Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Lokomotiv Sofia Live Stream, Predictions (May 02)

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 0-1 First League losing effort in their last game against Slavia Sofia.

Ivan Minchev (15') scored for Slavia Sofia.

A common feature of more recent Lokomotiv Plovdiv games is the number of nil scores.

From their previous six matches before this one, in 5 of them a wager on BTTS would've lost.

Pre-game facts show that Lokomotiv Plovdiv:

• have not lost a league tie with Lokomotiv Sofia in their previous 7 matches.
• have not won at home in their last 2 league matches.

Lokomotiv Sofia

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Lokomotiv Sofia head into the game following a 3-0 First League win against Krumovgrad in their previous outing.

For Lokomotiv Sofia, the goals were scored by Svetoslav Dikov (2', 38') and Patrick-Gabriel Galchev (25').

The stats don’t lie, and Lokomotiv Sofia have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals in all. In defence, Lokomotiv Sofia have clearly had some problems. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend can be continued on into this next match.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Lokomotiv Sofia:

• have not emerged victorious against Lokomotiv Plovdiv in away games against them for the last 4 league matches. They'll be keen to stop this run.
• have not won away from home in their last 3 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

A review of their past head to head results stretching back to 15/08/2022 tells us that these encounters have been miserable for Lokomotiv Sofia. They have not managed to register any victories whatsoever while Lokomotiv Plovdiv have dominated them, running out winners in 67 per cent of those games played.

An aggregate of 13 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 9 for Smarfovete and 4 netted by The Railwaymen. That’s an average goals per game of 2.17.

The previous league clash between these clubs was First League match day 22 on 23/02/2025 when it finished Lokomotiv Sofia 0-1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

The match was refereed by Georgi Ginchev.

📰 Team News: Lokomotiv Plovdiv

There aren’t many personnel worries, with just a single fitness concern for the Lokomotiv Plovdiv manager Dušan Kosič to contend with thanks to an otherwise robust set of players. Kristiyan Peshov (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t play.

📰 Team News: Lokomotiv Sofia

Owing to an otherwise full-strength squad, there is just the one fitness worry for the Lokomotiv Sofia gaffer Ratko Dostanić to contend with. Donaldo Acka (Torn knee ligaments) misses out for this game.

💡 Prediction

Lokomotiv Sofia will have to work hard as a team to get anything against this Lokomotiv Plovdiv lineup who will likely emerge victorious.

That’s why we have predicted a narrow 1-0 winning margin for Lokomotiv Plovdiv when the full-time whistle blows.

Hopefully it’s a good one.

Peter Guest, 11:03 28/04/2025