Match Report
Lokomotiv Plovdiv went into the game 14th in the table on 3 points; Arda sat 5th on 16 — a 13-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 0.43/1.43 for Lokomotiv Plovdiv and 1.63/0.88 for Arda (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.42.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv entered with three losses in a row. Over the last five, Lokomotiv Plovdiv had taken 3 of 15 points to Arda's 10.
The sides have met 15 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, 6 draws and 4 for Arda, at 2.4 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup.
V. Chinkov took charge of the match — our records show 68 games refereed with an average of 1.9 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Arda: Dominik Yankov (65')
Key stats
Possession: Lokomotiv Plovdiv 33% · Arda 67% · Total shots: 8-6 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 3-2