Bulgaria - First LeagueData current as of 13 August 2026

Arda vs Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: match statistics

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Arda vs Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Arda play Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 in First League (Bulgaria). The match date is 17 August 2026.

Current form

Arda: 2-1-1, 1.75 points/match. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 0-2-2, 0.50 points/match.

Goal statistics

Arda scores 1.25 and concedes 0.75 goals per match. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 scores 1.00 and concedes 1.75. League average: 2.64 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Arda 50%, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 100%. Over 2.5: Arda 25%, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 50%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

Arda has higher xG: 1.49 vs 1.39. Arda: 11.0 shots per match, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 9.5.

Match halves

Arda: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.50. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.75.

Goals by minute

Arda: 16-30 (3 goals). Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 31-45+ (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First League: 2.64 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 57%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-2-0. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.54)
(4.00)
(5.75)

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.

ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1.25Goals scored / match1
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0.75Goals conceded / match1.75
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
58%Average possession48%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
4.25Shots on target / match4.75
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11Shots per match9.5
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
4.25Shots on target4.75
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
11.4%Shot conversion10.5%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
58%Possession48%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1.49xG for1.39
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1.08xG against1.79
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

Shooting quality

Arda: BalancedLokomotiv Sofia 1929: Balanced
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
Accuracy (shots on target)39%50%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.21

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.

Arda is 250% better for: last-5 form.

1.75 pts / match - Arda · 0.5 pts / match - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

Arda
DWLW
Season result split
50% W25% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-1
1.75 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-1
1.75 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.3Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.08BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 25%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
DLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W50% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-2
0.50 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-2
0.50 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-0
Last 5 away
0-2-0
DD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.79BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 50%

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.

Arda is 25% better for: goals scored per match.

1.25 goals / match - Arda · 1 goals / match - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

Arda is 133% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.75 goals / match - Arda · 1.75 goals / match - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

Arda scoring profile: very strong

Arda scores in 100% of matches (4 of 4 matches), while Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 4 matches).

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 scoring profile: very strong

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 scores in 100% of matches (4 of 4 matches), while Arda keeps a clean sheet in 50% (2 of 4 matches).

5Goals scored (season)4
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3Goals conceded (season)7
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
2Average goals in match2.75
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
5Goals scored (last 5)4
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
3Goals conceded (last 5)7
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
25%2 goals0%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%3 goals0%
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0%4 goals0%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal100%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
25%2 goals50%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%3 goals25%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%4 goals0%
ArdaLokomotiv 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.4 of 4 matches
57%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time25%
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0%BTTS in both halves0%
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25%Scored in both halves0%
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BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
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0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
50%BTTS - last 5100%
ArdaLokomotiv 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.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time25%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time75%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time50%
ArdaLokomotiv 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.

Arda is 100% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2 pts / match - Arda · 1 pts / match - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

Arda - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2Points per match (1st half)1
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0.75Goals scored (1st half)0.25
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0.25Goals conceded (1st half)0.25
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1Average goals (1st half)0.5
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
75%Clean sheet before half-time75%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
25%No goal before half-time75%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)0.5
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0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)1.5
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1Average goals (2nd half)2.25
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
50%Clean sheet after half-time25%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
50%No goal after half-time25%
ArdaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

Arda - second-half results

50% W0% R50% P
8
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - second-half results

0% W50% R50% P
4
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
2
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+1.3

Concedes 1.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Arda - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.50
Goals scored / match0.80.5
Goals conceded / match0.30.5
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal75%100%
2 goals25%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet75%50%
No goal25%50%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 50% leading - 50% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 0% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 25% - Half-time goals total: 3
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.50
Goals scored / match0.30.8
Goals conceded / match0.31.5
Average goals in match0.52.3
1 goal25%75%
2 goals25%75%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet75%25%
No goal75%25%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 50% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 25% - 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
1
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
1
61-75
1
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goal). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - 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

2.38
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
75%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-58%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Arda

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.41
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.33
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
57%
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.
-0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.39
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.04
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.
133%
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.
+0.5
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% 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

ArdaLigaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
Average goals in match 2.002.64 2.75
Both teams scored 50%57% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 25%57% 50%
Clean sheets 50%23% 0%
Goal before half-time 75%75% 25%
Goal after half-time 100%82% 75%

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

2.64
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.32
Home goals / match
1.32
Away goals / match
+0%
Home attack advantage
+0%
Home defence advantage
+21%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
4%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Arda 0 - 2 - 0 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FC Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
0 : 0
FK Arda Kardzhali
FK Arda Kardzhali
1 : 1
FC Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

FAQ

When do Arda and Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 play?

Arda face Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 on 17 August 2026 in First League. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

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

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Arda won 0, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

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

Arda score 1.25 goals per game on average and Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 1.00. The First League average is 2.64 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Arda's matches and 100% of Lokomotiv Sofia 1929's.

What form are Arda and Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 in?

Over the last 5 games Arda have a 2-1-1 record (1.75 points per game) and Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 0-2-2 (0.50 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Arda vs Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 — 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.