📏 Form Guide

Lokomotiv Sofia

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Lokomotiv Sofia will be looking for an improved result here after the 5-0 First League loss in their previous game against Arda Kardzhali.

Plamen Krachunov (20'), Lachezar Kotev (35'), Chinonso Offor (45'), Svetoslav Kovachev (82') and Boris Todev (86') scored for Arda Kardzhali.

At least three goals per match were recorded in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Lokomotiv Sofia have played. Opposition teams scored 13 of them in these games while Lokomotiv Sofia managed a tally of 7. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend will end up being continued on into this next match.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Lokomotiv Sofia:

• haven't won against Botev in their previous 4 league games.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 home league matches.

Botev

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Botev will go into this clash following on from a 3-0 First League win as they beat Septemvri Sofia in their last outing.

For Botev, the goalscorers were Ivelin Popov (38'), Samuel Akere (60') and John Batigi (89').

During their 6 previous matches, Dušan Kerkez's Botev have seen their efforts on goal rewarded a total of 6 times therefore giving them the goals per game average of 1.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Botev:

• haven't been defeated by Lokomotiv Sofia in away games against them for the last 2 league games.
• are unbeaten in their last 2 league matches away from home.
• are without a win away from home in their last 5 matches in the league.

↔️ Head to head

A look at their past head to head clashes dating back to 10/02/2023 shows us that Lokomotiv Sofia have won 1 of these & Botev 4, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.

A sum of 17 goals were scored between them in these games, with 3 from The Railwaymen and 14 being from The Canaries. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.

The last league clash between the two was First League match day 15 on 08/11/2024 when it finished Botev 2-0 Lokomotiv Sofia.

The match was refereed by Dimitar Dimitrov.

📋 Team News: Lokomotiv Sofia

There aren’t many selection issues, with just one fitness concern for the Lokomotiv Sofia boss Ratko Dostanić to contend with from an otherwise complete group. Donaldo Acka (Torn knee ligaments) is sidelined.

📋 Team News: Botev

Botev boss Dušan Kerkez has multiple availability issues to deal with. Anthony Ujah (Patellar tendon rupture) and Georgi Nikolov (Shoulder injury) miss out here.

⚡ Prediction

Looking at these two, we feel that Botev and Lokomotiv Sofia should both be able to find the back of the net here although it’s difficult to select a clear winner.

Let’s see what happens, but it could well be that we end up with scores level. We therefore think that it’s going to be a hard-fought 1-1 score draw when the full-time whistle blows.

Victor Martins, 10:40 18/04/2025