Can Sozopol beat Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 in Gradski stadion clash?

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Competition: Bulgaria Vtora Liga
Competition: Sat 05.December
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Gradski stadion (18037 seats)

Sozopol will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 14 points behind Lokomotiv Sofia 1929.

Insights:
  • Sozopol have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 has the most clean sheets (7) in Vtora Liga

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Sozopol form and stats

Overall Vtora Liga stats at home this season for Sozopol are 2-5-0 (wins-draw-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 35 games in a row here without a defeat.

Sozopol enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Neftohimik's place. The match ended 1-0 with I. Kolev scoring. In the match before that, Sozopol hosted Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa and drew the game 3-3.

Sozopol are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 games. Sozopol have conceded 8 in these home matches.

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Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 form and stats

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929, who have the most clean sheets (7) in Vtora Liga, have an excellent away record in the Vtora Liga so far with 4-1-1 from 6 games.

Impressive finishing from P. Petkov and S. Dikov secured the home win 2-0 against Septemvri Simitli in their previous game. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Yantra 1919 that ended 1-1.

The Lokomotiv manager I. Venkov Kolev has got the team scoring on the road, with 14 away goals in 6 league matches. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Sozopol, two draws and two wins for Lokomotiv Sofia 1929. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Sozopol missing players

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 missing players

Sozopol Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 7 2 Played P 3 6 13
3 2 1 Won W 3 4 9
6 5 1 Drew D 0 1 2
5 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
15 10 5 Scored S 10 14 27
20 8 4 Conceded C 2 6 12
79% 71% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
57% 57% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 85%
43% 43% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 46%
36% 43% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 38%
29% 29% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 33% 23%
50% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 46%
36% 43% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 50% 54%
36% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 8%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 3.3 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.2 2.1
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5.9 7 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 14 12.5 13.5
2.1 2.7 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.7 4.5 5.7
50% 53% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 52% 36%
Key stats in Vtora Liga this season:
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 has the most clean sheets (7) in Vtora Liga
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 has the most scored goals (14) away in Vtora Liga
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 has the the best goal difference (+8) away in Vtora Liga
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 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 14 9 3 2 28 13 7 5 1 1 17 8 7 4 2 1 11 5 15 30
2 OFK Pirin 14 9 2 3 31 15 6 5 1 0 19 4 8 4 1 3 12 11 16 29
3 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 13 9 2 2 27 12 7 5 1 1 13 6 6 4 1 1 14 6 15 29
4 Ludogorets II 14 9 2 3 30 16 8 6 1 1 19 9 6 3 1 2 11 7 14 29
5 Hebar 1918 14 7 4 3 28 15 8 5 2 1 19 7 6 2 2 2 9 8 13 25
6 Sportist Svoge 14 6 3 5 17 19 7 4 1 2 11 6 7 2 2 3 6 13 -2 21
7 Septemvri Sofia 14 6 3 5 19 22 7 4 1 2 10 8 7 2 2 3 9 14 -3 21
8 Lovech 13 4 4 5 18 18 5 3 1 1 11 6 8 1 3 4 7 12 0 16
9 Dobrudzha 1919 13 4 4 5 13 16 7 4 0 3 10 10 6 0 4 2 3 6 -3 16
10 Strumska slava 14 4 4 6 17 23 7 4 3 0 13 7 7 0 1 6 4 16 -6 16
11 Sozopol 14 3 6 5 15 20 7 2 5 0 10 8 7 1 1 5 5 12 -5 15
12 Septemvri Simitli 14 5 0 9 15 23 8 4 0 4 12 9 6 1 0 5 3 14 -8 15
13 FK Minyor Pernik 13 4 2 7 14 19 5 3 1 1 7 2 8 1 1 6 7 17 -5 14
14 Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa 14 3 5 6 13 19 8 1 4 3 6 7 6 2 1 3 7 12 -6 14
15 Neftohimik 14 2 4 8 9 21 6 1 2 3 4 7 8 1 2 5 5 14 -12 10
16 Yantra 1919 14 2 3 9 11 27 7 2 2 3 7 10 7 0 1 6 4 17 -16 9
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.