Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Slavia Sofia Prediction

Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv·Martin Velikov 26/10/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.0 / 10
AI Best Pick
71%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.25
SignalGOODModel46%SurpriseMediumGap-8.6%
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Rest
4 days
Slavia Sofia Rest
9 days

Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Slavia Sofia: result, form and history

Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Slavia Sofia drew 0-0 in the First League on 26 Oct 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv have had the better of this fixture, winning 6 of the 10 previous meetings, which averaged 2.4 goals a game. Referee Martin Velikov averages 4.18 cards a game, 0.73 fewer than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
46%2.10
X
30%3.08
2
24%3.57
Double Chance
1X
76%1.25
X2
54%1.65
Both Teams to Score
Yes
47%2.03
No
53%1.68
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.39 + 1.09 = 2.48
Over 1.5
67%1.44
Over 2.5
42%2.40
Over 3.5
23%4.45
Under 1.5
33%2.67
Under 2.5
58%1.52
Under 3.5
77%1.17
Corners

Corner forecasts not available for this match

Cards

Card forecasts not available for this match

Match Events

6'Ivaylo Ivanov
13'Kristiyan Stoyanov INPetrov Georgi Shopov out
16'umaro balde
26'Emil Stoev
46'D. Mrankov INRyan Leijten out
58'nikola savic
69'Emil Stoev INRoberto Iliev Raychev out
69'umaro balde INvasil kazaldzhiev out
70'Ivaylo Ivanov
76'Christ Longville INali dalil out
76'Parvizdzhon Umarbaev INMiha·Trdan out
83'Petrov Georgi Shopov INIlian Antonov out
83'Ivan Minchev INmouhamed dosso out
90'junior burban INJulien Lamy out
90'Julian Iliev INbrito matheus out

Lineups

Lokomotiv Plovdiv
4-2-3-1Coach: D. Kosič
Slavia Sofia
4-2-3-1Coach: Ratko Dostanic
B. Milosavljevic1B. Milosavljevic
Adrián Cova2A. Cova
A. Chindriş4A. Chindriş
9494b. matheus
T. Pavlov5T. Pavlov
I. Ivanov22I. Ivanov
P. Umarbayev39P. Umarbayev
R. Leijten11R. Leijten
J. Iliev10J. Iliev
Christ Longville29C. Longville
1919j. burban
I. Andonov99I. Andonov
D. Ferraresso87D. Ferraresso
D. Burov26D. Burov
L. Marin24L. Marin
N. Savić4N. Savić
E. Stoev77E. Stoev
I. Minchev73I. Minchev
K. Stoyanov71K. Stoyanov
V. Miletić95V. Miletić
Vasil Kazaldzhiev17V. Kazaldzhiev
V. Nikolov10V. Nikolov

Lokomotiv Plovdiv Substitutes

9A. Velev
6M. Trdan76'for Parvizdzhon Umarbaev
44M. Petrović
99J. Lamy90'replaced by junior burban
26D. Kirashki
17A. Fase
33Yoan Dzhelepov
3D. Ali76'for Christ Longville
40P. Zovko
13Lucas Ryan

Slavia Sofia Substitutes

23I. Antonov83'replaced by Petrov Georgi Shopov
6B. Todorov
27Umaro Baldé16'69'for vasil kazaldzhiev
9Y. Bornosuzov
19E. Gogev
5David Malembana
63L. Ntumba
7R. Raychev69'for Emil Stoev
20J. Semedo Varela
8Petrov Georgi Shopov13'replaced by Kristiyan Stoyanov83'for Ilian Antonov

Match Stats

Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
47%Ball Possession53%
2Corner Kicks3
2Yellow Cards3
1Red Cards0
10Total Shots6
1Shots on Goal2
9Shots off Goal4
0Blocked Shots0
0Free Kicks0

Team Comparison

Lokomotiv PlovdivLokomotiv Plovdiv
Slavia SofiaSlavia Sofia
1508Elo Rating 1494
1.09Attack 1.14
2.36Defense 2.38
50%Hit Rate 41%
8.0Shots per Game 7.7
2.7Shots on Target 2.1
3.1Corners per Game 5.8
2.3Cards per Game 2.8

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend60% in H2H
📊Away Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

Lokomotiv PlovdivLokomotiv Plovdiv
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (0.9 vs 0.2 in second half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
Slavia SofiaSlavia Sofia
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (0.7 vs 0.4 in second half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

Lokomotiv PlovdivLokomotiv Plovdiv6Wins · 60%
Draws220%
Slavia SofiaSlavia Sofia2Wins · 20%
2.4Avg Goals
60%Both teams scored6 of 10
50%3+ goals5 of 10

