Bulgaria - First LeagueData current as of 23 July 2026

Botev Vratsa vs Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: match statistics

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

Key match information

Botev Vratsa play Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 in First League (Bulgaria). The match date is 14 April 2026 at 17:00. Final score: 3:2.

Current form

Botev Vratsa: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Botev Vratsa scores 0.97 and concedes 0.86 goals per match. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 scores 1.38 and concedes 1.30. League average: 2.30 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Botev Vratsa 38%, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 57%. Over 2.5: Botev Vratsa 32%, 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 1.24. Botev Vratsa: 9.5 shots per match, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 11.3.

Match halves

Botev Vratsa: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.57. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.78.

Goals by minute

Botev Vratsa: 76-90+ (10 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: 1-1-0. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 50%.

Match description

A draw appears most likely because both teams show similar form (1.4 points per game over the last 5 matches) and comparable xG values: Botev at home xG 1.24, Lokomotiv away xG 1.35. The hosts have a clear defensive edge — Botev concedes only 0.57 goals at home on average and keeps a clean sheet in 57% of matches, while Lokomotiv concedes 1.43 goals away and has just 21% clean sheets. Offensively the advantage lies with the visitors: Lokomotiv have 38 goals this season, averaging 1.21 goals per away game, 4.14 shots on target and 12% conversion, whereas Botev score 0.64 goals at home, register 2.57 shots on target and 7% conversion. Additionally, the hosts often fail to convert chances — at home xG 1.24 but only 0.64 goals and in 50% of matches they do not score, which offsets the visitors’ attacking strength; therefore a low-scoring draw (0:0 or 1:1) is the most probable outcome.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

56Possession (%)44
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
16Shots14
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
3Shots on target5
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1.84xG1.66
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
5Corners6
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
85Dangerous attacks59
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
7Fouls16
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1Cards2
Botev VratsaLokomotiv 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 VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0.97Goals scored / match1.38
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0.86Goals conceded / match1.3
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
45%Average possession51%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
3.19Shots on target / match4.24
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.51Shots per match11.3
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
3.19Shots on target4.24
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
10.2%Shot conversion12.2%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
45%Possession51%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1.24xG for1.48
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1.44xG against1.56
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

Shooting quality

Botev Vratsa: BalancedLokomotiv Sofia 1929: Balanced
Botev VratsaLokomotiv 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.

Botev Vratsa is 83% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Botev Vratsa · 1.2 pts / match - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

Botev Vratsa
DDWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
35% W38% R27% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-14-10
1.43 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-7-4
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
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 42% better for: goals scored per match.

0.97 goals / match - Botev Vratsa · 1.38 goals / match - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

Botev Vratsa is 51% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.86 goals / match - Botev Vratsa · 1.3 goals / match - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

Botev Vratsa scoring profile: strong

Botev Vratsa scores in 59% of matches (22 of 37 matches), while Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 keeps a clean sheet in 24% (9 of 37 matches).

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 scoring profile: strong

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 scores in 73% of matches (27 of 37 matches), while Botev Vratsa keeps a clean sheet in 43% (16 of 37 matches).

36Goals scored (season)51
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
32Goals conceded (season)48
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1.84Average goals in match2.68
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
9Goals scored (last 5)7
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
4Goals conceded (last 5)8
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

How often they score at least...

59%1 goal73%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
30%2 goals46%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
8%3 goals19%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%4 goals0%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

How often they concede at least...

57%1 goal76%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
24%2 goals38%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
5%3 goals14%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%4 goals3%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv 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%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0%BTTS in both halves5%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
11%Scored in both halves19%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

BTTS and goal count

27%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
60%BTTS - last 560%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv 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

35%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
24%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
35%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv 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 Vratsa - half-time state
19% leading70% draw11% trailing
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - half-time state
32% leading32% draw35% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.27Points per match (1st half)1.3
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0.41Goals scored (1st half)0.59
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0.24Goals conceded (1st half)0.59
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0.65Average goals (1st half)1.19
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
84%Clean sheet before half-time51%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
73%No goal before half-time59%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

After half-time (2nd half)

1.24Points per match (2nd half)1.43
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0.57Goals scored (2nd half)0.78
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
0.62Goals conceded (2nd half)0.7
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
1.19Average goals (2nd half)1.49
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
54%Clean sheet after half-time46%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
57%No goal after half-time49%
Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia 1929

Botev Vratsa - second-half results

30% W35% R35% P
47
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.27
PPG before half-time
Lead holding184%

Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 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.

Botev Vratsa - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.40
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.00.8
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+50
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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.

Botev Vratsa
ScoredConceded
9
3
0-15
4
6
16-30
2
0
31-45
7
11
46-60
4
5
61-75
10
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

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

2.25
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+11%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
43%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Botev Vratsa

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.20
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.
-9.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.58
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
82%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.77
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

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

Botev VratsaLigaLokomotiv Sofia 1929
Average goals in match 1.842.30 2.68
Both teams scored 38%43% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 32%43% 51%
Clean sheets 43%35% 24%
Goal before half-time 35%63% 76%
Goal after half-time 73%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): Botev Vratsa 1 - 1 - 0 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FC Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
2 : 2
POFK Botev Vratsa
FC Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
0 : 1
POFK Botev Vratsa

FAQ

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

The First League match finished Botev Vratsa 3:2 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 Vratsa and Lokomotiv Sofia 1929?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Botev Vratsa won 1, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

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

Botev Vratsa score 0.97 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 38% of Botev Vratsa's matches and 57% of Lokomotiv Sofia 1929's.

What form are Botev Vratsa and Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 in?

Over the last 5 games Botev Vratsa have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 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 Botev Vratsa vs Lokomotiv Sofia 1929?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Botev Vratsa vs Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.