Bulgaria - First LeagueStadion LokomotivData current as of 21 October 2026

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 vs Botev Vratsa: match statistics

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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 24 October 2026. Venue: Stadion Lokomotiv.

Current form

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Botev Vratsa: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 scores 1.09 and concedes 1.73 goals per match. Botev Vratsa scores 0.82 and concedes 1.82. League average: 2.70 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 82%, Botev Vratsa 45%. Over 2.5: Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 55%, Botev Vratsa 55%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 has higher xG: 1.39 vs 1.35. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 10.6 shots per match, Botev Vratsa: 9.6.

Match halves

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.82. Botev Vratsa: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.55.

Goals by minute

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: 61-75 (4 goals). Botev Vratsa: 76-90+ (4 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, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-2. Average goals 3.33, BTTS 67%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.05)
(3.34)
(3.42)

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 Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
1.09Goals scored / match0.82
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
1.73Goals conceded / match1.82
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
51%Average possession47%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
3.64Shots on target / match3.73
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

10.64Shots per match9.64
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
3.64Shots on target3.73
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
10.3%Shot conversion8.5%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
51%Possession47%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
1.39xG for1.35
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
1.72xG against1.45
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

Shooting quality

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: BalancedBotev Vratsa: Balanced
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
Accuracy (shots on target)34%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.22

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 Sofia 1929
LDLWD
Season result split
9% W45% D45% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-5-5
0.73 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-4
Last 5 at home
0-1-4
LLLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.72BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Botev Vratsa
LWDDL
Season result split
18% W27% D55% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-6
0.82 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-4
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLLWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.64Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 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.

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 is 33% better for: goals scored per match.

1.09 goals / match - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 · 0.82 goals / match - Botev Vratsa

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 is 5% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.73 goals / match - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 · 1.82 goals / match - Botev Vratsa

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 scoring profile: very strong

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 scores in 91% of matches (10 of 11 matches), while Botev Vratsa keeps a clean sheet in 18% (2 of 11 matches).

Botev Vratsa scoring profile: very strong

Botev Vratsa scores in 55% of matches (6 of 11 matches), while Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 keeps a clean sheet in 9% (1 of 11 matches).

12Goals scored (season)9
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
19Goals conceded (season)20
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
2.82Average goals in match2.64
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
5Goals scored (last 5)5
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

How often they score at least...

91%1 goal55%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
18%2 goals18%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
0%3 goals9%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
0%4 goals0%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

How often they concede at least...

91%1 goal82%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
64%2 goals64%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
18%3 goals18%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
0%4 goals9%
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.

82%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 11 matches
55%
League average

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time9%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
0%Scored in both halves18%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

BTTS and goal count

55%Min. 3 goals and BTTS36%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
60%BTTS - last 540%
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

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time55%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
45%Min. 2 goals before half-time27%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
55%Min. 2 goals after half-time55%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
27%Min. 3 goals after half-time27%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

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.

Botev Vratsa is 56% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.64 pts / match - Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 · 1 pts / match - Botev Vratsa

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - half-time state
0% leading64% draw36% trailing
Botev Vratsa - half-time state
18% leading45% draw36% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.64Points per match (1st half)1
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
0.27Goals scored (1st half)0.27
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
0.82Goals conceded (1st half)0.64
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
1.09Average goals (1st half)0.91
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
36%Clean sheet before half-time64%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
73%No goal before half-time73%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

After half-time (2nd half)

1.18Points per match (2nd half)1
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
0.82Goals scored (2nd half)0.55
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
0.91Goals conceded (2nd half)1.18
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
1.73Average goals (2nd half)1.73
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
36%Clean sheet after half-time36%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa
36%No goal after half-time55%
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929Botev Vratsa

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 - second-half results

27% W36% D36% L
7
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.64
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Botev Vratsa - second-half results

18% W45% D36% L
11
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
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+0.5

Concedes 0.5 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 match0.601.40
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match1.00.4
Average goals in match1.41.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Botev Vratsa - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.00
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match0.81.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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 Sofia 1929
ScoredConceded
0
3
0-15
1
0
16-30
2
6
31-45
3
1
46-60
4
2
61-75
2
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.73
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+22%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
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.
-0.33
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.
-1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
143%
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.
+0.5
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Botev Vratsa

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.90
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.53
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.37
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.
122%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
44% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
44%

* 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 Sofia 1929LigaBotev Vratsa
Average goals in match▲ 2.822.70• 2.64
Both teams scored▲ 82%55%▼ 45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 55%51%▲ 55%
Clean sheets▼ 9%24%▼ 18%
Goal before half-time▼ 64%68%▼ 55%
Goal after half-time▲ 82%80%▲ 82%

^ 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 (3): Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 0 - 1 - 2 Botev Vratsa. Average goals 3.33, both teams scored in 67% matches.

FAQ

When do Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 and Botev Vratsa play?

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 face Botev Vratsa on 24 October 2026 in First League at Stadion Lokomotiv. 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 Sofia 1929 and Botev Vratsa?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 won 0, Botev Vratsa won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

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

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 score 1.09 goals per game on average and Botev Vratsa 0.82. The First League average is 2.70 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 82% of Lokomotiv Sofia 1929's matches and 45% of Botev Vratsa's.

What form are Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 and Botev Vratsa in?

Over the last 5 games Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Botev Vratsa 1-2-2 (1.00 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.