Botev vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Botev

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Botev will be hoping for a better result after the 2-1 First League loss in their previous game against Septemvri Sofia.

In that game, Botev managed 56% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 2 on target. The scorer for Botev was Dylan Mertens (34'). Septemvri Sofia got 6 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Martin Detelinov Petkov (20') and Simeon Aleksandrov (68') scored for Septemvri Sofia.

Bruno Baltazar's Botev have hit the target a sum total of 6 times over their past six outings. At the other end, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in those fixtures amounts to 8.

Heading into this fixture, Botev haven't been defeated in their previous 3 league matches at home.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

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Previously, Lokomotiv Plovdiv drew 0-0 in the First League tie with Beroe Stara Zagora.

In that match, Lokomotiv Plovdiv managed 46% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 2 on target. For their opponents, Beroe got 6 shots at goal with 1 on target.

The forward players for Lokomotiv Plovdiv have made hard work of scoring goals in their past six clashes, contributing the unsatisfactory return of just 4. In those fixtures, Smarfovete have also seen the overall goal tally of their opponents equal 7. Such a trend won’t necessarily be carried forward into this next game, though.

Their previous form shows that Lokomotiv Plovdiv:

• have not beaten Botev when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 league matches.
• are without a win away from home in their last 2 league matches.

👥 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head duels stretching back to 16/02/2020, there has been little between the sides with Botev winning 2 of those games, Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2 and 2 being draws in normal time.

An aggregate of 14 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 5 of them for The Canaries and 9 for Smarfovete. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.33.

The previous league match between these sides was First League match day 9 on 03/09/2022 which finished with the scoreline of Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1-0 Botev.

The match was refereed by Volen Chinkov.

🗞️ Team News: Botev

The Botev manager Bruno Baltazar will be thankful to have no fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this clash with a completely healthy squad to choose from. Ineligible players who cannot play in this game through suspension are Hidajet Hankić and James Eto'o.

It looks as if The Canaries look set to go for a 3-4-2-1 system this time featuring Georgi Argilashki, Roberto Puncec, Jasper van Heertum, Viktor Genev, Nikolay Minkov, Pa Konate, Dylan Mertens, Tochukwu Nadi, Krasian Kolev, Ume Emmanuel and Antoine Baroan.

📋 Team News: Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Due to a completely injury-free group available for selection, the Lokomotiv Plovdiv boss Aleksandar Tomash has no fitness concerns at all ahead of this clash.

There’s a good chance that Smarfovete appear most likely to make use of a 3-5-1-1 lineup, choosing Dinko Horkas, Todor Pavlov, Milos Petrovic, Martin Paskalev, Matheus Silva, Giovanny, Pierre Desire Zebli, Petar Vitanov, Babacar Dione, Dimitar Iliev and Erik Sorga.

✨ Prediction

In our opinion, Lokomotiv Plovdiv will likely create enough chances to score against this Botev outfit, but it probably won’t be enough to avoid a loss.

We are anticipating a 2-1 winning score for Botev after 90 minutes. Let’s see what eventuates.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 03:11 15/03/2023