Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs CSKA 1948 Sofia betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Stadion Lokomotiv

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Wed 19.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Lokomotiv (13000 seats)

Parva Liga: Lokomotiv Plovdiv welcome CSKA 1948 Sofia in what should be an entertaining football match. Here's all the pre-match info you need!

Insights:
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv is in the best form (4-1-1)
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have scored at least twice as many goals at home as CSKA 1948 Sofia have scored away.

It's no vacation for neither Lokomotiv nor CSKA 1948 Sofia as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Lokomotiv is in the 2nd league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. CSKA 1948 Sofia have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 5th place no matter what happens.

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats

29 points is a decent return from 13 Parva Liga games here at Stadion Lokomotiv for Lokomotiv Plovdiv. The data says 8 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Lokomotiv, as their goalkeeper Ilko Emilov Pirgov has completely shut out the opponents for 255 minutes in the Parva Liga.

Lokomotiv's previous game was a Parva Liga match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus CSKA Sofia. The home side are looking to build on that result.

In the match before that, Lokomotiv hosted Beroe and drew the game 0-0.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Lokomotiv Plovdiv home games with this odds we find seven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in five wins, two draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, five matches were won by at least two goals.

A decent goal production from Lokomotiv in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 13 league matches. From these home matches, Lokomotiv Plovdiv have conceded only 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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CSKA 1948 Sofia form and stats

CSKA 1948 Sofia have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Parva Liga, after 2-5-6 (13 played). Sofia has drawn their two previous away games.

Sofia are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 3-3 draw at Beroe. It looked so good for Sofia vs Beroe, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 3-3 draw. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Sofia, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

A 0-0 draw at Arda's stadium before that.

You'll want to know how CSKA 1948 Sofia managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found two similar matches resulting in zero away wins, one draw and one home win.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting CSKA Sofia in just three days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sofia as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. As for defending, CSKA 1948 Sofia rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 20 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result CSKA 1948 Sofia - Lokomotiv 1-0 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, one draw and one win for CSKA 1948 Sofia. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

LokomotivD. Krasimirov Iliev
D. Krasimirov Iliev
12 goals
Lokomotiv PlovdivG. Minchev
G. Minchev
9 goals
CSKA 1948 SofiaG. Ivanov
G. Ivanov
7 goals

Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players

CSKA 1948 Sofia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lokomotiv Plovdiv CSKA 1948 Sofia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 15 5 Played P 4 15 28
17 9 3 Won W 0 2 10
8 6 2 Drew D 2 7 10
4 0 0 Lost L 2 6 8
45 27 6 Scored S 1 13 37
20 10 2 Conceded C 7 23 33
86% 87% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 73% 79%
69% 80% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 67% 64%
38% 40% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 47% 46%
21% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 33% 32%
7% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 18%
41% 53% 40% BTTS BTTS 25% 47% 39%
48% 47% 60% Clean Sheets C S 25% 27% 39%
24% 13% 20% Failed to Score F T 75% 53% 43%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 1.8 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.9 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
8.5 8.3 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 4 7 8.6
3.8 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.8 2.3 3.5
41% 45% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 38% 38%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • CSKA 1948 Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have scored at least twice as many goals at home as CSKA 1948 Sofia have scored away.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Parva Liga
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv is in the best form (4-1-1)

  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 20 4 2 59 18 13 12 1 0 28 4 13 8 3 2 31 14 41 64
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 15 7 4 41 19 13 8 5 0 25 10 13 7 2 4 16 9 22 52
3 CSKA Sofia 26 14 8 4 39 20 13 9 4 0 21 6 13 5 4 4 18 14 19 50
4 Arda 26 12 9 5 36 29 13 8 4 1 23 14 13 4 5 4 13 15 7 45
5 CSKA 1948 Sofia 26 10 8 8 34 30 13 8 3 2 24 10 13 2 5 6 10 20 4 38
6 Beroe 26 10 7 9 38 28 13 5 3 5 20 13 13 5 4 4 18 15 10 37
7 Cherno More 26 10 7 9 27 25 13 7 3 3 17 12 13 3 4 6 10 13 2 37
8 Tsarsko selo 26 9 7 10 29 27 13 5 5 3 18 13 13 4 2 7 11 14 2 34
9 Levski Sofia 26 7 7 12 25 27 13 5 2 6 13 15 13 2 5 6 12 12 -2 28
10 Botev Plovdiv 26 5 9 12 25 46 13 4 5 4 14 16 13 1 4 8 11 30 -21 24
11 Slavia Sofia 26 6 5 15 19 40 13 4 3 6 9 16 13 2 2 9 10 24 -21 23
12 Botev Vratsa 26 6 4 16 26 39 13 3 2 8 15 18 13 3 2 8 11 21 -13 22
13 Etar 26 4 10 12 20 45 13 2 7 4 10 16 13 2 3 8 10 29 -25 22
14 Montana 26 4 8 14 21 46 13 4 3 6 17 22 13 0 5 8 4 24 -25 20

Table
  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 20 4 2 59 18 13 12 1 0 28 4 13 8 3 2 31 14 41 64
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 15 7 4 41 19 13 8 5 0 25 10 13 7 2 4 16 9 22 52
3 CSKA Sofia 26 14 8 4 39 20 13 9 4 0 21 6 13 5 4 4 18 14 19 50
4 Arda 26 12 9 5 36 29 13 8 4 1 23 14 13 4 5 4 13 15 7 45
5 CSKA 1948 Sofia 26 10 8 8 34 30 13 8 3 2 24 10 13 2 5 6 10 20 4 38
6 Beroe 26 10 7 9 38 28 13 5 3 5 20 13 13 5 4 4 18 15 10 37
7 Cherno More 26 10 7 9 27 25 13 7 3 3 17 12 13 3 4 6 10 13 2 37
8 Tsarsko selo 26 9 7 10 29 27 13 5 5 3 18 13 13 4 2 7 11 14 2 34
9 Levski Sofia 26 7 7 12 25 27 13 5 2 6 13 15 13 2 5 6 12 12 -2 28
10 Botev Plovdiv 26 5 9 12 25 46 13 4 5 4 14 16 13 1 4 8 11 30 -21 24
11 Slavia Sofia 26 6 5 15 19 40 13 4 3 6 9 16 13 2 2 9 10 24 -21 23
12 Botev Vratsa 26 6 4 16 26 39 13 3 2 8 15 18 13 3 2 8 11 21 -13 22
13 Etar 26 4 10 12 20 45 13 2 7 4 10 16 13 2 3 8 10 29 -25 22
14 Montana 26 4 8 14 21 46 13 4 3 6 17 22 13 0 5 8 4 24 -25 20

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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.