Arda vs Lokomotiv Sofia

13 April 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2024/25 · Referee Valentin Zhelezov

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

Plamen Krachunov 20’
Lachezar Kotev 35’
Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 45+1’
Svetoslav Kovachev 82’
Boris Todev 86’

Match summary

Arda won comfortably, 5-0 at home to Lokomotiv Sofia. Arda led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Plamen Krachunov put Arda ahead with a header in the 20th minute, Lachezar Kotev made it 2-0 in the 35th minute, and Nnamdi Chinonso Offor made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Svetoslav Kovachev made it 4-0 in the 82nd minute and Boris Todev made it 5-0 in the 86th minute.

The chances backed that up: Arda created 2.29 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Lokomotiv Sofia's 0.68 from 8.

Key events

Arda Lokomotiv Sofia

Kick-off

2’

Spas DelevShot on target

Plamen KrachunovHeader

1-0

20’

Tonislav YordanovShot on target

22’

Nnamdi Chinonso Offor

31’

Lachezar KotevRight foot shot

2-0

35’

41’

Celso RaposoFoul

Borislav TsonevShot on target

42’

Nnamdi Chinonso OfforRight foot shot

3-0

45+1’

Half-time3-0

46’

Athanasios PitsolisOctávio

Nnamdi Chinonso OfforShot on target

49’

Second half underway

Serkan YuseinTonislav Yordanov

52’

55’

Dzhuneyt AliSvetoslav Dikov

55’

Luka IvanovCelso Raposo

60’

Athanasios PitsolisFoul

67’

Miki OrachevPatrik-Gabriel Galchev

70’

Spas DelevShot on target

Ivan TilevStanislav Ivanov

73’

Svetoslav KovachevLeft foot shot

4-0

82’

Burak AkandzhaLachezar Kotev

84’

Boris TodevSvetoslav Kovachev

84’

Idowu David AkintolaPlamen Krachunov

84’

85’

Luka IvanovFoul

Boris TodevLeft foot shot

5-0

86’

90’

Erik ManolkovAnisse Brrou

Full-time5-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Arda 2.29 xGLokomotiv Sofia 0.68 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Lokomotiv Sofia attacking Arda attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

Arda 4-4-2 Starting XI

Lokomotiv Sofia 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Anatoli Gospodinov	90′	2	0	34	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Gustavo Cascardo	90′	–	1	–	4	3	56	1	–	–	–
Emil Viyachki	90′	–	2	1	1	1	54	–	–	–	–
Plamen Krachunov Taken off	89′	–	3	1	4	3	46	–	1	–	–
Vyacheslav Velev	90′	–	1	–	3	–	38	–	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Svetoslav Kovachev Taken off	89′	1	–	38	1	–	–	1	13	–	3	–
Lachezar Kotev Taken off	89′	1	–	40	–	–	1	1	4	1	–	–
Borislav Tsonev	90′	–	2	39	4	–	–	5	3	–	1	–
Stanislav Ivanov Taken off	78′	–	1	10	1	–	–	–	3	–	1	–
Serkan Yusein Came on as a substitute	41′	–	–	30	–	–	–	1	–	2	–	–
Ivan Tilev Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	11	–	–	–	1	2	–	–	–
Idowu David Akintola Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Burak Akandzha Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	7	–	–	–	1	2	–	–	–
Boris Todev Came on as a substitute	9′	1	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Tonislav Yordanov Taken off	57′	–	–	2	1	0.12	–	–	2	–	17	–
Nnamdi Chinonso Offor	90′	1	–	2	2	0.88	–	–	6	2	23

Goalkeeper1 player


Aleksandar Lyubenov	90′	3	5	14	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Celso Raposo Taken off	59′	–	1	–	4	–	23	2	–	–
Bozhidar Katsarov	90′	–	1	–	7	4	53	2	–	–	–
Mamadou Diarra	90′	–	3	–	3	–	48	–	–	–	–
Patrik-Gabriel Galchev Taken off	71′	1	4	–	5	–	28	–	–	–	–
Luka Ivanov Came on as a substitute	39′	–	1	–	–	–	16	2	–	–
Miki Orachev Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	–	–	–	9	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Krasimir Stanoev	90′	–	–	56	1	–	–	–	3	–	1	–
Octávio Taken off	50′	–	–	24	1	–	–	–	3	–	–	–
Anisse Brrou Taken off	90′	–	–	23	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–
Diogo Teixeira	90′	–	–	39	–	–	–	4	4	–	–	–
Spas Delev	90′	–	–	19	1	–	–	–	5	3	2	–
Athanasios Pitsolis Came on as a substitute	48′	–	–	17	1	–	1	–	2	1	–

Forwards2 players


Svetoslav Dikov Taken off	59′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	7	–
Dzhuneyt Ali Came on as a substitute	39′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Arda D D W W W

Lokomotiv Sofia L L W L W

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Lokomotiv Sofia 0-2 Arda, 02 Nov 24 Next meeting: Arda 1-1 Lokomotiv Sofia, 27 Jul 25 All Arda vs Lokomotiv Sofia meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.