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Lokomotiv Sofia vs Pirin Live Stream, Predictions
Pirin are the guests at Stadion Lokomotiv on Monday for the First League clash with home team Lokomotiv Sofia.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Lokomotiv Sofia v Pirin can be found here (inc. the best betting odds).
📏 Form Guide
Lokomotiv Sofia
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Lokomotiv Sofia enter this match following on from a 1-1 First League tied result versus Botev Vratsa.
In that game, Lokomotiv Sofia managed 48% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The only player to score for Lokomotiv Sofia was Dimitar Mitkov (18'). At the other end, Botev Vratsa got 7 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Diego Ferraresso (33') scored for Botev Vratsa.
Over their past six fixtures, Ivan Kolev's Lokomotiv Sofia have scored a combined total of 5 times which gives them an average number of goals per match of 0.83.
Pre-game facts show that Lokomotiv Sofia:
- haven't won against Pirin in their last 2 matches in the league.
- are undefeated in their previous 4 home league matches.
Pirin
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After a losing effort in their last game against Tsarsko Selo in First League competition, Pirin will be aiming to make amends here.
In that game, Pirin managed 63% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Tsarsko Selo got 10 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Ventsislav Hristov (11', 21') and Redi Kasa (69') scored for Tsarsko Selo.
The trend of at least one team drawing a blank in games involving Pirin has become fairly consistent of late. Checking on their last six outings reveals that it has occurred 5 times. In these clashes, their opponents have hit a goal tally of 10 and Pirin have scored 3.
Coming into this contest, Pirin have not beaten Lokomotiv Sofia when they have played them away from home in the previous 4 matches in the league. They really have not been travelling well at all.
👥 Head to head
Looking over their past head to head meetings going back to 21/03/2010 tells us that Lokomotiv Sofia have won 2 of these games & Pirin 3, with the number of drawn matches being 1.
A sum of 16 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 8 for The Railwaymen and 8 created by Orletata. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.
The previous league meeting between these clubs was First League match day 2 on 25/04/2022 when it ended Pirin 2-1 Lokomotiv Sofia.
In that game, Pirin had 45% possession and 11 shots on goal with 4 on target. The scorers were Stanislav Manolev (14') and Krasimir Stanoev (31').
On the other side, Lokomotiv Sofia had 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Matheus Duarte (71') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Krasen Georgiev.
📋 Team News: Lokomotiv Sofia
The Lokomotiv Sofia manager Ivan Kolev will be grateful not to have any fitness concerns at all ahead of this game owing to a completely injury-free squad ready to go.
📰 Team News: Pirin
Owing to a completely healthy squad available to select from, the Pirin boss Radoslav Mitrevski doesn’t have any fitness worries at all before this clash.
⚡ Prediction
In our view, Lokomotiv Sofia look set to get the win and a possible clean sheet when they line up against Pirin, who won’t find it easy to score themselves.
We’re tipping a pretty comfortable 2-0 winning score for Lokomotiv Sofia when all’s said and done.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest, 23:57 11/05/2022

🏟️ Team Focus:
Lokomotiv Sofia
Formed: 1929
Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv (22,000)
Captain: Mario Petkov
Chairman: Boycho Velichkov
Manager: Ivan Kolev
Competitions: First League position 12
⭐ Key Player: Octávio

Mostly playing in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Octávio was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After having played his first senior match for Botafogo in the 2013 season, the accomplished Midfielder has managed 9 league goals in the First League 2021 - 2022 campaign to date in a total of 27 appearances.
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30 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 76 | WWWWW |
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29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 56 | WLDLW |
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29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 49 | WWDWW |
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29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 49 | LWWLL |
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30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 46 | LLDLL |
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29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 37 | WLLDL |
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31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 41 | WDDDW |
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31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 40 | LWWDW |
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31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 37 | DDLDL |
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31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | -14 | 32 | DLDDL |
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30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 33 | LLWWL |
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30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -20 | 30 | LWLDD |
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31 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -27 | 25 | LDLDD |
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31 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -16 | 25 | WDDWD |
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Goals scored | 1.1 |
Goals conceded | 1.1 |
Time first goal scored | 24 |
Time first goal conceded | 29 |
Yellow cards | 3.3 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 3.2 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Goals scored | 1 |
Goals conceded | 1.6 |
Time first goal scored | 45 |
Time first goal conceded | 40 |
Yellow cards | 3.5 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 3.2 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Octávio | 9 |
Aleksandar Aleksandrov | 2 |
Celso Raposo | 2 |
Iliya Dimitrov | 2 |
Plamen Krachunov | 2 |
Stanislav Manolev | 7 |
Stanislav Kostov | 6 |
Krasimir Stanoev | 5 |
Mohamed Brahimi | 4 |
Preslav Yordanov | 4 |
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