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Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Etar Veliko Tarnovo Live Stream, Predictions
Etar Veliko Tarnovo will visit Stadion Lokomotiv on Friday for the First League tie with home side Lokomotiv Plovdiv.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Lokomotiv Plovdiv v Etar Veliko Tarnovo, scroll down (plus the best game odds).
๐ Form Guide
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv will be wanting a better result here after a 3-1 First League defeat in their last game at the hands of Krumovgrad.
In that game, Lokomotiv Plovdiv had 54% possession and 7 shots at goal with 1 on target. The scorer for Lokomotiv Plovdiv was Mitchy Ntelo (92'). Krumovgrad got 11 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Serkan Yusein (54'), Dzhuneyt Ali (76') and Aleksandar Kolev (80') scored for Krumovgrad.
Itโs been seldom in recent games that Lokomotiv Plovdiv have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Lokomotiv Plovdiv have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 11 goals on the way. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend will end up being continued on into this next match.
Ahead of this clash, Lokomotiv Plovdiv haven't lost in the league to Etar Veliko Tarnovo in their last 5 games.
Etar Veliko Tarnovo
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Following on from a loss in their previous game against Lokomotiv Sofia in First League competition, Etar Veliko Tarnovo and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that match, Etar Veliko Tarnovo managed 51% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For Etar Veliko Tarnovo, goals were scored by Gorka Larrucea (54' Own goal) and Ivan Vasilev (81'). Lokomotiv Sofia had 7 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Ivaylo Naydenov (89') scored for Lokomotiv Sofia.
Looking at their form, and Etar Veliko Tarnovo have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 9 goals overall. Defensively, Etar Veliko Tarnovo have been far from perfect.
Going into this encounter, Etar Veliko Tarnovo are without an away win for the past 7 league matches.
โ๏ธ Head to head
Looking at their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 10/05/2019 tells us that Lokomotiv Plovdiv have won 4 of them and Etar Veliko Tarnovo 1, with the tally of drawn matches being 1.
A total of 15 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 12 of them from Smarfovete and 3 created by The Boyans. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.5.
The previous league match between these clubs was First League match day 9 on 17/09/2023 when it finished Etar Veliko Tarnovo 0-1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv.
That day, Etar Veliko Tarnovo had 38% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv got 19 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Ewandro (45') scored.
The match was refereed by Ivaylo Nenkov.
๐๏ธ Team News: Lokomotiv Plovdiv
The Lokomotiv Plovdiv boss Aleksandar Tomash will be thankful to have no fitness concerns at all ahead of this clash with a fully healthy squad available to choose from. Players who are serving a ban and are therefore ineligible to play are Vladimir Medved and Oliver Kamdem.
๐ Team News: Etar Veliko Tarnovo
With a completely injury-free squad available to select from, the Etar Veliko Tarnovo boss Svetoslav Petrov doesnโt have any fitness worries at all before this match.
๐ฎ Prediction
Etar Veliko Tarnovo will have a difficult task to be getting goals against a Lokomotiv Plovdiv team who seem set to get the goals that they need to set up a big win here.
We are predicting a convincing 3-0 margin for Lokomotiv Plovdiv when all is said and done.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins, 16:06 08/03/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Formed: 1926
Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv (14,500)
Captain: Dimitar Iliev
Chairman: Pavel Kolev
Manager: Aleksandar Tomash
Competitions: First League position 5
โญ Star Player: Babacar Dione
Generally taking up the Right Wing position, Babacar Dione was born in Belgium. Having made a first senior appearance for Royal Excel Mouscron in the 2017 - 2018 season, the dangerous Forward has accumulated 5 league goals in this First League 2023 - 2024 season so far coming from a total of 22 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 51 | WWWWW |
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23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 51 | WWLWW |
3 |
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23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 48 | DLWLW |
4 |
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23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 44 | WWWWW |
5 |
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23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 41 | LWWLL |
6 |
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22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 37 | LWDDL |
7 |
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23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 33 | WWWWW |
8 |
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23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 33 | WWLWD |
9 |
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23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 32 | WLLLD |
10 |
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23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | -14 | 26 | DLWDD |
11 |
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23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -19 | 25 | DLWLW |
12 |
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23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -16 | 25 | LDLLL |
13 |
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23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 23 | LLLWL |
14 |
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23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -18 | 20 | DLLWD |
15 |
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23 | 4 | 1 | 18 | -31 | 13 | LLLLL |
16 |
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23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | -28 | 10 | LDDLL |
Slavia Sofia |
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Hebar Pazardzhik |
Arda Kardzhali |
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Pirin |
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Levski Sofia |
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Lokomotiv Sofia |
Botev |
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CSKA 1948 |
Beroe Stara Zagora |
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Hebar Pazardzhik |
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Beroe Stara Zagora |
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CSKA Sofia |
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Slavia Sofia |
Botev |
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Beroe Stara Zagora |
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Arda Kardzhali |
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Goals scored | 1.9 |
Goals conceded | 0.8 |
Time first goal scored | 42 |
Time first goal conceded | 28 |
Yellow cards | 2.5 |
Red cards | 0.2 |
Subs used | 4.5 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
Goals scored | 0.4 |
Goals conceded | 1.6 |
Time first goal scored | 36 |
Time first goal conceded | 43 |
Yellow cards | 2 |
Red cards | 0.4 |
Subs used | 4 |
Biggest victory | 3-1 |
Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
Giovanny | 7 |
Ewandro | 6 |
Babacar Dione | 5 |
Alpha Conteh | 4 |
Georgi Minchev | 4 |
Chahreddine Boukholda | 2 |
Ivaylo Dimitrov | 2 |
Kolyo Stanev | 2 |
Martin Toshev | 2 |
Ivan Vasilev | 2 |
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Cherno More Varna |
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CSKA 1948 |
Pirin |
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Arda Kardzhali |
Hebar Pazardzhik |
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Krumovgrad |
Botev Vratsa |
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