Septemvri Simitli fights Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 in Vtora Liga battle

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Competition: Bulgaria Vtora Liga
Competition: Thu 13.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Struma (8000 seats)

The visiting Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 side should be favourites in this visit to Septemvri Simitli, as the away team holds a 23 point advantage from their 27 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Septemvri Simitli haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Septemvri Simitli are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Septemvri Simitli form and stats

6 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Septemvri Simitli have to build on here at Stadion Struma in the Vtora Liga. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in ten attempts. The home fans are hungry for more even though Septemvri have been steadily collecting points here at Stadion Struma through three straight draws.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa.

The defeat against Neftohimik was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored two minutes into stoppage time (by P. Ivanov).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Septemvri as they are travelling to their away game against FK Minyor Pernik in the Vtora Liga. That match is three days after this one.

A decent goal production from Septemvri Simitli in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 13 league matches. Septemvri are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Struma in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.

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Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 form and stats

The visitors are W5-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Vtora Liga.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Hebar 1918 that ended 1-1.

A quick return to home after this game, as Lokomotiv are hosting Sozopol in the Vtora Liga only three days away.

Lokomotiv are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 13 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - Septemvri 2-0.

Top Goalscorers

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929S. Dikov
S. Dikov
19 goals
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929A. Ivov Aleksandrov
A. Ivov Aleksandrov
5 goals

Septemvri Simitli missing players

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 missing players

Septemvri Simitli Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 5 13 27
8 6 1 Won W 2 5 16
6 3 1 Drew D 3 4 5
13 4 2 Lost L 0 4 6
30 21 4 Scored S 6 19 53
37 12 5 Conceded C 2 16 27
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 92% 93%
85% 92% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 77% 81%
41% 38% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 31% 48%
19% 15% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 23% 37%
11% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 23% 22%
41% 46% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 46% 44%
37% 46% 25% Clean Sheets C S 60% 38% 48%
30% 8% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 23% 15%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.2 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 9 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 15 11.8 12.6
3 3.9 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.1 5.4
38% 40% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 37% 34%
Key stats in Vtora Liga this season:
  • Septemvri Simitli 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 OFK Pirin 28 18 5 5 61 26 13 11 1 1 40 10 15 7 4 4 21 16 35 59
2 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 27 16 5 6 53 27 14 11 1 2 34 11 13 5 4 4 19 16 26 53
3 Ludogorets II 27 13 8 6 52 31 13 9 3 1 33 12 14 4 5 5 19 19 21 47
4 Septemvri Sofia 27 14 5 8 45 29 13 7 3 3 21 10 14 7 2 5 24 19 16 47
5 Sportist Svoge 27 14 5 8 42 32 14 8 3 3 25 11 13 6 2 5 17 21 10 47
6 Hebar 1918 27 12 8 7 45 32 13 7 4 2 26 14 14 5 4 5 19 18 13 44
7 Sozopol 27 9 8 10 30 33 13 6 6 1 18 11 14 3 2 9 12 22 -3 35
8 FK Minyor Pernik 26 8 8 10 23 33 14 6 6 2 14 8 12 2 2 8 9 25 -10 32
9 Strumska slava 28 7 10 11 28 35 14 6 5 3 21 14 14 1 5 8 7 21 -7 31
10 Kariana Erden 23 9 4 10 29 38 12 5 2 5 18 21 11 4 2 5 11 17 -9 31
11 Lovech 27 6 12 9 27 30 14 5 6 3 20 16 13 1 6 6 7 14 -3 30
12 Septemvri Simitli 27 8 6 13 30 37 13 6 3 4 21 12 14 2 3 9 9 25 -7 30
13 Yantra 1919 27 8 4 15 26 42 13 5 2 6 14 14 14 3 2 9 12 28 -16 28
14 Dobrudzha 1919 26 6 8 12 24 41 13 6 1 6 16 18 13 0 7 6 8 23 -17 26
15 Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa 27 5 9 13 24 38 14 3 6 5 11 11 13 2 3 8 13 27 -14 24
16 Neftohimik 27 6 5 16 21 56 14 4 3 7 11 24 13 2 2 9 10 32 -35 23

Read more about Vtora Liga

The Second Professional First League (or Vtora Liga, earlier B Group or B Professional Football Group) is the second-highest level of football in Bulgaria. It has 16 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 30 fixtures to set the final league table.