Levski Sofia 1-1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv: Draw on Saturday
SOFIA. Levski Sofia and Lokomotiv Plovdiv draw 1-1. I. Popov scored the first goal (18') for Levski Sofia. Giovanny settled the score 1-1 (76').
SOFIA. Levski Sofia and Lokomotiv Plovdiv draw 1-1. I. Popov scored the first goal (18′) for Levski Sofia. Giovanny settled the score 1-1 (76′).
The match was played at the Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov stadium in Sofia on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.29 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Levski Sofia was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Lokomotiv Plovdiv that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Levski Sofia was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Levski Sofia to win the match.
Levski Sofia shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Lokomotiv Plovdiv shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Levski Sofia received 1 yellow card (I. Popov). On the other side, Lokomotiv Plovdiv received 3 yellow cards (A. Vasilev, D. Iliev and ).
After this match, Levski Sofia will have 25 points like Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Lokomotiv Plovdiv will have 28 points to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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18'18'
I. Popov
J. Cordoba
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53'53'
Giovanny
G. Karakashev
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61'61'
I. Popov
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75'75'
M. Petkov
I. Popov
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76'76'
Giovanny
M. Silva
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80'80'
A. Shehu
G. Milanov
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83'83'
A. Vasilev
B. Dione
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87'87'
M. Petrovic
P. Borukov
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87'87'
A. Mitkov
F. Krastev
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88'88'
Luan
B. Karageren
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89'89'
A. Vasilev
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90'90'
D. Iliev
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90'90'
D. Horkas
Next match
In the upcoming Parva Liga match, Levski Sofia will host CSKA 1948 Sofia on the 29th of October with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Levski Sofia (2 draws).
Lokomotiv Plovdiv will play away against OFK Pirin on the 28th of October with a 10-4 head to head statistic in favor of Lokomotiv Plovdiv (5 draws).
Levski Sofia: Formation and Lineups
Levski Sofia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Stanimir Kolev Stoilov chose to play with the following team: Plamen Andreev, Jeremy Petris, José Córdoba, Noah Sonko Sundberg, Wenderson Tsunami, Filip Krastev, Ronaldo, Georgi Milanov, Welton, Ivelin Popov and Ivelin Popov.
Substitutes
Levski Sofia made 3 changes: I. Popov for M. Petkov (75′), G. Milanov for A. Shehu (80′) and F. Krastev for A. Mitkov (87′).
Lokomotiv Plovdiv: Formation and Lineups
Lokomotiv Plovdiv started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Aleksandar Tomash Tomovski played with: Dinko Horkaš, Matheus Silva, Ryan Bidounga, Martin Paskalev, Josip Tomašević, Babacar Dione, Georgi Karakashev, Pierre Desiré Zebli, Birsent Karagaren, Preslav Borukov and Dimitar Iliev.
Substitutes
Lokomotiv Plovdiv made 4 changes: G. Karakashev for Giovanny (53′), B. Dione for A. Vasilev (83′), P. Borukov for M. Petrovic (87′) and B. Karageren for Luan (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga
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