Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs CSKA 1948 Live Stream, Predictions (May 25)

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv are hoping to win again after their last result, a 1-2 First League triumph versus Slavia Sofia.

For Lokomotiv Plovdiv, the goalscorers were Juan Perea (16') and Parvizdzhon Umarbayev (31'). Roberto Raychev (53') was the scorer for Slavia Sofia.

It has been seldom in recent games that Lokomotiv Plovdiv have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that Lokomotiv Plovdiv have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 8 goals during that time. That trend isn’t assured to be carried forward here, of course.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Lokomotiv Plovdiv:

• have not won against CSKA 1948 in their previous 10 matches in the league.
• have not won at home in their last 4 matches in the league. That's never good.

CSKA 1948

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CSKA 1948 will come into the encounter following a 2-0 First League win with the defeat of Krumovgrad in their most recent outing.

For CSKA 1948, the goalscorers were Kufre Eta (72') and Boris Dimitrov (77').

A series of hard-working performances by the CSKA 1948 defenders has seen their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 3 from their last 6 outings in total. In that period, their forwards have scored 6.

Coming into this meeting, CSKA 1948 remain undefeated by Lokomotiv Plovdiv when they've played them away from home in the last 4 league matches. Away fans have certainly had plenty to cheer about.

↔️ Head to head

A look at their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 22/04/2023 shows us that Lokomotiv Plovdiv have won 0 of them & CSKA 1948 3, with the tally of drawn results standing at 3.

A sum of 10 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 3 from Smarfovete and 7 netted by CSKA. That’s an average goals per game of 1.67.

The previous league encounter between the two was First League match day 24 on 08/03/2025 when it ended CSKA 1948 2-1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

The referee was Krasen Georgiev.

📋 Team News: Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just the sole fitness concern for the Lokomotiv Plovdiv gaffer Dušan Kosič to be concerned about from an otherwise fully-primed set of players. Kristiyan Peshov (Cruciate ligament tear) is sidelined.

📰 Team News: CSKA 1948

Thanks to a largely healthy group, there’s only the one fitness problem for the CSKA 1948 boss Aleksandar Aleksandrov to be concerned about. Simeon Vasilev (Torn ankle ligaments) won’t be in action.

✨ Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that CSKA 1948 may find it difficult to breach the defence of this Lokomotiv Plovdiv outfit who we reckon should be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.

We’re going for a very competitive encounter with a 1-0 winning score for Lokomotiv Plovdiv at the end of the 90.

Should be a close one.

📖 ⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?

In terms of the bookies’ odds on the win-draw-win market, a victory for Lokomotiv Plovdiv can be had for 2.1, a wager on the draw is 3.25 and selecting a win for CSKA 1948 can get you 3.1. Those are the best prices available at this very moment.

Andre Moura, 07:11 21/05/2025