Parva Liga fixture guide and numbers: Lokomotiv Plovdiv welcome Botev Vratsa

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Fri 10.December
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Lokomotiv (13000 seats)

Get set for Lokomotiv Plovdiv - Botev Vratsa! Even with mixed fortunes up until now, this fixture could be a riot!

Insights:
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals (19) away in Parva Liga

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats

When playing at home in the Parva Liga, Lokomotiv Plovdiv have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv manager A. Tunchev and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Slavia Sofia (placed 5th) in the Parva Liga.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Cherno More that ended 1-1.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. On the other hand, Lokomotiv Plovdiv have conceded 11 goals.

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Botev Vratsa form and stats

Botev Vratsa have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Parva Liga, after 1-1-7 (9 played).

Vratsa go into this game after a win, the home game against Beroe that ended 1-0.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Botev Plovdiv's place.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Botev Vratsa have conceded 19 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Botev Vratsa - Lokomotiv 0-0 was the end result in these squads' last h2h match, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Lokomotiv wins - draws - Botev Vratsa wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LokomotivG. Minchev
G. Minchev
8 goals
Botev VratsaD. Babunski Hristovski
D. Babunski Hristovski
8 goals
Lokomotiv PlovdivD. Krasimirov Iliev
D. Krasimirov Iliev
7 goals

Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players

Botev Vratsa missing players

Lokomotiv Plovdiv Botev Vratsa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 4 9 18
6 3 3 Won W 0 1 3
7 4 0 Drew D 1 1 7
5 2 0 Lost L 3 7 8
20 11 6 Scored S 2 8 16
18 11 3 Conceded C 5 19 26
83% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 89% 72%
61% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 67% 56%
39% 56% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 67% 44%
22% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 44% 33%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 22% 17%
56% 78% 100% BTTS BTTS 25% 67% 50%
22% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 11% 39%
39% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 33% 39%
 
4.7 5.4 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.1 3.2
4.1 3.1 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 8.2 7.8 7.1
3 3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.6 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 5
 
8.5 10.6 11 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 6.8 7.1
4.1 4.8 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.1 3.3
27% 26% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 29% 27%
 
8.8 9 7.3 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 15.7 14.6
3.6 4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 6.7 6
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Botev Vratsa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Botev Vratsa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Botev Vratsa have the most conceded goals (19) away in Parva Liga
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 16 14 0 2 43 12 9 9 0 0 26 2 7 5 0 2 17 10 31 42
2 CSKA Sofia 15 10 3 2 25 16 8 6 1 1 13 8 7 4 2 1 12 8 9 33
3 Cherno More 17 7 8 2 20 11 8 3 4 1 7 4 9 4 4 1 13 7 9 29
4 Botev Plovdiv 18 8 5 5 21 20 9 7 0 2 16 11 9 1 5 3 5 9 1 29
5 Slavia Sofia 18 7 7 4 21 16 9 4 4 1 9 6 9 3 3 3 12 10 5 28
6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 18 6 7 5 20 18 9 3 4 2 11 11 9 3 3 3 9 7 2 25
7 Levski Sofia 18 7 4 7 21 21 9 4 2 3 13 10 9 3 2 4 8 11 0 25
8 Beroe 18 7 3 8 18 19 9 5 3 1 8 5 9 2 0 7 10 14 -1 24
9 Arda 15 4 6 5 17 19 6 2 3 1 8 7 9 2 3 4 9 12 -2 18
10 CSKA 1948 Sofia 17 5 3 9 23 29 9 5 1 3 17 12 8 0 2 6 6 17 -6 18
11 Botev Vratsa 18 3 7 8 16 26 9 2 6 1 8 7 9 1 1 7 8 19 -10 16
12 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 17 3 6 8 15 29 8 3 2 3 9 12 9 0 4 5 6 17 -14 15
13 OFK Pirin 18 3 4 11 22 32 9 3 2 4 17 16 9 0 2 7 5 16 -10 13
14 Tsarsko selo 17 2 5 10 10 24 9 2 2 5 7 12 8 0 3 5 3 12 -14 11

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.