Football betting preview: Lokomotiv Plovdiv favourites when Slavia Sofia visits

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Mon 14.December
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Lokomotiv (13000 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the Lokomotiv Plovdiv supporters in this Stadion Lokomotiv clash with Slavia Sofia, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Parva Liga table.

Insights:
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv has the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Parva Liga
  • Slavia Sofia has the fewest scored goals (10) in Parva Liga

The visiting Slavia Sofia played their last game only four days ago, a Parva Liga match. That game was also an away game, at Botev Vratsa. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats

15 points is a decent return from 7 Parva Liga games here at Stadion Lokomotiv for Lokomotiv Plovdiv. The data says 4 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.

Happy days for Lokomotiv in their previous game, a Parva Liga match away at Botev Vratsa (placed 9th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Levski Sofia (0-1).

Lokomotiv can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 15 times. Lokomotiv Plovdiv have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Slavia Sofia form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Slavia Sofia, who have the fewest scored goals (10) in Parva Liga, so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-6 (win-draw-lose).

Two travels in a row for Slavia, whose manager A. Tarkhanov could celebrate last time after the Parva Liga win against Botev Vratsa. A 0-2 loss hosting Ludogorets before that.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Slavia have scored 7 goals in 7 league games away. Slavia have conceded 17 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Slavia Sofia - Lokomotiv 0-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Lokomotiv won four, Slavia Sofia won two and four draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Lokomotiv PlovdivD. Krasimirov Iliev
D. Krasimirov Iliev
7 goals
Lokomotiv PlovdivD. Costa Lima Almeida
D. Costa Lima Almeida
4 goals
Lokomotiv PlovdivB. Karagaren
B. Karagaren
4 goals

Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players

Slavia Sofia missing players

Lokomotiv Plovdiv Slavia Sofia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 3 7 15
9 4 1 Won W 0 1 3
3 3 1 Drew D 0 0 3
3 0 0 Lost L 3 6 9
28 15 8 Scored S 1 7 10
14 6 2 Conceded C 6 17 24
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 87%
80% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 86% 67%
60% 71% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 86% 40%
33% 29% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 13%
7% 14% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 13%
53% 71% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 71% 40%
33% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 27%
20% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 29% 47%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 2.4 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.7 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.4 8.6 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.3 7.1 7.9
4.5 4.9 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 2.5
42% 44% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 39% 26%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv has the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Parva Liga
  • 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 at home.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have scored more than double the goals of Slavia Sofia.
  • Slavia Sofia has the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Parva Liga
  • Slavia Sofia has the fewest scored goals (10) in Parva Liga
  • Slavia Sofia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Slavia Sofia have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Slavia Sofia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Slavia Sofia haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 13 10 2 1 29 10 6 5 1 0 12 3 7 5 1 1 17 7 19 32
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 15 9 3 3 28 14 7 4 3 0 15 6 8 5 0 3 13 8 14 30
3 CSKA Sofia 14 7 6 1 23 14 6 4 2 0 9 4 8 3 4 1 14 10 9 27
4 Arda 14 7 6 1 20 11 6 4 2 0 12 5 8 3 4 1 8 6 9 27
5 CSKA 1948 Sofia 15 6 5 4 23 16 8 5 1 2 20 9 7 1 4 2 3 7 7 23
6 Beroe 13 6 3 4 24 14 6 3 1 2 13 5 7 3 2 2 11 9 10 21
7 Cherno More 15 6 3 6 21 20 8 4 1 3 13 11 7 2 2 3 8 9 1 21
8 Tsarsko selo 14 4 4 6 11 14 6 2 2 2 5 5 8 2 2 4 6 9 -3 16
9 Botev Vratsa 15 4 3 8 17 22 8 3 2 3 12 7 7 1 1 5 5 15 -5 15
10 Levski Sofia 14 4 2 8 15 15 8 3 1 4 8 8 6 1 1 4 7 7 0 14
11 Botev Plovdiv 14 3 5 6 14 27 8 3 4 1 10 8 6 0 1 5 4 19 -13 14
12 Montana 14 3 3 8 16 30 8 3 1 4 14 18 6 0 2 4 2 12 -14 12
13 Slavia Sofia 15 3 3 9 10 24 8 2 3 3 3 7 7 1 0 6 7 17 -14 12
14 Etar 15 2 4 9 11 31 7 1 2 4 6 14 8 1 2 5 5 17 -20 10

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.