Tsarsko selo supporters put their faith in manager Maccoppi to deliver victory against Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sat 21.May
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)
Venue: Tsarsko selo Complex (2000 seats)

These two teams have had a low return so far, but three lovely points in this important fixture would certainly help. Get set for Tsarsko selo - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929!

Insights:
  • Tsarsko selo have the fewest scored goals (15) in Parva Liga
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Parva Liga

Tsarsko have had a bad season and will be relegated from Parva Liga. For Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Tsarsko selo form and stats

With 3 Parva Liga wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Tsarsko selo are certainly not brimming with confidence. When Tsarsko selo hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Tsarsko selo, OFK Pirin, Arda and Botev Vratsa), they have won 3 of 5 matches!

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Khadim Ndiaye not having conceded a league goal in 358 minutes.

Tsarsko selo shared the glory with Botev Vratsa in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

Before that, Tsarsko selo had a home game versus OFK Pirin which ended with a victory 3-0.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Tsarsko here at Tsarsko selo Complex in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 13 games). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Tsarsko selo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 form and stats

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Parva Liga, after 0-4-9 (13 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 15 away games in a row.

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 go into this game after a win, the home game against OFK Pirin that ended 1-0.

Before that, Lokomotiv travelled to Botev Vratsa and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

We have checked recent matches where Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 0 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 as they have only managed to score 7 times from 13 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Lokomotiv have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Tsarsko selo and Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have faced off earlier this season: Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - Tsarsko selo 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Tsarsko selo four wins, three draws and Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929O. Merlo Manteca
O. Merlo Manteca
9 goals
TsarskoV. Hristov
V. Hristov
6 goals
Tsarsko seloL. Cruzeiro Martins
L. Cruzeiro Martins
2 goals

Tsarsko selo missing players

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 missing players

Tsarsko selo Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 5 15 31
5 4 3 Won W 0 0 8
10 4 1 Drew D 3 5 9
16 7 1 Lost L 2 10 14
21 14 7 Scored S 6 9 26
37 18 3 Conceded C 8 28 45
77% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
58% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 71%
32% 33% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 40% 42%
10% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 13% 13%
3% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 6%
35% 40% 40% BTTS BTTS 100% 53% 45%
39% 40% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 26%
48% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 47% 35%
 
4.1 4.1 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.5 4.2
4.7 4.5 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.7 4.1
2.8 2.9 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 3.1 3.2
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
7.9 8.5 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 8.3 8.9
2.7 3.1 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.5 4.2
25% 30% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 17% 20%
 
11.4 11 9 Shots against (avg) S A 9.8 11.1 9.5
5.1 5.4 4.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 4.9 4.4
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Parva Liga
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have yet to win a game away.
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Tsarsko selo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tsarsko selo have the fewest points (12) at home in Parva Liga
  • Tsarsko selo have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Parva Liga
  • Tsarsko selo have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Parva Liga
  • Tsarsko selo have the fewest scored goals (15) in Parva Liga
  • Tsarsko selo have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Parva Liga
  • Tsarsko selo have the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in Parva Liga

  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 21 1 4 64 23 13 12 0 1 37 9 13 9 1 3 27 14 41 64
2 CSKA Sofia 26 15 7 4 39 25 13 10 2 1 21 8 13 5 5 3 18 17 14 52
3 Botev Plovdiv 26 13 7 6 34 28 13 11 0 2 24 13 13 2 7 4 10 15 6 46
4 Cherno More 26 12 9 5 35 18 13 6 5 2 18 7 13 6 4 3 17 11 17 45
5 Levski Sofia 26 12 6 8 33 25 13 7 3 3 18 11 13 5 3 5 15 14 8 42
6 Slavia Sofia 26 9 9 8 30 26 13 6 4 3 15 10 13 3 5 5 15 16 4 36
7 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 9 7 10 30 35 13 6 4 3 18 15 13 3 3 7 12 20 -5 34
8 Beroe 26 9 5 12 23 27 13 6 5 2 11 8 13 3 0 10 12 19 -4 32
9 CSKA 1948 Sofia 26 8 6 12 36 37 13 6 3 4 24 17 13 2 3 8 12 20 -1 30
10 Arda 26 7 8 11 27 34 13 5 5 3 18 16 13 2 3 8 9 18 -7 29
11 OFK Pirin 26 7 6 13 34 41 13 5 3 5 20 20 13 2 3 8 14 21 -7 27
12 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 26 6 7 13 22 42 13 6 3 4 15 17 13 0 4 9 7 25 -20 25
13 Botev Vratsa 26 5 7 14 23 48 13 3 6 4 11 17 13 2 1 10 12 31 -25 22
14 Tsarsko selo 26 3 7 16 15 36 13 3 3 7 10 17 13 0 4 9 5 19 -21 16

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.