Bulgaria - First LeagueData current as of 23 July 2026

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 vs Botev Vratsa: match statistics

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

Key match information

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 play Botev Vratsa in First League (Bulgaria). The match date is 5 May 2026 at 19:00. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

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

Goal statistics

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

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 57%, Botev Vratsa 38%. Over 2.5: Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 51%, Botev Vratsa 32%. League level: BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 has higher xG: 1.48 vs 1.24. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 11.3 shots per match, Botev Vratsa: 9.5.

Match halves

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

Goals by minute

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 76-90+ (13 goals). Botev Vratsa: 76-90+ (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: 0-0-2. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 50%.

Match description

I predict a Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 win. Their offensive superiority is clear: the hosts have scored 44 goals this season versus Botev’s 27 — a 17-goal gap. At home Lokomotiv averages 1.38 goals on 11.81 shots and 4.38 shots on target, while Botev away averages 0.81 goals on 8.75 shots and 3.44 shots on target, with shot conversion of 12% versus 9% — indicating higher-quality opportunities for the hosts. xG confirms the edge: home average xG 1.55 vs visitors 1.14, and the hosts maintain 53% possession versus Botev’s 42%, which should allow them to control the match. The visitors do have a defensive strength: clean sheet rate on the road is 38% versus 25% for the hosts, and across the season Botev have conceded 28 goals vs Lokomotiv’s 40; both teams concede on average 1.06 goals per game. Considering the higher volume of shots, superior xG and the hosts’ lower share of matches without scoring (25% for home side vs 50% for visitors), I assign Lokomotiv a 55% chance, draw 25% and away win 20%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

64Possession (%)36
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
10Shots7
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
3Shots on target4
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
1.56xG1.23
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
7Corners2
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
99Dangerous attacks70
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
15Fouls10
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
5Cards2
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

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 Vratsa
1.38Goals scored / match0.97
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
1.3Goals conceded / match0.86
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
51%Average possession45%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
4.24Shots on target / match3.19
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.3Shots per match9.51
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
4.24Shots on target3.19
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
12.2%Shot conversion10.2%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
51%Possession45%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
1.48xG for1.24
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
1.56xG against1.44
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

Shooting quality

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: BalancedBotev Vratsa: Balanced
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
Accuracy (shots on target)38%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.30

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.

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

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 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 away (W-D-L)
5-7-6
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DLDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 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.

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

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

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

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).

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).

51Goals scored (season)36
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
48Goals conceded (season)32
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
2.68Average goals in match1.84
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
7Goals scored (last 5)9
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
8Goals conceded (last 5)4
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal59%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
46%2 goals30%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
19%3 goals8%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
0%4 goals0%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal57%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
38%2 goals24%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
14%3 goals5%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
3%4 goals0%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

* 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-time8%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
5%BTTS in both halves0%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
19%Scored in both halves11%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS27%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
60%BTTS - last 560%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

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-time35%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
19%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

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 - half-time state
32% leading32% draw35% trailing
Botev Vratsa - half-time state
19% leading70% draw11% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.3Points per match (1st half)1.27
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
0.59Goals scored (1st half)0.41
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
0.59Goals conceded (1st half)0.24
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
1.19Average goals (1st half)0.65
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
51%Clean sheet before half-time84%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
59%No goal before half-time73%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

After half-time (2nd half)

1.43Points per match (2nd half)1.24
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
0.78Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
0.7Goals conceded (2nd half)0.62
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
1.49Average goals (2nd half)1.19
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
46%Clean sheet after half-time54%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
49%No goal after half-time57%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

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 - 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 - 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 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

* 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 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.

* 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
+33%
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

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 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.
92%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
69%
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%

* 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 Vratsa
Average goals in match 2.682.30 1.84
Both teams scored 57%43% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 51%43% 32%
Clean sheets 24%35% 43%
Goal before half-time 76%63% 35%
Goal after half-time 81%74% 73%

^ 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 0 - 0 - 2 Botev Vratsa. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

POFK Botev Vratsa
3 : 2
FC Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
FC Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
0 : 1
POFK Botev Vratsa

FAQ

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

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

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 won 0, Botev Vratsa won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

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

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 score 1.38 goals per game on average and Botev Vratsa 0.97. 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 38% of Botev Vratsa's.

What form are Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 and Botev Vratsa in?

Over the last 5 games Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Botev Vratsa 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

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

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.