Previous meetings

First League08/02/2026
Slavia SofiaLokomotiv Plovdiv
02
First League15/08/2025
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
21
First League19/05/2025
Slavia SofiaLokomotiv Plovdiv
12
First League19/04/2025
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
01
First League09/11/2024
Slavia SofiaLokomotiv Plovdiv
21
First League16/03/2024
Slavia SofiaLokomotiv Plovdiv
12
First League23/09/2023
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
20
First League02/05/2023
Slavia SofiaLokomotiv Plovdiv
11
First League17/10/2022
Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
30
First League05/12/2021
Slavia SofiaLokomotiv Plovdiv
11

Recent Form

Lokomotiv PlovdivLokomotiv Plovdiv
4W2D4L
21/10/2026
Cherno More VarnaLokomotiv Plovdiv
01
W
16/10/2026
Yantra 2019Lokomotiv Plovdiv
02
W
10/10/2026
Lokomotiv SofiaLokomotiv Plovdiv
11
D
02/10/2026
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda Kardzhali
20
W
20/09/2026
Lokomotiv PlovdivCSKA Sofia
11
D
13/09/2026
Botev PlovdivLokomotiv Plovdiv
20
L
06/09/2026
Lokomotiv PlovdivCherno More Varna
10
W
28/08/2026
CSKA 1948Lokomotiv Plovdiv
20
L
24/08/2026
Lokomotiv PlovdivArda Kardzhali
01
L
16/08/2026
Lokomotiv PlovdivDunav Ruse
12
L
Slavia SofiaSlavia Sofia
4W3D3L
17/10/2026
Akademik SvishtovSlavia Sofia
03
W
10/10/2026
Botev PlovdivSlavia Sofia
10
L
03/10/2026
Slavia SofiaBotev Vratsa
21
W
18/09/2026
Slavia SofiaCSKA 1948
12
L
13/09/2026
Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
00
D
07/09/2026
Dunav RuseSlavia Sofia
01
W
02/09/2026
Slavia SofiaLevski Sofia
12
L
28/08/2026
Slavia SofiaSeptemvri Sofia
11
D
22/08/2026
LudogoretsSlavia Sofia
11
D
10/08/2026
Botev VratsaSlavia Sofia
03
W

Referee Profile

Martin Velikov68 matches

4.18Cards per match
4.12Yellow cards per match
0.06Red cards per match
24.2Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Martin Velikov4.18
Other referees4.91

4.18 cards a match, 0.73 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.91).

Cards come from 17 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

First League 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1CSKA SofiaCSKA Sofia1293029:9+2030WWDWW
2Levski SofiaLevski Sofia1091023:4+1928WDWWW
3LudogoretsLudogorets1182121:9+1226LWWWD
4CSKA 1948CSKA 19481281325:13+1225WLWWL
5Botev PlovdivBotev Plovdiv1261517:18-119LWWWW
6Arda KardzhaliArda Kardzhali1152415:17-217LDLLW
7Spartak VarnaSpartak Varna1234511:17-613LWLDD
8Slavia SofiaSlavia Sofia122649:9012DLLDW
9Dunav RuseDunav Ruse1232715:21-611WWDLL
10Botev VratsaBotev Vratsa1224610:21-1110DLDDW
11Lokomotiv PlovdivLokomotiv Plovdiv122376:14-89DDDLW
12Lokomotiv SofiaLokomotiv Sofia1216513:20-79DDWLD
13Cherno More VarnaCherno More Varna1223713:22-99WLDDL
14Septemvri SofiaSeptemvri Sofia1222810:23-138LLLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1CSKA SofiaCSKA Sofia1229:930
2Levski SofiaLevski Sofia1023:428
3LudogoretsLudogorets1121:926
4CSKA 1948CSKA 19481225:1325
5Botev PlovdivBotev Plovdiv1217:1819
6Arda KardzhaliArda Kardzhali1115:1717
7Spartak VarnaSpartak Varna1211:1713
8Slavia SofiaSlavia Sofia129:912
9Dunav RuseDunav Ruse1215:2111
10Botev VratsaBotev Vratsa1210:2110
11Lokomotiv PlovdivLokomotiv Plovdiv126:149
12Lokomotiv SofiaLokomotiv Sofia1213:209
13Cherno More VarnaCherno More Varna1213:229
14Septemvri SofiaSeptemvri Sofia1210:238
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About the Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Slavia Sofia forecast

Every forecast on this page comes from the same model inputs: team ratings, recent form, goals scored and conceded, and how these sides have fared against each other.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Slavia Sofia in the First League table

In the First League table, Slavia Sofia are 8th and Lokomotiv Plovdiv 11th, 3 points apart. League goal record so far: Lokomotiv Plovdiv 6-14, Slavia Sofia 9-9. The full standings are on the First League Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.