Levski Sofia
- Levski Sofia have been in brilliant form of late, winning four of their last five matches (1 defeat) and their last three home games to a flurry of goals.
- A recent 4-3 thriller against Ludogorets and their most recent 3-1 away win over CSKA 1948 demonstrate the potency of Levski’s attack, led by Everton Bala’s 4-goal haul in their last 12 goals.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv enter this game having only won one of their last 5 matches (3 draws, 1 defeat), including a 1-1 draw at Ludogorets and an embarrassing 0-5 home defeat to CSKA 1948.
- Dušan Košić’s pragmatic approach since his appointment in December 2024 is to keep things tight and look for the odd goal in transition and his team currently sit 6th in the Parva liga 2025/2026 with 35 points from 24 games.
Head-to-Head
- Levski Sofia’s home record is 10 wins, 1 draw and just 1 defeat in Parva liga 2025/2026.
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv have won one of the last 3 head-to-heads with Levski Sofia (Levski 2 wins, Lokomotiv 1).
Key Players
- Everton Bala - Bala is in blistering form and his creativity in the midfield will be a problem for Lokomotiv to deal with.
- Sevi Idriz - Sevi Idriz is Lokomotiv’s biggest threat going forward, he has scored two of their last 5 and can help to lead his side’s counter attacks with pace.
Betting Insights
- Lokomotiv have only scored 1.18 goals per game away from home and have conceded an average of 1.36 in the same matches in the league this season, but they will fancy their chances of causing an upset here despite Levski’s strong home form.
- Levski are a dominant force at home, averaging 2.83 goals scored and just 0.67 conceded per home league game in 2025/2026, and have a winning streak to protect.
- Both teams to score is priced at 2.18 and it seems a good value pick given that Lokomotiv are unbeaten in their last 2 away games (1 win, 1 draw), but Levski have not lost in their last 3 here.
Prediction
- Odds of 1.35 are a little too short for a Levski Sofia win, so we are taking a chance on this clash of philosophies leading to a highly entertaining, goal-filled game.
- Over 2.5 goals is another good price at 1.87 and we like the look of both of these selections in this game.
