Bulgaria - First LeagueStadion Hristo BotevData current as of 23 July 2026

Botev Plovdiv vs Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: match statistics

Botev Plovdiv vs Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Botev Plovdiv play Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 in First League (Bulgaria). The match date is 20 July 2026 at 20:30. Venue: Stadion Hristo Botev. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Botev Plovdiv: 0-1-0, 1.00 points/match. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 0-1-0, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Botev Plovdiv scores 1.00 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 scores 1.00 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.00 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Botev Plovdiv 100%, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 100%. Over 2.5: Botev Plovdiv 0%, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 0%. League level: BTTS 71%, Over 2.5 29%.

xG, shots and style

Botev Plovdiv has higher xG: 2.22 vs 0.90. Botev Plovdiv: 15.0 shots per match, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 6.0.

Match halves

Botev Plovdiv: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.00. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Botev Plovdiv: 76-90+ (1 goals). Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 46-60 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First League: 2.00 goals per match, BTTS 71%, Over 2.5 29%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 0-0-2. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 50%.

Match description

Both teams scored 7 goals and conceded 8 in their last 5 matches, indicating similar attacking efficiency and defensive vulnerability. Botev Plovdiv sits 7th in the table vs. 11th for Lokomotiv, but in the last 5 fixtures has only 1 win and 4 losses (form 'lllwl') with an average of 0.6 points per game. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 over the same period recorded 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss (form 'dddwl') and averages 1.2 points per game, showing a greater ability to avoid defeat. Given both sides have an identical 7-8 goal record in their last five matches, mental resilience and the number of draws favor Lokomotiv. As a result, I predict an evenly contested match with a draw as the most likely outcome, with a slight edge to the visitors based on form.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
1 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

63Possession (%)37
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
15Shots6
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
7Shots on target3
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
2.22xG0.9
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
6Corners1
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
107Dangerous attacks42
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
6Fouls17
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1Cards3
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1Goals scored / match1
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1Goals conceded / match1
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
63%Average possession37%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
7Shots on target / match3
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

15Shots per match6
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
7Shots on target3
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
6.7%Shot conversion16.7%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
63%Possession37%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
2.22xG for0.9
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0.9xG against2.22
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929

Shooting quality

Botev Plovdiv: DominantLokomotiv Sofia 1929: Counter-attacking
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
Accuracy (shots on target)47%50%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.140.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Botev Plovdiv
D
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W100% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-0
1.00 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-0
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 at home
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 2.22Opponent xG: 0.90BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 0%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
D
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W100% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-0
1.00 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-0
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.90Opponent xG: 2.22BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 0%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Botev Plovdiv scoring profile: very strong

Botev Plovdiv scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 scoring profile: very strong

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Botev Plovdiv keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

1Goals scored (season)1
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1Goals conceded (season)1
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
2Average goals in match2
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1Goals scored (last 5)1
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1Goals conceded (last 5)1
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%2 goals0%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%3 goals0%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%4 goals0%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%2 goals0%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%3 goals0%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%4 goals0%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

100%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.1 of 1 matches
71%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%Scored in both halves0%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
100%BTTS - last 5100%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

0%Min. 1 goal before half-time0%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Botev Plovdiv - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0Goals scored (1st half)0
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0Goals conceded (1st half)0
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0Average goals (1st half)0
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
100%Clean sheet before half-time100%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
100%No goal before half-time100%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1Goals scored (2nd half)1
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
2Average goals (2nd half)2
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%Clean sheet after half-time0%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%No goal after half-time0%
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Sofia 1929

Botev Plovdiv - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Botev Plovdiv - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match0.02.0
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match0.02.0
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Botev Plovdiv
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (1 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
1
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (1 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
100%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+50%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Botev Plovdiv

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
116%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
100% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
100%

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-1.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+1.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
116%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (First League).

Teams vs league

Botev PlovdivLigaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
Average goals in match 2.002.00 2.00
Both teams scored 100%71% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 0%29% 0%
Clean sheets 0%21% 0%
Goal before half-time 0%57% 0%
Goal after half-time 100%71% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.00
Average goals per match
71%
Both teams scored
29%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.14
Home goals / match
0.86
Away goals / match
+33%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence advantage
+29%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
57%
1 goal
14%
2 goals
0%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
57%
2 goals
0%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Botev Plovdiv 0 - 0 - 2 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FC Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
3 : 2
FK Botev Plovdiv
FK Botev Plovdiv
0 : 1
FC Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

FAQ

What was the result of Botev Plovdiv vs Lokomotiv Sofia 1929?

The First League match finished Botev Plovdiv 1:1 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Botev Plovdiv and Lokomotiv Sofia 1929?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Botev Plovdiv won 0, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Botev Plovdiv vs Lokomotiv Sofia 1929?

Botev Plovdiv score 1.00 goals per game on average and Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 1.00. The First League average is 2.00 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 29% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Botev Plovdiv's matches and 100% of Lokomotiv Sofia 1929's.

What form are Botev Plovdiv and Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 in?

Over the last 5 games Botev Plovdiv have a 0-1-0 record (1.00 points per game) and Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 0-1-0 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Botev Plovdiv vs Lokomotiv Sofia 1929?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.