About Match
On paper the standings are lopsided — Ludogorets 2nd with 23 points, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 13th with 4, 19 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Ludogorets 1.78 scored and 0.78 conceded per game, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 1.25 and 2, with the league averaging 1.35. Victory would move Ludogorets to 26 points and up to 1st, with other results unchanged.
Defeat has not touched Ludogorets in 10 games, having scored in 10 consecutive games. 11 games without a win frame Lokomotiv Sofia 1929's arrival, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The five-game form split reads 11/15 points for Ludogorets against 2/15 for Lokomotiv Sofia 1929.
Across 8 recorded meetings, Ludogorets have 7 wins to Lokomotiv Sofia 1929's 0, with 1 draw, at 3.63 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 38% of the meetings went to the host. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 63%. The recent editions have closed up — 2.4 goals per game over the last five against 3.63 all-time.
Ludogorets Arena in Razgrad stages the fixture, a ground that holds 10,422.