroe.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Botev Plovdiv's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. As opposed to that, Plovdiv have seen the ball go into their own net 3 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between these contenders: Lokomotiv won four, Botev Plovdiv triumphed in three and we saw three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Lokomotiv PlovdivD. Krasimirov Iliev
D. Krasimirov Iliev
3 goals
Botev PlovdivJ. Costa Martins
J. Costa Martins
3 goals
Botev PlovdivP. Konate
P. Konate
2 goals

Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players

Botev Plovdiv missing players

Lokomotiv Plovdiv Botev Plovdiv
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
7 3 2 Played P 1 3 8
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 5
3 1 0 Drew D 1 2 2
3 2 2 Lost L 0 1 1
5 3 1 Scored S 0 1 11
7 6 4 Conceded C 0 3 7
71% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 88%
43% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 75%
29% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
29% 67% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
29% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 62%
43% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 33% 25%
57% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 25%
 
5.3 6.7 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7 3.3 4.4
3.4 3 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5 5.9
3.1 3 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.3 10.7 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 18 12.3 13.1
3.6 3.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 4.3 5.1
20% 27% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 8% 27%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Botev Plovdiv have scored more than double the goals of Lokomotiv Plovdiv.
  • Botev Plovdiv have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Botev Plovdiv have yet to win a game away.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have the fewest points (1) at home in Parva Liga
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Parva Liga
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have the the worst goal difference (-3) at home in Parva Liga
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have yet to win a 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 Botev Plovdiv 8 5 2 1 11 7 5 5 0 0 10 4 3 0 2 1 1 3 4 17
2 Slavia Sofia 8 5 2 1 10 6 4 3 1 0 6 3 4 2 1 1 4 3 4 17
3 Ludogorets 6 5 0 1 16 3 3 3 0 0 10 0 3 2 0 1 6 3 13 15
4 CSKA Sofia 5 4 1 0 11 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 9 4 6 13
5 Cherno More 8 3 3 2 8 6 4 1 2 1 3 2 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 12
6 Beroe 8 4 0 4 10 11 4 3 0 1 3 2 4 1 0 3 7 9 -1 12
7 Botev Vratsa 8 2 3 3 8 12 5 1 3 1 5 5 3 1 0 2 3 7 -4 9
8 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 7 2 3 2 6 10 2 2 0 0 3 1 5 0 3 2 3 9 -4 9
9 Arda 6 2 2 2 7 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 1 1 2 3 3 3 8
10 Levski Sofia 8 2 2 4 9 13 5 2 1 2 6 6 3 0 1 2 3 7 -4 8
11 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 7 1 3 3 5 7 3 0 1 2 3 6 4 1 2 1 2 1 -2 6
12 Tsarsko selo 8 1 3 4 3 8 5 1 2 2 2 4 3 0 1 2 1 4 -5 6
13 CSKA 1948 Sofia 8 1 2 5 12 18 4 1 1 2 10 9 4 0 1 3 2 9 -6 5
14 OFK Pirin 7 1 0 6 9 15 3 1 0 2 7 7 4 0 0 4 2 8 -6 3

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.