Match Report
17 points separated the sides: Ludogorets 2nd on 23, Lokomotiv Plovdiv 11th on 6. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, Ludogorets ran at 1.78 scored and 0.78 conceded, Lokomotiv Plovdiv at 0.44 and 1.33.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this.
10 meetings are on record — 4 won by Ludogorets, 2 by Lokomotiv Plovdiv, 4 drawn, at 2.3 goals per meeting. The fixture has tightened lately: 1.2 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2.3 all-time.
Huvepharma Arena (Razgrad) staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,422. Ludogorets led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Ludogorets: Ivaylo Chochev (45')
Key stats
Possession: Ludogorets 54% · Lokomotiv Plovdiv 46% · Total shots: 6-14 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 3-5