Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Lokomotiv Mezdra 4th with 54 points, Dunav Lom 7th with 34, 20 apart. The last five rounds placed Dunav Lom no better than 14th for form, against 7th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 2.07/1.14 for Lokomotiv Mezdra and 1.25/2.04 for Dunav Lom (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.72.
Defeat had not touched Lokomotiv Mezdra in 5 games. Dunav Lom had lost four in a row. Lokomotiv Mezdra had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Dunav Lom, 3.
The match was played at Stadion Lokomotiv in Mezdra (capacity 12,000).