Botev Plovdiv
- In the Parva Liga 2026/2027, Botev Plovdiv are 6th with 10 points after 8 games played.
- Botev Plovdiv will come into their game with Lokomotiv off the back of an exciting 2-3 away win against Arda Kardzhali but that result followed a 1-3 home defeat to Levski Sofia and a 1-0 away loss to Botev Vratsa.
- The Plovdiv club have lost 3 of their last 5 matches.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
- PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936 are 11th with 6 points after 8.
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv broke their bad patch with a 1-0 home win over Cherno More Varna last time out but they had previously lost 4 of 5 matches.
- Lokomotiv have zero away points or goals on the road this season.
Head-to-Head
Lokomotiv won the last head-to-head 2-1 in the home match in the Parva Liga - Conference League Group 2026 match 3 months ago.
Key Players
- They do like to play on the break, though, and with Asen Chandarov their main threat in the box, having scored 3 of their 7 goals in the last 5, they can be dangerous.
- Botev's Carlos Meotti, the playmaker in the 4-2-3-1 system, has 3 assists in their last 5, so he could be the man to unlock the door for his team, who will have enough control in possession to be dangerous.
Betting Insights
- Plovdiv's home team are the bookies' favorites to win Sunday's match at 1.71, with Lokomotiv 4.82 and the tie 3.56.
- The game could be tight, so a good alternative play is under 2.5 goals at 1.81.
Prediction
- Lokomotiv's recent record of 1 win and 4 defeats from 5 is not enough to put any faith in them, so, with Botev at home, it looks more likely that they will just have enough to get the win.
- But it is a derby, so there is every chance that the visitors will do enough to edge it.