Another enjoyable fixture in Parva Liga as Lokomotiv Plovdiv welcome CSKA Sofia

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Tue 01.November
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Lokomotiv (13000 seats)

Sit down for a show! Today's starring antagonists are Lokomotiv Plovdiv and CSKA Sofia, a win is the prize and 90 minutes the playing time.

Insights:
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • CSKA Sofia is in the best form (5-0-1) in Parva Liga

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Lokomotiv Plovdiv and CSKA Sofia.

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats

Home games in the Parva Liga have been a walk in the park for Lokomotiv Plovdiv so far, with 18 points won from 7 matches; 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

Lokomotiv shared the glory with OFK Pirin in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Levski Sofia the opponent.

It should be added that a look at the 12 most recent league matches reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).

Lokomotiv Plovdiv have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Lokomotiv with 13 goals in 7 league matches. From these home matches, Lokomotiv have conceded only 5 goals.

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CSKA Sofia form and stats

The visitors are W4-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Parva Liga. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. CSKA Sofia hope to make it five in this match.

It's the second away game in a row for Sofia, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Arda (placed 9th) last time out.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Botev Vratsa at their stadium, the result 4-0.

The travelling fans enjoy CSKA Sofia's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Lokomotiv Plovdiv victories, three draws and two CSKA Sofia wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LokomotivB. Karagaren
B. Karagaren
6 goals
CSKA SofiaM. Garcez
M. Garcez
6 goals
CSKA SofiaD. Nazon
D. Nazon
6 goals

Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players

CSKA Sofia missing players

Lokomotiv Plovdiv CSKA Sofia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 1 7 15
9 6 1 Won W 0 4 12
3 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
3 1 1 Lost L 1 2 2
18 13 4 Scored S 1 11 31
10 5 3 Conceded C 2 6 9
87% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 73%
33% 71% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 43% 53%
7% 14% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 27%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
27% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 43% 40%
60% 57% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 43% 53%
27% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 7%
 
5.6 4.3 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5 4.6
4.5 3.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.4 2.8
2.7 1.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.3 2.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.3 10.6 12 Shots (avg) S ( 11 8.9 9.9
3.8 4.1 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4 4.5
32% 45% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 39% 46%
 
9.1 8.9 10 Shots against (avg) S A 9 8.1 6.2
3.9 3.7 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.3 2.4
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • CSKA Sofia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • CSKA Sofia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • CSKA Sofia is in the best form (5-0-1) in Parva Liga
  • 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 at home.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv haven’t played a single 0-0 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 CSKA Sofia 15 12 1 2 31 9 8 8 0 0 20 3 7 4 1 2 11 6 22 37
2 Ludogorets 13 10 2 1 37 7 6 5 1 0 17 2 7 5 1 1 20 5 30 32
3 CSKA 1948 Sofia 16 9 5 2 25 11 8 6 2 0 17 4 8 3 3 2 8 7 14 32
4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 15 9 3 3 18 10 7 6 0 1 13 5 8 3 3 2 5 5 8 30
5 Cherno More 15 8 4 3 17 13 7 5 1 1 10 6 8 3 3 2 7 7 4 28
6 Levski Sofia 14 8 3 3 22 7 8 6 2 0 16 1 6 2 1 3 6 6 15 27
7 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 16 7 4 5 22 18 8 5 2 1 11 6 8 2 2 4 11 12 4 25
8 Slavia Sofia 14 8 1 5 16 13 6 5 1 0 10 4 8 3 0 5 6 9 3 25
9 Arda 16 6 5 5 16 17 8 4 2 2 9 8 8 2 3 3 7 9 -1 23
10 Botev Plovdiv 15 4 1 10 17 22 8 4 0 4 12 10 7 0 1 6 5 12 -5 13
11 Septemvri Sofia 15 3 4 8 15 21 8 1 4 3 5 10 7 2 0 5 10 11 -6 13
12 Beroe 15 3 4 8 12 27 8 3 2 3 9 11 7 0 2 5 3 16 -15 13
13 Botev Vratsa 15 3 2 10 13 28 7 2 1 4 4 13 8 1 1 6 9 15 -15 11
14 Hebar 1918 15 3 2 10 8 30 7 1 2 4 5 12 8 2 0 6 3 18 -22 11
15 OFK Pirin 16 1 6 9 9 23 8 1 3 4 5 13 8 0 3 5 4 10 -14 9
16 Spartak Varna 15 1 3 11 9 31 8 1 2 5 5 11 7 0 1 6 4 20 -22 6

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.