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

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv will be hoping to bounce back here after the 0-1 First League loss in their previous 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 clash following a 3-0 First League win against Krumovgrad in their most recent fixture.

For Lokomotiv Sofia, the scorers were 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

Checking on their past head to head results stretching back to 15/08/2022 reveals that these encounters have not been good ones for Lokomotiv Sofia. They’ve not managed to come away with any victories at all whereas Lokomotiv Plovdiv have remained in the ascendancy, running out winners in 67% of those matches played.

A combined total of 13 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 9 of them from Smarfovete and 4 belonging to The Railwaymen. The average goals per game has been 2.17.

The last league match featuring these clubs was First League match day 22 on 23/02/2025 when the final score was Lokomotiv Sofia 0-1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

The referee was Georgi Ginchev.

ℹ️ Team News: Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Almost everyone can be considered, as there’s just the lone fitness concern for the Lokomotiv Plovdiv boss Dušan Kosič to contend with due to a largely intact squad. Kristiyan Peshov (Cruciate ligament tear) misses out.

📋 Team News: Lokomotiv Sofia

Owing to an otherwise healthy group of players, there’s only a single fitness worry for the Lokomotiv Sofia manager 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, 07:04 28/04/2025