Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Arda: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Lokomotiv Plovdiv played against Arda in First League (Bulgaria). The game was played on December 6, 2025. Final score: 0:2.

Recent form

Lokomotiv Plovdiv has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Arda has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Lokomotiv Plovdiv scores 1.11 goals per game and allows 1.11. Arda scores 1.00 and allows 1.06. Games in this league average 2.44 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Lokomotiv Plovdiv's games and 22% of Arda's. The Over 2.5 rates are 44% and 33%, compared with league averages of 49% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Arda has the higher season xG average, 1.49 to 1.29 per game. Lokomotiv Plovdiv takes 9.9 shots per game, while Arda takes 11.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Lokomotiv Plovdiv leads at halftime in 50% of its games and scores 0.44 goals per game after halftime. Arda leads at halftime in 28% and scores 0.39 after halftime.

When the teams score

Lokomotiv Plovdiv's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). For Arda, it is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

First League games average 2.44 goals. Both teams score in 49% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 0.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 2
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

62Possession (%)38
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
10Shots5
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
3Shots on target3
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
1.43xG0.75
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
6Corners3
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
82Dangerous attacks30
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
10Fouls15
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
2Cards2
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
1.11Goals scored / game1
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
1.11Goals allowed / game1.06
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
45%Average possession56%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
3.83Shots on target / game3.94
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.89Shots per game11.61
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
3.83Shots on target3.94
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
11.2%Shot conversion8.6%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
45%Possession56%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
1.29xG for1.49
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
1.39xG against1.24
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda

Shooting quality

Lokomotiv Plovdiv: BalancedArda: Balanced
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
Accuracy (shots on target)39%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.25

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Arda is 60% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Lokomotiv Plovdiv · 1.6 pts / game - Arda

Lokomotiv Plovdiv
LWDDL
Season result split
39% W44% D17% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-8-3
1.61 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-2-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWLWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.09Opponent xG: 1.07BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Arda
LWWDD
Season result split
28% W33% D39% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-6-7
1.17 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-3
Last 5 away
2-2-1
LWDWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv is 11% better for: goals scored per game.

1.11 goals / game - Lokomotiv Plovdiv · 1 goals / game - Arda

Arda is 5% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.11 goals / game - Lokomotiv Plovdiv · 1.06 goals / game - Arda

Lokomotiv Plovdiv scoring profile: strong

Lokomotiv Plovdiv scores in 78% of games (14 of 18 meczów), while Arda keeps a clean sheet in 39% (7 of 18 meczów).

Arda scoring profile: mixed

Arda scores in 44% of games (8 of 18 meczów), while Lokomotiv Plovdiv keeps a clean sheet in 39% (7 of 18 meczów).

20Goals scored (season)18
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
20Goals conceded (season)19
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
2.22Average goals per game2.06
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
3Goals scored (last 5)6
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
7Goals conceded (last 5)5
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda

How often they score at least...

78%1 goal44%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
28%2 goals28%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
6%3 goals17%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
0%4 goals6%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda

How often they concede at least...

61%1 goal61%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
28%2 goals33%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
11%3 goals11%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
11%4 goals0%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

50%
Lokomotiv Plovdiv - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 18 meczów
49%
League average

Goal patterns

6%BTTS at half-time17%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
0%BTTS in both halves6%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
17%Scored in both halves22%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda

BTTS and goal count

28%Min. 3 goals and BTTS11%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS22%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
40%BTTS - last 520%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
11%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda

2nd half

56%Min. 1 goal after half-time56%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time22%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time6%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Lokomotiv Plovdiv is 50% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.83 pts / game - Lokomotiv Plovdiv · 1.22 pts / game - Arda

Lokomotiv Plovdiv - half-time state
50% leading33% draw17% trailing
Arda - half-time state
28% leading39% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.83Points per game (1st half)1.22
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.61
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
0.22Goals conceded (1st half)0.61
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
0.89Average goals (1st half)1.22
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
78%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
44%No goal before half-time61%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda

After half-time (2nd half)

1.06Points per game (2nd half)1.17
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
0.44Goals scored (2nd half)0.39
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.44
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
1.11Average goals (2nd half)0.83
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
56%Clean sheet after half-time67%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda
61%No goal after half-time72%
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda

Lokomotiv Plovdiv - second-half results

17% W56% D28% L
33
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding78%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 39%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Arda - second-half results

22% W50% D28% L
22
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 28% of games and wins 28%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.600.80
Goals scored / game0.40.2
Goals allowed / game0.20.4
Average goals per game0.60.6
1 goal60%40%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Arda - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.20
Goals scored / game0.80.4
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game1.21.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
4
2
16-30
5
2
31-45
1
1
46-60
0
6
61-75
7
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Arda
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
2
8
16-30
6
2
31-45
0
2
46-60
1
3
61-75
6
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.14
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
88%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
36%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
34%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
35% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
35%

Arda

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.49
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.43
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Lokomotiv PlovdivLigaArda
Average goals per game 2.222.44 2.06
Both teams scored 50%49% 22%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 44%47% 33%
Clean sheets 39%31% 39%
Goal before half-time 72%69% 72%
Goal after half-time 56%72% 56%

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

2.44
Average goals per game
49%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / game
1.10
Away goals / game
+21%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Lokomotiv PlovdivYellow cardCătălin Mihai Itu
  2. Lokomotiv PlovdivYellow cardAdrián Jose Cova Urbina
  3. ArdaSubstitutionOn: Antonio VutovOff: Patrick Luan dos Santos
  4. Lokomotiv PlovdivSubstitutionOn: Julien LamyOff: Sevi Sevitin Idriz
  5. ArdaSubstitutionOn: Atanas KabovOff: Svetoslav Kovachev
  6. ArdaSubstitutionOn: Plamen KrachunovOff: Serkan Yusein
  7. Lokomotiv PlovdivSubstitutionOn: Aksel Neshkov VelevOff: Cătălin Mihai Itu

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Nikola PopovMatches officiated: 15
4.67Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 253%Home wins27%Draws20%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Lokomotiv Plovdiv's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Arda. Games average 0.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FK Arda Kardzhali
0 : 0
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv

FAQ

What was the result of Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Arda?

The First League match finished Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0:2 Arda. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Arda?

Lokomotiv Plovdiv score 1.11 goals per game on average and Arda 1.00. The First League average is 2.44 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Lokomotiv Plovdiv's matches and 22% of Arda's.

What form are Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Arda in?

Over the last 5 games Lokomotiv Plovdiv have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Arda 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Arda?

The statistical background for Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Arda — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.