Bulgaria - First LeagueStadion SpartakData current as of 23 July 2026

Spartak Varna vs Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: match statistics

Spartak Varna vs Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Spartak Varna play Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 in First League (Bulgaria). The match date is 22 May 2026 at 17:00. Venue: Stadion Spartak. Final score: 3:0.

Current form

Spartak Varna: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Spartak Varna scores 0.95 and concedes 1.54 goals per match. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 scores 1.38 and concedes 1.30. League average: 2.30 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Spartak Varna 54%, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 57%. Over 2.5: Spartak Varna 49%, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 51%. League level: BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 has higher xG: 1.48 vs 1.17. Spartak Varna: 9.3 shots per match, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 11.3.

Match halves

Spartak Varna: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.57. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.78.

Goals by minute

Spartak Varna: 76-90+ (9 goals). Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 76-90+ (13 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: 0-2-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 50%.

Match description

Lokomotiv Sofia is the favorite for this match: they have scored 51 goals this season versus Spartak’s 32, and in the last 5 matches they have netted 10 goals compared to the hosts’ 6, indicating an offensive advantage. The visitors are unbeaten in their last five fixtures (2 wins, 3 draws) and average 1.8 points per game in that span, while Spartak’s form is 2-1-2 with 1.4 points per game. Defensively Lokomotiv performs better — they concede 1.47 goals on the road on average, whereas Spartak concede 1.83 at home; the visitors’ xG is 1.38 versus the hosts’ 1.27, and shots on target 4.24 vs 3.89 with a conversion rate of 13% vs 12% confirm the superior quality of chances. In Spartak’s favor is the fact that they fail to score at home in only 11% of matches (Lokomotiv fail to score in 29% of away games), so the hosts have a realistic chance to score and complicate the game. Considering all numbers, I predict a narrow away victory, although a draw remains a realistic scenario.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

47Possession (%)53
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
21Shots15
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
6Shots on target6
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
2.04xG1.66
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
6Corners7
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
43Dangerous attacks42
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
5Fouls14
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
2Cards1
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv 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.

Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0.95Goals scored / match1.38
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1.54Goals conceded / match1.3
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
41%Average possession51%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
3.16Shots on target / match4.24
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.27Shots per match11.3
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
3.16Shots on target4.24
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
10.2%Shot conversion12.2%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
41%Possession51%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1.17xG for1.48
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1.93xG against1.56
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

Shooting quality

Spartak Varna: BalancedLokomotiv Sofia 1929: Balanced
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
Accuracy (shots on target)34%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.33

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.

Spartak Varna is 67% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Spartak Varna · 1.2 pts / match - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

Spartak Varna
DWLWW
Season result split
22% W35% R43% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-13-16
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -22
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-5-8
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WLDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.86Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
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 away (W-D-L)
5-5-8
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 60%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 is 45% better for: goals scored per match.

0.95 goals / match - Spartak Varna · 1.38 goals / match - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 is 18% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.54 goals / match - Spartak Varna · 1.3 goals / match - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

Spartak Varna scoring profile: strong

Spartak Varna scores in 68% of matches (25 of 37 matches), while Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 keeps a clean sheet in 24% (9 of 37 matches).

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 scoring profile: very strong

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 scores in 73% of matches (27 of 37 matches), while Spartak Varna keeps a clean sheet in 27% (10 of 37 matches).

35Goals scored (season)51
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
57Goals conceded (season)48
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
2.49Average goals in match2.68
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
8Goals scored (last 5)7
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
3Goals conceded (last 5)8
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

How often they score at least...

68%1 goal73%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
19%2 goals46%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
8%3 goals19%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%4 goals0%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal76%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
43%2 goals38%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
19%3 goals14%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
14%4 goals3%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv 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.

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

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time14%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
3%BTTS in both halves5%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
19%Scored in both halves19%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

BTTS and goal count

35%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
40%BTTS - last 560%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv 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

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv 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.

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 is 12% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.16 pts / match - Spartak Varna · 1.3 pts / match - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

Spartak Varna - half-time state
27% leading35% draw38% trailing
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - half-time state
32% leading32% draw35% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.16Points per match (1st half)1.3
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0.38Goals scored (1st half)0.59
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0.68Goals conceded (1st half)0.59
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1.05Average goals (1st half)1.19
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
57%Clean sheet before half-time51%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
65%No goal before half-time59%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

After half-time (2nd half)

1.14Points per match (2nd half)1.43
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0.57Goals scored (2nd half)0.78
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0.86Goals conceded (2nd half)0.7
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1.43Average goals (2nd half)1.49
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
43%Clean sheet after half-time46%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
49%No goal after half-time49%
Spartak VarnaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

Spartak Varna - second-half results

27% W32% R41% P
43
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-11
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
-11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.16
PPG before half-time
Lead holding81%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 22%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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.

Spartak Varna - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.002.00
Goals scored / match1.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match1.40.8
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+3+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
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

* 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.

Spartak Varna
ScoredConceded
6
8
0-15
3
6
16-30
5
11
31-45
7
12
46-60
5
5
61-75
9
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

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.

* 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

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-23%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Spartak Varna

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.76
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
147%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+1.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

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.
131%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
104%
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%

* 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

Spartak VarnaLigaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
Average goals in match 2.492.30 2.68
Both teams scored 54%43% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 49%43% 51%
Clean sheets 27%35% 24%
Goal before half-time 70%63% 76%
Goal after half-time 81%74% 81%

^ 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): Spartak Varna 0 - 2 - 0 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

PFC Spartak 1918 Varna
2 : 2
FC Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
FC Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
0 : 0
PFC Spartak 1918 Varna

FAQ

What was the result of Spartak Varna vs Lokomotiv Sofia 1929?

The First League match finished Spartak Varna 3:0 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 Spartak Varna and Lokomotiv Sofia 1929?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Spartak Varna won 0, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Spartak Varna vs Lokomotiv Sofia 1929?

Spartak Varna score 0.95 goals per game on average and Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 1.38. The First League average is 2.30 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 54% of Spartak Varna's matches and 57% of Lokomotiv Sofia 1929's.

What form are Spartak Varna and Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 in?

Over the last 5 games Spartak Varna have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Spartak Varna 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.