Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 vs Arda: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sat 11.December
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Slavija (2000 seats)

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 hope to sell some tickets for this match even though the season has been strenuous so far with 15 points and a 12th spot in the Parva Liga table. Visiting Arda hold 9th place with 21 pts.

Insights:
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Arda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This promises to be an absorbing match with lots of spark and bustle as both participants are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!

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Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 form and stats

3-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Parva Liga numbers at home for Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 so far this season.

The Lokomotiv crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-4 to Ludogorets here at Stadion Slavija in a Parva Liga match. A goal frenzy last time out for Lokomotiv, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Ludogorets. Fun stuff to watch!

Prior to that, an away loss at CSKA Sofia.

The Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. Lokomotiv have conceded 12 from these games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Arda form and stats

There's been little loot from Arda's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the Parva Liga. Arda only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws. Arda seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Arda go into this game after a win, the home game against Tsarsko selo that ended 2-0.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Ludogorets wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.

Arda are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 9 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Arda have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Arda - Lokomotiv 1-1 was the end result in these participants' latest h2h game, earlier this season. Stats for the preceeding three meetings between these two sides are: zero wins for Lokomotiv, one draw and two wins for Arda. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929O. Merlo Manteca
O. Merlo Manteca
6 goals
ArdaS. Delev
S. Delev
5 goals
ArdaT. Yordanov
T. Yordanov
4 goals

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 missing players

Arda missing players

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 Arda
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 8 4 Played P 3 9 16
3 3 2 Won W 1 2 5
6 2 0 Drew D 1 3 6
8 3 2 Lost L 1 4 5
15 9 3 Scored S 3 9 19
29 12 5 Conceded C 3 12 19
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 78% 81%
76% 62% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 67% 75%
47% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 44%
24% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 22% 19%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 22% 19%
53% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 33% 56% 50%
18% 38% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 38%
35% 25% 25% Failed to Score F T 67% 33% 31%
 
4.4 3.9 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.2 5.1
4.6 4.4 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 3.8 4.2
3.3 3.2 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.6 2.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.9 10.2 9 Shots (avg) S ( 11 9.2 10
4.6 5.6 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.7 4.1
19% 20% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 27% 29%
 
10.7 9.8 8 Shots against (avg) S A 9.3 12 9.4
5.3 5.4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.6 3.6
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Arda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Arda have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 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 18 8 8 2 22 11 9 4 4 1 9 4 9 4 4 1 13 7 11 32
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 16 5 6 5 19 19 7 3 3 1 10 7 9 2 3 4 9 12 0 21
10 CSKA 1948 Sofia 18 5 3 10 23 31 9 5 1 3 17 12 9 0 2 7 6 19 -8 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 18 2 5 11 10 26 9 2 2 5 7 12 9 0 3 6 3 14 -16 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.