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Slavia Sofia will host visiting team Lokomotiv Plovdiv at Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov in the First League meeting on Saturday.
Our Slavia Sofia v Lokomotiv Plovdiv predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below (plus the best game odds).
๐ Form Guide
Slavia Sofia
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Slavia Sofia, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-2 First League triumph versus Lokomotiv Sofia.
In that match, Slavia Sofia managed 62% possession and 14 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for Slavia Sofia was Vladimir Nikolov (48', 63'). Lokomotiv Sofia had 5 shots on goal with 2 on target. Antoni Ivanov (24') scored for Lokomotiv Sofia.
Itโs been a rare occasion in recent games where Slavia Sofia have kept a clean sheet. In fact, Slavia Sofia have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 8 goals during that time. Previous results aside, weโll just have to find out if the trend will persist in this match.
Leading up to this clash, Slavia Sofia:
- have not emerged victorious against Lokomotiv Plovdiv in their last 4 league games.
- are undefeated in their last 5 league matches at home.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv will go into this encounter after a 3-0 First League win with the eclipse of Etar Veliko Tarnovo in their most recent game.
In that game, Lokomotiv Plovdiv managed 55% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. For Lokomotiv Plovdiv, the goalscorers were Dimitar Iliev (60'), Mitchy Ntelo (78') and Angel Lyaskov (94'). On the other side, Etar Veliko Tarnovo had 3 shots on goal with 2 on target.
In as many as 6 out of the previous 6 games involving Lokomotiv Plovdiv, three or more goals have gone in. The overall average number of goals per game in that time is 3.17, with the average number of goals for Lokomotiv Plovdiv being 1.67.
Taking a look at their past results, Lokomotiv Plovdiv:
- have not won against Slavia Sofia in games played away from home for the previous 2 league matches.
- remain unbeaten by Slavia Sofia in away games against them for the last 6 matches in the league. An impressive run.
๐ค๐ค Head to head
A review of their most recent head to head clashes going back to 14/12/2020 shows that Slavia Sofia have won 1 of them and Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3, with the tally of draws standing at 2.
In all, 12 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 3 of them for The White Avalanche and 9 created by Smarfovete. That is an average goals per game value of 2.
The previous league meeting featuring these sides was First League match day 10 on 23/09/2023 when it ended Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2-0 Slavia Sofia.
On that day, Lokomotiv Plovdiv had 66% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Alpha Conteh (69', 72').
Slavia Sofia had 6 shots at goal with 2 on target.
The match was refereed by Dragomir Draganov.
๐๏ธ Team News: Slavia Sofia
There arenโt many selection issues, with just a single fitness concern for the Slavia Sofia gaffer Zlatomir Zagorฤiฤ to contend with from an otherwise complete group. Galin Ivanov (Hamstring strain) wonโt play. Viktor Genev will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.
In all likelihood, The White Avalanche may well opt for a 4-1-4-1 formation featuring Svetoslav Vutsov, Ertan Tombak, Veljko Jelenkovic, Ivaylo Markov, Ventsislav Kerchev, Emil Martinov, Chung Nguyen Do, Emil Stoev, Ivan Minchev, Toni Tasev and Vladimir Nikolov.
โน๏ธ Team News: Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Owing to a fully healthy group available for selection, the Lokomotiv Plovdiv boss Aleksandar Tomash does not have any fitness worries to report before this match.
Thereโs a good chance that Smarfovete seem most likely to utilise a 3-4-1-2 system, starting Kristian Tomov, Efe Ali, Jorge Segura, Todor Pavlov, Oliver Kamdem, Angel Lyaskov, Martin Raynov, Ewandro, Dimitar Iliev, Babacar Dione and Mitchy Ntelo.
โก Prediction
Weโre inclined to think that Lokomotiv Plovdiv will manage to breach the defence of this Slavia Sofia side, however it realistically wonโt be enough to avoid a loss.
Weโre predicting a narrow 2-1 victory for Slavia Sofia at the end of the match. It should be a decent one.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 10:08 16/03/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Slavia Sofia
Formed: 1913
Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov (25,556)
Captain: Georgi Petkov
Chairman: Ventseslav Stefanov
Manager: Zlatomir Zagorฤiฤ
Competitions: First League position 10
โญ Star Man: Vladimir Nikolov
Generally deployed in the Striker position, Vladimir Nikolov was born in Bulgaria. After having made a senior debut playing for Septemvri Sofia in the 2018 - 2019 season, the goalscoring Forward has accumulated 3 league goals in the First League 2023 - 2024 campaign so far in a total of 24 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 54 | WWWWW |
2 |
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25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 54 | LWWLW |
3 |
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24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 51 | LWLWW |
4 |
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24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 45 | WWWWD |
5 |
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24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 44 | WWLLW |
6 |
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24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 37 | DDLLL |
7 |
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24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 35 | LLLDW |
8 |
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24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 34 | WWWWD |
9 |
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24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 33 | WLWDL |
10 |
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24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 29 | LWDDW |
11 |
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25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | -14 | 29 | LLLWD |
12 |
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24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -20 | 25 | LWLWL |
13 |
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24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 24 | LLWLD |
14 |
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24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -18 | 21 | LLWDD |
15 |
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25 | 4 | 2 | 19 | -32 | 14 | LLLLD |
16 |
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24 | 2 | 4 | 18 | -31 | 10 | DDLLL |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
Lokomotiv Sofia |
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Slavia Sofia |
Slavia Sofia |
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Botev |
CSKA 1948 |
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Slavia Sofia |
Slavia Sofia |
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Beroe Stara Zagora |
Cherno More Varna |
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Slavia Sofia |
Slavia Sofia |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
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Etar Veliko Tarnovo |
Krumovgrad |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
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Hebar Pazardzhik |
Arda Kardzhali |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
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Pirin |
Slavia Sofia |
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Botev |
Slavia Sofia |
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Beroe Stara Zagora |
Slavia Sofia |
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CSKA Sofia |
Slavia Sofia |
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Botev Vratsa |
Slavia Sofia |
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Etar Veliko Tarnovo |
Slavia Sofia |
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Ludogorets Razgrad |
Krumovgrad |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
Arda Kardzhali |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
Levski Sofia |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
Botev Vratsa |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
Botev |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
CSKA 1948 |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
Goals scored | 1.1 |
Goals conceded | 1.3 |
Time first goal scored | 38 |
Time first goal conceded | 38 |
Yellow cards | 2.4 |
Red cards | 0.2 |
Subs used | 4.6 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 5-1 |
Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 1.5 |
Time first goal scored | 50 |
Time first goal conceded | 21 |
Yellow cards | 3.2 |
Red cards | 0.3 |
Subs used | 4.3 |
Biggest victory | 4-2 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Toni Tasev | 8 |
Galin Ivanov | 4 |
Vladimir Nikolov | 3 |
Viktor Genev | 2 |
Martin Georgiev | 1 |
Giovanny | 7 |
Ewandro | 6 |
Babacar Dione | 5 |
Alpha Conteh | 4 |
Georgi Minchev | 4 |
Levski Sofia |
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Slavia Sofia |
Slavia Sofia |
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Pirin |
Arda Kardzhali |
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Slavia Sofia |
Slavia Sofia |
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Hebar Pazardzhik |
Krumovgrad |
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Slavia Sofia |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
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Ludogorets Razgrad |
CSKA Sofia |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
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Cherno More Varna |
Beroe Stara Zagora |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
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CSKA 1948 |