The Parva Liga league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Ludogorets and Lokomotiv Plovdiv are placed 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Ludogorets and Lokomotiv Plovdiv should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Ludogorets form and stats
The hosts won their first Parva Liga game here at Ludogorets Arena, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Ludogorets last season were 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses from 3 games.
Happy days for Ludogorets in their previous game, a Parva Liga match away at Etar (placed 14th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Ahead of that match, Ludogorets lost 0-1 at home to Midtjylland.
Early season league goal statistics from Ludogorets's 1 home game: 3 goals, 0 conceded.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats
Lokomotiv Plovdiv are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Parva Liga, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Lokomotiv had fun at their own home (Ludogorets Arena) last time out, beating Cherno More 2-1. Momchil Tsvetanov and Dimitar Iliev scored. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Iskra at their stadium, the result 1-0.
It's early days yet, but Lokomotiv Plovdiv has scored 2 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Ludogorets victories, two draws and two Lokomotiv Plovdiv wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Tchibota 2 goals |  C. Keșerü 2 goals |   B. Karagaren 2 goals |
Ludogorets missing players
Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players
| Ludogorets | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 6.2 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.5 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | 13 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 25 | 39 |
| 20 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 50% | 60% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 38% |
- Ludogorets has the most scored goals in the second half (7)
| Ludogorets | Last season | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 31 | 16 | Played | P | 15 | 31 | ||
| 21 | 13 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 59 | 40 | Scored | S | 30 | 53 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 24 | 35 | ||
| 90% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 90% | ||
| 74% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 77% | ||
| 35% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 48% | ||
| 19% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 32% | ||
| 13% | 19% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 23% | ||
| 48% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 56% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 35% | ||
| 10% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 23% | ||
| 6.9 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 371 | 221 | Total Shots | T S | 132 | 288 | ||
| 166 | 104 | Shots on Target | S O | 66 | 134 | ||
| 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 40% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Ludogorets | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Beroe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | Tsarsko selo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Arda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Montana | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| 8 | Levski Sofia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Botev Plovdiv | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Cherno More | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 13 | Slavia Sofia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 1 |
| 14 | Etar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 72 |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 59 |
| 3 | Slavia Sofia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 55 |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 53 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 53 |
| 6 | Beroe | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 49 |