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

Key match information

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 play Botev Plovdiv in First League (Bulgaria). The match date is 6 December 2025 at 11:30. Final score: 3:2.

Current form

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match. Botev Plovdiv: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 scores 1.38 and concedes 1.30 goals per match. Botev Plovdiv scores 1.36 and concedes 1.25. League average: 2.30 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 57%, Botev Plovdiv 50%. Over 2.5: Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 51%, Botev Plovdiv 58%. League level: BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Botev Plovdiv has higher xG: 1.61 vs 1.48. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 11.3 shots per match, Botev Plovdiv: 12.9.

Match halves

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.78. Botev Plovdiv: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.78.

Goals by minute

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 76-90+ (13 goals). Botev Plovdiv: 46-60 (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First League: 2.30 goals per match, BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 1-1-0. Average goals 1.50, BTTS 50%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

47Possession (%)53
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
7Shots17
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
4Shots on target10
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
1.24xG2.48
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
6Corners10
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
72Dangerous attacks99
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
8Fouls10
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
3Cards1
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv

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.

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
1.38Goals scored / match1.36
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
1.3Goals conceded / match1.25
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
51%Average possession50%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
4.24Shots on target / match4.89
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.3Shots per match12.92
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
4.24Shots on target4.89
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
12.2%Shot conversion10.5%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
51%Possession50%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
1.48xG for1.61
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
1.56xG against1.49
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv

Shooting quality

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: BalancedBotev Plovdiv: Balanced
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
Accuracy (shots on target)38%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.28

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.

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 · 0.6 pts / match - Botev Plovdiv

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
DDDWL
Season result split
30% W38% R32% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-14-12
1.27 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-9-4
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
WDDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Botev Plovdiv
LLLWL
Season result split
36% W19% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-7-16
1.28 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-3-8
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WWWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.82Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 40%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 Sofia 1929 scoring profile: strong

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 scores in 73% of matches (27 of 37 matches), while Botev Plovdiv keeps a clean sheet in 31% (11 of 36 matches).

Botev Plovdiv scoring profile: very strong

Botev Plovdiv scores in 69% of matches (25 of 36 matches), while Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 keeps a clean sheet in 24% (9 of 37 matches).

51Goals scored (season)49
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
48Goals conceded (season)45
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
2.68Average goals in match2.61
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
7Goals scored (last 5)7
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
8Goals conceded (last 5)8
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal69%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
46%2 goals39%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
19%3 goals14%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
0%4 goals8%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal69%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
38%2 goals36%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
14%3 goals14%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
3%4 goals3%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv

* 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.

57%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.21 of 37 matches
43%
League average

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time25%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
5%BTTS in both halves6%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
19%Scored in both halves22%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
60%BTTS - last 540%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv

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

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time64%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
19%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv

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.

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 is 20% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.3 pts / match - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 · 1.08 pts / match - Botev Plovdiv

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - half-time state
32% leading32% draw35% trailing
Botev Plovdiv - half-time state
17% leading58% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.3Points per match (1st half)1.08
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
0.59Goals scored (1st half)0.47
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
0.59Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
1.19Average goals (1st half)1.03
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
51%Clean sheet before half-time53%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
59%No goal before half-time58%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv

After half-time (2nd half)

1.43Points per match (2nd half)1.31
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
0.78Goals scored (2nd half)0.78
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
0.7Goals conceded (2nd half)0.69
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
1.49Average goals (2nd half)1.47
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
46%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv
49%No goal after half-time53%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Plovdiv

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - second-half results

38% W30% R32% P
48
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
53
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.30
PPG before half-time
Lead holding94%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 30%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Botev Plovdiv - second-half results

33% W31% R36% P
39
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
47
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.08
PPG before half-time
Lead holding212%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.602.40
Goals scored / match0.21.2
Goals conceded / match1.40.2
Average goals in match1.61.4
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-6+5
Half-time: 20% leading - 0% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Botev Plovdiv - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.60
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
ScoredConceded
7
9
0-15
10
7
16-30
5
6
31-45
9
5
46-60
7
7
61-75
13
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Botev Plovdiv
ScoredConceded
8
2
0-15
6
12
16-30
7
6
31-45
10
6
46-60
8
8
61-75
10
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (10 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (12). 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

2.65
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
115%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-43%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.9 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.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
124%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Botev Plovdiv

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
130%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.68
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* 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

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929LigaBotev Plovdiv
Average goals in match 2.682.30 2.61
Both teams scored 57%43% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 51%43% 58%
Clean sheets 24%35% 31%
Goal before half-time 76%63% 64%
Goal after half-time 81%74% 78%

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

2.30
Average goals per match
43%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
35%
Clean sheets
1.25
Home goals / match
1.05
Away goals / match
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 1 - 1 - 0 Botev Plovdiv. Average goals 1.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

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

FAQ

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

The First League match finished Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 3:2 Botev Plovdiv. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 won 1, Botev Plovdiv won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

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

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 score 1.38 goals per game on average and Botev Plovdiv 1.36. The First League average is 2.30 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Lokomotiv Sofia 1929's matches and 50% of Botev Plovdiv's.

What form are Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 and Botev Plovdiv in?

Over the last 5 games Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Botev Plovdiv 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 vs Botev Plovdiv — 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.