Lokomotiv Sofia vs Spartak Varna

Lokomotiv Sofia

2 - 1

Spartak Varna

🕒 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:15 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Lokomotiv 🧑‍⚖️ Nikola Popov 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 26

Regular Season Table

Lokomotiv Sofia 13 · Spartak Varna 6

Referee Stats

Nikola Popov

17 matches · 4.41 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.41
Reds avg	0.24
Penalties avg	0.29
Over 4.5 cards	47%
Home wins	47%
Draws	6%
Away wins	47%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-8).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Lokomotiv Sofia had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Lokomotiv Sofia (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 24

Avg: 1.26 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Spartak Varna (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 33

Avg: 1.11 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 1.06

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.47

PPG

1.06

1.26

1.11

1.26

1.83

53%

O2.5

53%

BTTS

60%

40%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Lokomotiv Sofia rank13th

Spartak Varna rank6th

Lokomotiv Sofia points30

Spartak Varna points48

Lokomotiv Sofia: #13 · 30 pts · GD -20

32 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts from safety.

Spartak Varna: #6 · 48 pts · GD +1

14 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.

18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Lokomotiv Sofia last 5 home

D W W L L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals7-7

Record2-1-2

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

L W L D L

Points4/15

Weighted index31

Goals5-8

Record1-1-3

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 Sofia trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Spartak Varna trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.573%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

Lokomotiv Sofia score at home53%

Lokomotiv Sofia clean sheet at home20%

Spartak Varna score away87%

Spartak Varna clean sheet away27%

First-goal patterns

Lokomotiv Sofia score first40%

Lokomotiv Sofia win after scoring first67%

Spartak Varna score first33%

Spartak Varna win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Lokomotiv Sofia 0% · Spartak Varna 40%

Avg first goal minute: Lokomotiv Sofia 23.2' · Spartak Varna 53.8'

Vs league average

Lokomotiv Sofia score at home1.26 vs 1.30

Lokomotiv Sofia concede at home1.26 vs 1.13

Spartak Varna score away1.11 vs 1.13

Spartak Varna concede away1.83 vs 1.30

Lokomotiv Sofia score 3% below league average, while Spartak Varna score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: Lokomotiv Sofia are 11% above league average at home, and Spartak Varna are 41% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Lokomotiv Sofia goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

16-30 3

46-60 2

61-75 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

Spartak Varna goal timing (away)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

352

379

Passes Accurate

267

313

Passes %

76%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Aralica

Penalty

32'

32' Octávio

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Berna

1st substitution · For: D. Mitkov

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Vutov

Normal Goal

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ V. Mitev

2nd substitution · For: P. Konaté

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

S. Delev

Normal Goal

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Y. Baurenski

3rd substitution · For: Xande

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ A. Aralica

1st substitution · For: S. Dikov

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ P. Galchev

2nd substitution · For: D. Ali

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ A. Brrou

3rd substitution · For: Y. Nenov

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ F. Lesniak

4th substitution · For: C. Ilić

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ Octávio

4th substitution · For: A. Pitsolis

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ S. Delev

5th substitution · For: L. Ivanov

90+3'

90+3' Y. Nenov

Lokomotiv Sofia vs Spartak Varna 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Lokomotiv Sofia beat Spartak Varna 2-1 on Friday, 28 March 2025 in First League. The match was refereed by Nikola Popov. It was played at Stadion Lokomotiv.

First half: Lokomotiv Sofia took the lead at 16' when A. Aralica scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. Octávio received a yellow card for Lokomotiv Sofia at 32'.

Second half: Spartak Varna made their 1st substitution at 46', with Berna replacing D. Mitkov. Spartak Varna leveled the score at 62' when A. Vutov scored, making the score 1-1. Spartak Varna made their 2nd substitution at 77', with V. Mitev replacing P. Konaté. Lokomotiv Sofia took the lead at 80' when S. Delev scored, making the score 2-1. Spartak Varna made their 3rd substitution at 82', with Y. Baurenski replacing Xande. Lokomotiv Sofia made their 1st substitution at 84', with A. Aralica replacing S. Dikov. Lokomotiv Sofia made their 2nd substitution at 84', with P. Galchev replacing D. Ali. Lokomotiv Sofia made their 3rd substitution at 84', with A. Brrou replacing Y. Nenov. Spartak Varna made their 4th substitution at 86', with F. Lesniak replacing C. Ilić. Lokomotiv Sofia made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with Octávio replacing A. Pitsolis. Lokomotiv Sofia made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with S. Delev replacing L. Ivanov. Y. Nenov received a yellow card for Lokomotiv Sofia at 90+3'.

Lokomotiv Sofia used 5 substitutions while Spartak Varna used 4 substitutions. Lokomotiv Sofia got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-8).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Lokomotiv Sofia had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	7
Home Wins	3
Draws	2
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (85.7%)
BTTS	5 (71.4%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

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

2025-2026 Season

22 May 2026 Spartak Varna vs Lokomotiv Sofia 3 - 0 13 Feb 2026 Spartak Varna vs Lokomotiv Sofia 2 - 2 22 Aug 2025 Lokomotiv Sofia vs Spartak Varna 0 - 0

2024-2025 Season

28 Mar 2025 Lokomotiv Sofia vs Spartak Varna 2 - 1 06 Oct 2024 Spartak Varna vs Lokomotiv Sofia 3 - 2

2022-2023 Season

11 Mar 2023 Spartak Varna vs Lokomotiv Sofia 1 - 2 27 Aug 2022 Lokomotiv Sofia vs Spartak Varna 3 - 2