Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Lokomotiv Plovdiv 5th with 38 points, Hebar 1918 8th with 21, 17 apart. Lokomotiv Plovdiv had been under-performing their position — 23rd on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Hebar 1918 4 scored and 9.14 conceded per game, Lokomotiv Plovdiv 5.29 and 7, with the league averaging 2.23.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Hebar 1918 win, 1 for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, 2 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture.
The venue was Stadion Georgi Benkovski in Stadion Georgi Benkovski, with room for 13,128 spectators. On the scoreboard, Hebar 1918 led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Hebar 1918: N. Nikolaev (21') · Lokomotiv Plovdiv: Efe Ali (54'), Dimitar Krasimirov Iliev (72')