Offside.win Parva Liga Lokomotiv Sofia v Botev Plovdiv
Lokomotiv Sofia v Botev Plovdiv
Our call
We looked at this match and did not find a call worth making. That can change as team news comes in: calls are looked at again every fifteen minutes until kick-off, so one can change or come down, and each closes when the match starts. the bet slip stays exactly as posted.
Passing on Lokomotiv Sofia v Botev Plovdiv. There is a likely outcome here, but every bookmaker has it shorter than it deserves, so there is nothing to take.
Preview
Botev Plovdiv should take the points here. Stanislav Genchev brings his side up to fifth in the table, backed by a strong run of four victories from their last six outings and three clean sheets in that same stretch. They face a Lokomotiv Sofia team sitting twelfth in the bottom three, who are oddly poor at home and have dropped points in three of their last six draws alongside two defeats. Furthermore, the visitors dominate matches against weaker opposition, having won six of their last seven fixtures against sides beneath them in the standings. Both managers set up in identical 4-2-3-1 formations, but Lyuboslav Penev has never beaten Botev Plovdiv in three previous attempts, and his counterpart has the tactical upper hand. The last meeting ended in a 1-1 stalemate, but the decisive factor will be Botev Plovdiv converting their superior defensive resilience into a narrow victory.
Form
- Lokomotiv Sofia have won one, drawn three and lost two of their last six.
- Botev Plovdiv have won four, drawn none and lost two of their last six.
Head to head
26 meetings between them: Lokomotiv Sofia won 11, Botev Plovdiv won ten, five were drawn. Last time: Botev Plovdiv 1–1 Lokomotiv Sofia, July 2026.
The table
Lokomotiv Sofia are 12th and Botev Plovdiv 5th.
Expected line-ups
Lokomotiv Sofia: Martin Velichkov, Angel Lyaskov, Kaloyan Kostov, Ryan Bidounga, Eirô, Krasimir Stanoev, Erol Dost, Spas Delev, Dimitar Kostadinov, Mark Emilio Papazov, Caue Caruzo Alves.
Botev Plovdiv: Daniel Naumov, Bryan-Anthony Chibuike Hein, Simeon Petrov, Nikola Soldo, Vladimir Mendes, Lucas Araujo, Asen Chandarov, Samuel Kalu, Carlos Meotti, Mauro Rodrigues, Samuil Tsonov.
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