Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Ludogorets (3rd, 23 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 (11th, 7 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 1.1 scored and 1.8 conceded per game, Ludogorets 1.78 and 0.78, with the league averaging 1.33.
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 had not won in 9 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games. 8 matches unbeaten backed Ludogorets's arrival, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Ludogorets, 11.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 have 0 wins to Ludogorets's 6, with 1 draw, at 3.71 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 71% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 57%.
The match was played at Stadion Lokomotiv (capacity 22,000). The referee was G. Davidov, with 54 matches in our database and 1.8 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929: Cauê Caruso Alves (29') · Ludogorets: Ivaylo Chochev (4'), Ivaylo Chochev (76')
Key stats
Possession: Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 36% · Ludogorets 64% · Total shots: 6-11 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 2-7