Bulgaria - First LeagueData current as of 22 October 2026

Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Slavia Sofia: match statistics

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Slavia Sofia: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Lokomotiv Plovdiv play Slavia Sofia in First League (Bulgaria). The match date is 26 October 2026.

Current form

Lokomotiv Plovdiv: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Slavia Sofia: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Lokomotiv Plovdiv scores 0.55 and concedes 1.27 goals per match. Slavia Sofia scores 0.82 and concedes 0.82. League average: 2.70 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Lokomotiv Plovdiv 36%, Slavia Sofia 45%. Over 2.5: Lokomotiv Plovdiv 18%, Slavia Sofia 27%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Lokomotiv Plovdiv has higher xG: 1.16 vs 1.02. Lokomotiv Plovdiv: 8.2 shots per match, Slavia Sofia: 6.5.

Match halves

Lokomotiv Plovdiv: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.09. Slavia Sofia: half-time lead 9%, second-half goals 0.55.

Goals by minute

Lokomotiv Plovdiv: 0-15 (4 goals). Slavia Sofia: 46-60 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First League: 2.70 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-0. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.15)
(3.13)
(3.41)

Pre-match profile— what 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 PlovdivSlavia Sofia
0.55Goals scored / match0.82
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
1.27Goals conceded / match0.82
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
41%Average possession42%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
2.91Shots on target / match2.64
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

8.18Shots per match6.45
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
2.91Shots on target2.64
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
6.7%Shot conversion12.7%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
41%Possession42%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
1.16xG for1.02
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
1.39xG against1.51
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia

Shooting quality

Lokomotiv Plovdiv: BalancedSlavia Sofia: Counter-attacking
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
Accuracy (shots on target)36%41%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.16
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.190.31

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 form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv is 25% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Lokomotiv Plovdiv · 0.8 pts / match - Slavia Sofia

Lokomotiv Plovdiv
LWLDD
Season result split
18% W18% D64% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-7
0.73 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-2
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WLLWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 0%
Slavia Sofia
LWDLL
Season result split
18% W45% D36% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-5-4
1.00 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-2
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LWDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.16Opponent xG: 1.59BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how 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.

Slavia Sofia is 49% better for: goals scored per match.

0.55 goals / match - Lokomotiv Plovdiv · 0.82 goals / match - Slavia Sofia

Slavia Sofia is 55% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.27 goals / match - Lokomotiv Plovdiv · 0.82 goals / match - Slavia Sofia

Lokomotiv Plovdiv scoring profile: mixed

Lokomotiv Plovdiv scores in 45% of matches (5 of 11 matches), while Slavia Sofia keeps a clean sheet in 36% (4 of 11 matches).

Slavia Sofia scoring profile: very strong

Slavia Sofia scores in 64% of matches (7 of 11 matches), while Lokomotiv Plovdiv keeps a clean sheet in 9% (1 of 11 matches).

6Goals scored (season)9
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
14Goals conceded (season)9
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
1.82Average goals in match1.64
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
3Goals scored (last 5)3
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
6Goals conceded (last 5)5
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia

How often they score at least...

45%1 goal64%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
9%2 goals9%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
0%3 goals9%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
0%4 goals0%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia

How often they concede at least...

91%1 goal64%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
36%2 goals18%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
0%3 goals0%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
0%4 goals0%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia

* 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.

36%
Lokomotiv Plovdiv - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.4 of 11 matches
55%
League average

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time18%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
9%Scored in both halves0%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia

BTTS and goal count

18%Min. 3 goals and BTTS18%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
40%BTTS - last 540%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia

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

91%Min. 1 goal before half-time27%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
36%Min. 2 goals before half-time18%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia

2nd half

45%Min. 1 goal after half-time64%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
9%Min. 2 goals after half-time36%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Slavia Sofia is 30% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.91 pts / match - Lokomotiv Plovdiv · 1.18 pts / match - Slavia Sofia

Lokomotiv Plovdiv - half-time state
18% leading36% draw45% trailing
Slavia Sofia - half-time state
9% leading91% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.91Points per match (1st half)1.18
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
0.45Goals scored (1st half)0.27
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
0.82Goals conceded (1st half)0.18
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
1.27Average goals (1st half)0.45
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
27%Clean sheet before half-time82%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
55%No goal before half-time73%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia

After half-time (2nd half)

0.82Points per match (2nd half)1
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
0.09Goals scored (2nd half)0.55
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
0.45Goals conceded (2nd half)0.64
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
0.55Average goals (2nd half)1.18
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
64%Clean sheet after half-time55%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
91%No goal after half-time64%
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia

Lokomotiv Plovdiv - second-half results

9% W55% D36% L
10
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.91
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 18%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.4

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Slavia Sofia - second-half results

18% W45% D36% L
13
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 9% of matches and wins 18%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.60.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.2
Average goals in match1.60.2
1 goal100%20%
2 goals60%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal40%100%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Slavia Sofia - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match0.21.4
1 goal20%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference+1-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% 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 minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.73
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.7 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
64%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
41%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+45%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
29%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
20%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.49
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.61
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
37%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
105%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 67% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Slavia Sofia

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.49
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.49
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.69
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
68%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
55%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Lokomotiv PlovdivLigaSlavia Sofia
Average goals in match▼ 1.822.70▼ 1.64
Both teams scored▼ 36%55%▼ 45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 18%51%▼ 27%
Clean sheets▼ 9%24%▲ 36%
Goal before half-time▲ 91%68%▼ 27%
Goal after half-time▼ 45%80%▼ 64%

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

2.70
Average goals per match
55%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / match
1.21
Away goals / match
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2 - 0 - 0 Slavia Sofia. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

PFC Slavia Sofia
0 : 2
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2 : 1
PFC Slavia Sofia

FAQ

When do Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Slavia Sofia play?

Lokomotiv Plovdiv face Slavia Sofia on 26 October 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 Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Slavia Sofia?

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

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

Lokomotiv Plovdiv score 0.55 goals per game on average and Slavia Sofia 0.82. The First League average is 2.70 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 36% of Lokomotiv Plovdiv's matches and 45% of Slavia Sofia's.

What form are Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Slavia Sofia in?

Over the last 5 games Lokomotiv Plovdiv have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Slavia Sofia 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

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

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.