Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna

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πŸ•’ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:00 Europe/London πŸ“ Stadion Lokomotiv πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ Gero Piskov πŸ” Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 22
Regular Season Table
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 5 Β· Spartak Varna 12
Referee Stats
9 matches Β· 5.56 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.56
Reds avg 0.56
Penalties avg 0.22
Over 4.5 cards 89%
Home wins 56%
Draws 22%
Away wins 22%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Physical contest: 7 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Lokomotiv Plovdiv (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 10-4-3

Goals For / Against

18 / 13
Avg: 1.06 / 0.76

Points

34
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

4
Spartak Varna (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 2-8-8

Goals For / Against

10 / 24
Avg: 0.56 / 1.33

Points

14
Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this First League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
0.78
1.06
GF
0.56
0.76
GA
1.33
21%
O2.5
27%
29%
BTTS
40%
71%
Score 1st
20%

League-position context

Lokomotiv Plovdiv rank5th
Spartak Varna rank12th
Lokomotiv Plovdiv points46
Spartak Varna points27
Lokomotiv Plovdiv: #5 Β· 46 pts Β· GD +1
14 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Spartak Varna: #12 Β· 27 pts Β· GD -25
33 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv last 5 home

W W L D D
Points8/15
Weighted index67
Goals4-7
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Spartak Varna last 5 away

D L L L D
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals1-11
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv trend breakdown

Over 2.521%
BTTS29%
BTTS + O2.57%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 93% Β· Over 1.5 50% Β· Over 3.5 7% Β· 1H BTTS 0%

Spartak Varna trend breakdown

Over 2.527%
BTTS40%
BTTS + O2.513%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 73% Β· Over 1.5 67% Β· Over 3.5 13% Β· 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Lokomotiv Plovdiv score at home79%
Lokomotiv Plovdiv clean sheet at home57%
Spartak Varna score away40%
Spartak Varna clean sheet away27%

First-goal patterns

Lokomotiv Plovdiv score first71%
Lokomotiv Plovdiv win after scoring first80%
Spartak Varna score first20%
Spartak Varna win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Lokomotiv Plovdiv 67% Β· Spartak Varna 25%
Avg first goal minute: Lokomotiv Plovdiv 36.0' Β· Spartak Varna 38.3'

Vs league average

Lokomotiv Plovdiv score at home1.06 vs 1.25
Lokomotiv Plovdiv concede at home0.76 vs 1.06
Spartak Varna score away0.56 vs 1.06
Spartak Varna concede away1.33 vs 1.25
Lokomotiv Plovdiv score 15% below league average, while Spartak Varna score 48% below league average.
Defensive side: Lokomotiv Plovdiv are 28% below league average at home, and Spartak Varna are 7% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
61-75 2
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
31-45 2
46-60 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
16-30 0

Spartak Varna goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
16-30 1
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
0-15 4
31-45 4
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
61-75 2

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Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
4'
4' T. Chunchukov
33'
33' D. Krastev
43'
43' M. Trdan
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ A. Velev
1st substitution Β· For: J. Zwarts
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ M. Ruskov
2nd substitution · For: A. Chindriş
52'
52' T. Chunchukov
52'
52' T. Chunchukov
56' ⚽
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56' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
J. Lopes
Normal Goal Β· Assist: A. Granchov
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ A. Granchov
1st substitution Β· For: John Emmanuel
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ J. Lamy
3rd substitution Β· For: G. Politino
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ M. Trdan
4th substitution Β· For: M. Atanasov
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ J. Lopes
2nd substitution Β· For: C. Dhifallah
75' ⚽
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75' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
T. Pavlov
Normal Goal
77'
77' I. Ivanov
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ I. Ivanov
5th substitution Β· For: M. Vangelov
86' ↑↓
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86' ⇄ D. Yordanov
3rd substitution Β· For: Tales
86' ↑↓
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86' ⇄ Tailson
4th substitution Β· For: E. Yanchev
90+4'
90+4' P. Umarbayev
90+6'
90+6' M. Atanasov

Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Lokomotiv Plovdiv drew 1-1 with Spartak Varna on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in First League. The match was refereed by Gero Piskov. It was played at Stadion Lokomotiv.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. T. Chunchukov received a yellow card for Spartak Varna at 4'. D. Krastev received a yellow card for Spartak Varna at 33'. M. Trdan received a yellow card for Lokomotiv Plovdiv at 43'.

Second half: Lokomotiv Plovdiv made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Velev replacing J. Zwarts. Lokomotiv Plovdiv made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Ruskov replacing A. Chindriş. T. Chunchukov received a yellow card for Spartak Varna at 52'. T. Chunchukov received a red card for Spartak Varna at 52'. Spartak Varna took the lead at 56' when J. Lopes scored, with the assist credited to A. Granchov, making the score 0-1. Spartak Varna made their 1st substitution at 59', with A. Granchov replacing John Emmanuel. Lokomotiv Plovdiv made their 3rd substitution at 62', with J. Lamy replacing G. Politino. Lokomotiv Plovdiv made their 4th substitution at 62', with M. Trdan replacing M. Atanasov. Spartak Varna made their 2nd substitution at 74', with J. Lopes replacing C. Dhifallah. Lokomotiv Plovdiv leveled the score at 75' when T. Pavlov scored, making the score 1-1. I. Ivanov received a yellow card for Lokomotiv Plovdiv at 77'. Lokomotiv Plovdiv made their 5th substitution at 83', with I. Ivanov replacing M. Vangelov. Spartak Varna made their 3rd substitution at 86', with D. Yordanov replacing Tales. Spartak Varna made their 4th substitution at 86', with Tailson replacing E. Yanchev. P. Umarbayev received a yellow card for Lokomotiv Plovdiv at 90+4'. M. Atanasov received a yellow card for Lokomotiv Plovdiv at 90+6'.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv used 5 substitutions while Spartak Varna used 4 substitutions. Lokomotiv Plovdiv got 4 yellow cards, while Spartak Varna got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Physical contest: 7 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS3 (100.0%)

Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna Head-to-Head History by Season