Football betting preview: Sozopol vs Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa

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Competition: Bulgaria Vtora Liga
Competition: Sat 21.November
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Gradski stadion (18037 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Vtora Liga, Sozopol holding 14th place and Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa lying 12th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

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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Sozopol form and stats

Sozopol have played 6 Vtora Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-4-0 (wins-draws-losses). The Sozopol fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Gradski stadion and will expect new points from this game. Sozopol has played 34 games in a row here without a defeat.

The fans are hoping that Sozopol will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Vtora Liga game against Sportist Svoge (placed 7th). Ahead of that match, Sozopol won a home game hosting Ludogorets II (3-2).

Sozopol are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. Sozopol have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Vtora Liga travels is 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Oryahovitsa, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Oryahovitsa had fun at their own home (Gradski stadion) last time out, beating Septemvri Simitli 3-0. D. Yashar, D. Stoyanov and V. Mirchev scored. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Yantra 1919.

The attacking power of Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Oryahovitsa have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Sozopol zero wins, two draws and Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Lokomotiv G. OryahovitsaV. Mirchev
V. Mirchev
6 goals
SozopolI. Veselinov Kolev
I. Veselinov Kolev
4 goals
SozopolD. Moldovanov
D. Moldovanov
3 goals

Sozopol missing players

Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa missing players

Sozopol Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 2 5 12
2 2 1 Won W 2 2 3
5 4 1 Drew D 0 0 4
5 0 0 Lost L 0 3 5
11 7 1 Scored S 4 4 10
17 5 0 Conceded C 1 9 14
75% 67% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 75%
58% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 67%
42% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 42%
33% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 17%
25% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 20% 33%
33% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 42%
42% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 60% 50%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 3.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.2 2.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
75 44 17 Total Shots T S 15 24 79
25 16 2 Shots on Target S O 12 16 41
44% 44% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 25% 24%
Key stats in Vtora Liga this season:
  • Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sozopol have not yet lost a 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 Kariana Erden 13 8 3 2 26 12 6 4 1 1 15 7 7 4 2 1 11 5 14 27
2 OFK Pirin 13 8 2 3 29 15 6 5 1 0 19 4 7 3 1 3 10 11 14 26
3 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 11 8 1 2 24 11 6 4 1 1 11 6 5 4 0 1 13 5 13 25
4 Ludogorets II 12 8 1 3 27 15 7 6 0 1 18 8 5 2 1 2 9 7 12 25
5 Hebar 1918 12 6 4 2 25 13 7 4 2 1 17 7 5 2 2 1 8 6 12 22
6 Septemvri Sofia 12 6 3 3 18 15 6 4 1 1 10 6 6 2 2 2 8 9 3 21
7 Sportist Svoge 12 5 2 5 11 17 6 3 1 2 6 5 6 2 1 3 5 12 -6 17
8 Lovech 12 4 3 5 15 15 5 3 1 1 11 6 7 1 2 4 4 9 0 15
9 Septemvri Simitli 12 5 0 7 14 19 7 4 0 3 11 7 5 1 0 4 3 12 -5 15
10 Strumska slava 12 4 3 5 13 18 6 4 2 0 10 4 6 0 1 5 3 14 -5 15
11 Dobrudzha 1919 12 3 4 5 11 15 6 3 0 3 8 9 6 0 4 2 3 6 -4 13
12 Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa 12 3 4 5 10 14 7 1 4 2 6 5 5 2 0 3 4 9 -4 13
13 FK Minyor Pernik 11 3 2 6 12 17 4 2 1 1 5 2 7 1 1 5 7 15 -5 11
14 Sozopol 12 2 5 5 11 17 6 2 4 0 7 5 6 0 1 5 4 12 -6 11
15 Yantra 1919 12 2 2 8 10 24 6 2 1 3 6 9 6 0 1 5 4 15 -14 8
16 Neftohimik 12 1 4 7 7 19 5 1 2 2 4 6 7 0 2 5 3 13 -12 7
17 Vitosha Bistritsa 8 1 3 4 4 11 4 1 1 2 2 5 4 0 2 2 2 6 -7 6

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.