SOFIA. Levski Sofia prevails over Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 1-0 after I. Stefanov scored just 1 goal (36′). Levski Sofia made the most of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov stadium in Sofia on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was freezing at -0.6 degrees Celsius or 30.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

Levski Sofia

1 - 0

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 19 Total 3
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 14 Off Target 2
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 147 Attack 95
  • 94 Dangerous attack 45
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 0
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 17 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Levski Sofia had a strong ball possession 60% while Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Levski Sofia had a more offensive attitude with 94 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Levski Sofia won the match​.

Levski Sofia shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Levski Sofia didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 received 2 yellow cards (C. Raposo and L. Ivanov).

Match Timeline

17'
26'
Celso Raposo- Yellow
Iliyan Stefanov (goal)
36'
46'
Luka Ivanov- sub ->O. Merlo
46'
Dimitar Mitkov- sub ->S. Atanasov
55'
Luka Ivanov- Yellow
74'
Valentin Nikolov - sub ->V. Pinson
80'
Kellian van der Kaap- sub ->M. Petkov
80'
A. Mitkov- sub ->I. Stefanov
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Ludogorets
79
31
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
34
32
CSKA 1948 Sofia
41
6
CSKA Sofia
58
31
Beroe
41
6
OFK Pirin
33
32
Botev Plovdiv
53
31
Botev Vratsa
28
32
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
38
6
Arda
35
6
Levski Sofia
52
31
Tsarsko selo
26
32
Cherno More
47
31
Slavia Sofia
37
31

After this match, Levski Sofia will have 36 points to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 will stay with 22 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Parva Liga, Levski Sofia will host Cherno More on the 9th of April with a 31-7 head to head record in favor of Levski Sofia (9 draws).

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 will play away agasint Botev Plovdiv on the 10th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 (2 draws).

Levski Sofia – Formation

Levski Sofia started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Stanimir Kolev Stoilov decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Levski Sofia made 3 changes: G. Milanov for D. Kostadinov (80′), M. Petkov for K. van der Kaap (80′) and I. Stefanov for A. Mitkov (90′).

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 – Formation

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ivan Venkov Kolev played with: .

Substitutions

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 made 4 changes: D. Malembana for F. Cirjak (17′), O. Merlo for L. Ivanov (46′), S. Atanasov for D. Mitkov (46′) and V. Pinson for V. Nikolov (74′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.​