SOFIA. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 and Botev Plovdiv didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Botev Plovdiv was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stadion Slavija stadium in Sofia on Saturday and it started at 1:45 pm local time. The referee was Dragomir Draganov who was helped by Aleksandar Atanasov and Hristo Hadzhiyski. The 4th official was Vasimir El Hatib. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 15 Total 13
- 8 On Target 8
- 7 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 89 Attack 110
- 60 Dangerous attack 80
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 8
Fouls
- 11 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Botev Plovdiv had a strong ball possession 60% while Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Botev Plovdiv was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough Botev Plovdiv to win the match.
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Botev Plovdiv shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 received 1 yellow card (P. Krachunov). Regarding the opposition, Botev Plovdiv received 1 yellow card (V. Genev).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 will have 14 points like Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Levski Sofia to stay in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Botev Plovdiv will have 22 points to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Parva Liga, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 will host Beroe on the 5th of November with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Beroe (0 draws).
Botev Plovdiv will play away agasint OFK Pirin on the 6th of November with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Botev Plovdiv (6 draws).
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 – Formation
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
71'
89'
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ivan Venkov Kolev decided to play with the following team: Aleksandar Lyubenov, Celso Raposo, Plamen Krachunov, Giorgos Katsikas, Miki Orachev, Vladimir Semerdzhiev, Krasimir Miloshev, Bozhidar Katsarov, Aleksandr Aleksandrov, Virgile Pinson and Octávio.
The home team had on the bench: Tsvetomir Vitkov, Hristian Chipev, Hristo Ivanov, Rael Lolala, Karim Bouhmidi, Luka Ivanov and Valentin Nikolov.
Substitutions
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 made only 1 change substituting A. Aleksandrov for R. Lolala (89′).
Botev Plovdiv – Formation
Botev Plovdiv
Botev Plovdiv started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Talking about the opposition, Azrudin Valentic played with: Georgi Argilashki, Samuel Souprayen, Viktor Genev, Kevin Höög Jansson, Nikolay Minkov, Emmanuel Toku, Reda Rabeï, Pa Konate, Todor Nedelev, Antoine Baroan and Marquinhos Costa.
They had on the bench: Hidajet Hankić, Atanas Chernev, Mite Cikarski, Filip Filipov, Stanislav Rabotov, Dimitar Tonev and James Eyenga.
Substitutions
Botev Plovdiv made 2 changes: N. Minkov for S. Rabotov (62′) and Marquinhos for D. Tonev (62′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.
- Slavia Sofia – Botev Vratsa – 1-0
- Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 – Botev Plovdiv – 0-0
- Cherno More – Levski Sofia – 1-0
